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ChapterI.PETERBREAKS
Door
THROUGH
Allchildren,exceptone,growup.
They
snel
soon
knowthattheywillgrowup,
en
and
thewayWendyknewwas
dit
this
.
Onedaywhenshewas
twee
two
yearsoldshewas
speelde
playing
inagarden,andsheplucked
andere
another
flowerandranwithittoher
moeder
mother
.
Isupposeshemusthavelookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darlingputher
hand
hand
toherheartandcried,“Oh,
waarom
why
can’tyouremainlikethisforever!”
Dit
This
wasallthatpassed
tussen
between
themonthesubject,
maar
but
henceforthWendyknewthatshe
moest
must
growup.
Youalways
weet
know
afteryouaretwo.
Twee
Two
isthebeginningof
het
the
end.
Ofcoursethey
woonden
lived
at14,anduntilWendy
kwam
came
hermotherwasthechiefone.
Shewas
een
a
lovelylady,witharomantic
geest
mind
andsuchasweetmockingmouth.
Herromantic
geest
mind
waslikethetinyboxes,
ene
one
withintheother,that
komen
come
fromthepuzzlingEast,howevermanyyoudiscover
er
there
isalwaysonemore;
en
and
hersweetmockingmouth
had
had
onekissonitthatWendy
kon
could
neverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.
De
The
wayMr.Darlingwonherwas
dit
this
:
themanygentlemenwhohadbeenboyswhenshewas
een
a
girldiscoveredsimultaneouslythattheyloved
haar
her
,andtheyallrantoher
huis
house
toproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,who
nam
took
acabandnippedin
eerste
first
,andsohegot
haar
her
.
Hegotallof
haar
her
,excepttheinnermostbox
en
and
thekiss.
Henever
wist
knew
aboutthebox,andin
tijd
time
hegaveuptryingfor
de
the
kiss.
WendythoughtNapoleon
kan
could
havegotit,butIcanpicturehim
probeerde
trying
,andthengoingoffin
een
a
passion,slammingthedoor.
Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendy
dat
that
hermothernotonlylovedhim
maar
but
respectedhim.
Hewas
een
one
ofthosedeeponeswho
weten
know
aboutstocksandshares.
Of
natuurlijk
course
noonereallyknows,
maar
but
hequiteseemedtoknow,
en
and
heoftensaidstockswere
omhoog
up
andsharesweredownina
manier
way
thatwouldhavemadeany
vrouw
woman
respecthim.
Mrs.
Darlingwas
getrouwd
married
inwhite,andatfirstshe
hield
kept
thebooksperfectly,almostgleefully,asifitwere
een
a
game,notsomuchas
een
a
Brusselssproutwasmissing;
maar
but
byandbywholecauliflowersdropped
uit
out
,andinsteadofthem
er
there
werepicturesofbabies
zonder
without
faces.
Shedrewthem
toen
when
sheshouldhavebeentottingup.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendy
kwam
came
first,thenJohn,thenMichael.
For
een
a
weekortwoafterWendy
gekomen
came
itwasdoubtfulwhethertheywouldbeableto
houden
keep
her,asshewasanothermouthtofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudof
haar
her
,buthewasveryhonourable,
en
and
hesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’s
bed
bed
,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,
terwijl
while
shelookedathimimploringly.
She
wilde
wanted
toriskit,comewhat
kunnen
might
,butthatwasnothis
manier
way
;
hiswaywaswith
een
a
pencilandapieceofpaper,
en
and
ifsheconfusedhim
met
with
suggestionshehadtobeginat
het
the
beginningagain.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegof
haar
her
.
“Ihaveonepoundseventeen
hier
here
,andtwoandsixatthe
kantoor
office
;
Icancutoffmy
koffie
coffee
attheoffice,say
tien
ten
shillings,makingtwonine
en
and
six,withyoureighteen
en
and
threemakesthreenineseven,
met
with
fivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dot
en
and
carryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothat
man
man
whocametothedoor—quiet,child—dot
en
and
carrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didI
zeg
say
ninenineseven?
yes,I
zei
said
ninenineseven;
the
vraag
question
is,canwetryitfor
een
a
yearonninenineseven?”
“Ofcoursewe
kunnen
can
,George,”shecried.
ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,
en
and
hewasreallythegrandercharacterofthe
twee
two
.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
bijna
almost
threateningly,andoffhe
ging
went
again.
“Mumpsonepound,
dat
that
iswhatIhaveputdown,
maar
but
Idaresayitwillbe
meer
more
likethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesone
vijf
five
,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,
maakt
makes
twofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,
zeggen
say
fifteenshillings”—andsoonit
ging
went
,anditaddedupdifferently
elke
each
time;
butatlastWendyjustgotthrough,
met
with
mumpsreducedtotwelvesix,
en
and
thetwokindsofmeaslestreatedasone.
Er
There
wasthesameexcitement
over
over
John,andMichaelhad
zelfs
even
anarrowersqueak;
butbothwerekept,
en
and
soon,youmighthave
zien
seen
thethreeofthem
gaan
going
inarowtoMissFulsom’sKindergarten
school
school
,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darlinglovedto
hebben
have
everythingjustso,andMr.Darlinghad
een
a
passionforbeingexactly
zoals
like
hisneighbours;
so,of
natuurlijk
course
,theyhadanurse.
Astheywerepoor,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
kinderen
children
drank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundland
hond
dog
,calledNana,whohadbelongedtonooneinparticular
totdat
until
theDarlingsengagedher.
Shehad
altijd
always
thoughtchildrenimportant,however,
en
and
theDarlingshadbecomeacquainted
met
with
herinKensingtonGardens,
waar
where
shespentmostofherspare
tijd
time
peepingintoperambulators,andwas
veel
much
hatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshe
volgde
followed
totheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobequite
een
a
treasureofanurse.
Hoe
How
thoroughshewasatbath-time,
en
and
upatanymomentofthe
nacht
night
ifoneofhercharges
maakte
made
theslightestcry.
Of
natuurlijk
course
herkennelwasin
de
the
nursery.
Shehadageniusfor
weten
knowing
whenacoughis
een
a
thingtohavenopatiencewith
en
and
whenitneedsstockingaroundyourthroat.
She
geloofde
believed
toherlastdayinold-fashionedremedies
zoals
like
rhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontemptover
al
all
thisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,
en
and
soon.
Itwas
een
a
lessoninproprietyto
zien
see
herescortingthechildrento
school
school
,walkingsedatelybytheirsidewhentheywere
goed
well
behaved,andbuttingthem
terug
back
intolineiftheystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdaysshe
nooit
never
onceforgothissweater,
en
and
sheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthin
geval
case
ofrain.
Thereis
een
a
roominthebasementofMissFulsom’s
school
school
wherethenurseswait.
They
zaten
sat
onforms,whileNana
lag
lay
onthefloor,but
dat
that
wastheonlydifference.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasof
een
an
inferiorsocialstatustothemselves,
en
and
shedespisedtheirlight
praat
talk
.
Sheresentedvisitsto
de
the
nurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
maar
but
iftheydidcomeshe
eerst
first
whippedoffMichael’spinafore
en
and
puthimintotheone
met
with
bluebraiding,andsmoothedoutWendy
en
and
madeadashatJohn’s
haar
hair
.
Nonurserycouldpossiblyhavebeenconducted
meer
more
correctly,andMr.Darling
wist
knew
it,yethesometimeswondereduneasilywhethertheneighbours
praatten
talked
.
Hehadhispositionin
de
the
citytoconsider.
Nana
ook
also
troubledhiminanother
manier
way
.
Hehadsometimesa
gevoel
feeling
thatshedidnotadmire
hem
him
.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darling
zou
would
assurehim,andthenshe
zou
would
signtothechildrentobespeciallyniceto
vader
father
.
Lovelydancesfollowed,inwhich
de
the
onlyotherservant,Liza,was
soms
sometimes
allowedtojoin.
Suchamidgetshelookedinher
lange
long
skirtandmaid’scap,thoughshe
had
had
sworn,whenengaged,thatshe
zou
would
neverseetenagain.
De
The
gaietyofthoseromps!
En
And
gayestofallwasMrs.Darling,whowouldpirouettesowildlythatallyou
kon
could
seeofherwasthekiss,
en
and
thenifyouhaddashedatheryou
kon
might
havegotit.
There
nooit
never
wasasimplerhappier
gezin
family
untilthecomingofPeterPan.
Mrs.
Darling
eerst
first
heardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomof
elke
every
goodmotherafterher
kinderen
children
areasleeptorummageintheirminds
en
and
putthingsstraightfor
volgende
next
morning,repackingintotheirproper
plaatsen
places
themanyarticlesthathavewanderedduringthe
dag
day
.
Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butof
natuurlijk
course
youcan’t)youwould
zien
see
yourownmotherdoing
dit
this
,andyouwouldfindit
erg
very
interestingtowatchher.
Itisquite
als
like
tidyingupdrawers.
You
zou
would
seeheronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorouslyoversomeofyourcontents,wondering
waar
where
onearthyouhadpicked
dit
this
thingup,makingdiscoveries
zoet
sweet
andnotsosweet,pressing
dit
this
tohercheekasifitwereas
mooi
nice
asakitten,andhurriedlystowing
dat
that
outofsight.
Whenyou
wakker
wake
inthemorning,thenaughtiness
en
and
evilpassionswithwhichyou
ging
went
tobedhavebeenfoldedupsmall
en
and
placedatthebottomofyourmind
en
and
onthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,
klaar
ready
foryoutoputon.
Idon’t
weet
know
whetheryouhaveever
gezien
seen
amapofaperson’s
geest
mind
.
Doctorssometimesdrawmapsof
andere
other
partsofyou,andyour
eigen
own
mapcanbecomeintenselyinteresting,
maar
but
catchthemtryingtodraw
een
a
mapofachild’s
geest
mind
,whichisnotonlyconfused,
maar
but
keepsgoingroundall
de
the
time.
Therearezigzaglinesonit,
net
just
likeyourtemperatureonacard,
en
and
theseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandis
altijd
always
moreorlessanisland,
met
with
astonishingsplashesofcolour
hier
here
andthere,andcoralreefs
en
and
rakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,
en
and
savagesandlonelylairs,
en
and
gnomeswhoaremostlytailors,
en
and
cavesthroughwhichariver
loopt
runs
,andprinceswithsixelderbrothers,
en
and
ahutfastgoingtodecay,
en
and
oneverysmallold
dame
lady
withahookednose.
Itwouldbe
een
an
easymapifthatwereall,
maar
but
thereisalsofirst
dag
day
atschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbsthat
nemen
take
thedative,chocolatepudding
dag
day
,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpullingoutyourtoothyourself,
en
and
soon,andeithertheseare
deel
part
oftheislandortheyare
andere
another
mapshowingthrough,anditisallratherconfusing,especiallyas
niets
nothing
willstandstill.
Of
natuurlijk
course
theNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.
John’s,forinstance,
had
had
alagoonwithflamingoesflyingoveritatwhichJohnwas
schoot
shooting
,whileMichael,whowas
erg
very
small,hadaflamingo
met
with
lagoonsflyingoverit.
John
woonde
lived
inaboatturnedupsidedownon
het
the
sands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyin
een
a
houseofleavesdeftlysewn
elkaar
together
.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsatnight,Wendyhad
een
a
petwolfforsakenbyitsparents,
maar
but
onthewholetheNeverlands
hebben
have
afamilyresemblance,and
als
if
theystoodstillin
een
a
rowyoucouldsayofthemthatthey
hebben
have
eachother’snose,andsoforth.
Onthesemagicshores
kinderen
children
atplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
Wetoo
hebben
have
beenthere;
wecan
nog steeds
still
hearthesoundofthesurf,thoughweshalllandno
meer
more
.
Ofalldelectableislands
het
the
Neverlandisthesnuggest
en
and
mostcompact,notlarge
en
and
sprawly,youknow,withtediousdistances
tussen
between
oneadventureandanother,
maar
but
nicelycrammed.
Whenyou
speelt
play
atitbyday
met
with
thechairsandtable-cloth,itisnotintheleastalarming,
maar
but
inthetwominutes
voordat
before
yougotosleepit
wordt
becomes
veryreal.
Thatiswhy
er
there
arenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravels
door
through
herchildren’smindsMrs.Darling
vond
found
thingsshecouldnot
begrijpen
understand
,andofthesequitethe
meest
most
perplexingwasthewordPeter.
She
wist
knew
ofnoPeter,and
toch
yet
hewashereand
daar
there
inJohnandMichael’sminds,
terwijl
while
Wendy’sbegantobescrawledallover
met
with
him.
Thenamestood
uit
out
inbolderlettersthananyofthe
andere
other
words,andasMrs.Darlinggazedshe
voelde
felt
thatithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmitted
met
with
regret.
Hermotherhadbeenquestioning
haar
her
.
“Butwhoishe,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,you
weet
know
,mother.”
AtfirstMrs.Darlingdidnot
wist
know
,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshe
gewoon
just
rememberedaPeterPan
die
who
wassaidtolivewiththefairies.
Er
There
wereoddstoriesabout
hem
him
,asthatwhenchildren
stierven
died
hewentpartof
de
the
waywiththem,so
dat
that
theyshouldnotbefrightened.
She
had
had
believedinhimatthe
moment
time
,butnowthatshewas
getrouwd
married
andfullofsenseshequitedoubtedwhether
er
there
wasanysuchperson.
“Besides,”she
zei
said
toWendy,“hewouldbegrownupbythistime.”
“Oh
nee
no
,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheis
net
just
mysize.”
Shemeant
dat
that
hewashersizein
zowel
both
mindandbody;
shedidn’t
wist
know
howsheknew,she
gewoon
just
knewit.
Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
maar
but
hesmiledpooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”he
zei
said
,“itissomenonsenseNana
heeft
has
beenputtingintotheirheads;
just
het
the
sortofideaa
hond
dog
wouldhave.
Leaveit
rust
alone
,anditwillblowover.”
Maar
But
itwouldnotblowover
en
and
soonthetroublesomeboy
gaf
gave
Mrs.Darlingquiteashock.
Kinderen
Children
havethestrangestadventures
zonder
without
beingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,they
kunnen
may
remembertomention,a
week
week
aftertheeventhappened,
dat
that
whentheywereinthewoodtheyhad
ontmoet
met
theirdeadfatherandhad
een
a
gamewithhim.
Itwasin
deze
this
casualwaythatWendyone
ochtend
morning
madeadisquietingrevelation.
Sommige
Some
leavesofatreehadbeen
gevonden
found
onthenurseryfloor,
die
which
certainlywerenotthere
toen
when
thechildrenwentto
bed
bed
,andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzlingoverthem
toen
when
Wendysaidwithatolerantsmile:.
“Ido
geloof
believe
itisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyou
bedoel
mean
,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendy
zei
said
,sighing.
Shewasatidy
kind
child
.
Sheexplainedinquite
een
a
matter-of-factwaythatshe
dacht
thought
Petersometimescameto
de
the
nurseryinthenight
en
and
satonthefootofher
bed
bed
andplayedonhispipesto
haar
her
.
Unfortunatelysheneverwoke,soshedidn’t
wist
know
howsheknew,she
gewoon
just
knew.
“Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.
Noone
kan
can
getintothehouse
zonder
without
knocking.”
“Ithinkhecomesinby
het
the
window,”shesaid.
“Mylove,itis
drie
three
floorsup.”
“Werenottheleavesatthefootofthewindow,mother?”
Itwas
heel
quite
true;
theleaveshadbeen
gevonden
found
verynearthewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnot
wist
know
whattothink,foritallseemedsonaturaltoWendy
dat
that
youcouldnotdismissitby
zeggen
saying
shehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”
de
the
mothercried,“whydidyounottellmeof
dit
this
before?”
“Iforgot,”saidWendylightly.
Shewasina
haast
hurry
togetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshe
moet
must
havebeendreaming.
But,on
de
the
otherhand,therewere
de
the
leaves.
Mrs.Darlingexaminedthem
heel
very
carefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,
maar
but
shewassuretheydidnot
kwamen
come
fromanytreethatgrewinEngland.
Shecrawled
over
about
thefloor,peeringatit
met
with
acandleformarksof
een
a
strangefoot.
Sherattled
de
the
pokerupthechimney
en
and
tappedthewalls.
She
liet
let
downatapefromthewindowtothepavement,
en
and
itwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,
zonder
without
somuchasaspouttoclimbupby.
CertainlyWendy
had
had
beendreaming.
ButWendy
had
had
notbeendreaming,as
de
the
verynextnightshowed,
de
the
nightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresofthese
kinderen
children
maybesaidto
had
have
begun.
Onthenightwespeakof
alle
all
thechildrenwereoncemorein
bed
bed
.
IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,
en
and
Mrs.Darlinghadbathedthem
en
and
sungtothemtillonebyonetheyhadletgoher
hand
hand
andslidawayintothelandof
slaap
sleep
.
Allwerelookingso
veilig
safe
andcosythatshesmiledatherfears
nu
now
andsatdowntranquillyby
het
the
firetosew.
Itwas
iets
something
forMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.
The
vuur
fire
waswarm,however,andthenurserydimlylitby
drie
three
night-lights,andpresentlythesewing
lag
lay
onMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenher
hoofd
head
nodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewasasleep.
Kijk
Look
atthefourof
hen
them
,WendyandMichaelover
daar
there
,Johnhere,andMrs.Darlingbythe
vuur
fire
.
Thereshouldhavebeen
een
a
fourthnight-light.
Whileshe
sliep
slept
shehadadream.
She
droomde
dreamt
thattheNeverlandhad
gekomen
come
toonearandthat
een
a
strangeboyhadbrokenthroughfromit.
Hedidnotalarm
haar
her
,forshethoughtshehad
gezien
seen
himbeforeinthefacesof
veel
many
womenwhohaveno
kinderen
children
.
Perhapsheistobe
vinden
found
inthefacesof
sommige
some
mothersalso.
Butinher
droom
dream
hehadrentthe
film
film
thatobscurestheNeverland,
en
and
shesawWendyandJohn
en
and
Michaelpeepingthroughthegap.
The
droom
dream
byitselfwouldhavebeen
een
a
trifle,butwhileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblew
open
open
,andaboydiddroponthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedby
een
a
strangelight,nobigger
dan
than
yourfist,whichdartedaboutthe
kamer
room
likealivingthing
en
and
Ithinkitmusthavebeen
dit
this
lightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.
She
begon
started
upwithacry,
en
and
sawtheboy,andsomehowshe
wist
knew
atoncethathewasPeterPan.
Ifyou
of
or
IorWendyhadbeen
daar
there
weshouldhaveseen
dat
that
hewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.
Hewas
een
a
lovelyboy,cladinskeletonleaves
en
and
thejuicesthatooze
uit
out
oftreesbutthe
meest
most
entrancingthingabouthimwasthathe
had
had
allhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.
De
THE
SHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
en
and
,asifinanswerto
een
a
bell,thedooropened,
en
and
Nanaentered,returnedfromhereveningout.
Shegrowled
en
and
sprangattheboy,
die
who
leaptlightlythroughthewindow.
Weer
Again
Mrs.Darlingscreamed,this
keer
time
indistressforhim,forshe
dacht
thought
hewaskilled,andsherandownintothe
straat
street
tolookforhis
kleine
little
body,butitwasnot
er
there
;
andshelookedup,
en
and
intheblacknightshe
kon
could
seenothingbutwhatshe
dacht
thought
wasashootingstar.
Shereturnedto
de
the
nursery,andfoundNana
met
with
somethinginhermouth,whichprovedtobe
de
the
boy’sshadow.
AsheleaptatthewindowNanahad
gesloten
closed
itquickly,toolateto
vangen
catch
him,buthisshadowhadnothad
tijd
time
togetout;
slam
ging
went
thewindowandsnappedit
af
off
.
YoumaybesureMrs.Darlingexaminedtheshadowcarefully,
maar
but
itwasquitetheordinary
soort
kind
.
Nanahadnodoubtofwhatwas
het
the
bestthingtodo
met
with
thisshadow.
Shehungitoutatthewindow,
betekent
meaning
“Heissuretocomebackforit;
laten
let
usputitwherehe
kan
can
getiteasilywithoutdisturbingthechildren.”
Maar
But
unfortunatelyMrs.Darlingcouldnot
laten
leave
ithangingoutatthewindow,itlookedso
als
like
thewashingandloweredthe
hele
whole
toneofthehouse.
She
dacht
thought
ofshowingittoMr.Darling,
maar
but
hewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohn
en
and
Michael,withawettowelaroundhis
hoofd
head
tokeephisbrainclear,
en
and
itseemedashametotrouble
hem
him
;
besides,sheknewexactlywhathe
zou
would
say:
“Itallcomesof
hebben
having
adogforanurse.”
Shedecidedtorolltheshadowup
en
and
putitawaycarefullyin
een
a
drawer,untilafittingopportunity
kwam
came
fortellingherhusband.
Ahme!
De
The
opportunitycameaweek
later
later
,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
Of
natuurlijk
course
itwasaFriday.
“Ioughtto
had
have
beenspeciallycarefulon
een
a
Friday,”sheusedto
zei
say
afterwardstoherhusband,
terwijl
while
perhapsNanawason
de
the
othersideofher,holdingherhand.
“No,no,”Mr.Darling
altijd
always
said,“Iamresponsibleforitall.
Ik
I
,GeorgeDarling,didit.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhad
een
a
classicaleducation.
Theysatthus
nacht
night
afternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,till
elk
every
detailofitwasstampedontheirbrains
en
and
camethroughonthe
andere
other
sidelikethefaceson
een
a
badcoinage.
“IfonlyI
had
had
notacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darling
zei
said
.
“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”
zei
said
Mr.Darling.
“IfonlyI
had
had
pretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyes
zei
said
.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,
lieve
dear
masterandmistress.”
Then
een
one
ormoreofthem
zou
would
breakdownaltogether;
Nanaat
het
the
thought,“It’strue,it’s
waar
true
,theyoughtnotto
hadden
have
hadadogforanurse.”
Vele
Many
atimeitwasMr.Darling
die
who
putthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darlingwouldcry,
en
and
Nana’sbarkwastheechoofit,
maar
but
Mrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;
er
there
wassomethingintheright-handcornerofhermouth
dat
that
wantedhernotto
noemen
call
Peternames.
Theywould
zaten
sit
thereintheemptynursery,recallingfondly
elk
every
smallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.