In the bedroom, where Joey is being read a story by his mother, they have overheard the entire meeting.They instantly fall in love.With a soft, velvety voice, he intimately professes his heartfelt love for her and his admiration for her ability as a thief:I love you."What a splendid way to wake up each morning," she old her husband at 5 AM.On that Sunday morning while the Hoggetts went off to church, Ferdinand had become frantic after seeing that Farmer Hoggett""s wife Esme had a new, wind-up alarm clock ("mechanical rooster") positioned at her bedside.And then she assured Nancy that she could now sleep, although she had avoided sleep for seven days.Nancy phoned Glen, who lived across the street, to warn him about the demonic dream killer, predicting that they might be the next victims.War, war, war.This war talk""s spoiling all the fun at every party this spring.I get so bored I could scream.Besides, there isn""t going to be any war...If either of you boys says ""war"" just once again, I""ll go in the house and slam he door.She states a variation on her trademark line for the first time when asked if she is attending the neighboring Wilkes-Twelve Oakes plantation""s barbecue the next day: "Why I hadn""t thought about that yet.