"He'll come less and seldomer and seldomer as you get big, you know.

It was just at first, when one was very little and didn't know one's way about--just to help babies not to be frightened.

Timothy would tell you only he won't.

Then he comes only a little--just at special times like this was." Bim told you this with a slightly bored air, as though it were silly of you not to know, and really his air of certainty made an incredulous challenge a difficult thing.

On the present occasion Mr.Jack was just there, in the middle of the crowd, smiling and friendly.