Billy!’protestedAuntHannah；then，alittleseverely，shedemanded：AndwhowasitthatjustlastSeptemberwascallingthissameonly-object-in-the-worldathirdpersoninyourhome？’
Thirdperson，indeed!AuntHannah，didI？
DidIreallysaysuchadreadfulthingasthat？
ButIdidn’tknow，then，ofcourse。Icouldn’tknowhowperfectlywonderfulababyis，especiallysuchababyasBertram，Jr。，is。Why，AuntHannah，thatlittlethingknowsawholelotalready。
He’sknownmeforweeks；Iknowhehas。Andagesandagesagohebegantogivemelittlesmileswhenhesawme。Theyweresmiles——realsmiles!