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1. Lord Barkis was the person who tried to swat the butterfly out of the air. The butterfly was almost chopped in half when it flew past the fish market. 2. He was a fish merchant.
3. The fact that Victor hadn't even spoken to Victoria yet. 4. They owned a lot of land but didn't have a penny to their name. 5. Just some cobwebs 6. Lady Everglot asked Hildegarde to tighten her daughter's corset to the point where she couldn't speak without gasping. 7. He lifted one corner of his mouth when his wife asked him to smile. 8. The Everglots took the Van Dorts to the manor's West Drawing Room for some tea.
9. A Harryhausen 10. Because her mother felt that music was improper for a young lady. It was "too passionate," she said.
11. His tie 12. He told Victoria's father, "I haven't a head for dates." 13. True 14. It caught on fire when Victor reached under the dress with a candle in one hand to retrieve the ring he dropped. 15. No 16. He was talking to a tree stump when he said that.
17. Well, apart from it looking like a twig, it had no flesh. 18. He also could have gotten out through her mouth or through her ribs. If you answered through her ears or nostrils we'll accept those answers as well, but NOT the other two holes you're probably thinking of! 19. True 20. He slammed his head against the bar.
21. He died from a cannonball wound to the chest. 22. The maggot that lived in the Bride's head, the black widow spiders, the crows, and the cockroaches that helped Paul the Head Waiter (Paul Whitehouse) move about.
23. They could reply, "what did Victor exclaim when he lifted Napoleon Bonesapart (Deep Roy) up by the sword that was impaled through his chest? 24. A 25. The shadow that appeared on the wall in the tavern was clearly recognizable as Lord Barkis. 26. The ability to roll an eyeball from one socket to another. 27. True 28. A sketch of their son's face, and the color of his eyes, hair and clothes. 29. They pointed to where Victor went after he ran past the Second Hand Shoppe. 30. She was looking at the view she had from a hillside in the Land of the Dead.
31. His mother mentioned it. 32. He could roll over without turning his head. 33. A crow's egg 34. He didn't need the glasses that rested on the end of his nose because; A. he was dead, and B. he had no eyes. 35. False, that almost happened when he burped. 36. No, she told Victor that she forgot how beautiful the moonlight was. 37. Lady Everglot didn't think her husband could strangle him because his hands were too fat and Victor's neck was too thin. 38. She acted as if she had seen a living corpse before. 39. "Hopscotch" 40. The fact that she was still alive.