“Who are those other two?” asked an Elder in the crowd.

“Who cares?” said Mrs. Morrow, and waved her torch.  “They’re probably more accomplices!  Let’s burn them at the stake, too!”

“Why not?” said another Elder.  “We already have torches and kindling, and I don’t have anything else to do right now.”

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village