But the Junior Subaltern did what the notice-board told him, and jumped off, and ran away down to the Fort in the Hole, as hard as his little legs would carry him.
And there they spanked him for being out after dark.
But Baby drew up at the white house, and ran up the steps, and peeped into the drawing-room, where tea was, and smiled in, and said,
"May we have your house, please, Tiny and me?"
Then the old lady put down the teapot, and said very graciously,
"Why should you, my dear?"
So Baby thought for a long time with her nose in the door, and said at last,
"Only because I like its looks."
Then the old lady, who was a very beautiful character, and great on giving up things, said very smilingly,
"Then there's no more to be said."