Jack notes her skillful catch and grins his approval. Dexterity and physical awareness--these are essential for showmanship. His girl's progressing wonderfully with both, at least in his own (admittedly biased) opinion, and each display of her talents only serves to puff him up with more pride over her.
How could he have ever thought he didn't need this child in his life?
He doesn't balk at the idea of her putting her paw into Hubert's maw; the old boy's not going to bite her, and if he did, it wouldn't be over something like that. If anything, the hand-in-the-mouth trick is starting to strike Jack as overly tame.
Perhaps what the show needs is something more daring. Something that'll really make the rubes sit up and take notice.
He nods thoughtfully. "You do know how to play that one up like a pro... And you've gotten so good with Hubert, too. Why, I think he'd even let you brush his teeth if you really felt like it."
Not that that would be entertaining to watch.
Jack gives his goddaughter a canny look. She's plenty creative, and she has a much better sense than he does of what kids these days enjoy. Why not see what other ideas she can cook up?
"Tell me something. If you were going to see a lion show, at somebody else's circus, what would you want them to do?" He's smiling at her, but his eyes are sharp. "What would be the most thrilling, most exciting thing you can imagine happening?" And then, dryly: "Short of someone getting eaten, I mean."
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How could he have ever thought he didn't need this child in his life?
He doesn't balk at the idea of her putting her paw into Hubert's maw; the old boy's not going to bite her, and if he did, it wouldn't be over something like that. If anything, the hand-in-the-mouth trick is starting to strike Jack as overly tame.
Perhaps what the show needs is something more daring. Something that'll really make the rubes sit up and take notice.
He nods thoughtfully. "You do know how to play that one up like a pro... And you've gotten so good with Hubert, too. Why, I think he'd even let you brush his teeth if you really felt like it."
Not that that would be entertaining to watch.
Jack gives his goddaughter a canny look. She's plenty creative, and she has a much better sense than he does of what kids these days enjoy. Why not see what other ideas she can cook up?
"Tell me something. If you were going to see a lion show, at somebody else's circus, what would you want them to do?" He's smiling at her, but his eyes are sharp. "What would be the most thrilling, most exciting thing you can imagine happening?" And then, dryly: "Short of someone getting eaten, I mean."