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ChapterI.PETERBREAKS
Durch
THROUGH
Allchildren,exceptone,grow
auf
up
.
Theysoonknowthatthey
werden
will
growup,andthe
weise
way
Wendyknewwasthis.
Oneday
als
when
shewastwoyears
alt
old
shewasplayinginagarden,
und
and
shepluckedanotherflower
und
and
ranwithittoher
mutter
mother
.
Isupposeshemust
haben
have
lookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darlingputher
hand
hand
toherheartandcried,“Oh,
warum
why
can’tyouremainlikethisforever!”
Thiswasall
dass
that
passedbetweenthemon
das
the
subject,buthenceforthWendyknew
dass
that
shemustgrowup.
Youalwaysknowafteryouare
zwei
two
.
Twoisthebeginningof
der
the
end.
Ofcoursethey
lebten
lived
at14,anduntilWendy
kam
came
hermotherwasthechiefone.
Shewas
eine
a
lovelylady,witharomantic
verstand
mind
andsuchasweetmockingmouth.
Herromantic
geist
mind
waslikethetinyboxes,
eine
one
withintheother,that
kommen
come
fromthepuzzlingEast,however
viele
many
youdiscoverthereisalways
eine
one
more;
andhersweetmockingmouthhadonekissonitthatWendy
konnte
could
neverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.
Die
The
wayMr.Darlingwonherwas
diese
this
:
themanygentlemenwhohadbeenboys
als
when
shewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythattheyloved
ihr
her
,andtheyallrantoher
haus
house
toproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,whotook
ein
a
cabandnippedin
zuerst
first
,andsohegot
ihr
her
.
Hegotallof
ihr
her
,excepttheinnermostbox
und
and
thekiss.
Heneverknewabout
der
the
box,andintimehegave
auf
up
tryingforthekiss.
Wendy
dachte
thought
Napoleoncouldhavegot
es
it
,butIcanpicturehim
versuchte
trying
,andthengoingoffinapassion,slamming
die
the
door.
Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendy
dass
that
hermothernotonlylovedhim
sondern
but
respectedhim.
Hewas
einer
one
ofthosedeeponeswhoknowaboutstocksandshares.
Ofcoursenoone
wirklich
really
knows,buthequiteseemedto
wissen
know
,andheoftensaidstockswereup
und
and
sharesweredownina
weise
way
thatwouldhavemade
jede
any
womanrespecthim.
Mrs.
Darlingwas
verheiratet
married
inwhite,andatfirstshekept
die
the
booksperfectly,almostgleefully,as
ob
if
itwereagame,notso
sehr
much
asaBrusselssproutwasmissing;
aber
but
byandbywholecauliflowersdroppedout,
und
and
insteadofthemtherewerepicturesofbabies
ohne
without
faces.
Shedrewthem
als
when
sheshouldhavebeentottingup.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendy
kam
came
first,thenJohn,thenMichael.
Foraweekor
zwei
two
afterWendycameitwasdoubtfulwhethertheywouldbe
in der lage
able
tokeepher,asshewasanothermouthtofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudof
ihre
her
,buthewasveryhonourable,
und
and
hesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’sbed,
hielt
holding
herhandandcalculatingexpenses,
während
while
shelookedathimimploringly.
Shewantedtorisk
es
it
,comewhatmight,butthatwasnothis
art
way
;
hiswaywaswithapencil
und
and
apieceofpaper,
und
and
ifsheconfusedhimwithsuggestionshehadtobeginatthebeginning
wieder
again
.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegofher.
“Ihaveonepoundseventeen
hier
here
,andtwoandsixatthe
büro
office
;
Icancutoffmy
kaffee
coffee
attheoffice,say
zehn
ten
shillings,makingtwonine
und
and
six,withyoureighteen
und
and
threemakesthreenineseven,with
fünf
five
naughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dot
und
and
carryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothat
mann
man
whocametothedoor—quiet,child—dot
und
and
carrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didI
sagen
say
ninenineseven?
yes,Isaidninenineseven;
die
the
questionis,canwetryitfor
ein
a
yearonninenineseven?”
“Ofcoursewe
können
can
,George,”shecried.
ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,
und
and
hewasreallythegrandercharacterof
der
the
two.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
fast
almost
threateningly,andoffhe
ging
went
again.
“Mumpsonepound,
so
that
iswhatIhaveputdown,
aber
but
Idaresayitwillbe
mehr
more
likethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesone
fünf
five
,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,makes
zwei
two
fifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,
sagen
say
fifteenshillings”—andsoonitwent,
und
and
itaddedupdifferentlyeachtime;
aber
but
atlastWendyjustgot
durch
through
,withmumpsreducedtotwelve
sechs
six
,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedas
eine
one
.
Therewasthesameexcitement
über
over
John,andMichaelhad
sogar
even
anarrowersqueak;
but
beide
both
werekept,andsoon,youmighthave
sehen
seen
thethreeofthem
gehen
going
inarowtoMissFulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darlinglovedtohave
alles
everything
justso,andMr.Darlinghad
eine
a
passionforbeingexactlylikehisneighbours;
so,ofcourse,theyhad
eine
a
nurse.
Astheywere
arm
poor
,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
kinder
children
drank,thisnursewas
ein
a
primNewfoundlanddog,calledNana,whohadbelongedtonooneinparticularuntiltheDarlingsengagedher.
Shehadalwaysthought
kinder
children
important,however,andtheDarlingshadbecomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,
wo
where
shespentmostofhersparetimepeepingintoperambulators,
und
and
wasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshe
folgte
followed
totheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobequite
ein
a
treasureofanurse.
Howthoroughshewasatbath-time,
und
and
upatanymomentofthe
nacht
night
ifoneofherchargesmadetheslightestcry.
Ofcourseherkennelwasinthenursery.
Shehad
ein
a
geniusforknowingwhen
ein
a
coughisathingto
haben
have
nopatiencewithandwhenitneedsstockingaroundyourthroat.
She
glaubte
believed
toherlastdayinold-fashionedremedieslikerhubarbleaf,
und
and
madesoundsofcontemptoverall
dieses
this
new-fangledtalkaboutgerms,
und
and
soon.
Itwas
eine
a
lessoninproprietyto
sehen
see
herescortingthechildrento
schule
school
,walkingsedatelybytheir
seite
side
whentheywerewellbehaved,
und
and
buttingthembackintolineiftheystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdaysshe
nie
never
onceforgothissweater,
und
and
sheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthincaseofrain.
Thereisa
raum
room
inthebasementofMissFulsom’s
schule
school
wherethenurseswait.
Theysatonforms,
während
while
Nanalayonthefloor,
aber
but
thatwastheonlydifference.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasofaninferiorsocialstatustothemselves,
und
and
shedespisedtheirlighttalk.
SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
aber
but
iftheydidcomeshe
zuerst
first
whippedoffMichael’spinafore
und
and
puthimintotheonewithbluebraiding,
und
and
smoothedoutWendyandmadeadashatJohn’shair.
Kein
No
nurserycouldpossiblyhavebeenconductedmorecorrectly,
und
and
Mr.Darlingknewit,
doch
yet
hesometimeswondereduneasilywhether
die
the
neighbourstalked.
Hehadhispositionin
der
the
citytoconsider.
Nana
auch
also
troubledhiminanother
weise
way
.
Hehadsometimesafeeling
dass
that
shedidnotadmire
ihn
him
.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darlingwouldassure
ihm
him
,andthenshewouldsignto
den
the
childrentobespecially
nett
nice
tofather.
Lovelydances
folgten
followed
,inwhichtheonly
andere
other
servant,Liza,wassometimesallowedtojoin.
Such
ein
a
midgetshelookedinherlongskirt
und
and
maid’scap,thoughshehadsworn,
als
when
engaged,thatshewould
nie
never
seetenagain.
Thegaietyofthoseromps!
Und
And
gayestofallwasMrs.Darling,whowouldpirouettesowildlythatallyou
konnte
could
seeofherwasthekiss,
und
and
thenifyouhaddashedatheryoumighthave
bekommen
got
it.
Thereneverwas
eine
a
simplerhappierfamilyuntilthecomingofPeterPan.
Mrs.
DarlingfirstheardofPeter
als
when
shewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomof
jeder
every
goodmotherafterher
kinder
children
areasleeptorummageintheirminds
und
and
putthingsstraightfornext
morgen
morning
,repackingintotheirproperplacesthemanyarticlesthathavewanderedduringtheday.
Wenn
If
youcouldkeepawake(butofcourseyoucan’t)you
würdest
would
seeyourownmother
tun
doing
this,andyouwould
finden
find
itveryinterestingto
beobachten
watch
her.
Itisquiteliketidyingupdrawers.
You
würdest
would
seeheronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorously
über
over
someofyourcontents,wondering
wo
where
onearthyouhadpicked
dieses
this
thingup,makingdiscoveries
süß
sweet
andnotsosweet,pressing
dieses
this
tohercheekasifitwereas
schön
nice
asakitten,andhurriedlystowing
so
that
outofsight.
Whenyouwakeinthemorning,thenaughtiness
und
and
evilpassionswithwhichyou
gegangen
went
tobedhavebeenfoldedupsmall
und
and
placedatthebottomofyourmind
und
and
onthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,
bereit
ready
foryoutoputon.
Idon’tknowwhetheryou
haben
have
everseenamapof
eine
a
person’smind.
Doctorssometimesdrawmapsofotherpartsofyou,
und
and
yourownmapcan
werden
become
intenselyinteresting,butcatchthem
versuchen
trying
todrawamapof
eine
a
child’smind,whichisnot
nur
only
confused,butkeepsgoingroundallthe
zeit
time
.
Therearezigzaglineson
es
it
,justlikeyourtemperatureonacard,
und
and
theseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandisalways
mehr
more
orlessanisland,withastonishingsplashesofcolour
hier
here
andthere,andcoralreefs
und
and
rakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,
und
and
savagesandlonelylairs,
und
and
gnomeswhoaremostlytailors,
und
and
cavesthroughwhichariverruns,
und
and
princeswithsixelderbrothers,
und
and
ahutfastgoingtodecay,
und
and
oneverysmallold
dame
lady
withahookednose.
It
wird
would
beaneasymap
wenn
if
thatwereall,but
da
there
isalsofirstdayat
schule
school
,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbs
so
that
takethedative,chocolatepudding
tag
day
,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpullingoutyourtoothyourself,
und
and
soon,andeithertheseare
teil
part
oftheislandortheyare
noch eine
another
mapshowingthrough,anditisallratherconfusing,especiallyas
nichts
nothing
willstandstill.
Ofcourse
die
the
Neverlandsvaryagooddeal.
John’s,forinstance,had
eine
a
lagoonwithflamingoesflyingoveritat
der
which
Johnwasshooting,whileMichael,whowas
sehr
very
small,hadaflamingowithlagoonsflyingoverit.
John
lebte
lived
inaboatturnedupsidedownonthesands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyina
haus
house
ofleavesdeftlysewntogether.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsat
nacht
night
,Wendyhadapetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,
aber
but
onthewholetheNeverlands
haben
have
afamilyresemblance,and
wenn
if
theystoodstillin
eine
a
rowyoucouldsayofthemthatthey
haben
have
eachother’snose,andsoforth.
Onthesemagicshores
kinder
children
atplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
We
auch
too
havebeenthere;
we
können
can
stillhearthesoundofthesurf,
obwohl
though
weshalllandnomore.
OfalldelectableislandstheNeverlandisthesnuggest
und
and
mostcompact,notlarge
und
and
sprawly,youknow,withtediousdistances
zwischen
between
oneadventureandanother,
aber
but
nicelycrammed.
Whenyouplayatitbydaywith
den
the
chairsandtable-cloth,itisnotin
den
the
leastalarming,butin
den
the
twominutesbeforeyougotosleepitbecomes
sehr
very
real.
Thatiswhytherearenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravels
durch
through
herchildren’smindsMrs.Darlingfoundthingsshe
konnte
could
notunderstand,andofthesequitethemostperplexingwasthe
wort
word
Peter.
SheknewofnoPeter,
und
and
yethewashere
und
and
thereinJohnandMichael’sminds,
während
while
Wendy’sbegantobescrawledalloverwith
ihm
him
.
Thenamestoodoutinbolderlettersthananyofthe
andere
other
words,andasMrs.Darlinggazedshefelt
dass
that
ithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmittedwithregret.
Her
mutter
mother
hadbeenquestioningher.
“Butwhoishe,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,youknow,mother.”
At
zuerst
first
Mrs.Darlingdidnotknow,
aber
but
afterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshejustrememberedaPeterPanwhowassaidto
lebte
live
withthefairies.
Therewereoddstories
über
about
him,asthatwhen
kinder
children
diedhewentpartofthewaywiththem,sothatthey
sollten
should
notbefrightened.
Shehad
geglaubt
believed
inhimatthetime,
aber
but
nowthatshewas
verheiratet
married
andfullofsenseshe
ganz
quite
doubtedwhethertherewasany
solche
such
person.
“Besides,”shesaidtoWendy,“he
würde
would
begrownupby
dieser
this
time.”
“Ohno,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheisjustmysize.”
She
meinte
meant
thathewashersizeinboth
geist
mind
andbody;
shedidn’tknowhowsheknew,she
einfach
just
knewit.
Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
aber
but
hesmiledpooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”hesaid,“itissomenonsenseNanahasbeenputtingintotheirheads;
just
die
the
sortofideaa
hund
dog
wouldhave.
Leaveitalone,
und
and
itwillblowover.”
Aber
But
itwouldnotblowover
und
and
soonthetroublesomeboygaveMrs.Darlingquiteashock.
Kinder
Children
havethestrangestadventures
ohne
without
beingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,theymayremembertomention,
eine
a
weekaftertheeventhappened,
dass
that
whentheywereinthewoodtheyhadmettheirdead
vater
father
andhadagamewith
ihm
him
.
Itwasinthiscasual
weise
way
thatWendyonemorningmadeadisquietingrevelation.
Einige
Some
leavesofatreehadbeenfoundon
die
the
nurseryfloor,whichcertainlywerenot
da
there
whenthechildrenwentto
bett
bed
,andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzling
über
over
themwhenWendysaidwithatolerantsmile:.
“Ido
glaube
believe
itisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyoumean,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendysaid,sighing.
Shewas
ein
a
tidychild.
Sheexplainedin
ziemlich
quite
amatter-of-factwaythatshe
dachte
thought
Petersometimescametothenurseryinthe
nacht
night
andsatonthefootofherbed
und
and
playedonhispipestoher.
Unfortunatelyshe
nie
never
woke,soshedidn’tknowhowsheknew,she
einfach
just
knew.
“Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.
Noone
kann
can
getintothehouse
ohne
without
knocking.”
“Ithinkhecomesinby
das
the
window,”shesaid.
“My
liebe
love
,itisthreefloorsup.”
“Werenot
die
the
leavesatthefootof
die
the
window,mother?”
Itwas
ganz
quite
true;
theleaveshadbeenfound
sehr
very
nearthewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnotknowwhatto
denken
think
,foritallseemedsonaturaltoWendythatyou
konnte
could
notdismissitbysayingshehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”the
mutter
mother
cried,“whydidyounottellmeofthisbefore?”
“Iforgot,”saidWendylightly.
Shewasinahurrytogetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshe
muss
must
havebeendreaming.
But,ontheother
seite
hand
,thereweretheleaves.
Mrs.Darlingexaminedthem
sehr
very
carefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,
aber
but
shewassuretheydidnotcomefromanytree
dass
that
grewinEngland.
Shecrawled
über
about
thefloor,peeringatitwithacandleformarksofastrangefoot.
Sherattledthepokerupthechimney
und
and
tappedthewalls.
She
ließ
let
downatapefrom
den
the
windowtothepavement,
und
and
itwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,
ohne
without
somuchasaspouttoclimbupby.
CertainlyWendyhadbeendreaming.
Aber
But
Wendyhadnotbeendreaming,asthevery
nächste
next
nightshowed,thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresofthese
kinder
children
maybesaidto
haben
have
begun.
Onthenightwe
sprechen
speak
ofallthechildrenwereoncemorein
bett
bed
.
IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,
und
and
Mrs.Darlinghadbathedthem
und
and
sungtothemtill
eine
one
byonetheyhadletgoher
hand
hand
andslidawayintothelandofsleep.
Alle
All
werelookingsosafe
und
and
cosythatshesmiledatherfears
jetzt
now
andsatdowntranquillybythe
feuer
fire
tosew.
Itwas
etwas
something
forMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.
The
feuer
fire
waswarm,however,andthenurserydimlylitby
drei
three
night-lights,andpresentlythesewing
lag
lay
onMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenher
kopf
head
nodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewasasleep.
Lookat
die
the
fourofthem,Wendy
und
and
Michaeloverthere,John
hier
here
,andMrs.Darlingby
die
the
fire.
Thereshouldhavebeen
ein
a
fourthnight-light.
Whileshesleptshehada
traum
dream
.
ShedreamtthattheNeverlandhadcometoonear
und
and
thatastrangeboyhadbrokenthroughfromit.
Hedidnotalarmher,forshe
dachte
thought
shehadseenhimbeforeinthefacesofmanywomenwhohave
nicht
no
children.
Perhapsheistobefoundin
den
the
facesofsomemothers
auch
also
.
Butinherdreamhehadrentthe
film
film
thatobscurestheNeverland,
und
and
shesawWendyandJohn
und
and
Michaelpeepingthroughthegap.
The
traum
dream
byitselfwouldhavebeenatrifle,
aber
but
whileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblew
öffnete
open
,andaboydiddroponthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedby
ein
a
strangelight,nobigger
als
than
yourfist,whichdartedaboutthe
raum
room
likealivingthing
und
and
Ithinkitmust
sein
have
beenthislightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.
Shestartedupwithacry,
und
and
sawtheboy,andsomehowsheknewat
einmal
once
thathewasPeterPan.
Wenn
If
youorIorWendyhadbeen
dort
there
weshouldhaveseen
dass
that
hewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.
Hewas
ein
a
lovelyboy,cladinskeletonleaves
und
and
thejuicesthatooze
aus
out
oftreesbutthemostentrancingthingabouthimwas
dass
that
hehadallhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.
Der
THE
SHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
und
and
,asifinanswertoabell,
die
the
dooropened,andNanaentered,returnedfromhereveningout.
Shegrowled
und
and
sprangattheboy,wholeaptlightly
durch
through
thewindow.
AgainMrs.Darlingscreamed,thistimeindistressfor
ihn
him
,forshethoughthewaskilled,
und
and
sherandowninto
die
the
streettolookforhislittlebody,
aber
but
itwasnotthere;
und
and
shelookedup,andin
der
the
blacknightshecould
sehen
see
nothingbutwhatshethoughtwasashootingstar.
Shereturnedtothenursery,
und
and
foundNanawithsomethinginhermouth,whichprovedtobetheboy’sshadow.
AsheleaptatthewindowNanahad
geschlossen
closed
itquickly,toolateto
fangen
catch
him,buthisshadowhadnothad
zeit
time
togetout;
slam
ging
went
thewindowandsnappedit
ab
off
.
YoumaybesureMrs.Darlingexamined
den
the
shadowcarefully,butitwas
ganz
quite
theordinarykind.
Nanahadnodoubtofwhatwas
das
the
bestthingtodowiththisshadow.
Shehungitoutatthewindow,meaning“Heis
sicher
sure
tocomebackfor
es
it
;
letusputit
wo
where
hecangetiteasily
ohne
without
disturbingthechildren.”
ButunfortunatelyMrs.Darling
konnte
could
notleaveithanging
aus
out
atthewindow,itlookedsolikethewashing
und
and
loweredthewholetoneofthehouse.
She
dachte
thought
ofshowingittoMr.Darling,
aber
but
hewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohn
und
and
Michael,withawettowelaroundhis
kopf
head
tokeephisbrain
klar
clear
,anditseemedashametotrouble
ihn
him
;
besides,sheknewexactlywhathe
würde
would
say:
“Itallcomesofhavinga
hund
dog
foranurse.”
Shedecidedtoroll
den
the
shadowupandputitawaycarefullyin
eine
a
drawer,untilafittingopportunity
kam
came
fortellingherhusband.
Ahme!
Die
The
opportunitycameaweek
später
later
,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
Ofcourseitwas
ein
a
Friday.
“Ioughtto
sein
have
beenspeciallycarefulonaFriday,”sheusedtosayafterwardstoher
mann
husband
,whileperhapsNanawason
der
the
othersideofher,
hielt
holding
herhand.
“No,no,”Mr.Darlingalwayssaid,“Iamresponsibleforitall.
Ich
I
,GeorgeDarling,didit.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhad
eine
a
classicaleducation.
Theysatthus
nacht
night
afternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,tilleverydetailofitwasstampedontheirbrains
und
and
camethroughontheother
seite
side
likethefacesonabadcoinage.
“If
nur
only
Ihadnotacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darlingsaid.
“If
nur
only
IhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”saidMr.Darling.
“If
nur
only
Ihadpretendedtolike
die
the
medicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyessaid.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchiness
über
about
trifles,dearmasterandmistress.”
Then
einer
one
ormoreofthem
würde
would
breakdownaltogether;
Nanaatthe
dachte
thought
,“It’strue,it’strue,theyoughtnotto
haben
have
hadadogforanurse.”
ManyatimeitwasMr.DarlingwhoputthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darlingwouldcry,
und
and
Nana’sbarkwastheechoofit,
aber
but
Mrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;
therewas
etwas
something
intheright-handcornerofhermouth
dass
that
wantedhernottocallPeternames.
Theywouldsitthereintheemptynursery,recallingfondlyeverysmallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.