“They must have had sentimental value,” said Karen. She squinted against a beam of light that swept over them. “My mother took all her picture albums.”
“He wore the stupid cap on the way there! In any case, it just convinced me that he had entered a second childhood.” Dan shook his head. “Whoever heard of a Chinese Davy Crockett, anyway? It was embarrassing. All the neighbors were laughing.”
“That's sad.” Karen nodded. “When they reach a certain age and infirmity, they don't have much to do any more, really.”
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Jimmy could feel something building inside. He didn't know exactly what it was, but he could feel it. The time was coming to bring it out.
At Jimmy's request, Barbie stopped the tape of Davy and the river pirates in the middle to put in the one with Davy and Georgie at the
