“It’s the happiest of all our games, and perhaps he’ll like it,” said Rosie.
“Patie,” said Alec, going up to the new nurse, “does ’oo know Tic-tac-too?”
“Of course I do, master Baby—a silly game that.”
“I ’ike it,” said little Alec.
He tripped across the nursery to the younger baby, and sat down by his side.
“Take off ’oo shoe,” he said.
Fred was very tired of being cross and miserable. He could not say he was too little to Alec, for Alec was scarcely bigger than himself. Besides he understood about taking off his shoe. It was a performance he particularly liked. He looked at Baby Alec, and obeyed him.
“Take off ’oo other shoe,” said Alec.
Fred did so.
“Pull off ’oo ’tocks,” ordered the eldest baby.