Yesterday I finished the chapter in Treasure Island that ends with Jim in the apple barrel, just about to have his world turned upside down, and I said, "I have to run and get dinner on the table so that Pete can get to soccer practice on time."
(Parenthetically: one more evening of soccer practice. One! More! Evening!)
Joe said, "Nooooooooooooooo! Don't leave me hanging like that!" He asked his oldest brother to help him out. "What does he hear in the apple barrel?? What does Long John Silver say??"
Alex answered, deadpan: "Luke. I am your father."
We all cracked up -- his delivery was perfect. He kept going. "And the ending? Rosebud is a sled."
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