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Really? He just left her behind like that. Unbelievable.

I have really looked myself. Usually it just seems like what adults eat, just smaller portions. Though it seems to be simpler than adult cuisine. I guess they are assuming kids won't eat fancier options. Maybe something she can pick up?

I'm not surprised about that. It's fun to get as high as you can. I tried when I was younger.

I'm not going to say I'm not worried, but if he could have waited one more week before disappearing it would have been really convenient for me.

She's helping me with the cooking a bit and it seems okay so far. Stains everywhere but I can live with that.

Oh, I love climbing but not in a dress in thirty-degree weather, you know?

Unbelievable that he didn't even ask.

Yeah, probably not the neatest of activities, but at least then it will probably be something she likes or is at least willing to try it.

Yeah, that might be a little cold.

Yeah, if I ever see him again and it turns out the reason he left wasn't a big deal I might hit him with a hammer.

She likes eating, so it's at least a place where we can find some common ground.

It's very cold, and if it's windy it's a bit indecent.

Well... I guess that is one way to get your point across.

That's good then. It is definitely a good way to bond.

That might be why my sisters never really chased after me much when it was cold out...

I don't want to do too much damage! I just want to make sure he's too afraid to do this to me again.

Poor kid hasn't had a lot of support so I guess anything that gives her a few skills she can use is good.

You ran your sisters around like this, huh? Let me tell you, the whole thing’s different in trousers and good shoes.

That's good at least. He does need to know it is not acceptable.

Art and music are also good. Of course, I play a music instrument so I might be a bit biased.

I did when I was younger. Not so much anymore. I imagine it is. I didn't think of that when I was younger though.

[She will feel bad if it turns out that the Italians took Crowley out, but he did still leave her in the lurch with a kid, and if a guy’s going to do that he should at least show her a good time first.]

I can't play much aside from the phonograph, myself. I can get her some art supplies, though. Maybe she can draw trees instead of climbing them.

I climbed halfway up a pyramid once! Probably my minder from the magazine felt like I do now doing this.

That would be a good idea. It's a good creative thing to do and I think most kids like to draw.

Really? That's so cool! I'd love to just be able to see it!

It'll help with her motor skills, too. That's important, isn't it?

I just got back from a dig over there and we had to do a publicity bit for the sponsor so we did all the tourist stuff. I highly recommend it if you get the chance.

The Sphinx too. To see, not to climb.

Very important. The more she practices drawing, the better she would do I imagine.

That sounds amazing. I will have to do that if the chance ever comes up. I've read about so many things in books or heard people talk about them... it would be nice to actually see them.

I certainly wouldn't try climbing it.

She still struggles with things like using a fork and brushing her teeth. I hope this can help.

It's completely different in person. Somehow the structures are larger than you'd think from a photograph, and to know that people just like us built them, so long ago... It's amazing.

Ah, well that can be difficult at a younger age, but not sure where it starts to become easier or should be easier. My older sisters would probably know.

It sounds like it would be amazing. Yeah, it always looks so small in pictures. I’m sure even trying to get a person into the picture, it still loses its scale and looks less impressive than it is.

[He’s not going to type it because it would probably give away his family’s financial state, but he is wondering if he can talk his father into letting him go on a trip like that]

[She’s already decided that the tablet is the latest toy for rich people, so the assumption’s been made]

Yeah, as you can tell I don't know much about it. My neighbours have kids and I was thinking about asking them, but it's kind of embarrassing.

You can't capture the feeling in a picture. Like you're standing in the presence of something sacred.

[Well, then she wouldn't really be wrong...]

Might be a strange thing to ask them out of nowhere yes. I might be able to ask my sisters. Some of the older ones have young children so it might not be so weird for me to ask the ones who still live at home.

That would be hard to capture too. It really doesn't have the majesty.

Lots of people think women naturally know these things, but I've never been around kids before. Not even relatives. At least your sisters had you!

I hope you get a chance to go someday. The world would be a better place if everyone got to have these opportunities.

Well, I certainly don't think so. Some of my sisters are much better with kids than others. I think mainly the older ones. The youngest besides me really doesn't know much since she's maybe a few years older than me.

Thanks. I think that would be amazing to see. I would really like to.

Right, I'm sure growing up with all those sisters has destroyed the illusion of the perfect woman! Must be exhausting, so many relatives.

It is true. All these advertisements talk about that, but not a single one of my sisters is 'perfect' according to them. But they are all perfect I think.

[Will probably make someone very happy someday]

Yeah, it is tiring sometimes, but my sisters mean well.

Oh, you're adorable. A true modern gentleman.

[Even most of the enlightened men she knows tend to have odd ideas about women in general, and her in particular.]

How many of you are there?

Thank you. That is kind of you to say.

Seven kids. I am the only boy and the youngest.

Seven??? Christ.

It's a wonder your mother had time to get anything done.

I think that is why my older sisters also learned how to care for the younger ones.

I can see why! Just the one is running me ragged.

I can't imagine as a kid having to share your parents’ attention with that many other people.

I guess I was lucky. I was the youngest so I pretty much had most of the attention. My sisters probably had it much worse than I did.

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