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Mr. Poe
The hook-handed man is one of Count Olaf’s troupe members and primary co-conspirators. He is notable for the two hooks he has in place of hands and for his role in capturing Violet during her attempt to rescue Sunny from the tower. He also threatens Klaus in Justice Strauss’ library, alerting him to Count Olaf’s intention of killing them once he has their fortune.
The Hook-Handed Man Quotes in The Bad Beginning
The The Bad Beginning quotes below are all either spoken by The Hook-Handed Man or refer to The Hook-Handed Man. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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“Come on, friends,” Count Olaf said to his comrades. “We’ll be late for our own performance.”
“If I know you, Olaf,” said the man with the hook-hands, “you’ll figure out a way to get at that Baudelaire money.”
“We’ll see,” Count Olaf said, but his eyes were shining bright as if he already had an idea.
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Chapter 7
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The man leaned over until his face was just inches from Klaus’s, so close that the man’s features flickered into a blur. “Listen to me very carefully, little boy,” he said, breathing out foul steam with every word. “The only reason Count Olaf hasn’t torn you limb from limb is that he hasn’t gotten hold of your money. He allows you to live while he works out his plans. But ask yourself this, you little bookworm: What reason will he have to keep you alive after he has your money? What do you think will happen to you then?”
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The Hook-Handed Man Quotes in The Bad Beginning
The The Bad Beginning quotes below are all either spoken by The Hook-Handed Man or refer to The Hook-Handed Man. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
“Come on, friends,” Count Olaf said to his comrades. “We’ll be late for our own performance.”
“If I know you, Olaf,” said the man with the hook-hands, “you’ll figure out a way to get at that Baudelaire money.”
“We’ll see,” Count Olaf said, but his eyes were shining bright as if he already had an idea.
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Chapter 7
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The man leaned over until his face was just inches from Klaus’s, so close that the man’s features flickered into a blur. “Listen to me very carefully, little boy,” he said, breathing out foul steam with every word. “The only reason Count Olaf hasn’t torn you limb from limb is that he hasn’t gotten hold of your money. He allows you to live while he works out his plans. But ask yourself this, you little bookworm: What reason will he have to keep you alive after he has your money? What do you think will happen to you then?”
