#this isn’t even including the lines about Valancy’s imp

[the-lily-blooms-late]

I think The Blue Castle might be LMM’s funniest book. I reread it last night instead of sleeping like a normal person and here are the highlights.

“An outrageous thing!” said Uncle Benjamin violently. “An outrageous thing!” Which relieved his feelings but didn’t help anyone else. (Chapter XV)

‘And she was so tired, she wished she could borrow a pair of legs from the cat.’ (Chapter XXIV)

‘He did not know Valancy was one of the Deerwood Stirlings— he did not even know there were Deerwood Stirlings. He did not know Barney was a fugitive from justice. Really, he was an incredibly ignorant old man.’ (Chapter XXVI, about Mr. Towers)

‘The thermometer went miles below zero and stayed there. But, as Barney and Valancy pointed out to each other, there were no mosquitoes.’ (Chapter XXXVIII, I LOVE THEM I LOVE THEM I LOVE THEM)

‘Mrs. Frederick, returning to her comfortable belief in an overruling Providence, got out the family Bible and made an entry under “Marriages.”’ (Chapter XLII)