Only when she got outside she saw the Commander-in-Chief sitting on the lawn in the moon, reading up out of the great book.
So she steadied herself and walked across to him.
But the Commander-in-Chief stayed deep in his book, and waved away with his hand, saying in a squeaky voice,
"'Scuse me, won't you!—Truth is I have to examine pore Captain Tiny and the others in E about to-morrow. Only hope they'll pass—that's all; because if they don't they'll have to leave the country."
But Baby stood before him in the moon and said, very grave and sad,
"You haven't been very loving, have you, Jacky?"
Then the Commander-in-Chief read on all the harder.
But Baby said, very low and quiet,
"Have you, Jacky?"
Then the Commander-in-Chief shut the book snap, and got up quick, and walked away with his shoulders rather high.