OurdearTeutaisfulloftheforthcomingcelebrationoftheBalkanFederation，whichistotakeplacethisdaymonth，althoughImustsay，formyself，thattheceremonyisattainingtosuchdimensionsthatIambeginningtohaveasortofvaguefearofsomekind。Italmostseemsuncanny。Rupertisworkingunceasingly——hasbeenforsometime。Forweekspastheseemstohavebeenoutdayandnightonhisaeroplane，goingthroughandroundoverthecountryarrangingmatters，andseeingforhimselfthatwhathasbeenarrangedisbeingdone。UncleColinisalwaysabout，too，andsoisAdmiralRooke。
ButnowTeutaisbeginningtogowithRupert。Thatgirlissimplyfearless——justlikeRupert。AndtheybothseemanxiousthatlittleRupertshallbethesame。Indeed，heisthesame。AfewmorningsagoRupertandTeutawereabouttostartjustafterdawnfromthetopoftheCastle。LittleRupertwasthere——heisalwaysawakeearlyandasbrightasabee。Iwasholdinghiminmyarms，andwhenhismotherleantovertokisshimgood—bye，heheldouthisarmstoherinawaythatsaidasplainlyasifhehadspoken，\"Takemewithyou。\"
ShelookedappealinglyatRupert，whonodded，andsaid：\"Allright。
Takehim，darling。Hewillhavetolearnsomeday，andthesoonerthebetter。\"Thebaby，lookingeagerlyfromonetotheotherwiththesamequestioninginhiseyesasthereissometimesintheeyesofakittenorapuppy——but，ofcourse，withaneagersoulbehindit——
sawthathewasgoing，andalmostleapedintohismother’sarms。I