He wondered about Uncle Eric, and all this emphasis on food, then realised that the half hour was up and he'd better head back down to the dining room.
When he got there he found Uncle Geoff just about to sit down to a whole buffet of food.
"Eric, your timing is exquisite!" Geoff remarked in his deep, rich voice. "Lunch is served, as you can tell - I hope you brought your appetite along with you! I know how much teenage boys like to eat - I remember being 18..."
Geoff said a brief grace, then sat down with a flourish. Eric seated himself at the other place set at the table, and took some food...noting as he did that Uncle Geoff had piled his plate high. The plates, too, seemed bigger than normal to Eric. Eric took a few bites, and found everything tasted wonderful. He was suddenly very, very hungry, and loaded his plate up a second time, then a third. This didn't worry him - his sport, his workouts, and his teenage metabolism had always meant that he could eat whatever he wanted and stay in his swimmer's physique, even when he had the occasional gorge with friends. Still, this lunchtime he outdid himself, and Geoff noted approvingly.
"A good lunch, wouldn't you say?" Geoff asked as Eric finally laid down his knife and fork. The table looked much emptier, and the cheesecake near Eric had been devastated. "I see you have a sweet tooth, too."
"Sometimes," replied Eric, "but that cheesecake was great!"
"Good, good," said Geoff, and Eric wondered vaguely how much his uncle had eaten. "Now, time for ....
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