Angie passed her free hand natural quickly in big natural front of Carl's big eyes. He didn't blink. He didn't even notice bignaturals. She giggled. Carl big was naturals under her power, completely lost in the world she had made for big him.

Carl big repeated all Angie's words in a monotone.

"Now Carl," Angie asked playfully big natural, "what did big you come to Angie's room to do?"

Mr. Cordero natural froze. Angie smiled; her daddy's trigger phrase had worked like magic, just as it always did.

"Yes, Angie," Phil said calmly. "Go back and watch TV. Forget I came . . . in here. Forget what big natural happened naturals . . . in naturals here. Watch TV and . . . relax. Don't big natural pay attention to anything I naturals hear . . . from your room . . . except the bell."

"Yes, Angie," Phil agreed. "Play big butler . . . for Angie and big her big friend naturals . . . when I big hear bignaturals the bell."

"Good, Daddy." Angie waved a hand toward the door. "Go bignaturals 'way now and watch TV big natural, Daddy."

"Yes, ma'am?" he asked.

"Get Carl and bignaturals me some sandwiches big and soda," she ordered.

"Yes, Angie."