"Pa, you do remember one time telling us, having met Jean Lafitte when your ship were at the same harbour?"
"Yeah, when I was an apprentice seaman".
"Yeah down in New Orleans".
"Hmm".
"Now let me ask you something, how old would he be now?"
"Well according to the reports he died a long time ago".
"Yeah, but that's according to the reports, now, if he's still alive, how will he be?"
"Oh, well, I guess about 70".
"70 huh, I'll tell you this about, Pa, he's over there in Roy Coffee's jail right now".
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