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Elwood's suggestion was disregarded by Eljay; in fact, his words were almost instantly drowned out by the sound of his son's wailing. He wasn't accustomed to this type of behavior, as the boy was usually so quiet and well-mannered. It seemed that Elwood's emotional development was finally catching up with him, and that he was entering the wolf equivalent of the "terrible twos." The father was at a loss as he looked down at the pitiful mess that was Eljay.

It seemed that there would be no distracting him this time. Raising his voice slightly to be heard over the sound of Eljay's crying, he finally said, "She won't come back if you're crying!" Maybe it wasn't the nicest technique, but he was desperate to stop the flow of tears -- at least temporarily. "You have to be a big boy," he urged.