What I say is that it isn't natural in a child of his age." Burton smiled.
"Well, really," he said, "I don't see anything to worry about in what you have told me." "Don't you!" Ellen replied.

"Well, just you listen to me and answer my question.

I left Alf alone with you while I changed my--while I looked after the washing the day you came, and what I want to know is, did you give him one of those things that you talked to me about ?" "I certainly did not," Burton answered.
Then a light broke in upon him.

Ellen saw the change in his face.
"Well, what is it ?" she asked sharply.

"I can see you know all about it." "There were the two beans you threw out of the window," he said.