“Theobald!”
The boy stood up straight quickly.
“What were you doing?”
“Nothing.” Maybe-but it looked as if he had pinched her.
“Well, I think you had better find another place to do it. The baby needs to sleep now.”
The boy shot a quick glance at the infant and turned away. He walked slowly down toward the water.
Felix settled back, after glancing at Phyllis. Yes, she was still asleep. It was a good world, he assured himself again, filled with interesting things. Of which the most interesting were children. He glanced at Theobald. The boy was a lot of fun now, and would be more interesting as he grew up-if he could refrain from wringing his cussed little neck in the meantime!