return dot
	case *parse.NilNode:
		s.errorf("nil is not a command")
	case *parse.NumberNode:
		return s.idealConstant(word)
	case *parse.StringNode:
		return reflect.ValueOf(word.Text)
	}
	s.errorf("can't evaluate command %q", firstWord)
	panic("not reached")
}

// idealConstant is called to return the value of a number in a context where
// we don't know the type. In that case, the syntax of the number tells us