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Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock Hints

How do I find out the sentence for Bottom?

  • 1 of 10: As Josiah's Memory Book said (page 6), the sentence for Bottom is in a letter he wrote to Gloria, Emily's mother.
  • 2 of 10: But Gloria is dead. If the letter still exists, who might have it?
  • 3 of 10: Emily has a bunch of her mother's things, in the same drawer where you found Marcel.
  • 4 of 10: But she doesn't want you rummaging around in there. You'll have to come back when she's gone.
  • 5 of 10: Bottom's sentence is, "I mean this from the Bottom of my heart: You are a kind lady who sparkles like good water and makes me think that the sky's the limit."
  • 6 of 10: The first part of the sentence tells us that this is the cue for Bottom. It's the second part of the sentence you want.
  • 7 of 10: The symbols you need are --
  • 8 of 10: "Kind lady"
  • 9 of 10: "Good water"
  • 10 of 10: "Sky's the limit"