andleaveoutthatdreadful`ickeywickey’？
Ofcoursehecan’tunderstandthingsnow，really，butweneverknowwhenhe’llbeginto，andwearen’tevergoingtolethimhearbaby-talkatall，ifwecanhelpit。Andtruly，whenyoucometothinkofit，itisabsurdtoexpectachildtotalksensiblyandrationallyonthementaldietof`moo-moos’and`choo-choos’servedouttothem。OurProfessorofMetaphysicsandIdeologyinourChildStudyCoursesaysthatnothingissoreceptiveandplasticastheMindofaLittleChild，andthatitisperfectlyappallinghowwefillitwithtrivialabsurditiesthathaven’teventhevirtueofbeingaccurate。Sothat’swhywe’retryingtobesocarefulwithBaby。Youdidn’tmindmyspeaking，Iknow，AuntHannah。’
Oh，no，ofcoursenot，Billy，’retortedAuntHannah，alittletartly，andwithatouchofsarcasmmostunlikehergentleself。I’msureI
shouldn’twishtofillthisinfant’splasticmindwithanythingsoappallingastrivialinaccuracies。
MayIbepardonedforsuggesting，however，’