"BANG" the leeches rammed into the boat with such force that the four people had to use their weight to keep it from overturning.
"Has anyone…eaten… anything lately?" Klaus asked distractedly.
"No," Violet answered.
"Nah," Sunny replied.
"Of course" Olaf responded, "Villainy is hard work, so you have to keep the carbs up" I had a delicious Indian dish for less than an hour ago and…"
"Please tell me you're joking," Violet said.
"I could tell you that, but it'd be a lie. Not that lying is an issue for me."
"There are no materials on this boat! I can't invent anything!"
"What I don't understand," Klaus said, "Is that according to everything I've ever read, leeches can't survive in saltwater! I thought we were in the sea! Sea currents never take you back to a lake!"
"Actually, we weren't at sea to begin with, Baudelaires. Mua ha marshmallow!"
"Why laugh he?" Sunny said in her improved speech, meaning "How can he be laughing in the given situation?"
"Don't you understand that were all about to die Olaf?" Violet asked.
"Of course were not going to die!" He snapped. "I've tried to kill you countless times and you always escape! Why should I worry when I know you'll find a way out?"
"BANG!" In perfect formation and unison, the leeches hit the boat again with their sharp teeth.
"You know, they really are quite clever," Olaf observed.
"Sadly, that's no advantage to us," Klaus pointed out as the leeches turned, swam out, turned back and gathered speed towards the boat.
"BANG!"
"Split," Sunny said, meaning "It's only a matter of time before they make a hole in the boat and it sinks and we all get eaten" and she was right. As the leeches crashed into the boat with the largest bang yet, a leak fountained through the bottom of the boat. And as with countless times before, the Baudelaires found themselves in the belly of the beast. But to anyone who's read the first 12 books, you'll know that Count Olaf was right. The Baudelaires were very slippery, clever children. Slippery can refer to a smooth clean surface that you are likely to slip and fall on if you are running about with socks on, or it can refer to a wet bar of soap that pops out of your hand as you pick it up. But it can also refer to three children who have a unique talent for finding their way of extreme circumstances due to a mixture of quick thinking, talent, and luck. So although the Baudelaires were possibly the most unlucky children in the world, they were still alive and that made them lucky in their own way.