All the girls have always said Irene was jealous-minded and I would never believe them before . But now I feel that perhaps she is . `` The first thing she did was to pounce on Jims -- Irene pretends to adore babies -- pick him out of his cradle and kiss him all over his face . Now , Irene knows perfectly well that I do n't like to have Jims kissed like that . It is not hygienic . After she had worried him till he began to fuss , she looked at me and gave quite a nasty little laugh but she said , oh , so sweetly , '' ` Why , Rilla , darling , you look as if you thought I was poisoning the baby . ' '' ` Oh , no , I do n't , Irene , ' I said -- every bit as sweetly , ` but you know Morgan says that the only place a baby should be kissed is on its forehead , for fear of germs , and that is my rule with Jims . ' '' ` Dear me , am I so full of germs ? ' said Irene plaintively . I knew she was making fun of me and I began to boil inside -- but outside no sign of a simmer . I was determined I would not scrap with Irene . `` Then she began to bounce Jims . Now , Morgan says bouncing is almost the worst thing that can be done to a baby . I never allow Jims to be bounced . But Irene bounced him and that exasperating child liked it . He smiled -- for the very first time . He is four months old and he has never smiled once before . Not even mother or Susan have been able to coax that thing to smile , try as they would . And here he was smiling because Irene Howard bounced him ! Talk of gratitude !
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