Chapter 4 Summary

Claudia and Jamie wake up very early the next morning, the cold museum causing them to dress quickly. In order to stay undetected, Claudia hides her violin case in a sarcophagus and her book bag behind a tapestry screen in a room of French furniture, and Jamie hides his trumpet case inside an urn and his book bag behind a heavy drapery.

The first order of business that morning was to find something to eat. They made their way out of the Museum down to an automat where Jamie allotted each of them ten of Bruce's nickels. They stocked up on peanut butter crackers to eat later that night and hid them in various pockets in their clothes.

Back at the museum, they joined a school group for lunch in the snack bar. Claudia insists that she and Jamie learn something everyday about...