The ironic part was that he warned himself each time he climbed onto the roof to keep an eye out for nests; he had gotten the bug bomb just in case. But this morning the stillness and peace had been so complete that his watchfulness had lapsed.
I feel like the forshadows the rest of the book. The seens of peace is masking the looming danger that is face by the family. Jack and Wendy are drowing in the calmness, unaware of the darkness and uneasyness felt by Danny.
There's always a calm before the storm!
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