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The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody, #17)

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Is there a reason, perhaps explained in one of the other books, that 4 year old David John speaks like a college professor?
Natalie It is a way in which he resembles his father, Ramses, who was similarly precociously verbose as a child. It was a source of much exasperation for his …moreIt is a way in which he resembles his father, Ramses, who was similarly precociously verbose as a child. It was a source of much exasperation for his mother (and a fair bit of hilarity for the reader) through much of the first half of the series. (less)
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