The ending...

Happy, smiling family driving home, with the Dorey in tow. Pretty silly, imho.
It smacks of Chevy Chase's National Lampoon's Vacation.


On a lighter note, if you come across the book "English as she is spoke", you should read it. It was written by a Portuguese who knew no English so he translated Portuguese into English using a French dictionary. It took him about ten years to write and it is hilarious.