But the good old doctor chuckled,
"Certainly not, my dear. You may guess—if you can," and he got up to go.
Then Baby got up too, and asked,
"When may I know?"
So the doctor answered,
"About to-morrow," and went out, chuckling.
But Baby stayed behind in the window, and guessed and guessed.
Then all of a sudden her heart leaped up; and she blushed and trembled so that she had to sit down.
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So all the rest of the day she sat under the elm, very busy, making secret little clothes, that nobody was supposed to know anything about.