Published April 5, 2012
"I'll slash you to ribbons!"
"And I'll cut you to pieces!"
It amused Wendy whenever Michael repeated something John said, only using different words.
"Oh, I should like very much to cross swords with some real buccaneers," John said excitedly, pantomiming wielding a sword.
"Yes, and fight pirates too." Michael tried to imitate his brother's moves, but ended up falling down on the floor.
Sometimes, it seemed that Michael was, in fact, oblivious to the fact that he was being redundant. Or, as Michael would say, he hadn't known what John actually meant.
"Personally, I should prefer to see the Aborigines," John commented.
"And the Indians too," Michael added.
Sometimes, Michael served, intentionally or otherwise, as John's translator. It was because of Michael that the young Lost Boys, most of whom barely knew how to read, were able to understand John's formal speech and accelerated vocabulary.