Well，itmustbeanewexperience——forCyril。Foramanwhosedailyexistenceforyearshasbeenrubber-heeledandwoolen-padded，andwhosefamilyfromboyhoodhasstoodatattentionandsalutedifhesomuchaslookedatthem，itmustbequiteachange，asthingsarenow。
However，it’llbedifferent，ofcourse，whenMarieisonherfeetagain。’
Doessheknowatallhowthingsaregoing？’
Notverymuch，asyet，thoughIbelieveshehasbeguntoworrysome。Sheconfidedtomeonedaythatshewasglad，ofcourse，thatshehadtwodarlingbabies，insteadofone；butthatshewasafraiditmightbehard，justatfirst，toteachthembothatoncetobequiet；forshewasafraidthatwhileshewasteachingone，theotherwouldbesuretocry，ordosomethingnoisy。’
Dosomethingnoisy，indeed!’ejaculatedAuntHannah。