Peter Pan | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

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ChapterI.PETERBREAKSTHROUGH
Alle
All
children,exceptone,grow
op
up
.
Theysoonknowthatthey
vil
will
growup,andthe
måde
way
Wendyknewwasthis.
One
dag
day
whenshewastwoyears
gammel
old
shewasplayinginagarden,
og
and
shepluckedanotherflower
og
and
ranwithittoher
mor
mother
.
Isupposeshemust
have
have
lookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darling
lagde
put
herhandtoher
hjerte
heart
andcried,“Oh,whycan’tyouremainlikethisforever!”
Thiswas
alt
all
thatpassedbetweenthemon
det
the
subject,buthenceforthWendy
vidste
knew
thatshemustgrow
op
up
.
Youalwaysknowafteryouare
to
two
.
Twoisthebeginningofthe
enden
end
.
Ofcoursetheylivedat14,
og
and
untilWendycameher
mor
mother
wasthechiefone.
Shewasalovely
dame
lady
,witharomanticmind
og
and
suchasweetmockingmouth.
Herromantic
sind
mind
waslikethetinyboxes,onewithinthe
anden
other
,thatcomefromthepuzzlingEast,however
mange
many
youdiscoverthereis
altid
always
onemore;
andher
søde
sweet
mockingmouthhadonekissonitthatWendy
kunne
could
neverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.
The
måde
way
Mr.Darlingwonherwas
denne
this
:
themanygentlemenwhohadbeenboys
da
when
shewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythatthey
elskede
loved
her,andtheyall
løb
ran
toherhousetoproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,who
tog
took
acabandnippedin
først
first
,andsohegother.
He
fik
got
allofher,except
den
the
innermostboxandthekiss.
He
aldrig
never
knewaboutthebox,
og
and
intimehegaveup
forsøge
trying
forthekiss.
WendythoughtNapoleoncould
have
have
gotit,butI
kan
can
picturehimtrying,andthen
going
offinapassion,slammingthe
døren
door
.
Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendythather
mor
mother
notonlylovedhim
men
but
respectedhim.
Hewas
en
one
ofthosedeepones
der
who
knowaboutstocksandshares.
Of
selvfølgelig
course
noonereallyknows,
men
but
hequiteseemedtoknow,
og
and
heoftensaidstockswere
op
up
andsharesweredownina
måde
way
thatwouldhavemade
enhver
any
womanrespecthim.
Mrs.
Darlingwas
gift
married
inwhite,andat
første
first
shekeptthebooksperfectly,
næsten
almost
gleefully,asifitwereagame,notso
meget
much
asaBrusselssproutwasmissing;
men
but
byandbywholecauliflowersdropped
ud
out
,andinsteadofthem
der
there
werepicturesofbabies
uden
without
faces.
Shedrewthem
da
when
sheshouldhavebeentotting
op
up
.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendy
kom
came
first,thenJohn,thenMichael.
For
en
a
weekortwoafterWendy
kom
came
itwasdoubtfulwhetherthey
ville
would
beabletokeep
hende
her
,asshewasanothermouthtofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudofher,
men
but
hewasveryhonourable,
og
and
hesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’s
seng
bed
,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,
mens
while
shelookedathimimploringly.
She
ville
wanted
toriskit,comewhatmight,
men
but
thatwasnothis
måde
way
;
hiswaywaswithapencil
og
and
apieceofpaper,
og
and
ifsheconfusedhim
med
with
suggestionshehadtobeginatthebeginning
igen
again
.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegof
hende
her
.
“Ihaveonepoundseventeen
her
here
,andtwoandsixattheoffice;
I
kan
can
cutoffmycoffeeattheoffice,say
ti
ten
shillings,makingtwonine
og
and
six,withyoureighteen
og
and
threemakesthreenineseven,
med
with
fivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dot
og
and
carryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothat
mand
man
whocametothedoor—quiet,child—dot
og
and
carrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didIsayninenineseven?
ja
yes
,Isaidninenineseven;
thequestion
er
is
,canwetryitfor
et
a
yearonninenineseven?”
“Ofcoursewe
kan
can
,George,”shecried.
ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,
og
and
hewasreallythegrandercharacterofthe
to
two
.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
næsten
almost
threateningly,andoffhe
gik
went
again.
“Mumpsonepound,
at
that
iswhatIhave
sat
put
down,butIdaresayit
vil
will
bemorelikethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesone
fem
five
,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,
gør
makes
twofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,
sige
say
fifteenshillings”—andsoonitwent,
og
and
itaddedupdifferently
hver
each
time;
butatlastWendy
lige
just
gotthrough,withmumpsreducedtotwelve
seks
six
,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedas
en
one
.
Therewasthesameexcitement
over
over
John,andMichaelhad
endda
even
anarrowersqueak;
but
begge
both
werekept,andsoon,you
kunne
might
haveseenthethreeofthem
going
inarowto
Miss
Miss
Fulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darling
elskede
loved
tohaveeverythingjustso,
og
and
Mr.Darlinghadapassionforbeing
præcis
exactly
likehisneighbours;
so,of
selvfølgelig
course
,theyhadanurse.
Astheywere
fattige
poor
,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
børnene
children
drank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundland
hund
dog
,calledNana,whohadbelongedto
ikke
no
oneinparticularuntiltheDarlingsengaged
hende
her
.
Shehadalwaysthought
børnene
children
important,however,andtheDarlings
havde
had
becomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,
hvor
where
shespentmostofhersparetimepeepingintoperambulators,
og
and
wasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshe
fulgte
followed
totheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobe
helt
quite
atreasureofanurse.
Hvor
How
thoroughshewasatbath-time,
og
and
upatanymomentof
den
the
nightifoneofhercharges
gjorde
made
theslightestcry.
Of
selvfølgelig
course
herkennelwasinthenursery.
Shehadageniusfor
vide
knowing
whenacoughisa
ting
thing
tohavenopatience
med
with
andwhenitneedsstocking
omkring
around
yourthroat.
Shebelievedtoher
sidste
last
dayinold-fashionedremedies
som
like
rhubarbleaf,andmade
lyde
sounds
ofcontemptoverallthisnew-fangled
tale
talk
aboutgerms,andsoon.
Itwas
en
a
lessoninproprietyto
se
see
herescortingthechildrentoschool,
walking
sedatelybytheirside
når
when
theywerewellbehaved,
og
and
buttingthembackintoline
hvis
if
theystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdaysshe
aldrig
never
onceforgothissweater,
og
and
sheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthin
tilfælde
case
ofrain.
Thereis
et
a
roominthebasementofMissFulsom’s
skole
school
wherethenurseswait.
They
sad
sat
onforms,whileNana
lay
onthefloor,butthatwasthe
eneste
only
difference.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasof
en
an
inferiorsocialstatustothemselves,
og
and
shedespisedtheirlight
snak
talk
.
SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
men
but
iftheydidcomeshe
først
first
whippedoffMichael’spinafore
og
and
puthimintotheone
med
with
bluebraiding,andsmoothedoutWendy
og
and
madeadashatJohn’s
hår
hair
.
Nonurserycouldpossibly
have
have
beenconductedmorecorrectly,
og
and
Mr.Darlingknewit,
men
yet
hesometimeswondereduneasilywhethertheneighbours
talte
talked
.
Hehadhispositioninthe
byen
city
toconsider.
Nanaalsotroubledhiminanother
måde
way
.
Hehadsometimesafeeling
at
that
shedidnotadmire
ham
him
.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darling
ville
would
assurehim,andthenshe
ville
would
signtothechildrentobespeciallyniceto
far
father
.
Lovelydancesfollowed,inwhich
den
the
onlyotherservant,Liza,was
undertiden
sometimes
allowedtojoin.
Such
en
a
midgetshelookedinherlongskirt
og
and
maid’scap,thoughshe
havde
had
sworn,whenengaged,thatshe
ville
would
neverseetenagain.
Den
The
gaietyofthoseromps!
Og
And
gayestofallwasMrs.Darling,
som
who
wouldpirouettesowildly
at
that
allyoucouldseeofherwasthekiss,
og
and
thenifyouhaddashedatheryou
kunne
might
havegotit.
There
aldrig
never
wasasimplerhappier
familie
family
untilthecomingofPeterPan.
Mrs.
Darling
først
first
heardofPeterwhenshewastidying
op
up
herchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomofevery
god
good
motherafterherchildrenareasleeptorummageintheirminds
og
and
putthingsstraightfor
næste
next
morning,repackingintotheirproperplacesthe
mange
many
articlesthathavewanderedduringthe
dagen
day
.
Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butof
selvfølgelig
course
youcan’t)youwouldseeyour
egen
own
motherdoingthis,andyou
ville
would
finditveryinterestingtowatch
hende
her
.
Itisquiteliketidying
op
up
drawers.
Youwouldseeheronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorously
over
over
someofyourcontents,wondering
hvor
where
onearthyouhadpickedthis
ting
thing
up,makingdiscoveriessweet
og
and
notsosweet,pressingthistohercheekasifitwereasniceas
en
a
kitten,andhurriedlystowingthat
ud
out
ofsight.
Whenyou
vågner
wake
inthemorning,thenaughtiness
og
and
evilpassionswithwhichyou
gik
went
tobedhavebeenfoldedupsmall
og
and
placedatthebottomofyour
sind
mind
andonthetop,beautifullyaired,arespread
ud
out
yourprettierthoughts,readyforyoutoputon.
Idon’t
ved
know
whetheryouhaveeverseenamapofaperson’s
sind
mind
.
Doctorssometimesdrawmapsof
andre
other
partsofyou,andyour
eget
own
mapcanbecomeintenselyinteresting,
men
but
catchthemtryingtodraw
et
a
mapofachild’s
sind
mind
,whichisnotonlyconfused,
men
but
keepsgoingroundallthe
tiden
time
.
Therearezigzaglinesonit,just
ligesom
like
yourtemperatureonacard,
og
and
theseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandis
altid
always
moreorlessanisland,
med
with
astonishingsplashesofcolour
her
here
andthere,andcoralreefs
og
and
rakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,
og
and
savagesandlonelylairs,
og
and
gnomeswhoaremostlytailors,
og
and
cavesthroughwhichariver
løber
runs
,andprinceswithsixelderbrothers,
og
and
ahutfastgoingtodecay,
og
and
oneverysmallold
dame
lady
withahookednose.
Itwouldbean
let
easy
mapifthatwere
alt
all
,butthereisalso
første
first
dayatschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbsthat
tager
take
thedative,chocolatepudding
dag
day
,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpulling
ud
out
yourtoothyourself,andsoon,
og
and
eitherthesearepartoftheisland
eller
or
theyareanothermap
viser
showing
through,anditis
alt
all
ratherconfusing,especiallyas
intet
nothing
willstandstill.
Of
selvfølgelig
course
theNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.
John’s,forinstance,
havde
had
alagoonwithflamingoesflying
over
over
itatwhichJohnwas
skød
shooting
,whileMichael,whowas
meget
very
small,hadaflamingo
med
with
lagoonsflyingoverit.
Johnlivedinaboatturnedupsidedownonthesands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyina
hus
house
ofleavesdeftlysewn
sammen
together
.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsat
natten
night
,Wendyhadapetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,
men
but
onthewholetheNeverlands
har
have
afamilyresemblance,and
hvis
if
theystoodstillin
en
a
rowyoucouldsayofthem
at
that
theyhaveeachother’snose,
og
and
soforth.
Onthesemagicshores
børn
children
atplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
We
også
too
havebeenthere;
we
kan
can
stillhearthesoundofthesurf,
selv
though
weshalllandno
mere
more
.
OfalldelectableislandstheNeverlandisthesnuggest
og
and
mostcompact,notlarge
og
and
sprawly,youknow,withtediousdistances
mellem
between
oneadventureandanother,
men
but
nicelycrammed.
Whenyou
spiller
play
atitbyday
med
with
thechairsandtable-cloth,itisnotintheleastalarming,
men
but
inthetwominutes
før
before
yougotosleepit
bliver
becomes
veryreal.
Thatis
derfor
why
therearenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravels
gennem
through
herchildren’smindsMrs.Darling
fandt
found
thingsshecouldnot
forstå
understand
,andofthesequite
det
the
mostperplexingwasthe
ordet
word
Peter.
Sheknewof
ikke
no
Peter,andyethewas
her
here
andthereinJohn
og
and
Michael’sminds,whileWendy’sbegantobescrawledallover
med
with
him.
Thenamestood
ud
out
inbolderlettersthan
nogen
any
oftheotherwords,
og
and
asMrs.Darlinggazedshe
følte
felt
thatithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmitted
med
with
regret.
Hermotherhadbeenquestioningher.
“But
hvem
who
ishe,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,you
ved
know
,mother.”
AtfirstMrs.Darlingdidnot
vidste
know
,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshe
bare
just
rememberedaPeterPan
der
who
wassaidtolivewith
det
the
fairies.
Therewereoddstories
om
about
him,asthatwhen
børn
children
diedhewentpartofthe
vejen
way
withthem,sothatthey
skulle
should
notbefrightened.
She
havde
had
believedinhimat
det
the
time,butnowthatshewas
gift
married
andfullofsenseshe
ganske
quite
doubtedwhethertherewas
nogen
any
suchperson.
“Besides,”she
sagde
said
toWendy,“hewouldbegrownupby
dette
this
time.”
“Ohno,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheis
lige
just
mysize.”
Shemeant
at
that
hewashersizein
både
both
mindandbody;
shedidn’t
vidste
know
howsheknew,shejust
vidste
knew
it.
Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
men
but
hesmiledpooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”he
sagde
said
,“itissomenonsenseNana
har
has
beenputtingintotheirheads;
lige
just
thesortofidea
en
a
dogwouldhave.
Leaveitalone,
og
and
itwillblowover.”
Men
But
itwouldnotblow
over
over
andsoonthetroublesome
dreng
boy
gaveMrs.Darlingquite
et
a
shock.
Childrenhavethestrangestadventures
uden
without
beingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,they
kan
may
remembertomention,a
uge
week
aftertheeventhappened,that
da
when
theywereinthewoodthey
havde
had
mettheirdeadfather
og
and
hadagamewith
ham
him
.
Itwasinthiscasual
måde
way
thatWendyonemorning
gjorde
made
adisquietingrevelation.
Someleavesof
et
a
treehadbeenfoundonthenurseryfloor,whichcertainlywerenotthere
da
when
thechildrenwentto
seng
bed
,andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzling
over
over
themwhenWendysaid
med
with
atolerantsmile:.
“Ido
tror
believe
itisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyou
mener
mean
,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendy
sagde
said
,sighing.
Shewasatidy
barn
child
.
Sheexplainedinquite
en
a
matter-of-factwaythatshe
troede
thought
Petersometimescametothenurseryinthe
natten
night
andsatonthefootofher
seng
bed
andplayedonhispipestoher.
Unfortunatelyshe
aldrig
never
woke,soshedidn’t
vidste
know
howsheknew,she
bare
just
knew.
“Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.
Ingen
No
onecangetintothe
huset
house
withoutknocking.”
“Ithinkhe
kommer
comes
inbythewindow,”she
sagde
said
.
“Mylove,itis
tre
three
floorsup.”
“Werenot
det
the
leavesatthefootof
det
the
window,mother?”
Itwas
helt
quite
true;
theleaveshadbeen
fundet
found
verynearthewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnotknowwhatto
tro
think
,foritallseemedsonaturaltoWendythatyou
kunne
could
notdismissitby
sige
saying
shehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”
det
the
mothercried,“whydidyounot
fortalte
tell
meofthisbefore?”
“Iforgot,”
sagde
said
Wendylightly.
Shewasina
travlt
hurry
togetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshe
must
havebeendreaming.
But,on
den
the
otherhand,therewere
den
the
leaves.
Mrs.Darlingexaminedthem
meget
very
carefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,
men
but
shewassuretheydidnot
kom
come
fromanytreethatgrewinEngland.
Shecrawledaboutthefloor,peeringatit
med
with
acandleformarksofastrangefoot.
Sherattledthepoker
op
up
thechimneyandtappedthewalls.
She
lod
let
downatapefromthewindowtothepavement,
og
and
itwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,
uden
without
somuchasaspouttoclimb
op
up
by.
CertainlyWendyhadbeen
drømt
dreaming
.
ButWendyhadnotbeen
drømt
dreaming
,astheverynext
nat
night
showed,thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresof
disse
these
childrenmaybesaidto
have
have
begun.
Onthenightwe
taler
speak
ofallthechildrenwereoncemorein
sengen
bed
.
IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,
og
and
Mrs.Darlinghadbathedthem
og
and
sungtothemtill
en
one
byonetheyhadletgoher
hånd
hand
andslidawayintothelandofsleep.
Alle
All
werelookingsosafe
og
and
cosythatshesmiledatherfears
nu
now
andsatdowntranquillybythefiretosew.
Itwas
noget
something
forMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.
Thefirewaswarm,however,
og
and
thenurserydimlylitby
tre
three
night-lights,andpresentlythesewing
lay
onMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenherheadnodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewasasleep.
Se
Look
atthefourof
dem
them
,WendyandMichaeloverthere,John
her
here
,andMrs.Darlingbythefire.
Der
There
shouldhavebeenafourthnight-light.
Mens
While
shesleptshehad
en
a
dream.
ShedreamtthattheNeverland
havde
had
cometoonearand
at
that
astrangeboyhadbroken
igennem
through
fromit.
Hedidnotalarm
hende
her
,forshethoughtshe
havde
had
seenhimbeforeinthefacesof
mange
many
womenwhohaveno
børn
children
.
Perhapsheistobe
finde
found
inthefacesof
nogle
some
mothersalso.
Butinher
drøm
dream
hehadrentthefilm
der
that
obscurestheNeverland,andshe
saw
WendyandJohnandMichaelpeeping
gennem
through
thegap.
Thedreambyitself
ville
would
havebeenatrifle,
men
but
whileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblew
åbent
open
,andaboydiddroponthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedbyastrange
lys
light
,nobiggerthanyourfist,whichdartedabouttheroomlikealiving
ting
thing
andIthinkit
must
havebeenthislightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.
She
begyndte
started
upwithacry,
og
and
sawtheboy,andsomehowshe
vidste
knew
atoncethathewasPeterPan.
Hvis
If
youorIorWendyhadbeenthereweshould
have
have
seenthathewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.
Hewas
en
a
lovelyboy,cladinskeletonleaves
og
and
thejuicesthatooze
ud
out
oftreesbutthe
mest
most
entrancingthingabouthimwasthathe
havde
had
allhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.THESHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
og
and
,asifinanswerto
en
a
bell,thedooropened,
og
and
Nanaentered,returnedfromherevening
ud
out
.
Shegrowledandsprangattheboy,
som
who
leaptlightlythroughthewindow.
Igen
Again
Mrs.Darlingscreamed,this
gang
time
indistressforhim,forshethoughthewas
dræbt
killed
,andsherandownintothe
gaden
street
tolookforhis
lille
little
body,butitwasnot
der
there
;
andshelookedup,
og
and
intheblacknightshe
kunne
could
seenothingbutwhatshe
troede
thought
wasashootingstar.
Shereturnedtothenursery,
og
and
foundNanawithsomethinginhermouth,
som
which
provedtobetheboy’sshadow.
AsheleaptatthewindowNanahad
lukket
closed
itquickly,toolateto
fange
catch
him,buthisshadowhadnothad
tid
time
togetout;
slam
gik
went
thewindowandsnappedit
ud
off
.
YoumaybesureMrs.Darlingexaminedtheshadowcarefully,
men
but
itwasquitetheordinary
slags
kind
.
Nanahadnodoubtofwhatwas
det
the
bestthingtodo
med
with
thisshadow.
Shehungit
ud
out
atthewindow,meaning“Heis
sikker
sure
tocomebackforit;
lad
let
usputitwherehe
kan
can
getiteasilywithoutdisturbingthechildren.”
Men
But
unfortunatelyMrs.Darlingcouldnotleaveit
hænge
hanging
outatthewindow,it
looked
solikethewashing
og
and
loweredthewholetoneofthehouse.
Shethoughtof
vise
showing
ittoMr.Darling,
men
but
hewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohn
og
and
Michael,withawettowel
omkring
around
hisheadtokeephisbrain
klar
clear
,anditseemedashametotrouble
ham
him
;
besides,sheknewexactlywhathe
ville
would
say:
“Itallcomesof
have
having
adogforanurse.”
Shedecidedtorolltheshadow
op
up
andputitawaycarefullyin
en
a
drawer,untilafittingopportunity
kom
came
fortellingherhusband.
Ah
mig
me
!
Theopportunitycamea
uge
week
later,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
Of
selvfølgelig
course
itwasaFriday.
“Ioughtto
have
have
beenspeciallycarefulon
en
a
Friday,”sheusedto
sige
say
afterwardstoherhusband,
mens
while
perhapsNanawason
den
the
othersideofher,
holder
holding
herhand.
“No,no,”Mr.Darling
altid
always
said,“Iamresponsibleforitall.
Jeg
I
,GeorgeDarling,didit.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhad
en
a
classicaleducation.
Theysatthus
nat
night
afternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,till
hver
every
detailofitwasstampedontheirbrains
og
and
camethroughonthe
anden
other
sidelikethefaceson
en
a
badcoinage.
“IfonlyI
havde
had
notacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darling
sagde
said
.
“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”
sagde
said
Mr.Darling.
“IfonlyI
havde
had
pretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyes
sagde
said
.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,
kære
dear
masterandmistress.”
Then
en
one
ormoreofthem
ville
would
breakdownaltogether;
Nanaatthe
tænkte
thought
,“It’strue,it’strue,theyoughtnotto
have
have
hadadogfor
en
a
nurse.”
ManyatimeitwasMr.Darling
der
who
putthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darlingwouldcry,
og
and
Nana’sbarkwastheechoofit,
men
but
Mrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;
therewas
noget
something
intheright-handcornerofhermouththat
ville
wanted
hernottocallPeternames.
Theywould
sad
sit
thereintheemptynursery,recallingfondly
hver
every
smallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.