A couple - John and Mary - have a son named Rupert.
Rupert is perfect in every way, except for one. He's never uttered a word.
From the time the child was about three, John and Mary have taken him to a series of ear, nose and throat specialists, desperate to discover the source of their only child's problem.
On this day, the family has returned from yet another specialist.
John has his head in his hands. Mary is busying herself making hot chocolate.
"What are we going to do about Rupert?" she says, as she places the mugs before John and Rupert.
Suddenly Rupert pipes in, "This cocoa's cold."
"Rupert!" his mother squeals. "You can talk!"
And then, after a moment she says, "Why haven't you said anything before now?"
"Well, up until now everything's been okay," he says.
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