"You don't often go out before that, do you?"
"No."
"Would it make any difference to you if I took my time off from eight to eleven, after baby's early feeding, and would you sort of look after him, if he should wake up before I get back?"
He stared at her.
"You mean you intend to turn out to walk or shop or whatever you do, at eight in the morning?"
"Yes. I have to get up early on baby's account anyway."
"But, Jane, I don't know anything about kids. If he cried, I wouldn't know what to do."
"I could show you. It is my job the rest of the twenty-four hours, you know."
"I suppose it's only fair, but...."
"I think you ought to learn what to do for him, just as I did. I might die or get hurt."