The little fellow got all ready to jump, and then looked down again,
and said, "I'se afraid."
"Willie, didn't I tell you I would catch you? Will papa deceive you?
Now, Willie, look me right in the eye, and jump, and I will catch
you."
The little fellow got all ready the third time to jump, but he looked
on the floor, and said:
"I'se afraid."
"Didn't I tell you I would catch you?"
"Yes."
At last I said: "Willie, don't take your eyes off me"; and I held the
little fellow's eyes, and said, "Now, jump; don't look at the floor;"
and he leaped into my arms.