Chapter 8 Summary

After another laundry trip, Jamie and Claudia go to Grand Central Station and their post box. When they arrived, they looked into the little window and saw that there was nothing there for them. Dejected, they strolled down the streets of New York and found themselves in front of the United Nations building.

Claudia and Jamie went into the UN building and decided to go on a tour. Even Jamie the tightwad didn't mind paying $.50 for a tour of an interesting building. Their guide was a woman from India and Claudia enjoyed watching her walk in her sari; enjoyed it so much that, after the tour, Claudia started walking just like her. Jamie's favorite part was being able to wear headphones and listen to any language he chose.

Returning to Grand Central Station, Jamie and Claudia found a letter in their box. It...