"John Morressy - The Curse of the Von Krumplestein's and Other Horrors" - читать интересную книгу автора (Morressy John)

find the dishes, and Michael, lying unwashed in the sink. The spirit of a
pharmacist appears to Betty and Bobby and reveals the way to the
enchanted car wash. They find themselves in the Kingdom of the Fubbies,
where they learn the importance of brewer's yeast in a healthy diet, and
little else. Morton discovers his true identity and puts it back untouched.
Chapter Ten: In which Belle Bottom, sweetheart of the fleet, rejects the
advances of Ensign Benson and enters a nunnery, where she records a hit
single. Pjmq reappears. About to reveal the reason for his disappearance,
he disappears before he can speak. Unable to sleep, hunt, or button his
doublet, Prince Wolfgang slips from his castle disguised as a portmanteau
and makes his way to America, concealing in his lining the family recipe
for low-calorie tofu Black Forest cake, known as the Curse of the Von
Krumpelsteins. With the aid of their Swiss Army toothpick, Pierce and
Lance overcome their guards and escape from the alien spaceship with
convincing proof of Fermat's last theorem. The Hardy Boys meet the
Gibson Girls. Together they organize a musical to raise funds for the new
gym. Jim absconds with the funds and three of the Gibson Girls, but they
get no farther than Doyle's Furnace, Ohio, before there is a falling out in
which Nellie Gibson sprains her wrist. As a result, her sisters marry
identical twins named Donald.
Chapter Eleven: In which beautiful Magda Spilova, penniless but proud,
arrives at Ellis Island on a cold February morning in 1903 to begin a saga
of four generations of tiresome people, a tale of greed, wealth, and haute
couture soon to be an endless mini-series. Jim comes out of the closet to
watch. Ernestine goes in, turning the cramped, gloomy space into a
cheerful mother-in-law apartment for under ninety-nine dollars (utilities
and mother-in-law not included). Tragically mistaking Custer's last stand
for Fermat's last theorem, Pierce is lanced and Lance is pierced. Jean
shares her ten exciting uses for sun-dried sherbet and an examination of
its role in gaining, losing, and lifting weight. Maude, now an
internationally famous designer of celebrity potholders, gives it all up to
become a medical missionary to the golfers of Palm Springs.
Chapter Twelve: In which Cleophase Wohoon, pampered darling of the
Old Confederacy, rejects the honorable love of Dewey Lee and dedicates
her life to fainting. Cindi and Luke capture a serial jaywalker and despite
the obstructionist plotting of the McGrungy brothers, discover the true
purpose of Steve. Larry Church and Tom Perdue uncover startling new
information about Marcel Proust's addiction to cross-country tea
dunking.
Chapter Thirteen: In which a mysterious aloe plant appears in Doyle's
Furnace, Ohio, and passes itself off as three of the Slattery twins. Startling
revelations about the people down the street and their inner tube
collection. Unknown to our hero, Prince Wolfgang returns to the pencil
factory and makes a series of long-distance calls to European tofu
suppliers. Under interrogation, Colonel Asaki confesses to freeloading.
Chapter Fourteen: In which the curse of the Von Krumpelsteins is
accidentally unleashed by Ramjet Singh and turns out to be a blessing in
disguise as Aunt Martha. The genuine will is found in Uncle Harry's trunk,
along with the missing aerialist's costume. Magda rejects the advances of
Prince Wolfgang. Possible origins of the unpleasant odor in Lord Henry's