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ChapterI.PETERBREAKS
Door
THROUGH
Allchildren,exceptone,growup.
They
snel
soonknowthattheywillgrowup,
en
andthewayWendyknewwas
dit
this.
Onedaywhenshewas
twee
twoyearsoldshewas
speelde
playinginagarden,andsheplucked
andere
anotherflowerandranwithittoher
moeder
mother.
Isupposeshemusthavelookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darlingputher
hand
handtoherheartandcried,“Oh,
waarom
whycan’tyouremainlikethisforever!”
Dit
Thiswasallthatpassed
tussen
betweenthemonthesubject,
maar
buthenceforthWendyknewthatshe
moest
mustgrowup.
Youalways
weet
knowafteryouaretwo.
Twee
Twoisthebeginningof
het
theend.
Ofcoursethey
woonden
livedat14,anduntilWendy
kwam
camehermotherwasthechiefone.
Shewas
een
alovelylady,witharomantic
geest
mindandsuchasweetmockingmouth.
Herromantic
geest
mindwaslikethetinyboxes,
ene
onewithintheother,that
komen
comefromthepuzzlingEast,howevermanyyoudiscover
er
thereisalwaysonemore;
en
andhersweetmockingmouth
had
hadonekissonitthatWendy
kon
couldneverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.
De
ThewayMr.Darlingwonherwas
dit
this:
themanygentlemenwhohadbeenboyswhenshewas
een
agirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythattheyloved
haar
her,andtheyallrantoher
huis
housetoproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,who
nam
tookacabandnippedin
eerste
first,andsohegot
haar
her.
Hegotallof
haar
her,excepttheinnermostbox
en
andthekiss.
Henever
wist
knewaboutthebox,andin
tijd
timehegaveuptryingfor
de
thekiss.
WendythoughtNapoleon
kan
couldhavegotit,butIcanpicturehim
probeerde
trying,andthengoingoffin
een
apassion,slammingthedoor.
Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendy
dat
thathermothernotonlylovedhim
maar
butrespectedhim.
Hewas
een
oneofthosedeeponeswho
weten
knowaboutstocksandshares.
Of
natuurlijk
coursenoonereallyknows,
maar
buthequiteseemedtoknow,
en
andheoftensaidstockswere
omhoog
upandsharesweredownina
manier
waythatwouldhavemadeany
vrouw
womanrespecthim.
Mrs.
Darlingwas
getrouwd
marriedinwhite,andatfirstshe
hield
keptthebooksperfectly,almostgleefully,asifitwere
een
agame,notsomuchas
een
aBrusselssproutwasmissing;
maar
butbyandbywholecauliflowersdropped
uit
out,andinsteadofthem
er
therewerepicturesofbabies
zonder
withoutfaces.
Shedrewthem
toen
whensheshouldhavebeentottingup.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendy
kwam
camefirst,thenJohn,thenMichael.
For
een
aweekortwoafterWendy
gekomen
cameitwasdoubtfulwhethertheywouldbeableto
houden
keepher,asshewasanothermouthtofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudof
haar
her,buthewasveryhonourable,
en
andhesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’s
bed
bed,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,
terwijl
whileshelookedathimimploringly.
She
wilde
wantedtoriskit,comewhat
kunnen
might,butthatwasnothis
manier
way;
hiswaywaswith
een
apencilandapieceofpaper,
en
andifsheconfusedhim
met
withsuggestionshehadtobeginat
het
thebeginningagain.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegof
haar
her.
“Ihaveonepoundseventeen
hier
here,andtwoandsixatthe
kantoor
office;
Icancutoffmy
koffie
coffeeattheoffice,say
tien
tenshillings,makingtwonine
en
andsix,withyoureighteen
en
andthreemakesthreenineseven,
met
withfivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dot
en
andcarryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothat
man
manwhocametothedoor—quiet,child—dot
en
andcarrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didI
zeg
sayninenineseven?
yes,I
zei
saidninenineseven;
the
vraag
questionis,canwetryitfor
een
ayearonninenineseven?”
“Ofcoursewe
kunnen
can,George,”shecried.
ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,
en
andhewasreallythegrandercharacterofthe
twee
two.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
bijna
almostthreateningly,andoffhe
ging
wentagain.
“Mumpsonepound,
dat
thatiswhatIhaveputdown,
maar
butIdaresayitwillbe
meer
morelikethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesone
vijf
five,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,
maakt
makestwofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,
zeggen
sayfifteenshillings”—andsoonit
ging
went,anditaddedupdifferently
elke
eachtime;
butatlastWendyjustgotthrough,
met
withmumpsreducedtotwelvesix,
en
andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedasone.
Er
Therewasthesameexcitement
over
overJohn,andMichaelhad
zelfs
evenanarrowersqueak;
butbothwerekept,
en
andsoon,youmighthave
zien
seenthethreeofthem
gaan
goinginarowtoMissFulsom’sKindergarten
school
school,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darlinglovedto
hebben
haveeverythingjustso,andMr.Darlinghad
een
apassionforbeingexactly
zoals
likehisneighbours;
so,of
natuurlijk
course,theyhadanurse.
Astheywerepoor,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
kinderen
childrendrank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundland
hond
dog,calledNana,whohadbelongedtonooneinparticular
totdat
untiltheDarlingsengagedher.
Shehad
altijd
alwaysthoughtchildrenimportant,however,
en
andtheDarlingshadbecomeacquainted
met
withherinKensingtonGardens,
waar
whereshespentmostofherspare
tijd
timepeepingintoperambulators,andwas
veel
muchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshe
volgde
followedtotheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobequite
een
atreasureofanurse.
Hoe
Howthoroughshewasatbath-time,
en
andupatanymomentofthe
nacht
nightifoneofhercharges
maakte
madetheslightestcry.
Of
natuurlijk
courseherkennelwasin
de
thenursery.
Shehadageniusfor
weten
knowingwhenacoughis
een
athingtohavenopatiencewith
en
andwhenitneedsstockingaroundyourthroat.
She
geloofde
believedtoherlastdayinold-fashionedremedies
zoals
likerhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontemptover
al
allthisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,
en
andsoon.
Itwas
een
alessoninproprietyto
zien
seeherescortingthechildrento
school
school,walkingsedatelybytheirsidewhentheywere
goed
wellbehaved,andbuttingthem
terug
backintolineiftheystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdaysshe
nooit
neveronceforgothissweater,
en
andsheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthin
geval
caseofrain.
Thereis
een
aroominthebasementofMissFulsom’s
school
schoolwherethenurseswait.
They
zaten
satonforms,whileNana
lag
layonthefloor,but
dat
thatwastheonlydifference.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasof
een
aninferiorsocialstatustothemselves,
en
andshedespisedtheirlight
praat
talk.
Sheresentedvisitsto
de
thenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
maar
butiftheydidcomeshe
eerst
firstwhippedoffMichael’spinafore
en
andputhimintotheone
met
withbluebraiding,andsmoothedoutWendy
en
andmadeadashatJohn’s
haar
hair.
Nonurserycouldpossiblyhavebeenconducted
meer
morecorrectly,andMr.Darling
wist
knewit,yethesometimeswondereduneasilywhethertheneighbours
praatten
talked.
Hehadhispositionin
de
thecitytoconsider.
Nana
ook
alsotroubledhiminanother
manier
way.
Hehadsometimesa
gevoel
feelingthatshedidnotadmire
hem
him.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darling
zou
wouldassurehim,andthenshe
zou
wouldsigntothechildrentobespeciallyniceto
vader
father.
Lovelydancesfollowed,inwhich
de
theonlyotherservant,Liza,was
soms
sometimesallowedtojoin.
Suchamidgetshelookedinher
lange
longskirtandmaid’scap,thoughshe
had
hadsworn,whenengaged,thatshe
zou
wouldneverseetenagain.
De
Thegaietyofthoseromps!
En
AndgayestofallwasMrs.Darling,whowouldpirouettesowildlythatallyou
kon
couldseeofherwasthekiss,
en
andthenifyouhaddashedatheryou
kon
mighthavegotit.
There
nooit
neverwasasimplerhappier
gezin
familyuntilthecomingofPeterPan.
Mrs.
Darling
eerst
firstheardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomof
elke
everygoodmotherafterher
kinderen
childrenareasleeptorummageintheirminds
en
andputthingsstraightfor
volgende
nextmorning,repackingintotheirproper
plaatsen
placesthemanyarticlesthathavewanderedduringthe
dag
day.
Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butof
natuurlijk
courseyoucan’t)youwould
zien
seeyourownmotherdoing
dit
this,andyouwouldfindit
erg
veryinterestingtowatchher.
Itisquite
als
liketidyingupdrawers.
You
zou
wouldseeheronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorouslyoversomeofyourcontents,wondering
waar
whereonearthyouhadpicked
dit
thisthingup,makingdiscoveries
zoet
sweetandnotsosweet,pressing
dit
thistohercheekasifitwereas
mooi
niceasakitten,andhurriedlystowing
dat
thatoutofsight.
Whenyou
wakker
wakeinthemorning,thenaughtiness
en
andevilpassionswithwhichyou
ging
wenttobedhavebeenfoldedupsmall
en
andplacedatthebottomofyourmind
en
andonthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,
klaar
readyforyoutoputon.
Idon’t
weet
knowwhetheryouhaveever
gezien
seenamapofaperson’s
geest
mind.
Doctorssometimesdrawmapsof
andere
otherpartsofyou,andyour
eigen
ownmapcanbecomeintenselyinteresting,
maar
butcatchthemtryingtodraw
een
amapofachild’s
geest
mind,whichisnotonlyconfused,
maar
butkeepsgoingroundall
de
thetime.
Therearezigzaglinesonit,
net
justlikeyourtemperatureonacard,
en
andtheseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandis
altijd
alwaysmoreorlessanisland,
met
withastonishingsplashesofcolour
hier
hereandthere,andcoralreefs
en
andrakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,
en
andsavagesandlonelylairs,
en
andgnomeswhoaremostlytailors,
en
andcavesthroughwhichariver
loopt
runs,andprinceswithsixelderbrothers,
en
andahutfastgoingtodecay,
en
andoneverysmallold
dame
ladywithahookednose.
Itwouldbe
een
aneasymapifthatwereall,
maar
butthereisalsofirst
dag
dayatschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbsthat
nemen
takethedative,chocolatepudding
dag
day,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpullingoutyourtoothyourself,
en
andsoon,andeithertheseare
deel
partoftheislandortheyare
andere
anothermapshowingthrough,anditisallratherconfusing,especiallyas
niets
nothingwillstandstill.
Of
natuurlijk
coursetheNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.
John’s,forinstance,
had
hadalagoonwithflamingoesflyingoveritatwhichJohnwas
schoot
shooting,whileMichael,whowas
erg
verysmall,hadaflamingo
met
withlagoonsflyingoverit.
John
woonde
livedinaboatturnedupsidedownon
het
thesands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyin
een
ahouseofleavesdeftlysewn
elkaar
together.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsatnight,Wendyhad
een
apetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,
maar
butonthewholetheNeverlands
hebben
haveafamilyresemblance,and
als
iftheystoodstillin
een
arowyoucouldsayofthemthatthey
hebben
haveeachother’snose,andsoforth.
Onthesemagicshores
kinderen
childrenatplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
Wetoo
hebben
havebeenthere;
wecan
nog steeds
stillhearthesoundofthesurf,thoughweshalllandno
meer
more.
Ofalldelectableislands
het
theNeverlandisthesnuggest
en
andmostcompact,notlarge
en
andsprawly,youknow,withtediousdistances
tussen
betweenoneadventureandanother,
maar
butnicelycrammed.
Whenyou
speelt
playatitbyday
met
withthechairsandtable-cloth,itisnotintheleastalarming,
maar
butinthetwominutes
voordat
beforeyougotosleepit
wordt
becomesveryreal.
Thatiswhy
er
therearenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravels
door
throughherchildren’smindsMrs.Darling
vond
foundthingsshecouldnot
begrijpen
understand,andofthesequitethe
meest
mostperplexingwasthewordPeter.
She
wist
knewofnoPeter,and
toch
yethewashereand
daar
thereinJohnandMichael’sminds,
terwijl
whileWendy’sbegantobescrawledallover
met
withhim.
Thenamestood
uit
outinbolderlettersthananyofthe
andere
otherwords,andasMrs.Darlinggazedshe
voelde
feltthatithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmitted
met
withregret.
Hermotherhadbeenquestioning
haar
her.
“Butwhoishe,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,you
weet
know,mother.”
AtfirstMrs.Darlingdidnot
wist
know,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshe
gewoon
justrememberedaPeterPan
die
whowassaidtolivewiththefairies.
Er
Therewereoddstoriesabout
hem
him,asthatwhenchildren
stierven
diedhewentpartof
de
thewaywiththem,so
dat
thattheyshouldnotbefrightened.
She
had
hadbelievedinhimatthe
moment
time,butnowthatshewas
getrouwd
marriedandfullofsenseshequitedoubtedwhether
er
therewasanysuchperson.
“Besides,”she
zei
saidtoWendy,“hewouldbegrownupbythistime.”
“Oh
nee
no,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheis
net
justmysize.”
Shemeant
dat
thathewashersizein
zowel
bothmindandbody;
shedidn’t
wist
knowhowsheknew,she
gewoon
justknewit.
Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
maar
buthesmiledpooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”he
zei
said,“itissomenonsenseNana
heeft
hasbeenputtingintotheirheads;
just
het
thesortofideaa
hond
dogwouldhave.
Leaveit
rust
alone,anditwillblowover.”
Maar
Butitwouldnotblowover
en
andsoonthetroublesomeboy
gaf
gaveMrs.Darlingquiteashock.
Kinderen
Childrenhavethestrangestadventures
zonder
withoutbeingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,they
kunnen
mayremembertomention,a
week
weekaftertheeventhappened,
dat
thatwhentheywereinthewoodtheyhad
ontmoet
mettheirdeadfatherandhad
een
agamewithhim.
Itwasin
deze
thiscasualwaythatWendyone
ochtend
morningmadeadisquietingrevelation.
Sommige
Someleavesofatreehadbeen
gevonden
foundonthenurseryfloor,
die
whichcertainlywerenotthere
toen
whenthechildrenwentto
bed
bed,andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzlingoverthem
toen
whenWendysaidwithatolerantsmile:.
“Ido
geloof
believeitisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyou
bedoel
mean,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendy
zei
said,sighing.
Shewasatidy
kind
child.
Sheexplainedinquite
een
amatter-of-factwaythatshe
dacht
thoughtPetersometimescameto
de
thenurseryinthenight
en
andsatonthefootofher
bed
bedandplayedonhispipesto
haar
her.
Unfortunatelysheneverwoke,soshedidn’t
wist
knowhowsheknew,she
gewoon
justknew.
“Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.
Noone
kan
cangetintothehouse
zonder
withoutknocking.”
“Ithinkhecomesinby
het
thewindow,”shesaid.
“Mylove,itis
drie
threefloorsup.”
“Werenottheleavesatthefootofthewindow,mother?”
Itwas
heel
quitetrue;
theleaveshadbeen
gevonden
foundverynearthewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnot
wist
knowwhattothink,foritallseemedsonaturaltoWendy
dat
thatyoucouldnotdismissitby
zeggen
sayingshehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”
de
themothercried,“whydidyounottellmeof
dit
thisbefore?”
“Iforgot,”saidWendylightly.
Shewasina
haast
hurrytogetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshe
moet
musthavebeendreaming.
But,on
de
theotherhand,therewere
de
theleaves.
Mrs.Darlingexaminedthem
heel
verycarefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,
maar
butshewassuretheydidnot
kwamen
comefromanytreethatgrewinEngland.
Shecrawled
over
aboutthefloor,peeringatit
met
withacandleformarksof
een
astrangefoot.
Sherattled
de
thepokerupthechimney
en
andtappedthewalls.
She
liet
letdownatapefromthewindowtothepavement,
en
anditwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,
zonder
withoutsomuchasaspouttoclimbupby.
CertainlyWendy
had
hadbeendreaming.
ButWendy
had
hadnotbeendreaming,as
de
theverynextnightshowed,
de
thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresofthese
kinderen
childrenmaybesaidto
had
havebegun.
Onthenightwespeakof
alle
allthechildrenwereoncemorein
bed
bed.
IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,
en
andMrs.Darlinghadbathedthem
en
andsungtothemtillonebyonetheyhadletgoher
hand
handandslidawayintothelandof
slaap
sleep.
Allwerelookingso
veilig
safeandcosythatshesmiledatherfears
nu
nowandsatdowntranquillyby
het
thefiretosew.
Itwas
iets
somethingforMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.
The
vuur
firewaswarm,however,andthenurserydimlylitby
drie
threenight-lights,andpresentlythesewing
lag
layonMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenher
hoofd
headnodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewasasleep.
Kijk
Lookatthefourof
hen
them,WendyandMichaelover
daar
there,Johnhere,andMrs.Darlingbythe
vuur
fire.
Thereshouldhavebeen
een
afourthnight-light.
Whileshe
sliep
sleptshehadadream.
She
droomde
dreamtthattheNeverlandhad
gekomen
cometoonearandthat
een
astrangeboyhadbrokenthroughfromit.
Hedidnotalarm
haar
her,forshethoughtshehad
gezien
seenhimbeforeinthefacesof
veel
manywomenwhohaveno
kinderen
children.
Perhapsheistobe
vinden
foundinthefacesof
sommige
somemothersalso.
Butinher
droom
dreamhehadrentthe
film
filmthatobscurestheNeverland,
en
andshesawWendyandJohn
en
andMichaelpeepingthroughthegap.
The
droom
dreambyitselfwouldhavebeen
een
atrifle,butwhileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblew
open
open,andaboydiddroponthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedby
een
astrangelight,nobigger
dan
thanyourfist,whichdartedaboutthe
kamer
roomlikealivingthing
en
andIthinkitmusthavebeen
dit
thislightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.
She
begon
startedupwithacry,
en
andsawtheboy,andsomehowshe
wist
knewatoncethathewasPeterPan.
Ifyou
of
orIorWendyhadbeen
daar
thereweshouldhaveseen
dat
thathewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.
Hewas
een
alovelyboy,cladinskeletonleaves
en
andthejuicesthatooze
uit
outoftreesbutthe
meest
mostentrancingthingabouthimwasthathe
had
hadallhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.
De
THESHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
en
and,asifinanswerto
een
abell,thedooropened,
en
andNanaentered,returnedfromhereveningout.
Shegrowled
en
andsprangattheboy,
die
wholeaptlightlythroughthewindow.
Weer
AgainMrs.Darlingscreamed,this
keer
timeindistressforhim,forshe
dacht
thoughthewaskilled,andsherandownintothe
straat
streettolookforhis
kleine
littlebody,butitwasnot
er
there;
andshelookedup,
en
andintheblacknightshe
kon
couldseenothingbutwhatshe
dacht
thoughtwasashootingstar.
Shereturnedto
de
thenursery,andfoundNana
met
withsomethinginhermouth,whichprovedtobe
de
theboy’sshadow.
AsheleaptatthewindowNanahad
gesloten
closeditquickly,toolateto
vangen
catchhim,buthisshadowhadnothad
tijd
timetogetout;
slam
ging
wentthewindowandsnappedit
af
off.
YoumaybesureMrs.Darlingexaminedtheshadowcarefully,
maar
butitwasquitetheordinary
soort
kind.
Nanahadnodoubtofwhatwas
het
thebestthingtodo
met
withthisshadow.
Shehungitoutatthewindow,
betekent
meaning“Heissuretocomebackforit;
laten
letusputitwherehe
kan
cangetiteasilywithoutdisturbingthechildren.”
Maar
ButunfortunatelyMrs.Darlingcouldnot
laten
leaveithangingoutatthewindow,itlookedso
als
likethewashingandloweredthe
hele
wholetoneofthehouse.
She
dacht
thoughtofshowingittoMr.Darling,
maar
buthewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohn
en
andMichael,withawettowelaroundhis
hoofd
headtokeephisbrainclear,
en
anditseemedashametotrouble
hem
him;
besides,sheknewexactlywhathe
zou
wouldsay:
“Itallcomesof
hebben
havingadogforanurse.”
Shedecidedtorolltheshadowup
en
andputitawaycarefullyin
een
adrawer,untilafittingopportunity
kwam
camefortellingherhusband.
Ahme!
De
Theopportunitycameaweek
later
later,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
Of
natuurlijk
courseitwasaFriday.
“Ioughtto
had
havebeenspeciallycarefulon
een
aFriday,”sheusedto
zei
sayafterwardstoherhusband,
terwijl
whileperhapsNanawason
de
theothersideofher,holdingherhand.
“No,no,”Mr.Darling
altijd
alwayssaid,“Iamresponsibleforitall.
Ik
I,GeorgeDarling,didit.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhad
een
aclassicaleducation.
Theysatthus
nacht
nightafternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,till
elk
everydetailofitwasstampedontheirbrains
en
andcamethroughonthe
andere
othersidelikethefaceson
een
abadcoinage.
“IfonlyI
had
hadnotacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darling
zei
said.
“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”
zei
saidMr.Darling.
“IfonlyI
had
hadpretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyes
zei
said.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,
lieve
dearmasterandmistress.”
Then
een
oneormoreofthem
zou
wouldbreakdownaltogether;
Nanaat
het
thethought,“It’strue,it’s
waar
true,theyoughtnotto
hadden
havehadadogforanurse.”
Vele
ManyatimeitwasMr.Darling
die
whoputthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darlingwouldcry,
en
andNana’sbarkwastheechoofit,
maar
butMrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;
er
therewassomethingintheright-handcornerofhermouth
dat
thatwantedhernotto
noemen
callPeternames.
Theywould
zaten
sitthereintheemptynursery,recallingfondly
elk
everysmallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.