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Chapter 4: Mail

(Mark)

I wake up to the sound of the steaming teakettle. I try to stretch, but I then find that I was still in the armchair with a blanket draped on me. I slowly take the blanket off, folding it as much as I can before placing it on the floor space next to the chair. I get up and head to the kitchen where I see Father taking his teakettle off the hot stove. He turns to me, smiling.

"Sleep well?" He asks me. I stretch my arms slightly before answering.

"Yea, actually. Very much. You?"

He pours two cups of tea and sets them both on the table. "Very fine." We both take a seat, taking sips of our tea. I glance over at the clock to see that it was 8:30 approximately.

I get up from my chair, asking Father, "Would you like some eggs?"

He nods his head. "Yes, thank you Mark." When I get everything required out and ready, I crack a few eggs, because Flora was getting up soon. I'm in the middle of sprinkling bacon bits into the eggs when Father speaks up.

"While your making breakfast, would you like to hear a Saturday morning puzzle?"

Puzzle 003

A rich man is preparing a large breakfast banquet for some guests of his that stayed overnight. Here is what he had:

Bacon, rice cereal, eggs, apples, fritters, apple juice, sandwiches, and tea.

The guests are waking up, but he suddenly realizes he forgot something!

What did he forget?

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There isn't a specific answer, but there is a method to his feast.

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Don't look at the foods themselves. Look at the list carefully, and see if you can find his method.

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Look at the words themselves and see if you can find the order..

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Any breakfast food that starts with the letter K.

Bacon

Rice cereal

Eggs

Apples

Fritters

Apple juice

Sandwiches

Tea

They all spell BREAFAST. All you need to do is find one of the rare breakfast foods that start with K before the guests come downstairs in 30 seconds.

I chuckle to myself as I make two plates of eggs. "That WAS a good puzzle." I hear a yawning in the doorway and see the fifteen year old sister of mine holding her teddy bear.

"Morning, Flora." I say to her.

"Moooooooooorning, Mark." She yawns in the middle of her greeting. Father chuckels to himself as I prepare a third plate.

Breakfast, and just the morning itself, seemed to pass uneventfully. At least until the post arrived.

I went to the door where all the post was slipped through the mail slot. I just skimmed through them mainly.

"Bill, bill, puzzle, bill, letter from-!" I stop at the second to last letter, because it was the first we heard from him in a while! Containing my excitement, I toss the rest of the mail into the "Bill Box" as we call it, for mail that we deal with in the afternoon or evening.

Anyways, I head into the living room where Father was at work grading assignments, and Flora was writing a draft of a story she was writing.

"Father, Flora," they both look up at me. I hold the letter up with a curious blue wax seal. "A letter from Luke!" Flora jumps up in surprise, while Father just smiled. I hand the letter to him, and he carefully opens it, preserving the seal. He takes the letter out of the envelope, and reads it to himself.

When he's finished, his smile reappears as he hands the letter to me. "It's also addressed to you and Flora." Flora comes next to me as we both read it.

"Dear Professor Layton, Mark, and Flora, it's been a while since we said goodbye. How have you been? As for me, I'm all settled in and making new friends. I'm writing to you because something deeply puzzling happened here recently. It seems like the sort of mystery that's tailor made for Professor Layton and his apprentice. I don't think anyone else could get to the bottom of it. I've enclosed a document with this letter that will tell you more about the situation. I can't wait to start this new adventure with you! Please write back as soon as you get this letter! Your friend and apprentice, Luke."

As soon as I finish, a smile creeps its way onto my face, and I look to Flora. "Are you ready for a vacation?

...

Six hours later we were standing on the docks, luggage beside us and tickets in hand, waiting for the S.S. Anna to allow boarding. It was really exciting for me, because I had really wanted to visit America for a while. The trip around the world with Professor Sycamore didn't really count, since there was hardly time for sightseeing.

A few minutes passed, and I believed the horn was about to sound when a familiar man came walking towards us.

"Hello, Laytons." The usual serious voice of Inspector Chelmey spoke.

"Ah, Inspector." I greet. "To what do we owe the pleasure?"

He started to rub the back of his neck as he continued. "Well...it's a bit embarrassing, but I'm going to need you all to come down to the yard. Something happened involving you lot, and I can't talk about it in public."

Father steps in. "Forgive me, Inspector, but is it really so important to halt our visiting to our dear friend?"

"Do you think I'd be here if it wasn't?" Chelmsford rebuts. "I'm sorry Layton, but I need you to come down with me."

Father sighed in defeat. "Alright, Inspector."

I step in, not wanting to spoil this vacation. "No, Father, I can take care of this, I'm old enough." I smile at him. "Go tell Luke I said hi."

He looks at me. "Mark, are you sure?"

I just nod. "Enjoy LA."

He smiles at me. "Alright Mark. I'll make sure to bring you a souvenir."

A little short for a chapter, but I just couldn't fit in chapter 5 in along with it. Well, I could, but I wanted to get this up as soon as possible. As always, follow, favorite, review, or pm me a puzzle.!