ChapterI.PETERBREAKSTHROUGH
Összes
Allchildren,exceptone,growup.They
hamarosan
soonknowthattheywillgrowup,és
andthewayWendyknewwasthis.One
nap
daywhenshewastwoyearsoldshewasplayinginagarden,és
andshepluckedanotherflowerés
andranwithittohermother.Isupposeshemusthavelookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darling
tette
putherhandtoherheartés
andcried,“Oh,whycan’tyouremainlikethisforever!”Ez
Thiswasallthatpassedbetweenthemonthesubject,de
buthenceforthWendyknewthatshekell
mustgrowup.Youalways
tudod
knowafteryouaretwo.Kettő
Twoisthebeginningofthevég
end.Ofcoursetheylivedat14,
és
anduntilWendycameheranyja
motherwasthechiefone.Shewasalovely
hölgy
lady,witharomanticmindés
andsuchasweetmockingmouth.Herromanticmindwas
mint
likethetinyboxes,onewithintheother,thatjönnek
comefromthepuzzlingEast,howevermanyyoudiscoverthereismindig
alwaysonemore;andher
édes
sweetmockingmouthhadonekissonitamit
thatWendycouldneverget,bár
thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.ThewayMr.Darling
nyerte
wonherwasthis:the
sok
manygentlemenwhohadbeenboysamikor
whenshewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythattheylovedőt
her,andtheyallrantoherhousetoproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,whotookacabés
andnippedinfirst,andsohegotőt
her.Hegotallofher,excepttheinnermostbox
és
andthekiss.Henever
tudott
knewaboutthebox,andintimehegaveupmegpróbálja
tryingforthekiss.WendythoughtNapoleon
tudom
couldhavegotit,butItudom
canpicturehimtrying,andthengoingoffinapassion,slammingaz
thedoor.Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendythather
anyja
mothernotonlylovedhimhanem
butrespectedhim.Hewas
egyik
oneofthosedeeponesaki
whoknowaboutstocksandshares.Of
természetesen
coursenoonereallyknows,de
buthequiteseemedtotudta
know,andheoftensaidstockswereupés
andsharesweredowninawaythatwouldvolna
havemadeanywomanrespecthim.Mrs.
Darlingwasmarriedinwhite,
és
andatfirstshekeptthebooksperfectly,majdnem
almostgleefully,asifitwereegy
agame,notsomuchasegy
aBrusselssproutwasmissing;de
butbyandbywholecauliflowersdroppedout,és
andinsteadofthemtherewerepicturesofbabieswithoutfaces.Shedrewthem
amikor
whensheshouldhavebeentottingfel
up.TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendy
jött
camefirst,thenJohn,thenMichael.For
egy
aweekortwoafterWendycameitwasdoubtfulwhethertheylesznek
wouldbeabletokeepher,asshewasmásik
anothermouthtofeed.Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudofher,
de
buthewasveryhonourable,és
andhesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’sbed,holdingherkezét
handandcalculatingexpenses,whileshelookedathimimploringly.She
akarta
wantedtoriskit,comewhatmight,de
butthatwasnothisway;hiswaywaswith
egy
apencilandapieceofpaper,és
andifsheconfusedhimwithsuggestionshehadtobeginataz
thebeginningagain.“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegof
neki
her.“Ihaveonepoundseventeen
itt
here,andtwoandsixataz
theoffice;Icancutoffmycoffeeattheoffice,
mondjuk
saytenshillings,makingtwonineés
andsix,withyoureighteenés
andthreemakesthreenineseven,withöt
fivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookteszi
makeseightnineseven—whoisamit
thatmoving?—eightnineseven,dotés
andcarryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttoamit
thatmanwhocametothedoor—quiet,child—dotés
andcarrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didImondjuk
sayninenineseven?yes,I
mondtam
saidninenineseven;the
kérdés
questionis,canwetryitforegy
ayearonninenineseven?”“Ofcoursewecan,George,”shecried.
De
ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,és
andhewasreallythegrandercharacterofthekettő
two.“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
majdnem
almostthreateningly,andoffhewentmegint
again.“Mumpsonepound,thatiswhatI
lesz
haveputdown,butIdaresayitlesz
willbemorelikethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesoneöt
five,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,makeskét
twofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,sayfifteenshillings”—andsoonitwent,és
anditaddedupdifferentlyminden
eachtime;butatlastWendy
csak
justgotthrough,withmumpsreducedtotwelvehat
six,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedasegy
one.TherewasthesameexcitementoverJohn,
és
andMichaelhadevenanarrowersqueak;de
butbothwerekept,andhamarosan
soon,youmighthaveseenthethreeofthemgoinginarowtoMiss
MissFulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.Mrs.
Darlinglovedto
van
haveeverythingjustso,andMr.Darlinghadapassionforbeingpontosan
exactlylikehisneighbours;so,of
természetesen
course,theyhadanurse.Astheywerepoor,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
gyermekek
childrendrank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundlandkutya
dog,calledNana,whohadbelongedtonem
nooneinparticularuntiltheDarlingsengagedher.Shehad
mindig
alwaysthoughtchildrenimportant,however,és
andtheDarlingshadbecomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,ahol
whereshespentmostofhersparetimepeepingintoperambulators,és
andwasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshefollowedtotheirhomesés
andcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.Sheprovedtobequite
egy
atreasureofanurse.Milyen
Howthoroughshewasatbath-time,és
andupatanymomentoftheéjszaka
nightifoneofherchargesmadetheslightestcry.Of
persze
courseherkennelwasinthenursery.Shehadageniusfor
tudja
knowingwhenacoughisadolog
thingtohavenopatiencewithés
andwhenitneedsstockingkörül
aroundyourthroat.Shebelievedtoher
utolsó
lastdayinold-fashionedremediesmint
likerhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontemptoverösszes
allthisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,és
andsoon.Itwasalessoninproprietyto
látni
seeherescortingthechildrentoschool,walkingsedatelybytheirsidewhentheywerejól
wellbehaved,andbuttingthembackintolineiftheystrayed.OnJohn’sfooterdayssheneveronceforgothissweater,
és
andsheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthincaseofrain.Thereis
egy
aroominthebasementofMiss
MissFulsom’sschoolwherethenursesvárnak
wait.Theysatonforms,
míg
whileNanalayonthefloor,de
butthatwastheonlydifference.Theyaffectedtoignoreherasof
egy
aninferiorsocialstatustothemselves,és
andshedespisedtheirlighttalk.SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
de
butiftheydidcomesheelőször
firstwhippedoffMichael’spinaforeés
andputhimintotheonewithbluebraiding,és
andsmoothedoutWendyandmadeadashatJohn’shaját
hair.Nonurserycouldpossibly
volna
havebeenconductedmorecorrectly,és
andMr.Darlingknewit,mégis
yethesometimeswondereduneasilywhethera
theneighbourstalked.Hehadhispositioninthecitytoconsider.
Nana
is
alsotroubledhiminanothermódon
way.Hehadsometimesafeeling
hogy
thatshedidnotadmireőt
him.“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darling
legyenek
wouldassurehim,andthenshelegyenek
wouldsigntothechildrentobespeciallynicetofather.Lovelydancesfollowed,inwhich
az
theonlyotherservant,Liza,wasnéha
sometimesallowedtojoin.Suchamidgetshelookedinher
hosszú
longskirtandmaid’scap,bár
thoughshehadsworn,whenengaged,hogy
thatshewouldneverseetíz
tenagain.Thegaietyofthoseromps!
És
AndgayestofallwasMrs.Darling,aki
whowouldpirouettesowildlyhogy
thatallyoucouldseeofherwasthekiss,és
andthenifyouhaddashedatheryoumightvolna
havegotit.Thereneverwasasimplerhappier
család
familyuntilthecomingofPeterPan.Mrs.
Darling
először
firstheardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.Itisthenightlycustomof
minden
everygoodmotherafterherchildrenareasleeptorummageintheirmindsés
andputthingsstraightforkövetkező
nextmorning,repackingintotheirproperplacesthemanyarticlesthathavewanderedduringthenap
day.Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butof
természetesen
courseyoucan’t)youwouldseeyoursaját
ownmotherdoingthis,andyouwouldtalálnád
finditveryinterestingtonézni
watchher.Itisquite
mint
liketidyingupdrawers.You
lenne
wouldseeheronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorouslyovernéhány
someofyourcontents,wonderingwhereonearthyouhadpickedezt
thisthingup,makingdiscoveriesédes
sweetandnotsosweet,pressingezt
thistohercheekasifitwereasszép
niceasakitten,andhurriedlystowingthatoutofsight.Amikor
Whenyouwakeinthereggel
morning,thenaughtinessandevilpassionswithwhichyouwenttobedhavebeenfoldedupsmallés
andplacedatthebottomofyourmindés
andonthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,readyforyoutoputon.Idon’t
tudom
knowwhetheryouhaveeverláttad
seenamapofaperson’smind.Doctors
néha
sometimesdrawmapsofotherpartsofyou,és
andyourownmapcanválhat
becomeintenselyinteresting,butcatchthemmegpróbálnak
tryingtodrawamapofegy
achild’smind,whichisnotonlyconfused,butkeepsgoingroundallthetime.Ott
Therearezigzaglinesonit,justmint
likeyourtemperatureonacard,és
andtheseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandismindig
alwaysmoreorlessanisland,withastonishingsplashesofcolourhereés
andthere,andcoralreefsés
andrakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,és
andsavagesandlonelylairs,és
andgnomeswhoaremostlytailors,és
andcavesthroughwhichariverruns,és
andprinceswithsixelderbrothers,és
andahutfastgoingtodecay,és
andoneverysmalloldladywithahookednose.Itwouldbe
egy
aneasymapifthatwereall,de
butthereisalsofirstnapja
dayatschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbsthattakethedative,chocolatepuddingnapja
day,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpullingoutyourtoothyourself,és
andsoon,andeitherthesearepartoftheislandortheyaremásik
anothermapshowingthrough,anditisallratherconfusing,especiallyassemmi
nothingwillstandstill.Of
természetesen
coursetheNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.John’s,forinstance,
volt
hadalagoonwithflamingoesflyingoveritatmelynek
whichJohnwasshooting,whileMichael,aki
whowasverysmall,hadegy
aflamingowithlagoonsflyingoverit.John
élt
livedinaboatturnedupsidelefelé
downonthesands,Michaelinegy
awigwam,Wendyinahouseofleavesdeftlysewntogether.Johnhad
nem
nofriends,Michaelhadfriendsatnight,Wendyhadegy
apetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,de
butonthewholetheNeverlandshaveegy
afamilyresemblance,andiftheystoodstillinegy
arowyoucouldsayofthemhogy
thattheyhaveeachother’snose,és
andsoforth.Onthesemagicshores
gyerekek
childrenatplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles.We
is
toohavebeenthere;wecanstillhearthesoundofthesurf,
bár
thoughweshalllandnomore.Of
összes
alldelectableislandstheNeverlandisthesnuggestés
andmostcompact,notlargeés
andsprawly,youknow,withtediousdistancesközött
betweenoneadventureandanother,de
butnicelycrammed.Whenyouplayatitbydaywiththechairs
és
andtable-cloth,itisnotinthelegkevésbé
leastalarming,butinthekét
twominutesbeforeyougotosleepitválik
becomesveryreal.Thatiswhytherearenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravelsthroughherchildren’smindsMrs.Darling
talált
foundthingsshecouldnotmegérteni
understand,andofthesequitethemostperplexingwastheszó
wordPeter.SheknewofnoPeter,
és
andyethewashereés
andthereinJohnandMichael’sminds,míg
whileWendy’sbegantobescrawledalloverwithvele
him.Thenamestoodoutinbolderlettersthananyofthe
más
otherwords,andasMrs.Darlinggazedshefelthogy
thatithadanoddlycockyappearance.“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmittedwithregret.
Her
anyja
motherhadbeenquestioningher.“But
ki
whoishe,mypet?”“HeisPeterPan,you
tudod
know,mother.”AtfirstMrs.Darlingdidnot
tudta
know,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshecsak
justrememberedaPeterPanaki
whowassaidtolivewiththefairies.Therewereoddstoriesabouthim,as
hogy
thatwhenchildrendiedhewentpartoftheút
waywiththem,sothattheyshouldnotbefrightened.Shehadbelievedinhimat
az
thetime,butnowthatshewasházas
marriedandfullofsenseshequitedoubtedwhethervan
therewasanysuchperson.“Besides,”she
mondta
saidtoWendy,“hewouldbegrownupbythistime.”“Oh
nem
no,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheisjustmysize.”Shemeant
hogy
thathewashersizeinmind
bothmindandbody;shedidn’t
tudta
knowhowsheknew,shecsak
justknewit.Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
de
buthesmiledpooh-pooh.“Markmywords,”he
mondta
said,“itissomenonsenseNanahasbeentett
puttingintotheirheads;justthesortof
ötlet
ideaadogwouldhave.Hagyja
Leaveitalone,anditwillblowover.”De
Butitwouldnotblowát
overandsoonthetroublesomefiú
boygaveMrs.Darlingquiteashock.Children
vannak
havethestrangestadventureswithoutbeingtroubledbyőket
them.Forinstance,theymayremembertomention,
egy
aweekaftertheeventhappened,thatamikor
whentheywereinthewoodtheyvoltak
hadmettheirdeadfatherés
andhadagamewithvele
him.Itwasinthiscasual
módon
waythatWendyonemorningmadeadisquietingrevelation.Néhány
Someleavesofatreevolt
hadbeenfoundonthenurseryfloor,ami
whichcertainlywerenotthereamikor
whenthechildrenwenttobed,és
andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzlingoverthemamikor
whenWendysaidwithatolerantsmile:.“Idobelieveitis
hogy
thatPeteragain!”“Whateverdoyoumean,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendy
mondta
said,sighing.Shewasatidy
gyerek
child.Sheexplainedinquiteamatter-of-factwaythatshethoughtPeter
néha
sometimescametothenurseryintheéjszaka
nightandsatonthefootofherágy
bedandplayedonhispipestoneki
her.Unfortunatelysheneverwoke,soshedidn’t
tudta
knowhowsheknew,shecsak
justknew.“Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.
Noonecangetinto
a
thehousewithoutknocking.”“I
hiszem
thinkhecomesinbyaz
thewindow,”shesaid.“Mylove,itis
három
threefloorsup.”“Werenottheleavesatthefootofthewindow,mother?”
Itwas
elég
quitetrue;theleaveshadbeen
találták
foundverynearthewindow.Mrs.
Darlingdidnot
tudta
knowwhattothink,foritminden
allseemedsonaturaltoWendythatyoucouldnotdismissitbymondta
sayingshehadbeendreaming.“Mychild,”
az
themothercried,“whydidyounotmondtad
tellmeofthisbefore?”“Iforgot,”
mondta
saidWendylightly.Shewasinahurrytogetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshemusthavebeendreaming.
De
But,ontheotherhand,ott
thereweretheleaves.Mrs.Darlingexaminedthem
nagyon
verycarefully;theywereskeletonleaves,
de
butshewassuretheydidnotcomefrombármely
anytreethatgrewinEngland.Shecrawledaboutthefloor,peeringatitwith
egy
acandleformarksofegy
astrangefoot.Sherattled
a
thepokerupthechimneyés
andtappedthewalls.Sheletdown
egy
atapefromthewindowtothepavement,és
anditwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,withoutsomuchasegy
aspouttoclimbupby.CertainlyWendyhadbeendreaming.
De
ButWendyhadnotbeendreaming,astheverykövetkező
nextnightshowed,thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresofthesechildrenmaybesaidtohavebegun.On
az
thenightwespeakofösszes
allthechildrenwereoncemoreinágyban
bed.IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,
és
andMrs.Darlinghadbathedthemés
andsungtothemtillonebyonetheyvolt
hadletgoherhandés
andslidawayintothelandofsleep.Allwerelookingsosafe
és
andcosythatshesmiledatherfearsnowés
andsatdowntranquillybythetűz
firetosew.Itwas
valami
somethingforMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.The
tűz
firewaswarm,however,andthenurserydimlylitbyhárom
threenight-lights,andpresentlythesewinglayonMrs.Darling’slap.Thenher
feje
headnodded,oh,sogracefully.Shewasasleep.
Lookatthefourof
őket
them,WendyandMichaeloverott
there,Johnhere,andMrs.Darlingbythetűz
fire.Thereshouldhavebeen
egy
afourthnight-light.Whileshesleptshehadadream.
Shedreamt
hogy
thattheNeverlandhadcometúl
toonearandthatastrangefiú
boyhadbrokenthroughfromit.Hedidnotalarmher,forshethoughtshe
már
hadseenhimbeforeinthefacesofsok
manywomenwhohavenochildren.Talán
Perhapsheistobefoundinthefacesofnéhány
somemothersalso.ButinherdreamhehadrentthefilmthatobscurestheNeverland,
és
andshesawWendyandJohnés
andMichaelpeepingthroughthegap.The
álom
dreambyitselfwouldhavebeenegy
atrifle,butwhileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblewopen,és
andaboydiddroponthefloor.Hewasaccompaniedby
egy
astrangelight,nobiggerthanyourfist,ami
whichdartedabouttheroomlikeegy
alivingthingandIszerintem
thinkitmusthavebeenthisfény
lightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.She
elkezdett
startedupwithacry,és
andsawtheboy,andsomehowshetudta
knewatoncethathewasPeterPan.Ha
IfyouorIorWendyhadbeenott
thereweshouldhaveseenhogy
thathewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.Hewasalovely
fiú
boy,cladinskeletonleavesés
andthejuicesthatoozeoutoftreesde
butthemostentrancingthingabouthimwashogy
thathehadallhiselső
firstteeth.ChapterII.THESHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
és
and,asifinanswertoegy
abell,thedooropened,és
andNanaentered,returnedfromhereveningout.Shegrowled
és
andsprangattheboy,aki
wholeaptlightlythroughthewindow.Újra
AgainMrs.Darlingscreamed,thistimeindistressforhim,forshethoughthewaskilled,és
andsherandownintothestreettolookforhiskis
littlebody,butitwasnotthere;és
andshelookedup,andintheblacknightshecouldlátott
seenothingbutwhatshegondolt
thoughtwasashootingstar.Shereturnedtothenursery,
és
andfoundNanawithsomethinginhermouth,ami
whichprovedtobetheboy’sshadow.Asheleaptat
az
thewindowNanahadcloseditquickly,túl
toolatetocatchhim,de
buthisshadowhadnotvolt
hadtimetogetout;slamwent
az
thewindowandsnappeditoff.Youmaybe
biztos
sureMrs.Darlingexaminedtheshadowcarefully,de
butitwasquitetheordinarykind.Nanahad
nem
nodoubtofwhatwasthelegjobb
bestthingtodowiththisshadow.Shehungitoutatthewindow,meaning“Heissuretocomebackforit;
letus
tegyük
putitwherehecangetiteasilywithoutdisturbinga
thechildren.”ButunfortunatelyMrs.Darlingcouldnotleaveit
lógni
hangingoutatthewindow,itlookedsolikethewashingés
andloweredthewholetoneoftheház
house.ShethoughtofshowingittoMr.Darling,
de
buthewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohnés
andMichael,withawettowelaroundhisheadtotartsa
keephisbrainclear,anditseemedegy
ashametotroublehim;besides,she
tudta
knewexactlywhathewouldmondani
say:“Itallcomesof
van
havingadogforanurse.”Shedecidedtorolltheshadowup
és
andputitawaycarefullyinegy
adrawer,untilafittingopportunityjön
camefortellingherhusband.Ah
én
me!Theopportunitycameaweek
később
later,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.Of
persze
courseitwasaFriday.“Ioughtto
volna
havebeenspeciallycarefulonaFriday,”sheusedtomondta
sayafterwardstoherhusband,miközben
whileperhapsNanawasonthemásik
othersideofher,holdingherkezét
hand.“No,no,”Mr.Darling
mindig
alwayssaid,“Iamresponsibleforitall.Én
I,GeorgeDarling,didit.Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhadaclassicaleducation.
They
ültek
satthusnightafternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,tillminden
everydetailofitwasstampedontheirbrainsés
andcamethroughonthemásik
othersidelikethefacesonegy
abadcoinage.“IfonlyI
volna
hadnotacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darlingmondta
said.“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”
mondta
saidMr.Darling.“IfonlyI
volna
hadpretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyesmondták
said.“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,
kedves
dearmasterandmistress.”Then
egy
oneormoreofthemwouldbreakdownaltogether;Nanaatthethought,“It’s
igaz
true,it’strue,theyoughtnottovolna
havehadadogforanurse.”ManyatimeitwasMr.Darling
aki
whoputthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darlingwouldcry,
és
andNana’sbarkwastheechoofit,de
butMrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;therewas
valami
somethingintheright-handcornerofhermouththatakarta
wantedhernottocallPeternames.Theywould
ültek
sitthereintheemptynursery,recallingfondlyeverysmallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.