"No kidding," Eddie smiled. "I thought it was a battleship."
"Red, ain't he?"
"Yeh, he's red."
"That fades, though."
"Does it?"
"Sure."
"That's good."
"It's time for him to go back," said Dot.
"Don't you want me to take him back?" Eddie's hands reached out for the baby.
"No, you might drop him," said Dot, "and then Miss Parsons would holler at you."
"I wouldn't drop him."
"Well, we'll wait for her to take him."
"All right."
Miss Parsons came and took the baby.
"That's what we saved all the money for, Eddie."
"Yeh, that's it."
Why the hell didn't she say something that a fellow could judge whether or not she liked the kid?
Why the devil didn't he say something that a woman could judge whether or not he liked the kid?
