Kelson touching on some of his experiences of the past three years and the old chief proudly recounting Dhugal's skill as a future border chief.

"Even though she has a child on her back, she goes about on a bicycle, motorcycle or on foot," a male relative recounted proudly.

"Jack once observed, 'I don't know why anyone would want to hear you talk,' " his father recounts proudly.

That has resulted in occasional fights and brawls, which they recount proudly.

'He always recognized what we've done; there was never any them and us,' Dai recounted proudly.

They chose to submit, and for years afterward Sahashi would proudly recount the details of his triumphant negotiations.

"He said, 'If you have a problem, call me directly,' " Mr. Schumer recounted proudly.

Former ISI officials proudly recount tales of how they engineered political alliances and brought down elected governments to "protect the national interest".

Their talk was an endless botheration to him, a string of thieveries, rapes, murders, and tortures, all proudly recounted and embellished.

Benjamin Emanuel came to America with nothing, as his sons proudly recount, and slowly built up a practice from scratch.