Re: Deluxe Floor: 12:01 AM
"A child," she said, as if it were a perfectly sensible question. "Or a pig. Come here, darling, come to mama." She was the picture of a sweet, motherly disposition, picking the baby up out of the cradle. Its squalling redoubled when it saw her face. "Now now, dear, don't misbehave."
A conundrum. She wanted to punish the child for running off and throwing itself into the bassinet next door, but there was a Hatter here. "I think you should pour the child a bathtub full of tea," she advised. "He needs a bath, and everyone could use some tea this time of night."