* NoYay: Caxton plans to marry Susan. Caxton is a grown man. Susan is nine years old.
* {{Squick}}: Caxton plans to take over Green Knowe. His plans include marrying ''nine-year-old'' Susan.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In the third book, the children are refugees from Communism. This, along with references to Khrushchev, clearly place this book in TheFifties.
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