Me and Nobbles — Amy Le Feuvre

" ...] Very reluctantly he left the room and returned to the nursery, quite unconscious that he had left behind him on the floor a tell-tale reminder of his presence there. Ail that day Bobby watched and waited for the expected arrival. He was bitterly disappointed that bedtime came before there were any signs of his uncle. Early the next morning he woke, wondering whether he had come, and when Nurse told him that it was past ten o'clock before he arrived, he eagerly enquired: 'And did he come quite by himself?' 'Of course, he did. I haven't seen him yet, but Jane says he's wonderful good looking.' ...]."