Violet, Klaus, and Sunny walked down the long, winding driveway, hurriedly and hushed. After they gathered what few belongings they had unpacked during their brief stay at the Smith's residence, they exited the house and an unexpected lull fell over the trio. When they got to the end of the driveway, Klaus peered both ways quickly, appearing quite paranoid and unsure of himself. As far as he could see, in both directions, was land belonging to the Smith's. It appeared quite neat, as neat as a piece of land could be. The entire piece of land was covered with short, fuzzy grass, giving the impression that it had been mowed quite recently. The estate was surrounded by a white picket fence, ending about a mile and a half away in either direction. The house was in the middle of the property, and quite near the front, when the size of the land was taken into consideration. Directly behind the house was a large screened in swimming pool, with a hot tub next to it, and a sauna adjacent to the screened in area. The endless piece of land surrounding the house and swimming area wasn't completely empty, for towards the back of the land, far off to one side, was a large barn, and even from the children's location far away, was heard a distinct cacophony of rambunctious animals.
Had an outsider been standing near the children, they would think them quite foolish and silly, for the three children were slowly turning in a circle, dazed and in awe of what they were witnessing around them. The Baudelaire's had been rich, but not even they possessed a house this beautiful or this much land. Violet wondered why Count Olaf would do everything in his power to steal their deceased parents' fortune, when he could quite obviously obtain a larger sum of money by pursuing this couple.
Klaus was the first to break the stunned silence. "We'd better get going," he declared.
"Yeah, but which way?" Violet wondered aloud.
They once again observed the land in silence, but this time with more contemplating and confusion than with awe and adoration as before. Finally, after much thought, Klaus stated, "I think we should go this way," pointing to the left, "because at the edge of the property, at that curve in the road, there is the faint glow of light, which are probably coming from streetlights leading into town."
"You're right," Violet added thoughtfully. Her brother's reasoning did make sense. Plus, she thought she did remember a large bend in the road just before they arrived to the enormous estate. "Let's go; we have a long way to go before we get to town, where we can get some help. We have a long night ahead of us." Finally, with an air of determination, she walked forward, and her siblings followed behind her.