Secondhand Lions Page #3

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to bring this up,

but have you two looked

at that will I left for you?

You both need to be thinking

about these things

at your age.

Don't shoot!

Don't shoot.

He's been

here before.

Brothers McCann?

This is

no ordinary salesman.

Hell, I like me

a challenge.

Can we talk?

Come out where

we can see you.

Put down your guns

and I'll come out.

This guy is good.

I'll cover,

you sneak around.

...that's not complete.

What? What do you...

what? What?

- Why not see what he's selling?

- Let me just show it to you.

- What the hell for?

- It's right behind my car.

What's the good having money

if you never spend it?

- Trust me.

- It could be the kid has a point.

Yeah, well...

we'll see

what the man's selling.

- Then we shoot him.

- Good plan.

Whew!

Due to the...

unsettling nature

of our previous encounters...

I took it upon myself to search

the world over for that...

that perfect item

that'd be just right

for two exuberant sportsmen

such as yourselves.

And boys,

well, I do believe

I found it.

Voil!

What is it?

Well, that right there

is the sport of kings.

Up till now, only heads of state

have been able to afford

a fine piece

of equipment like that,

and it is so simple to operate

even this child could do it.

Really?

Here.

I'll tell you what...

you step right up here and chunk

that lever back on my signal, okay?

Go ahead.

Wow!

The most powerful one

on the market,

and very reasonably priced,

I might add.

Well, that is the biggest waste of money

I have ever seen in my entire life.

Mister, you load up that contraption

and get the hell off this land.

We'll take it.

Oh no, you don't!

I won't have my children

around this gun foolishness.

Then leave!

- Come on, Daddy, let's go.

- Come on. Come on.

You know what happens

when my feelings get hurt.

Get in the car.

Get in the car.

Ah, ha

Oh, suey!

Pull!

Pull!

Pull!

- Uncle Hub?

- Don't. I tried to wake him once.

He nearly tore

my head off.

Leave him

for a few minutes.

What are you doing

out here so late?

What's wrong with him?

Well, a man's body

may grow old,

but inside his spirit can still be

as young and restless as ever.

And him...

in his day,

he had more spirit

than 20 men.

It looks like...

he's looking

for something.

- Mm-hmm.

- What?

He's looking for her.

Who?

What was her name?

Jasmine.

Okay, tell me.

You want me

to tell you the story?

Now?

That would take days.

Well, uh...

Hub was always

too restless for Texas.

He convinced our folks

that he needed to go

to Europe,

and I needed

to come along.

That was

the summer of 1914.

I la-like you.

Extra, extra!

Germany invades!

Unfortunately,

just as we arrived in France,

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