acute hearing

Background: Papa has been ticking Mama off at every turn during the day, physically and metaphorically poking her every chance he gets.

Scene: The car -- Papa and Mama in the front seat, girls in the back.

Papa (laughing and under his breath): So I probably don’t have a chance tonight do I?

Mama (glaring at him but under her breath): No, probably not.

Katie (piping in from the back seat): Papa why don’t you get chances? You don’t get any chances!