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Richard, appearing very anxious, at once told Mrs K. two things: his cold had come back and he had again brought the fleet.… He looked round and was pleased to find that the broken window-pane had been replaced. He also inspected the playroom and was glad to see it unaltered.
Mrs K. interpreted that he felt relieved to find that the intruding Daddy, who was represented yesterday by the man with the window-pane, had in fact not done any harm to Mrs K.—the playroom—which meant also that Mummy had not been injured.
Richard put out the fleet in battle order. He showed Mrs K. that five destroyers were quite alike and also that a group of five smaller ships were alike.
Mrs K. reminded him that recently he had suddenly thought that one of the five was the ‘biggest destroyer’ and that he had said so after she had interpreted that he felt guilty about having destroyed the baby salmon and Mummy's babies.
Richard discovered that Mrs K. had brought a new pad of the same kind as the one which had been used up. He was delighted and asked where she had found it. Mrs K. replied that it had been, after all, among her things. Richard said ‘good’ and inquired whether Mrs K. had brought the yellow pad as well. When she