“Yes, I know," Isadora said, and then read her poem, leaning forward so Carmelita Spats would not overhear:

"I would rather eat a bowl of vampire bats
than spend an hour with Carmelita Spats."

The Baudelaires giggled and then covered their mouths so nobody would know they were laughing at Carmelita.
"That was great," Klaus said. "I like the part about the bowl of bats.”