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ChapterI.PETERBREAKSTHROUGH
Tutti
All
children,exceptone,growup.
They
presto
soon
knowthattheywillgrowup,
e
and
thewayWendyknewwas
questo
this
.
Onedaywhenshewas
due
two
yearsoldshewas
giocando
playing
inagarden,andshepluckedanotherflower
e
and
ranwithittoher
madre
mother
.
Isupposeshemust
avuto
have
lookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darling
mise
put
herhandtoher
cuore
heart
andcried,“Oh,whycan’tyouremainlikethisforever!”
Questo
This
wasallthatpassed
tra
between
themonthesubject,
ma
but
henceforthWendyknewthatshe
doveva
must
growup.
Youalways
sai
know
afteryouaretwo.
Due
Two
isthebeginningofthe
fine
end
.
Ofcoursetheylivedat14,
e
and
untilWendycameher
madre
mother
wasthechiefone.
Shewas
una
a
lovelylady,witharomantic
mente
mind
andsuchasweetmockingmouth.
Herromantic
mente
mind
waslikethetinyboxes,onewithintheother,
che
that
comefromthepuzzlingEast,however
molte
many
youdiscoverthereis
sempre
always
onemore;
andher
dolce
sweet
mockingmouthhadonekissonit
che
that
Wendycouldneverget,
anche se
though
thereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.
Il
The
wayMr.Darlingwonherwas
questo
this
:
themanygentlemenwhohadbeenboys
quando
when
shewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythatthey
amavano
loved
her,andtheyallrantoher
casa
house
toproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,who
prese
took
acabandnippedin
primo
first
,andsohegother.
Hegotallofher,excepttheinnermostbox
e
and
thekiss.
Henever
saputo
knew
aboutthebox,andin
tempo
time
hegaveuptryingfor
il
the
kiss.
WendythoughtNapoleoncouldhavegotit,
ma
but
Icanpicturehim
provare
trying
,andthengoingoffin
una
a
passion,slammingthedoor.
Mr.
DarlingusedtoboasttoWendy
che
that
hermothernotonly
amava
loved
himbutrespectedhim.
Hewas
uno
one
ofthosedeepones
che
who
knowaboutstocksandshares.
Ofcoursenoone
davvero
really
knows,buthequiteseemedto
sa
know
,andheoftensaidstockswereup
e
and
sharesweredownina
modo
way
thatwouldhavemade
qualsiasi
any
womanrespecthim.
Mrs.
Darlingwas
sposato
married
inwhite,andatfirstshe
tenuto
kept
thebooksperfectly,almostgleefully,as
se
if
itwereagame,notsomuchas
un
a
Brusselssproutwasmissing;
ma
but
byandbywholecauliflowersdropped
fuori
out
,andinsteadofthemtherewerepicturesofbabies
senza
without
faces.
Shedrewthem
quando
when
sheshouldhavebeentottingup.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendycame
prima
first
,thenJohn,thenMichael.
Fora
settimana
week
ortwoafterWendycameitwasdoubtfulwhethertheywouldbeabletokeepher,asshewasanothermouthtofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudofher,
ma
but
hewasveryhonourable,
e
and
hesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’s
letto
bed
,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,
mentre
while
shelookedathimimploringly.
Shewantedtoriskit,comewhatmight,
ma
but
thatwasnothis
modo
way
;
hiswaywaswithapencil
e
and
apieceofpaper,
e
and
ifsheconfusedhimwithsuggestionshe
ha
had
tobeginatthebeginning
di nuovo
again
.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegofher.
“I
ho
have
onepoundseventeenhere,
e
and
twoandsixatthe
ufficio
office
;
Icancutoffmy
caffè
coffee
attheoffice,say
dieci
ten
shillings,makingtwonine
e
and
six,withyoureighteen
e
and
threemakesthreenineseven,with
cinque
five
naughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dot
e
and
carryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothatmanwho
venuto
came
tothedoor—quiet,child—dot
e
and
carrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didIsayninenineseven?
yes
,Isaidninenineseven;
the
domanda
question
is,canwetryitfor
un
a
yearonninenineseven?”
“Ofcoursewecan,George,”shecried.
Ma
But
shewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,
e
and
hewasreallythegrandercharacterof
il
the
two.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
quasi
almost
threateningly,andoffhe
andò
went
again.
“Mumpsonepound,
che
that
iswhatIhave
messo
put
down,butIdaresayit
sarà
will
bemorelikethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesone
cinque
five
,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,
fa
makes
twofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,
dire
say
fifteenshillings”—andsoonitwent,
e
and
itaddedupdifferently
ogni
each
time;
butatlastWendy
solo
just
gotthrough,withmumpsreducedtotwelve
sei
six
,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedas
uno
one
.
TherewasthesameexcitementoverJohn,
e
and
Michaelhadevenanarrowersqueak;
ma
but
bothwerekept,and
presto
soon
,youmighthaveseen
i
the
threeofthemgoinginarowto
Signorina
Miss
Fulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darling
amava
loved
tohaveeverythingjustso,
e
and
Mr.Darlinghadapassionforbeing
esattamente
exactly
likehisneighbours;
so,ofcourse,they
avevano
had
anurse.
Astheywerepoor,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
bambini
children
drank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundland
cane
dog
,calledNana,whohadbelongedto
non
no
oneinparticularuntiltheDarlingsengagedher.
She
aveva
had
alwaysthoughtchildrenimportant,however,
e
and
theDarlingshadbecomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,
dove
where
shespentmostofherspare
tempo
time
peepingintoperambulators,andwasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshe
seguiva
followed
totheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobequite
un
a
treasureofanurse.
Come
How
thoroughshewasatbath-time,
e
and
upatanymomentof
il
the
nightifoneofhercharges
fatto
made
theslightestcry.
Ofcourseherkennelwasin
il
the
nursery.
Shehadageniusfor
sapere
knowing
whenacoughis
una
a
thingtohavenopatiencewith
e
and
whenitneedsstocking
intorno
around
yourthroat.
Shebelievedtoher
ultimo
last
dayinold-fashionedremedies
come
like
rhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontemptover
tutto
all
thisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,
e
and
soon.
Itwas
una
a
lessoninproprietytoseeherescorting
i
the
childrentoschool,walkingsedatelybytheirside
quando
when
theywerewellbehaved,
e
and
buttingthembackinto
riga
line
iftheystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdayssheneveronce
dimenticava
forgot
hissweater,andsheusuallycarried
un
an
umbrellainhermouthin
caso
case
ofrain.
Thereis
una
a
roominthebasementof
Signorina
Miss
Fulsom’sschoolwherethenurses
aspettano
wait
.
Theysatonforms,
mentre
while
Nanalayonthefloor,
ma
but
thatwastheonlydifference.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasof
una
an
inferiorsocialstatustothemselves,
e
and
shedespisedtheirlighttalk.
SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
ma
but
iftheydidcomeshe
prima
first
whippedoffMichael’spinafore
e
and
puthimintotheonewithbluebraiding,
e
and
smoothedoutWendyand
faceva
made
adashatJohn’s
capelli
hair
.
Nonurserycouldpossiblyhavebeenconducted
più
more
correctly,andMr.Darling
sapeva
knew
it,yethesometimeswondereduneasilywhethertheneighbours
parlavano
talked
.
Hehadhispositionin
la
the
citytoconsider.
Nanaalsotroubledhiminanother
modo
way
.
Hehadsometimesafeeling
che
that
shedidnotadmire
lo
him
.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darling
essere
would
assurehim,andthenshe
essere
would
signtothechildrentobespecially
gentile
nice
tofather.
Lovelydances
seguirono
followed
,inwhichtheonlyotherservant,Liza,was
a volte
sometimes
allowedtojoin.
Such
un
a
midgetshelookedinherlongskirt
e
and
maid’scap,thoughshehadsworn,
quando
when
engaged,thatshewouldnever
visto
see
tenagain.
Thegaietyofthoseromps!
E
And
gayestofallwasMrs.Darling,who
era
would
pirouettesowildlythatallyoucould
vedere
see
ofherwasthekiss,
e
and
thenifyouhaddashedatheryoumight
avresti
have
gotit.
Thereneverwas
una
a
simplerhappierfamilyuntilthecomingofPeterPan.
Mrs.
Darling
prima
first
heardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomof
ogni
every
goodmotherafterher
figli
children
areasleeptorummageintheirminds
e
and
putthingsstraightfornext
mattina
morning
,repackingintotheirproperplacesthe
molti
many
articlesthathavewanderedduringthe
giorno
day
.
Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butofcourseyoucan’t)youwould
vedresti
see
yourownmotherdoing
questo
this
,andyouwouldfinditveryinterestingtowatchher.
Itisquite
come
like
tidyingupdrawers.
You
fosse
would
seeheronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorouslyover
alcuni
some
ofyourcontents,wondering
dove
where
onearthyouhadpicked
questa
this
thingup,makingdiscoveriessweet
e
and
notsosweet,pressing
questa
this
tohercheekas
se
if
itwereasniceas
un
a
kitten,andhurriedlystowingthatoutofsight.
Quando
When
youwakeinthe
mattina
morning
,thenaughtinessandevilpassionswith
cui
which
youwenttobedhavebeenfoldedup
piccolo
small
andplacedatthebottomofyour
mente
mind
andonthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,readyforyoutoputon.
Idon’t
so
know
whetheryouhaveever
visto
seen
amapofaperson’s
mente
mind
.
Doctorssometimesdrawmapsofotherpartsofyou,
e
and
yourownmapcan
diventare
become
intenselyinteresting,butcatchthemtryingtodrawamapofachild’s
mente
mind
,whichisnotonlyconfused,
ma
but
keepsgoingroundallthe
tempo
time
.
Therearezigzaglinesonit,
proprio
just
likeyourtemperatureonacard,
e
and
theseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandis
sempre
always
moreorlessanisland,withastonishingsplashesofcolour
qui
here
andthere,andcoralreefs
e
and
rakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,
e
and
savagesandlonelylairs,
e
and
gnomeswhoaremostlytailors,
e
and
cavesthroughwhichariverruns,
e
and
princeswithsixelderbrothers,
e
and
ahutfastgoingtodecay,
e
and
oneverysmallold
signora
lady
withahookednose.
Itwouldbean
facile
easy
mapifthatwere
tutto
all
,butthereisalso
primo
first
dayatschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbs
che
that
takethedative,chocolatepudding
giorno
day
,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpulling
fuori
out
yourtoothyourself,andsoon,
e
and
eitherthesearepartoftheislandortheyareanothermapshowing
attraverso
through
,anditisallratherconfusing,especiallyasnothingwillstand
ancora
still
.
OfcoursetheNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.
John’s,forinstance,
aveva
had
alagoonwithflamingoesflying
sopra
over
itatwhichJohnwas
sparando
shooting
,whileMichael,whowasvery
piccolo
small
,hadaflamingowithlagoonsflying
sopra
over
it.
Johnlivedinaboatturnedupsidedownonthesands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyina
casa
house
ofleavesdeftlysewn
insieme
together
.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsat
notte
night
,Wendyhadapetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,
ma
but
onthewholetheNeverlandshaveafamilyresemblance,
e
and
iftheystoodstillinarowyoucould
dire
say
ofthemthattheyhaveeachother’snose,
e
and
soforth.
Onthesemagicshores
bambini
children
atplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
Wetoohavebeen
ci
there
;
wecanstillhear
il
the
soundofthesurf,
anche se
though
weshalllandno
più
more
.
OfalldelectableislandstheNeverlandisthesnuggest
e
and
mostcompact,notlarge
e
and
sprawly,youknow,withtediousdistances
tra
between
oneadventureandanother,
ma
but
nicelycrammed.
Whenyou
gioca
play
atitbydaywith
le
the
chairsandtable-cloth,itisnotin
le
the
leastalarming,butin
le
the
twominutesbeforeyou
andare
go
tosleepitbecomesvery
reale
real
.
Thatiswhytherearenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravels
attraverso
through
herchildren’smindsMrs.Darling
trovava
found
thingsshecouldnot
capire
understand
,andofthesequitethe
più
most
perplexingwasthewordPeter.
She
sapeva
knew
ofnoPeter,andyethewas
qui
here
andthereinJohn
e
and
Michael’sminds,whileWendy’sbegantobescrawledalloverwithhim.
The
nome
name
stoodoutinbolderlettersthan
qualsiasi
any
oftheotherwords,
e
and
asMrs.Darlinggazedshe
sentiva
felt
thatithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmittedwithregret.
Her
madre
mother
hadbeenquestioningher.
“But
chi
who
ishe,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,you
sai
know
,mother.”
AtfirstMrs.Darling
fate
did
notknow,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshejust
ricordò
remembered
aPeterPanwhowas
diceva
said
tolivewiththefairies.
Therewereoddstories
su
about
him,asthatwhen
bambini
children
diedhewentpartof
i
the
waywiththem,so
che
that
theyshouldnotbefrightened.
She
aveva
had
believedinhimatthetime,
ma
but
nowthatshewasmarried
e
and
fullofsenseshequitedoubtedwhether
ci
there
wasanysuchperson.
“Besides,”she
disse
said
toWendy,“hewouldbegrownupby
questo
this
time.”
“Ohno,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheis
proprio
just
mysize.”
Shemeant
che
that
hewashersizeinboth
mente
mind
andbody;
shedidn’tknow
come
how
sheknew,shejustknew
lo
it
.
Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
ma
but
hesmiledpooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”he
disse
said
,“itissomenonsenseNana
ha
has
beenputtingintotheirheads;
proprio
just
thesortofidea
un
a
dogwouldhave.
Leaveitalone,
e
and
itwillblowover.”
Ma
But
itwouldnotblowover
e
and
soonthetroublesomeboy
diede
gave
Mrs.Darlingquiteashock.
Bambini
Children
havethestrangestadventures
senza
without
beingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,theymay
ricordare
remember
tomention,aweek
dopo
after
theeventhappened,that
quando
when
theywereinthewoodthey
avevano
had
mettheirdeadfather
e
and
hadagamewith
lui
him
.
Itwasinthiscasual
modo
way
thatWendyonemorning
fece
made
adisquietingrevelation.
Someleavesof
un
a
treehadbeenfoundonthenurseryfloor,
che
which
certainlywerenotthere
quando
when
thechildrenwentto
letto
bed
,andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzlingoverthem
quando
when
Wendysaidwithatolerantsmile:.
“IdobelieveitisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyou
dire
mean
,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendy
disse
said
,sighing.
Shewasatidychild.
Sheexplainedin
abbastanza
quite
amatter-of-factwaythatshe
pensava
thought
Petersometimescameto
i
the
nurseryinthenight
e
and
satonthefootofher
letto
bed
andplayedonhispipestoher.
Unfortunatelysheneverwoke,soshedidn’tknow
come
how
sheknew,shejustknew.
“Whatnonsenseyou
parli
talk
,precious.
Noonecangetintothe
casa
house
withoutknocking.”
“Ithinkhecomesinbythewindow,”she
disse
said
.
“Mylove,itis
tre
three
floorsup.”
“Werenot
le
the
leavesatthefootof
le
the
window,mother?”
Itwasquite
vero
true
;
theleaveshadbeen
trovate
found
verynearthewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnot
sapeva
know
whattothink,forit
tutto
all
seemedsonaturaltoWendy
che
that
youcouldnotdismissitby
dicendo
saying
shehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”
la
the
mothercried,“whydidyounot
detto
tell
meofthisbefore?”
“Iforgot,”
disse
said
Wendylightly.
Shewasina
fretta
hurry
togetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshemusthavebeendreaming.
Ma
But
,ontheotherhand,therewere
le
the
leaves.
Mrs.Darlingexaminedthemverycarefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,
ma
but
shewassuretheydidnot
venivano
come
fromanytreethatgrewinEngland.
Shecrawledabout
i
the
floor,peeringatitwith
una
a
candleformarksof
una
a
strangefoot.
Sherattledthepokerupthechimney
e
and
tappedthewalls.
Sheletdown
un
a
tapefromthewindowtothepavement,anditwas
un
a
sheerdropofthirtyfeet,
senza
without
somuchasaspouttoclimbupby.
CertainlyWendy
aveva
had
beendreaming.
ButWendy
aveva
had
notbeendreaming,astheverynext
notte
night
showed,thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresofthese
bambini
children
maybesaidto
aveva
have
begun.
Onthenightwe
parliamo
speak
ofallthechildrenwere
volta
once
moreinbed.
IthappenedtobeNana’sevening
via
off
,andMrs.Darlinghadbathedthem
e
and
sungtothemtill
uno
one
byonetheyhad
lasciato
let
goherhandandslidawayintothelandof
sonno
sleep
.
Allwerelookingsosafe
e
and
cosythatshesmiledatherfears
ora
now
andsatdowntranquillybythe
fuoco
fire
tosew.
Itwas
qualcosa
something
forMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.
The
fuoco
fire
waswarm,however,andthenurserydimly
illuminato
lit
bythreenight-lights,andpresentlythesewinglayonMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenher
testa
head
nodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewasasleep.
Guardate
Look
atthefourofthem,Wendy
e
and
Michaeloverthere,John
qui
here
,andMrs.Darlingby
la
the
fire.
Thereshouldhavebeen
una
a
fourthnight-light.
Whileshe
dormiva
slept
shehadadream.
Shedreamt
che
that
theNeverlandhadcometoonear
e
and
thatastrangeboyhadbrokenthroughfromit.
Hedidnotalarmher,forshe
pensava
thought
shehadseenhim
prima
before
inthefacesof
molte
many
womenwhohaveno
figli
children
.
Perhapsheistobe
trova
found
inthefacesofsomemothersalso.
Ma
But
inherdreamhe
aveva
had
rentthefilmthatobscurestheNeverland,
e
and
shesawWendyandJohn
e
and
Michaelpeepingthroughthegap.
The
sogno
dream
byitselfwouldhavebeenatrifle,
ma
but
whileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblew
aprì
open
,andaboydiddroponthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedby
una
a
strangelight,nobiggerthanyourfist,whichdartedabouttheroom
come
like
alivingthingandI
penso
think
itmusthavebeen
questa
this
lightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.
She
iniziato
started
upwithacry,
e
and
sawtheboy,andsomehowshe
saputo
knew
atoncethathewasPeterPan.
Se
If
youorIorWendy
avremmo
had
beenthereweshould
avremmo
have
seenthathewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.
Hewas
un
a
lovelyboy,cladinskeletonleaves
e
and
thejuicesthatoozeoutoftrees
ma
but
themostentrancingthingabouthimwas
che
that
hehadallhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.THESHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
e
and
,asifinanswerto
una
a
bell,thedooropened,
e
and
Nanaentered,returnedfromherevening
fuori
out
.
Shegrowledandsprangat
la
the
boy,wholeaptlightly
attraverso
through
thewindow.
AgainMrs.Darlingscreamed,
questa
this
timeindistressforhim,forshe
pensava
thought
hewaskilled,andsheran
giù
down
intothestreetto
cercare
look
forhislittlebody,
ma
but
itwasnotthere;
e
and
shelookedup,andintheblack
notte
night
shecouldseenothingbutwhatshe
pensava
thought
wasashootingstar.
She
tornò
returned
tothenursery,and
trovò
found
Nanawithsomethinginhermouth,
che
which
provedtobetheboy’sshadow.
AsheleaptatthewindowNanahadcloseditquickly,too
tardi
late
tocatchhim,buthisshadowhadnothad
tempo
time
togetout;
slamwentthewindow
e
and
snappeditoff.
YoumaybesureMrs.Darlingexaminedtheshadowcarefully,
ma
but
itwasquitetheordinary
tipo
kind
.
Nanahadnodoubtofwhatwas
la
the
bestthingtodowith
questa
this
shadow.
Shehungitoutat
il
the
window,meaning“Heis
sicuro
sure
tocomebackforit;
letusputit
dove
where
hecangetiteasily
senza
without
disturbingthechildren.”
ButunfortunatelyMrs.Darlingcouldnotleaveit
appeso
hanging
outatthewindow,itlookedsolikethewashing
e
and
loweredthewholetoneofthe
casa
house
.
ShethoughtofshowingittoMr.Darling,
ma
but
hewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohn
e
and
Michael,withawettowel
intorno
around
hisheadtokeephisbrain
chiaro
clear
,anditseemedashametotroublehim;
besides,she
sapeva
knew
exactlywhathewould
detto
say
:
“Itallcomesofhaving
un
a
dogforanurse.”
Shedecidedtorolltheshadowup
e
and
putitawaycarefullyin
un
a
drawer,untilafittingopportunitycamefortellingher
marito
husband
.
Ahme!
Theopportunitycame
una
a
weeklater,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
Ofcourseitwas
un
a
Friday.
“Ioughttohavebeenspeciallycarefulon
un
a
Friday,”sheusedto
diceva
say
afterwardstoherhusband,
mentre
while
perhapsNanawason
la
the
othersideofher,holdingher
mano
hand
.
“No,no,”Mr.Darling
sempre
always
said,“Iamresponsibleforitall.
I,GeorgeDarling,
fatto
did
it.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
Hehadhad
un
a
classicaleducation.
Theysatthus
notte
night
afternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,till
ogni
every
detailofitwasstampedontheirbrains
e
and
camethroughontheotherside
come
like
thefacesonabadcoinage.
“If
solo
only
Ihadnotacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darling
disse
said
.
“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”
disse
said
Mr.Darling.
“IfonlyI
avessi
had
pretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyessaid.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,
caro
dear
masterandmistress.”
Then
uno
one
ormoreofthemwould
romperebbero
break
downaltogether;
Nanaatthethought,“It’s
vero
true
,it’strue,theyoughtnotto
avere
have
hadadogfor
un
a
nurse.”
ManyatimeitwasMr.Darlingwho
mettere
put
thehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darling
era
would
cry,andNana’sbarkwastheechoofit,
ma
but
Mrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;
therewas
qualcosa
something
intheright-handcornerofhermouth
che
that
wantedhernotto
chiamasse
call
Peternames.
Theywould
sedevano
sit
thereintheemptynursery,recallingfondly
ogni
every
smallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.