The Bad Beginning

How does Mr. Poe treat the children while they are trying to talk to him in Chapter 5?

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Mr. Poe ignores most everything that they say and only catches a few words here and there. The phone rings several times and Mr. Poe picks it up and talks while they children are trying to converse with him. He treats them as if they are simply unhappy spoiled children looking to cause trouble.