would be lovely to have you at some point,” Della said, holding the tray in front of her, “but we have other things going on just now.”
“It’s Della’s first child, you see. I think she’d like—”
“I just need a little time by myself with Steven. And the baby.”
“I could help. I’m really good with babies,” Lily said. “I used to look after my brothers all the time when they were babies. And they were awful. Really horrible babies. They screamed, like, all the time.”
Mr. Trog looked at Della.
“I’m sure you’ll be simply brilliant, Lily darling,” he said. “It’s just that right now is not a very good time.”
“But you’ve got loads of room. I can just stay in one of the guest rooms. You won’t even know I’m here. I’ll be really helpful with nappies and stuff and I could babysit so you could still
