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ChapterI.PETERBREAKS
Travers
THROUGH
Allchildren,exceptone,growup.
They
bientôt
soon
knowthattheywillgrowup,
et
and
thewayWendyknewwasthis.
One
jour
day
whenshewastwoyearsoldshewas
jouait
playing
inagarden,andsheplucked
autre
another
flowerandranwithittoher
mère
mother
.
Isupposeshemust
avoir
have
lookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darling
mis
put
herhandtoher
cœur
heart
andcried,“Oh,whycan’tyouremain
comme
like
thisforever!”
Thiswas
tout
all
thatpassedbetweenthemon
le
the
subject,buthenceforthWendy
savait
knew
thatshemustgrowup.
You
toujours
always
knowafteryouare
deux
two
.
Twoisthebeginningofthe
fin
end
.
Ofcoursetheylivedat14,
et
and
untilWendycameher
mère
mother
wasthechiefone.
Shewasalovely
dame
lady
,witharomanticmind
et
and
suchasweetmockingmouth.
Herromantic
esprit
mind
waslikethetinyboxes,
une
one
withintheother,that
viennent
come
fromthepuzzlingEast,howevermanyyoudiscoverthereis
toujours
always
onemore;
andhersweetmockingmouthhad
un
one
kissonitthatWendy
pourrait
could
neverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousin
le
the
right-handcorner.
ThewayMr.Darlingwonherwasthis:
les
the
manygentlemenwhohadbeenboys
quand
when
shewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythattheyloved
sa
her
,andtheyallrantoher
maison
house
toproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,who
prit
took
acabandnippedin
premier
first
,andsohegot
sa
her
.
Hegotallofher,except
la
the
innermostboxandthekiss.
He
jamais
never
knewaboutthebox,
et
and
intimehegaveuptryingforthekiss.
Wendy
pensait
thought
Napoleoncouldhavegotit,
mais
but
Icanpicturehimtrying,andthengoingoffin
une
a
passion,slammingthedoor.
Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendy
que
that
hermothernotonlylovedhim
mais
but
respectedhim.
Hewasoneof
ces
those
deeponeswhoknowaboutstocksandshares.
Of
sûr
course
noonereallyknows,
mais
but
hequiteseemedto
savoir
know
,andheoftensaidstockswereup
et
and
sharesweredownina
manière
way
thatwouldhavemadeany
femme
woman
respecthim.
Mrs.
Darlingwas
mariée
married
inwhite,andatfirstshe
gardait
kept
thebooksperfectly,almostgleefully,as
si
if
itwereagame,notsomuchas
un
a
Brusselssproutwasmissing;
mais
but
byandbywholecauliflowersdroppedout,
et
and
insteadofthemtherewerepicturesofbabies
sans
without
faces.
Shedrewthem
quand
when
sheshouldhavebeentottingup.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendy
venue
came
first,thenJohn,thenMichael.
For
une
a
weekortwoafterWendycameitwasdoubtfulwhethertheywouldbeableto
garder
keep
her,asshewas
autre
another
mouthtofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudofher,
mais
but
hewasveryhonourable,
et
and
hesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’s
lit
bed
,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,whileshe
regardait
looked
athimimploringly.
She
voulait
wanted
toriskit,comewhatmight,
mais
but
thatwasnothis
façon
way
;
hiswaywaswith
un
a
pencilandapieceofpaper,
et
and
ifsheconfusedhim
avec
with
suggestionshehadtobeginatthebeginning
nouveau
again
.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegofher.
“Ihave
une
one
poundseventeenhere,and
deux
two
andsixatthe
bureau
office
;
Icancutoffmy
café
coffee
attheoffice,say
dix
ten
shillings,makingtwonine
et
and
six,withyoureighteen
et
and
threemakesthreenineseven,
avec
with
fivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dot
et
and
carryseven—don’tspeak,myown—and
la
the
poundyoulenttothat
homme
man
whocametothedoor—quiet,child—dot
et
and
carrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didIsayninenineseven?
oui
yes
,Isaidninenineseven;
la
the
questionis,canwe
essayer
try
itforayearonninenineseven?”
“Of
sûr
course
wecan,George,”shecried.
Mais
But
shewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,
et
and
hewasreallythegrandercharacterof
le
the
two.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
presque
almost
threateningly,andoffhe
alla
went
again.
“Mumpsonepound,
que
that
iswhatIhave
mis
put
down,butIdaresayit
sera
will
bemorelikethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesone
cinq
five
,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,
fait
makes
twofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,
dire
say
fifteenshillings”—andsoonitwent,
et
and
itaddedupdifferently
chaque
each
time;
butatlastWendyjustgotthrough,
avec
with
mumpsreducedtotwelve
six
six
,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedas
un
one
.
Therewasthesameexcitement
sur
over
John,andMichaelhadeven
un
a
narrowersqueak;
butbothwerekept,
et
and
soon,youmighthave
voir
seen
thethreeofthem
aller
going
inarowto
Mlle
Miss
Fulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darling
aimait
loved
tohaveeverythingjustso,
et
and
Mr.Darlinghadapassionforbeing
exactement
exactly
likehisneighbours;
so,of
sûr
course
,theyhadanurse.
Astheywere
pauvres
poor
,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
enfants
children
drank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundland
chien
dog
,calledNana,whohadbelongedtonooneinparticular
jusqu'à
until
theDarlingsengagedher.
Shehad
toujours
always
thoughtchildrenimportant,however,
et
and
theDarlingshadbecomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,
where
shespentmostofherspare
temps
time
peepingintoperambulators,andwasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshe
suivait
followed
totheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobequite
un
a
treasureofanurse.
Howthoroughshewasatbath-time,
et
and
upatanymomentofthe
nuit
night
ifoneofhercharges
faisait
made
theslightestcry.
Of
sûr
course
herkennelwasin
la
the
nursery.
Shehadageniusfor
savoir
knowing
whenacoughis
une
a
thingtohavenopatience
avec
with
andwhenitneedsstockingaroundyourthroat.
She
croyait
believed
toherlastdayinold-fashionedremedies
comme
like
rhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontemptover
tout
all
thisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,
et
and
soon.
Itwas
une
a
lessoninproprietyto
voir
see
herescortingthechildrentoschool,
marcher
walking
sedatelybytheirside
quand
when
theywerewellbehaved,
et
and
buttingthembackinto
ligne
line
iftheystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdaysshe
jamais
never
onceforgothissweater,
et
and
sheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthin
cas
case
ofrain.
Thereis
une
a
roominthebasementof
Mlle
Miss
Fulsom’sschoolwherethenurses
attendent
wait
.
Theysatonforms,
tandis que
while
Nanalayonthefloor,
mais
but
thatwastheonlydifference.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasofaninferiorsocialstatustothemselves,
et
and
shedespisedtheirlighttalk.
SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
mais
but
iftheydidcomeshefirstwhippedoffMichael’spinafore
et
and
puthimintotheone
avec
with
bluebraiding,andsmoothedoutWendy
et
and
madeadashatJohn’s
cheveux
hair
.
Nonurserycouldpossiblyhavebeenconducted
plus
more
correctly,andMr.Darling
savait
knew
it,yethesometimeswondereduneasilywhethertheneighbours
parlaient
talked
.
Hehadhispositionin
la
the
citytoconsider.
Nana
aussi
also
troubledhiminanother
façon
way
.
Hehadsometimesafeelingthatshedidnotadmire
le
him
.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darlingwouldassurehim,
et
and
thenshewouldsigntothe
enfants
children
tobespeciallyniceto
père
father
.
Lovelydancesfollowed,inwhich
la
the
onlyotherservant,Liza,was
parfois
sometimes
allowedtojoin.
Such
une
a
midgetshelookedinher
longue
long
skirtandmaid’scap,thoughshehadsworn,
quand
when
engaged,thatshewould
jamais
never
seetenagain.
Thegaietyof
ces
those
romps!
AndgayestofallwasMrs.Darling,who
être
would
pirouettesowildlythatallyoucould
voir
see
ofherwasthekiss,
et
and
thenifyouhaddashedatheryoumight
eu
have
gotit.
Thereneverwasasimplerhappier
famille
family
untilthecomingofPeterPan.
Mrs.
Darling
première
first
heardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomofeverygood
mère
mother
afterherchildrenareasleeptorummageintheirminds
et
and
putthingsstraightfor
lendemain
next
morning,repackingintotheirproper
place
places
themanyarticlesthat
ont
have
wanderedduringtheday.
Si
If
youcouldkeepawake(butof
sûr
course
youcan’t)youwould
verriez
see
yourownmotherdoing
cela
this
,andyouwouldfindit
très
very
interestingtowatchher.
Itisquite
comme
like
tidyingupdrawers.
Youwould
verriez
see
heronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorouslyover
certains
some
ofyourcontents,wondering
where
onearthyouhad
ramassé
picked
thisthingup,makingdiscoveriessweet
et
and
notsosweet,pressingthistohercheekas
si
if
itwereasniceasakitten,
et
and
hurriedlystowingthatoutofsight.
Quand
When
youwakeinthe
matin
morning
,thenaughtinessandevilpassions
avec
with
whichyouwentto
lit
bed
havebeenfoldedupsmall
et
and
placedatthebottomofyour
esprit
mind
andonthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,readyforyouto
mettre
put
on.
Idon’tknowwhetheryouhaveever
vu
seen
amapofaperson’smind.
Doctors
parfois
sometimes
drawmapsofotherpartsofyou,
et
and
yourownmapcan
devenir
become
intenselyinteresting,butcatchthem
essayant
trying
todrawamapof
une
a
child’smind,whichisnotonlyconfused,
mais
but
keepsgoingroundallthe
temps
time
.
Therearezigzaglinesonit,just
comme
like
yourtemperatureonacard,
et
and
theseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandis
toujours
always
moreorlessanisland,
avec
with
astonishingsplashesofcolour
ici
here
andthere,andcoralreefs
et
and
rakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,
et
and
savagesandlonelylairs,
et
and
gnomeswhoaremostlytailors,
et
and
cavesthroughwhichariverruns,
et
and
princeswithsixelderbrothers,
et
and
ahutfastgoingtodecay,
et
and
oneverysmalloldlady
avec
with
ahookednose.
Itwouldbe
une
an
easymapifthatwere
tout
all
,butthereisalso
premier
first
dayatschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbs
qui
that
takethedative,chocolatepudding
jour
day
,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpullingoutyourtoothyourself,
et
and
soon,andeithertheseare
partie
part
oftheislandortheyare
autre
another
mapshowingthrough,anditis
tout
all
ratherconfusing,especiallyas
rien
nothing
willstandstill.
Of
sûr
course
theNeverlandsvarya
bien
good
deal.
John’s,forinstance,had
un
a
lagoonwithflamingoesflyingoveritatwhichJohnwas
tirait
shooting
,whileMichael,whowas
très
very
small,hadaflamingo
avec
with
lagoonsflyingoverit.
John
vivait
lived
inaboatturnedupsidedownon
le
the
sands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyina
maison
house
ofleavesdeftlysewn
ensemble
together
.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsat
nuit
night
,Wendyhadapetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,
mais
but
onthewholetheNeverlands
ont
have
afamilyresemblance,andifthey
tenaient
stood
stillinarowyou
pourrait
could
sayofthemthatthey
ont
have
eachother’snose,andsoforth.
On
ces
these
magicshoreschildrenat
jouent
play
areforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
We
aussi
too
havebeenthere;
wecan
toujours
still
hearthesoundof
le
the
surf,thoughweshalllandno
plus
more
.
OfalldelectableislandstheNeverlandisthesnuggest
et
and
mostcompact,notlarge
et
and
sprawly,youknow,withtediousdistances
entre
between
oneadventureandanother,
mais
but
nicelycrammed.
Whenyou
jouez
play
atitbyday
avec
with
thechairsandtable-cloth,itisnotinthe
moins
least
alarming,butinthe
deux
two
minutesbeforeyougoto
dormir
sleep
itbecomesveryreal.
Thatiswhy
y
there
arenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravels
travers
through
herchildren’smindsMrs.Darling
trouvait
found
thingsshecouldnot
comprendre
understand
,andofthesequitethe
plus
most
perplexingwasthewordPeter.
She
connaissait
knew
ofnoPeter,and
pourtant
yet
hewashereandthereinJohn
et
and
Michael’sminds,whileWendy’sbegantobescrawledallover
avec
with
him.
Thenamestoodoutinbolderlettersthananyof
le
the
otherwords,andasMrs.Darlinggazedshe
sentait
felt
thatithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmitted
avec
with
regret.
Hermotherhadbeenquestioning
sa
her
.
“Butwhoishe,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,you
sais
know
,mother.”
AtfirstMrs.Darlingdidnot
savait
know
,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshe
juste
just
rememberedaPeterPan
qui
who
wassaidtolive
avec
with
thefairies.
Therewereoddstoriesabouthim,asthat
quand
when
childrendiedhewent
partie
part
ofthewaywiththem,sothattheyshouldnotbefrightened.
Shehad
cru
believed
inhimatthetime,
mais
but
nowthatshewas
mariée
married
andfullofsenseshe
tout à fait
quite
doubtedwhethertherewas
tout
any
suchperson.
“Besides,”she
dit
said
toWendy,“hewouldbegrownupby
ce
this
time.”
“Ohno,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheis
juste
just
mysize.”
Shemeantthathewashersizeinbothmind
et
and
body;
shedidn’tknow
comment
how
sheknew,shejust
savait
knew
it.
Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
mais
but
hesmiledpooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”he
dit
said
,“itissomenonsenseNanahasbeen
mis
putting
intotheirheads;
just
le
the
sortofideaa
chien
dog
wouldhave.
Leaveit
tranquille
alone
,anditwillblowover.”
Mais
But
itwouldnotblowover
et
and
soonthetroublesomeboy
donné
gave
Mrs.Darlingquiteashock.
Enfants
Children
havethestrangestadventures
sans
without
beingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,they
peut
may
remembertomention,a
semaine
week
aftertheeventhappened,thatwhentheywereinthewoodtheyhad
rencontré
met
theirdeadfatherandhad
une
a
gamewithhim.
Itwasin
cette
this
casualwaythatWendyonemorning
fait
made
adisquietingrevelation.
Someleavesof
un
a
treehadbeenfoundonthenurseryfloor,
qui
which
certainlywerenotthere
quand
when
thechildrenwentto
lit
bed
,andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzlingoverthem
quand
when
Wendysaidwithatolerantsmile:.
“Ido
crois
believe
itisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyoumean,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendy
dit
said
,sighing.
Shewasatidy
enfant
child
.
Sheexplainedinquiteamatter-of-fact
manière
way
thatshethoughtPeter
parfois
sometimes
cametothenurseryin
la
the
nightandsaton
la
the
footofherbed
et
and
playedonhispipestoher.
Unfortunatelyshe
jamais
never
woke,soshedidn’t
savait
know
howsheknew,she
juste
just
knew.
“Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.
Noone
peut
can
getintothehouse
sans
without
knocking.”
“Ithinkhecomesinby
la
the
window,”shesaid.
“My
amour
love
,itisthreefloorsup.”
“Werenottheleavesatthefootofthewindow,mother?”
Itwas
tout à fait
quite
true;
theleaveshadbeenfound
très
very
nearthewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnot
savait
know
whattothink,forit
tout
all
seemedsonaturaltoWendy
que
that
youcouldnotdismissitby
disant
saying
shehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”
la
the
mothercried,“whydidyounottellmeof
cela
this
before?”
“Iforgot,”saidWendylightly.
Shewasinahurrytogetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshe
must
havebeendreaming.
But,on
les
the
otherhand,therewere
les
the
leaves.
Mrs.Darlingexaminedthem
très
very
carefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,
mais
but
shewassuretheydidnot
venaient
come
fromanytreethatgrewinEngland.
Shecrawled
sur
about
thefloor,peeringatit
avec
with
acandleformarksof
une
a
strangefoot.
Sherattledthepokerupthechimney
et
and
tappedthewalls.
She
laissé
let
downatapefromthewindowtothepavement,
et
and
itwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,
sans
without
somuchasaspouttoclimbupby.
CertainlyWendyhadbeen
rêvé
dreaming
.
ButWendyhadnotbeen
rêvé
dreaming
,astheverynext
nuit
night
showed,thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresof
ces
these
childrenmaybesaidto
ont
have
begun.
Onthenightwe
parlons
speak
ofallthechildrenwereoncemorein
lit
bed
.
IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,
et
and
Mrs.Darlinghadbathedthem
et
and
sungtothemtill
un
one
byonetheyhadletgoher
main
hand
andslidawayintothelandof
sommeil
sleep
.
Allwerelookingso
sûr
safe
andcosythatshesmiledatherfears
maintenant
now
andsatdowntranquillybythe
feu
fire
tosew.
Itwas
quelque chose
something
forMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.
The
feu
fire
waswarm,however,andthenurserydimlylitby
trois
three
night-lights,andpresentlythesewinglayonMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenher
tête
head
nodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewasasleep.
Regardez
Look
atthefourofthem,Wendy
et
and
Michaeloverthere,John
ici
here
,andMrs.Darlingbythe
feu
fire
.
Thereshouldhavebeen
une
a
fourthnight-light.
Whileshe
dormait
slept
shehadadream.
She
rêvé
dreamt
thattheNeverlandhadcome
trop
too
nearandthatastrange
garçon
boy
hadbrokenthroughfromit.
Hedidnotalarmher,forshe
pensait
thought
shehadseenhimbeforein
les
the
facesofmanywomen
qui
who
havenochildren.
Perhapsheistobe
trouve
found
inthefacesof
certaines
some
mothersalso.
Butinher
rêve
dream
hehadrentthe
film
film
thatobscurestheNeverland,
et
and
shesawWendyandJohn
et
and
Michaelpeepingthroughthegap.
The
rêve
dream
byitselfwouldhavebeenatrifle,
mais
but
whileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblewopen,
et
and
aboydiddroponthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedby
une
a
strangelight,nobiggerthanyourfist,whichdartedabout
la
the
roomlikealiving
chose
thing
andIthinkitmusthavebeen
cette
this
lightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.
She
commencé
started
upwithacry,
et
and
sawtheboy,andsomehowshe
su
knew
atoncethathewasPeterPan.
Si
If
youorIorWendyhadbeenthereweshouldhave
vu
seen
thathewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.
Hewas
un
a
lovelyboy,cladinskeletonleaves
et
and
thejuicesthatoozeoutoftrees
mais
but
themostentrancingthingabouthimwas
qui
that
hehadallhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.THESHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
et
and
,asifinanswerto
une
a
bell,thedooropened,
et
and
Nanaentered,returnedfromhereveningout.
Shegrowled
et
and
sprangattheboy,
qui
who
leaptlightlythroughthewindow.
AgainMrs.Darlingscreamed,
cette
this
timeindistressfor
lui
him
,forshethoughthewas
tué
killed
,andsherandowninto
la
the
streettolookforhis
petit
little
body,butitwasnotthere;
et
and
shelookedup,andintheblack
nuit
night
shecouldseenothingbutwhatshe
pensait
thought
wasashootingstar.
She
retournée
returned
tothenursery,and
trouvé
found
Nanawithsomethinginhermouth,
qui
which
provedtobetheboy’sshadow.
AsheleaptatthewindowNana
eu
had
closeditquickly,too
tard
late
tocatchhim,buthisshadow
eu
had
nothadtimetoget
sortir
out
;
slamwentthewindow
et
and
snappeditoff.
You
pouvez
may
besureMrs.Darlingexamined
le
the
shadowcarefully,butitwas
tout à fait
quite
theordinarykind.
Nanahad
aucun
no
doubtofwhatwas
la
the
bestthingtodo
avec
with
thisshadow.
Shehungitoutatthewindow,
signifie
meaning
“Heissuretocomebackforit;
letus
mettons
put
itwherehecangetiteasily
sans
without
disturbingthechildren.”
ButunfortunatelyMrs.Darling
pouvait
could
notleaveithangingoutatthewindow,it
ressemblait
looked
solikethewashing
et
and
loweredthewholetoneofthe
maison
house
.
ShethoughtofshowingittoMr.Darling,
mais
but
hewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohn
et
and
Michael,withawettowelaroundhis
tête
head
tokeephisbrain
clair
clear
,anditseemedashametotrouble
le
him
;
besides,sheknewexactlywhathe
allait
would
say:
“Itallcomesofhaving
un
a
dogforanurse.”
Shedecidedtorolltheshadowup
et
and
putitawaycarefullyin
un
a
drawer,untilafittingopportunitycamefor
dire
telling
herhusband.
Ahme!
Theopportunitycame
une
a
weeklater,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
Of
sûr
course
itwasaFriday.
“Ioughtto
have
beenspeciallycarefulon
un
a
Friday,”sheusedto
dire
say
afterwardstoherhusband,
tandis que
while
perhapsNanawason
la
the
othersideofher,
tenant
holding
herhand.
“No,no,”Mr.Darling
toujours
always
said,“Iamresponsibleforit
tout
all
.
I,GeorgeDarling,didit.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhad
une
a
classicaleducation.
Theysatthus
nuit
night
afternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,till
chaque
every
detailofitwasstampedontheirbrains
et
and
camethroughontheother
côté
side
likethefaceson
une
a
badcoinage.
“IfonlyIhadnotacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darling
dit
said
.
“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”
dit
said
Mr.Darling.
“IfonlyIhadpretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyes
disaient
said
.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,
cher
dear
masterandmistress.”
Thenone
ou
or
moreofthemwould
briseraient
break
downaltogether;
Nanaat
la
the
thought,“It’strue,it’s
vrai
true
,theyoughtnotto
avoir
have
hadadogfor
un
a
nurse.”
ManyatimeitwasMr.Darling
qui
who
putthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darlingwouldcry,
et
and
Nana’sbarkwastheechoofit,
mais
but
Mrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;
therewas
quelque chose
something
intheright-handcornerofhermouth
qui
that
wantedhernottocallPeternames.
Theywouldsittherein
la
the
emptynursery,recallingfondly
chaque
every
smallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.