[She nods. That's an accurate assessment and, though she wouldn't use the terminology herself, she does agree.]
We were then brought to a new guardian, our Uncle Montgomery Montgomery. He had a wonderful house full of snakes and reptiles and I made friends with the Incredibly Deadly Viper... which is, in fact, the nicest snake known to man. We were to accompany him to Peru. We thought we had found a new home. [She pauses] Then Olaf showed up in disguise. He killed Monty and tried to take us to Peru with him. I managed to show that Monty's death was not an accident but, once again, Olaf escaped. Time and time again we were brought to a new guardian and Olaf would intervene. He killed our Aunt Josephine disguised as Captain Sham. He nearly convinced Mr. Poe to let us go with him until I broke his wooden leg and showed Mr. Poe who he really was.
[She looks at her hands, the sorrow of losing Monty and Josephine filling her eyes. They didn't have to die... Olaf should be brought to justice, not left free]
We were then sent to a new guardian at a lumber mill. We were forced to work at the mill. I couldn't hold the tools so I had to peel the bark off with my teeth. All we were given to eat for lunch was chewing gum which I was too young to eat. Olaf disguised himself as the female receptionist for an optometrist who hypnotized my brother. While my sister tried to use the command word to keep my brother from killing someone I fought the optometrist. [Her eyes flicker up to Church] She had a sword and I had only my teeth. I won... though I didn't mean for her to die... [by saw, no less]. Once again Olaf got away and we were moved to a Boarding School instead of being given to a new guardian.
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We were then brought to a new guardian, our Uncle Montgomery Montgomery. He had a wonderful house full of snakes and reptiles and I made friends with the Incredibly Deadly Viper... which is, in fact, the nicest snake known to man. We were to accompany him to Peru. We thought we had found a new home. [She pauses] Then Olaf showed up in disguise. He killed Monty and tried to take us to Peru with him. I managed to show that Monty's death was not an accident but, once again, Olaf escaped. Time and time again we were brought to a new guardian and Olaf would intervene. He killed our Aunt Josephine disguised as Captain Sham. He nearly convinced Mr. Poe to let us go with him until I broke his wooden leg and showed Mr. Poe who he really was.
[She looks at her hands, the sorrow of losing Monty and Josephine filling her eyes. They didn't have to die... Olaf should be brought to justice, not left free]
We were then sent to a new guardian at a lumber mill. We were forced to work at the mill. I couldn't hold the tools so I had to peel the bark off with my teeth. All we were given to eat for lunch was chewing gum which I was too young to eat. Olaf disguised himself as the female receptionist for an optometrist who hypnotized my brother. While my sister tried to use the command word to keep my brother from killing someone I fought the optometrist. [Her eyes flicker up to Church] She had a sword and I had only my teeth. I won... though I didn't mean for her to die... [by saw, no less]. Once again Olaf got away and we were moved to a Boarding School instead of being given to a new guardian.