Nevertheless, in his heart he knew that, during the day-time, other things did more and more compel his attention.

There were long stretches during the day-time now when he forgot his friend.
"After your second birthday I always leave you more to yourselves.

I shall go now for quite a time, and you'll see that when the old feeling comes, and you know that I'm coming back, you'll be quite startled and surprised that you'd got on so well without me.

Of course, some of you want me more than others do, and with some of you I stay quite late in life.

There are one or two I never leave at all.