"The last time George was home he came into the night nursery one night.

Nanna was still busy in the kitchen, so I was by myself.

I have a room all to myself now, but I hadn't then.

George came in to say a special good-bye to me--he was going off the next morning very early, and Betty wanted to be the only one up to see him go; I mean really early, half past five in the morning.

And then--and then--he said to me: 'You'll look after Betty, Timmy?
If anything happens to me you'll take my place, won't you, old chap?
You'll look after Betty all the days of her life ?' I promised I would, and so I will too.