See?
There's such a lot of little cogs in everyday life that have to be fitted so they'll run smoothly--that have to be adjusted, 'specially at the first." "Oh, Billy, what an idea!" "But it's so, really, Bertram.

Anyhow, I know my cogs were always getting out of place at the first," laughed Billy.

"And I was like Aunt Hannah's clock, too, always going off half an hour ahead of time.

And maybe I shall be so again, sometimes.

But, Bertram,"-- her voice shook a little--"if you'll just look at my face you'll see that I tell the right time there, just as Aunt Hannah's clock does.