You’ve read half the books in this house? This whole house?” “Well, approximately half.” Sticky said. “To be more accurate, I suppose I’ve read more like” – his eyes went up as he calculated – “three sevenths? Yes, three sevenths.” “Only three sevenths?” said Kate, pretending to look disappointed. “And here I was prepared to be impressed.

You’ve read half the books in this house? This whole house?” “Well, approximately half.” Sticky said. “To be more accurate, I suppose I’ve read more like” – his eyes went up as he calculated – “three sevenths? Yes, three sevenths.” “Only three sevenths?” said Kate, pretending to look disappointed. “And here I was prepared to be impressed.

– Trenton Lee Stewart –

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma

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