But you heard what Dr.O'Farrell said." "Dr.O'Farrell isn't God," said Timmy scornfully.
"No, my dear, Dr.O'Farrell is certainly not God; but he is a very sensible, humane human being--and the last man to condemn even an animal to death, without good reason." There was a rather painful pause.

Janet Tosswill felt as if the child were withdrawing himself from her, both in a physical and in a mental sense.
"Mum ?" he said in a low, heart-broken voice.
"Yes, my dear ?" "I want to tell you something." "Yes, Timmy ?" "It's I who ought to be shot, not Josephine.

It was all my fault.

It had nothing to do with her." "I don't know what you mean, Timmy.

You mustn't talk in that exaggerated way.