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ChapterI.PETERBREAKSTHROUGH
Allchildren,
undtagen
except
one,growup.
Theysoonknowthattheywill
vokse
grow
up,andthewayWendyknewwasthis.
Onedaywhenshewastwoyearsoldshewasplayinginagarden,andshepluckedanotherflowerandranwithittohermother.
Isupposeshemusthavelookedratherdelightful,forMrs.
Darling
Darling
putherhandtoherheartandcried,“Oh,whycan’tyouremainlikethisforever!”
Thiswasallthatpassedbetweenthemonthesubject,buthenceforthWendyknewthatshemust
vokse
grow
up.
Youalwaysknowafteryouaretwo.
Twoisthe
begyndelsen
beginning
oftheend.
Ofcoursetheylivedat14,anduntilWendycamehermotherwasthechiefone.
Shewasa
dejlig
lovely
lady,witharomanticmindandsuchasweetmocking
mund
mouth
.
Herromanticmindwaslikethetinyboxes,onewithintheother,thatcomefromthepuzzling
Østen
East
,howevermanyyoudiscoverthereisalwaysonemore;
andhersweetmocking
mund
mouth
hadonekissonitthatWendycouldneverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.
ThewayMr.
Darling
Darling
wonherwasthis:
themanygentlemenwhohadbeenboyswhenshewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythattheylovedher,andtheyallrantoherhousetoproposetoher
undtagen
except
Mr.Darling,whotookacabandnippedinfirst,andsohegother.
Hegotallofher,
undtagen
except
theinnermostboxandthe
kysset
kiss
.
Heneverknewaboutthebox,andintimehegaveuptryingforthe
kysset
kiss
.
WendythoughtNapoleoncouldhavegotit,butIcanpicturehimtrying,andthengoingoffinapassion,slammingthedoor.
Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendythathermothernotonlylovedhimbut
respekterede
respected
him.
Hewasoneofthosedeeponeswhoknowaboutstocksandshares.
Ofcoursenoonereallyknows,buthequiteseemedtoknow,andhe
ofte
often
saidstockswereupandsharesweredowninawaythatwouldhavemadeanywoman
respektere
respect
him.
Mrs.
Darlingwasmarriedinwhite,andatfirstshekeptthebooksperfectly,almostgleefully,asifitwereagame,notsomuchasaBrusselssproutwasmissing;
butbyandbywholecauliflowers
faldt
dropped
out,andinsteadofthemtherewerepicturesofbabieswithoutfaces.
Shedrewthemwhensheshouldhavebeentottingup.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendycamefirst,thenJohn,thenMichael.
ForaweekortwoafterWendycameitwasdoubtful
om
whether
theywouldbeabletokeepher,asshewasanother
mund
mouth
tofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfully
stolt
proud
ofher,buthewasveryhonourable,andhesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’sbed,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,whileshelookedathimimploringly.
Shewantedto
risikere
risk
it,comewhatmight,butthatwasnothisway;
hiswaywaswithapencilanda
stykke
piece
ofpaper,andifsheconfusedhimwithsuggestionshehadto
begynde
begin
atthebeginningagain.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegofher.
“Ihaveonepoundseventeenhere,andtwoandsixattheoffice;
Icancutoffmycoffeeattheoffice,saytenshillings,makingtwo
ni
nine
andsix,withyoureighteenandthreemakesthree
ni
nine
seven,withfivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakes
otte
eight
nineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eight
ni
nine
seven,dotandcarryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothatmanwhocametothedoor—quiet,child—dotand
bære
carry
child—there,you’vedoneit!—didIsay
ni
nine
nineseven?
yes,Isaid
ni
nine
nineseven;
thequestionis,canwetryitforayearon
ni
nine
nineseven?”
“Ofcoursewecan,George,”she
græd
cried
.
ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,andhewasreallythegrandercharacterofthetwo.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedheralmostthreateningly,andoffhewentagain.
“Mumpsonepound,thatiswhatIhaveputdown,butIdaresayitwillbemorelikethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesonefive,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,makestwofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,sayfifteenshillings”—andsoonitwent,anditaddedupdifferentlyeachtime;
butatlastWendyjustgotthrough,withmumpsreducedtotwelvesix,andthetwokindsofmeasles
behandlet
treated
asone.
TherewasthesameexcitementoverJohn,andMichaelhadevenanarrowersqueak;
butbothwerekept,andsoon,youmighthaveseenthethreeofthemgoinginarowtoMissFulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darlinglovedtohaveeverythingjustso,andMr.Darlinghadapassionforbeingexactlylikehisneighbours;
so,ofcourse,theyhadanurse.
Astheywerepoor,owingtotheamountof
mælk
milk
thechildrendrank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundlanddog,calledNana,whohadbelongedtonooneinparticularuntiltheDarlingsengagedher.
Shehadalwaysthoughtchildrenimportant,
dog
however
,andtheDarlingshadbecomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,whereshe
tilbragte
spent
mostofhersparetimepeepingintoperambulators,andwasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshefollowedtotheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobequiteatreasureofanurse.
Howthoroughshewasatbath-time,andupatanymomentofthenightifoneofherchargesmadetheslightestcry.
Ofcourseherkennelwasinthenursery.
Shehadageniusforknowingwhenacoughisathingtohavenopatiencewithandwhenitneedsstockingaroundyourthroat.
Shebelievedtoherlastdayinold-fashionedremedieslikerhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontemptoverallthisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,andsoon.
Itwasalessoninproprietytoseeherescortingthechildrentoschool,walkingsedatelybytheirsidewhentheywerewellbehaved,andbuttingthembackintolineiftheystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdayssheneveronceforgothissweater,andsheusually
bære
carried
anumbrellainher
munden
mouth
incaseofrain.
ThereisaroominthebasementofMissFulsom’sschoolwherethenurseswait.
Theysatonforms,whileNanalayonthe
gulvet
floor
,butthatwastheonly
forskel
difference
.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasofaninferiorsocialstatustothemselves,andshedespisedtheirlighttalk.
SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,butiftheydidcomeshefirstwhippedoffMichael’spinaforeandputhimintotheonewith
blå
blue
braiding,andsmoothedoutWendyandmadeadashatJohn’shair.
Nonurserycouldpossiblyhavebeenconductedmorecorrectly,andMr.
Darling
Darling
knewit,yethesometimes
undrede
wondered
uneasilywhethertheneighbourstalked.
Hehadhis
stilling
position
inthecitytoconsider.
Nanaalsotroubledhiminanotherway.
Hehadsometimesafeelingthatshedidnotadmirehim.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.
Darling
Darling
wouldassurehim,andthenshewouldsigntothechildrentobespeciallynicetofather.
Lovelydancesfollowed,inwhichtheonlyotherservant,Liza,wassometimesallowedto
deltage
join
.
Suchamidgetshelookedinherlongskirtandmaid’scap,thoughshehadsworn,whenengaged,thatshewouldneverseetenagain.
Thegaietyofthoseromps!
AndgayestofallwasMrs.
Darling
Darling
,whowouldpirouettesowildlythatallyoucouldseeofherwasthe
kysset
kiss
,andthenifyouhaddashedatheryoumighthavegotit.
ThereneverwasasimplerhappierfamilyuntilthecomingofPeterPan.
Mrs.
Darling
Darling
firstheardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomofeverygoodmotherafterherchildrenare
søvn
asleep
torummageintheirmindsandputthingsstraightfornextmorning,repackingintotheirproperplacesthemanyarticlesthathavewanderedduringtheday.
Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butofcourseyoucan’t)youwouldseeyourownmotherdoingthis,andyouwouldfinditvery
interessant
interesting
towatchher.
Itisquiteliketidyingupdrawers.
Youwouldseeheronherknees,I
forventer
expect
,lingeringhumorouslyoversomeofyourcontents,
undrer
wondering
whereonearthyouhadpickedthisthingup,makingdiscoveriessweetandnotsosweet,
trykker
pressing
thistohercheekasifitwereasniceasakitten,andhurriedlystowingthatoutofsight.
Whenyouwakeinthemorning,thenaughtinessand
onde
evil
passionswithwhichyouwenttobedhavebeenfoldedupsmallandplacedatthebottomofyourmindandonthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,readyforyoutoputon.
Idon’tknow
om
whether
youhaveeverseenamapofaperson’smind.
Doctorssometimesdrawmapsofotherpartsofyou,andyourownmapcanbecomeintensely
interessant
interesting
,butcatchthemtryingtodrawamapofachild’smind,whichisnotonlyconfused,butkeepsgoing
rundt
round
allthetime.
Therearezigzaglinesonit,justlikeyourtemperatureona
kort
card
,andtheseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandisalwaysmoreorlessanisland,withastonishingsplashesofcolourhereandthere,andcoralreefsandrakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,andsavagesandlonelylairs,andgnomeswhoaremostlytailors,andcavesthroughwhicha
flod
river
runs,andprinceswithsixelderbrothers,andahutfastgoingtodecay,andoneverysmalloldladywithahooked
næse
nose
.
Itwouldbeaneasymapifthatwereall,butthereisalsofirstdayatschool,religion,fathers,the
runde
round
pond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbsthattakethedative,chocolatepuddingday,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-pencefor
trække
pulling
outyourtoothyourself,andsoon,andeitherthesearepartofthe
øen
island
ortheyareanothermapshowingthrough,anditisall
temmelig
rather
confusing,especiallyasnothingwillstandstill.
OfcoursetheNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.
John’s,forinstance,hadalagoonwithflamingoes
fløj
flying
overitatwhichJohnwasshooting,whileMichael,whowasverysmall,hadaflamingowithlagoons
fløj
flying
overit.
Johnlivedina
båd
boat
turnedupsidedownonthesands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyinahouseofleavesdeftlysewntogether.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsatnight,Wendyhadapetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,butonthewholetheNeverlandshaveafamilyresemblance,andiftheystoodstillinarowyoucouldsayofthemthattheyhaveeachother’s
næse
nose
,andsoforth.
Onthesemagicshoreschildrenatplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
Wetoohavebeenthere;
wecanstillhearthesoundofthesurf,thoughweshalllandnomore.
OfalldelectableislandstheNeverlandisthesnuggestandmostcompact,not
stor
large
andsprawly,youknow,withtediousdistancesbetweenoneadventureandanother,butnicelycrammed.
Whenyouplayatitbydaywiththechairsandtable-cloth,itisnotintheleastalarming,butinthetwominutesbeforeyougotosleepitbecomesveryreal.
Thatiswhytherearenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravelsthroughherchildren’smindsMrs.
Darling
Darling
foundthingsshecouldnotunderstand,andofthesequitethemostperplexingwasthewordPeter.
SheknewofnoPeter,andyethewashereandthereinJohnandMichael’sminds,whileWendy’s
begyndte
began
tobescrawledalloverwithhim.
Thenamestoodoutinbolderlettersthananyoftheotherwords,andasMrs.
Darling
Darling
gazedshefeltthatithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heis
temmelig
rather
cocky,”Wendyadmittedwithregret.
Hermotherhadbeenquestioningher.
“Butwhoishe,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,youknow,mother.”
AtfirstMrs.
Darling
Darling
didnotknow,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshejustrememberedaPeterPanwhowassaidtolivewiththefairies.
Therewereoddstoriesabouthim,asthatwhenchildrendiedhewentpartofthewaywiththem,sothattheyshouldnotbefrightened.
Shehadbelievedinhimatthetime,butnowthatshewasmarriedandfullof
fornuft
sense
shequitedoubtedwhethertherewasanysuchperson.
“Besides,”shesaidtoWendy,“hewouldbegrownupbythistime.”
“Ohno,heisn’t
vokset
grown
up,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheisjustmysize.”
Shemeantthathewasher
størrelse
size
inbothmindandbody;
shedidn’tknowhowsheknew,shejustknewit.
Mrs.
Darling
Darling
consultedMr.Darling,buthe
smilede
smiled
pooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”hesaid,“itissomenonsenseNanahasbeenputtingintotheirheads;
justthesortofideaadogwouldhave.
Leaveitalone,anditwill
blæse
blow
over.”
Butitwouldnot
blæse
blow
overandsoonthetroublesomeboygaveMrs.
Darling
Darling
quiteashock.
Childrenhavethestrangestadventureswithoutbeingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,theymayrememberto
nævne
mention
,aweekaftertheeventhappened,thatwhentheywereinthewoodtheyhadmettheirdeadfatherandhadagamewithhim.
ItwasinthiscasualwaythatWendyonemorningmadeadisquietingrevelation.
Someleavesofa
træ
tree
hadbeenfoundonthenursery
gulvet
floor
,whichcertainlywerenottherewhenthechildrenwenttobed,andMrs.
Darling
Darling
waspuzzlingoverthemwhenWendysaidwithatolerant
smil
smile:
.
“IdobelieveitisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyoumean,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendysaid,sighing.
Shewasatidychild.
She
forklarede
explained
inquiteamatter-of-factwaythatshethoughtPetersometimescametothenurseryinthenightandsatonthe
foden
foot
ofherbedandplayedonhispipestoher.
Unfortunatelysheneverwoke,soshedidn’tknowhowsheknew,shejustknew.
“Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.
Noonecangetintothehousewithoutknocking.”
“Ithinkhecomesinbythewindow,”shesaid.
“Mylove,itisthreefloorsup.”
“Werenottheleavesatthe
foden
foot
ofthewindow,mother?”
Itwasquitetrue;
theleaveshadbeenfoundvery
tæt
near
thewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnotknowwhattothink,foritall
virkede
seemed
sonaturaltoWendythatyoucouldnotdismissitbysayingshehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”themothercried,“whydidyounottellmeofthisbefore?”
“Iforgot,”saidWendylightly.
Shewasinahurrytogether
morgenmad
breakfast
.
Oh,surelyshemusthavebeendreaming.
But,ontheotherhand,thereweretheleaves.
Mrs.
Darling
Darling
examinedthemverycarefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,butshewassuretheydidnotcomefromany
træ
tree
thatgrewinEngland.
Shecrawledaboutthe
gulvet
floor
,peeringatitwithacandleformarksofa
mærkelig
strange
foot.
Sherattledthepokerupthechimneyandtappedthewalls.
Sheletdowna
bånd
tape
fromthewindowtothepavement,anditwasasheer
drop
drop
ofthirtyfeet,withoutsomuchasaspouttoclimbupby.
CertainlyWendyhadbeendreaming.
ButWendyhadnotbeendreaming,astheverynextnightshowed,thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresofthesechildrenmaybesaidtohave
begyndt
begun
.
Onthenightwespeakofallthechildrenwereoncemoreinbed.
IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,andMrs.
Darling
Darling
hadbathedthemandsungtothemtillonebyonetheyhadletgoherhandandslidawayintothe
land
land
ofsleep.
Allwerelookingsosafeandcosythatshe
smilede
smiled
atherfearsnowandsatdowntranquillybythefiretosew.
ItwassomethingforMichael,whoonhis
fødselsdag
birthday
wasgettingintoshirts.
Thefirewas
varm
warm
,however,andthenurserydimlylitbythreenight-lights,andpresentlythesewinglayonMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenherheadnodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewas
sov
asleep
.
Lookatthefourofthem,WendyandMichaeloverthere,Johnhere,andMrs.
Darling
Darling
bythefire.
Thereshouldhavebeenafourthnight-light.
Whileshesleptshehadadream.
ShedreamtthattheNeverlandhadcometoo
tæt
near
andthatastrangeboyhadbrokenthroughfromit.
Hedidnotalarmher,forshethoughtshehadseenhimbeforeinthefacesofmanywomenwhohavenochildren.
Perhapsheistobefoundinthefacesofsomemothersalso.
ButinherdreamhehadrentthefilmthatobscurestheNeverland,andshesawWendyandJohnandMichaelpeepingthroughthegap.
Thedreambyitselfwouldhavebeenatrifle,butwhileshewasdreamingthe
vinduet
window
ofthenurseryblewopen,andaboydid
faldt
drop
onthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedbyastrangelight,no
større
bigger
thanyourfist,whichdartedabouttheroomlikealivingthingandIthinkitmusthavebeenthislightthatwakenedMrs.
Darling
Darling
.
Shestartedupwitha
græde
cry
,andsawtheboy,andsomehowsheknewatoncethathewasPeterPan.
IfyouorIorWendyhadbeenthereweshouldhaveseenthathewasverylikeMrs.Darling’s
kys
kiss
.
Hewasalovelyboy,cladinskeletonleavesandthejuicesthatoozeoutoftreesbutthemostentrancingthingabouthimwasthathehadallhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.THESHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,and,asifinanswertoabell,thedooropened,andNanaentered,returnedfromher
aften
evening
out.
Shegrowledandsprangattheboy,wholeaptlightlythroughthe
vinduet
window
.
AgainMrs.Darlingscreamed,thistimeindistressforhim,forshethoughthewaskilled,andsherandownintothestreettolookforhislittlebody,butitwasnotthere;
andshelookedup,andintheblacknightshecouldseenothingbutwhatshethoughtwasashooting
stjerne
star
.
Shereturnedtothenursery,andfoundNanawithsomethinginher
munden
mouth
,whichprovedtobetheboy’sshadow.
Asheleaptatthe
vinduet
window
Nanahadclosedit
hurtigt
quickly
,toolatetocatchhim,buthisshadowhadnothadtimetogetout;
slamwentthe
vinduet
window
andsnappeditoff.
YoumaybesureMrs.
Darling
Darling
examinedtheshadowcarefully,butitwasquitetheordinarykind.
Nanahadno
tvivl
doubt
ofwhatwasthebestthingtodowiththisshadow.
Shehungitoutatthe
vinduet
window
,meaning“Heissuretocomebackforit;
letusputitwherehecangetiteasilywithoutdisturbingthechildren.”
ButunfortunatelyMrs.
Darling
Darling
couldnotleaveithangingoutatthe
vinduet
window
,itlookedsolikethewashingandloweredthewholetoneofthehouse.
ShethoughtofshowingittoMr.
Darling
Darling
,buthewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohnandMichael,withawettowelaroundhisheadtokeephis
hjerne
brain
clear,anditseemeda
skam
shame
totroublehim;
besides,sheknewexactlywhathewouldsay:
“Itallcomesofhavingadogforanurse.”
She
besluttede
decided
torolltheshadowupandputitawaycarefullyinadrawer,untilafittingopportunitycamefortellingherhusband.
Ahme!
Theopportunitycameaweeklater,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
OfcourseitwasaFriday.
“IoughttohavebeenspeciallycarefulonaFriday,”sheusedtosayafterwardstoherhusband,whileperhapsNanawasontheothersideofher,holdingherhand.
“No,no,”Mr.
Darling
Darling
alwayssaid,“Iamresponsibleforitall.
I,George
Darling
Darling
,didit.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhadaclassicaleducation.
TheysatthusnightafternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,tilleverydetailofitwasstampedontheirbrainsandcamethroughontheothersidelikethefacesonabadcoinage.
“IfonlyIhadnotacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.
Darling
Darling
said.
“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”saidMr.
Darling
Darling
.
“IfonlyIhadpretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyessaid.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatal
gave
gift
ofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,dearmasterandmistress.”
Thenoneormoreofthemwouldbreakdownaltogether;
Nanaatthethought,“It’strue,it’strue,theyoughtnottohavehadadogforanurse.”
ManyatimeitwasMr.
Darling
Darling
whoputthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.
Darling
Darling
wouldcry,andNana’sbarkwastheechoofit,butMrs.
Darling
Darling
neverupbraidedPeter;
therewassomethingintheright-handcornerofher
mund
mouth
thatwantedhernottocallPeternames.
Theywouldsitthereinthe
tomme
empty
nursery,recallingfondlyeverysmallestdetailofthatdreadful
aften
evening
.