Helen arrived with bread she had baked herself, and Dana brought a cake with uneven blue icing.

Owen had recently discovered that a spoon could be used to announce his opinions about furniture.

We spent the first half hour moving things out of his reach.

After dinner I placed the silver compass on the table.

Helen looked at it for a long time.

I explained how Vincent had kept the matching piece, and how the numbers had led me to the green notebook.

I expected her to tell me there were more secrets.