They won't be missed, you know, if we take them betwixt and between." After that there was much secret hurrying up and down stairs and secret gurglings of delight as the preparations advanced.
"Oh, Mirak! Won't it be lovely?
He's sure to come in when he sees it!" said the little girl, clasping her hands.

"And Old Faithful was saying that Grand-dad Babar was as good as twenty other men in a fight, so _then_ you'll be quite safe." But Mirak's face was solemn.

"If Grand-dad doesn't know it's for him he won't come in, and he won't eat the sweets either.

It's greedy to eat sweets as doesn't belong to you, and _he_ wasn't greedy.

Old Faithful says he wasn't.