A boy is restless and unsympathetic about the way that everyone else in the house is preoccupied with a very sick baby. He is enthralled by a fancy bowl and convinces them to use it for the emergency baptism when the parson arrives; he feels that surely, then, the baby won't die.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1923 |
|
The Riddle and Other Stories | Selwyn & Blount | Collection | 157 |
| 1925 |
|
Broomsticks and Other Tales | Constable & Co. Ltd. | Collection | |10 |
| 1936 | The Nap, and Other Stories | Thomas Nelson & Sons | Collection | ||
| 1950 | The Collected Tales of Walter de la Mare | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 66 | |
| November 1996 |
|
Short Stories 1895-1926 | Giles de la Mare Publishers | Collection | 87 |
| July 2012 |
|
Short Stories 1895-1926 | Giles de la Mare Publishers | Collection | |
| October 2022 |
|
L'enigma e altre storie | Edizioni Hypnos | Collection | |9 |
| October 2022 |
|
L'enigma e altre storie | Edizioni Hypnos | Collection | |9 |