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ChapterI.PETERBREAKS
Igenom
THROUGH
Allchildren,exceptone,grow
upp
up
.
Theysoonknowthatthey
kommer
will
growup,andthe
sättet
way
Wendyknewwasthis.
One
dag
day
whenshewastwoyears
gammal
old
shewasplayinginagarden,
och
and
shepluckedanotherflower
och
and
ranwithittoher
mor
mother
.
Isupposeshemusthave
sett
looked
ratherdelightful,forMrs.Darling
satte
put
herhandtoher
hjärta
heart
andcried,“Oh,whycan’tyouremainlike
här
this
forever!”
Thiswas
allt
all
thatpassedbetweenthemonthesubject,
men
but
henceforthWendyknewthatshe
måste
must
growup.
Youalways
vet
know
afteryouaretwo.
Två
Two
isthebeginningofthe
slutet
end
.
Ofcoursetheylivedat14,
och
and
untilWendycameher
mamma
mother
wasthechiefone.
Shewasalovely
dam
lady
,witharomanticmind
och
and
suchasweetmockingmouth.
Herromantic
sinne
mind
waslikethetinyboxes,
en
one
withintheother,that
kommer
come
fromthepuzzlingEast,however
många
many
youdiscoverthereis
alltid
always
onemore;
andher
söta
sweet
mockingmouthhadonekissonit
som
that
Wendycouldneverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.
ThewayMr.Darling
vann
won
herwasthis:
the
många
many
gentlemenwhohadbeenboys
när
when
shewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythatthey
älskade
loved
her,andtheyall
sprang
ran
toherhousetoproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,who
tog
took
acabandnippedin
först
first
,andsohegother.
He
fick
got
allofher,except
den
the
innermostboxandthekiss.
He
aldrig
never
knewaboutthebox,
och
and
intimehegave
upp
up
tryingforthekiss.
Wendy
trodde
thought
Napoleoncouldhavegotit,
men
but
Icanpicturehim
försöka
trying
,andthengoingoffin
en
a
passion,slammingthedoor.
Mr.
Darling
brukade
used
toboasttoWendythather
mor
mother
notonlylovedhim
utan
but
respectedhim.
Hewas
en
one
ofthosedeepones
som
who
knowaboutstocksandshares.
Ofcourse
ingen
no
onereallyknows,buthequiteseemedtoknow,
och
and
heoftensaidstockswere
upp
up
andsharesweredownina
sätt
way
thatwouldhavemadeany
kvinna
woman
respecthim.
Mrs.
Darlingwas
gift
married
inwhite,andatfirstshe
höll
kept
thebooksperfectly,almostgleefully,as
om
if
itwereagame,notso
mycket
much
asaBrusselssproutwasmissing;
butby
och
and
bywholecauliflowersdropped
ut
out
,andinsteadofthem
det
there
werepicturesofbabieswithoutfaces.
Shedrewthem
när
when
sheshouldhavebeentotting
upp
up
.
TheywereMrs.Darling’sguesses.
Wendy
kom
came
first,thenJohn,thenMichael.
For
en
a
weekortwoafterWendy
kom
came
itwasdoubtfulwhetherthey
kom
would
beabletokeep
henne
her
,asshewasanothermouthtofeed.
Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudofher,
men
but
hewasveryhonourable,
och
and
hesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling’s
säng
bed
,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,
medan
while
shelookedathimimploringly.
She
ville
wanted
toriskit,comewhatmight,
men
but
thatwasnothis
sätt
way
;
hiswaywaswith
en
a
pencilandapieceofpaper,
och
and
ifsheconfusedhim
med
with
suggestionshehadtobeginatthebeginning
igen
again
.
“Nowdon’tinterrupt,”hewouldbegof
henne
her
.
“Ihaveonepoundseventeen
här
here
,andtwoandsixattheoffice;
I
kan
can
cutoffmycoffeeattheoffice,
säger
say
tenshillings,makingtwonine
och
and
six,withyoureighteen
och
and
threemakesthreenineseven,
med
with
fivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dot
och
and
carryseven—don’tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothat
mannen
man
whocametothedoor—quiet,child—dot
och
and
carrychild—there,you’vedoneit!—didI
säger
say
ninenineseven?
yes,I
sa
said
ninenineseven;
thequestion
är
is
,canwetryitfor
ett
a
yearonninenineseven?”
“Ofcoursewe
kan
can
,George,”shecried.
ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,
och
and
hewasreallythegrandercharacterofthe
två
two
.
“Remembermumps,”hewarnedher
nästan
almost
threateningly,andoffhe
gick
went
again.
“Mumpsonepound,thatiswhatI
har
have
putdown,butIdaresayit
kommer
will
bemorelikethirtyshillings—don’tspeak—measlesone
fem
five
,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,
gör
makes
twofifteensix—don’twaggleyourfinger—whooping-cough,
säga
say
fifteenshillings”—andsoonitwent,
och
and
itaddedupdifferently
varje
each
time;
butatlastWendy
bara
just
gotthrough,withmumpsreducedtotwelve
sex
six
,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedas
en
one
.
Therewasthesameexcitement
över
over
John,andMichaelhad
även
even
anarrowersqueak;
but
båda
both
werekept,andsoon,you
kunde
might
haveseenthethreeofthem
going
inarowto
Fröken
Miss
Fulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.
Mrs.
Darling
älskade
loved
tohaveeverythingjustso,
och
and
Mr.Darlinghadapassionforbeingexactly
som
like
hisneighbours;
so,ofcourse,they
hade
had
anurse.
Astheywere
fattiga
poor
,owingtotheamountofmilkthe
barnen
children
drank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundland
hund
dog
,calledNana,whohadbelongedto
inte
no
oneinparticularuntiltheDarlingsengaged
henne
her
.
Shehadalwaysthought
barn
children
important,however,andtheDarlings
hade
had
becomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,whereshespentmostofhersparetimepeepingintoperambulators,
och
and
wasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshe
följde
followed
totheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.
Sheprovedtobe
riktigt
quite
atreasureofanurse.
Hur
How
thoroughshewasatbath-time,
och
and
upatanymomentof
den
the
nightifoneofhercharges
gjorde
made
theslightestcry.
Ofcourseherkennelwasinthenursery.
Shehadageniusfor
veta
knowing
whenacoughisa
sak
thing
tohavenopatience
med
with
andwhenitneedsstocking
runt
around
yourthroat.
Shebelievedtoher
sista
last
dayinold-fashionedremedies
som
like
rhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontempt
över
over
allthisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,
och
and
soon.
Itwas
en
a
lessoninproprietyto
se
see
herescortingthechildrento
skolan
school
,walkingsedatelybytheir
sida
side
whentheywerewellbehaved,
och
and
buttingthembackinto
linje
line
iftheystrayed.
OnJohn’sfooterdaysshe
aldrig
never
onceforgothissweater,
och
and
sheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthincaseofrain.
Thereis
ett
a
roominthebasementof
Fröken
Miss
Fulsom’sschoolwherethenurses
väntar
wait
.
Theysatonforms,
medan
while
Nanalayonthefloor,
men
but
thatwastheonlydifference.
Theyaffectedtoignoreherasof
en
an
inferiorsocialstatustothemselves,
och
and
shedespisedtheirlighttalk.
SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling’sfriends,
men
but
iftheydidcomeshe
först
first
whippedoffMichael’spinafore
och
and
puthimintotheone
med
with
bluebraiding,andsmoothed
ut
out
WendyandmadeadashatJohn’s
hår
hair
.
Nonurserycouldpossibly
ha
have
beenconductedmorecorrectly,
och
and
Mr.Darlingknewit,
men
yet
hesometimeswondereduneasilywhethertheneighbours
pratade
talked
.
Hehadhispositioninthe
staden
city
toconsider.
Nanaalsotroubledhiminanother
sätt
way
.
Hehadsometimesafeeling
att
that
shedidnotadmire
honom
him
.
“Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,”Mrs.Darlingwouldassure
honom
him
,andthenshewouldsigntothe
barnen
children
tobespeciallyniceto
far
father
.
Lovelydancesfollowed,in
vilka
which
theonlyotherservant,Liza,was
ibland
sometimes
allowedtojoin.
Such
en
a
midgetshelookedinherlongskirt
och
and
maid’scap,thoughshe
hade
had
sworn,whenengaged,thatshewould
aldrig
never
seetenagain.
Thegaietyofthoseromps!
Och
And
gayestofallwasMrs.Darling,whowouldpirouettesowildlythatallyou
kunde
could
seeofherwasthekiss,
och
and
thenifyouhaddashedatheryoumight
ha
have
gotit.
Thereneverwas
en
a
simplerhappierfamilyuntilthe
kom
coming
ofPeterPan.
Mrs.
Darling
först
first
heardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren’sminds.
Itisthenightlycustomof
varje
every
goodmotherafterher
barn
children
areasleeptorummageintheirminds
och
and
putthingsstraightfor
nästa
next
morning,repackingintotheirproperplacesthe
många
many
articlesthathavewanderedduringthe
dagen
day
.
Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butofcourseyoucan’t)youwouldseeyour
egen
own
motherdoingthis,andyouwouldfindit
mycket
very
interestingtowatchher.
Itisquite
som
like
tidyingupdrawers.
Youwould
se
see
heronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorously
över
over
someofyourcontents,wondering
var
where
onearthyouhad
plockat
picked
thisthingup,makingdiscoveries
söta
sweet
andnotsosweet,pressingthistohercheekasifitwereasniceas
en
a
kitten,andhurriedlystowingthatoutofsight.
När
When
youwakeinthemorning,
de
the
naughtinessandevilpassions
med
with
whichyouwentto
sängs
bed
havebeenfoldedup
små
small
andplacedatthebottomofyour
sinne
mind
andonthetop,beautifully
luftade
aired
,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,
redo
ready
foryoutoputon.
Idon’t
vet
know
whetheryouhaveever
sett
seen
amapofaperson’s
sinne
mind
.
Doctorssometimesdrawmapsof
andra
other
partsofyou,andyour
egen
own
mapcanbecomeintenselyinteresting,but
fångar
catch
themtryingtodrawamapofachild’s
sinne
mind
,whichisnotonlyconfused,butkeeps
going
roundallthetime.
Therearezigzaglinesonit,
precis
just
likeyourtemperatureonacard,
och
and
theseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandis
alltid
always
moreorlessanisland,
med
with
astonishingsplashesofcolour
här
here
andthere,andcoralreefs
och
and
rakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,
och
and
savagesandlonelylairs,
och
and
gnomeswhoaremostlytailors,
och
and
cavesthroughwhichariverruns,
och
and
princeswithsixelderbrothers,
och
and
ahutfastgoingtodecay,
och
and
oneverysmallold
dam
lady
withahookednose.
Itwouldbe
en
an
easymapifthatwere
allt
all
,butthereisalso
första
first
dayatschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbsthat
tar
take
thedative,chocolatepuddingday,gettingintobraces,
säga
say
ninety-nine,three-penceforpulling
ut
out
yourtoothyourself,andsoon,
och
and
eitherthesearepartoftheisland
eller
or
theyareanothermap
visar
showing
through,anditis
allt
all
ratherconfusing,especiallyas
ingenting
nothing
willstandstill.
OfcoursetheNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.
John’s,forinstance,
hade
had
alagoonwithflamingoesflying
över
over
itatwhichJohnwas
sköt
shooting
,whileMichael,whowas
mycket
very
small,hadaflamingo
med
with
lagoonsflyingoverit.
John
bodde
lived
inaboatturnedupside
ner
down
onthesands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyina
hus
house
ofleavesdeftlysewn
ihop
together
.
Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsatnight,Wendyhad
en
a
petwolfforsakenbyitsparents,
men
but
onthewholetheNeverlands
har
have
afamilyresemblance,andifthey
stod
stood
stillinarowyou
kunde
could
sayofthemthatthey
har
have
eachother’snose,andsoforth.
On
dessa
these
magicshoreschildrenat
leker
play
areforeverbeachingtheircoracles.
We
också
too
havebeenthere;
we
kan
can
stillhearthesoundofthesurf,thoughweshallland
inte
no
more.
Ofalldelectableislands
den
the
Neverlandisthesnuggest
och
and
mostcompact,notlarge
och
and
sprawly,youknow,withtediousdistances
mellan
between
oneadventureandanother,
men
but
nicelycrammed.
Whenyou
leker
play
atitbyday
med
with
thechairsandtable-cloth,itisnotintheleastalarming,
men
but
inthetwominutes
innan
before
yougotosleepit
blir
becomes
veryreal.
Thatis
därför
why
therearenight-lights.
Occasionallyinhertravels
genom
through
herchildren’smindsMrs.Darling
fann
found
thingsshecouldnot
förstå
understand
,andofthesequite
det
the
mostperplexingwasthe
ordet
word
Peter.
Sheknewof
inte
no
Peter,andyethewas
här
here
andthereinJohn
och
and
Michael’sminds,whileWendy’sbegantobescrawledallover
med
with
him.
Thenamestood
ut
out
inbolderlettersthan
något
any
oftheotherwords,
och
and
asMrs.Darlinggazedshe
kände
felt
thatithadanoddlycockyappearance.
“Yes,heisrathercocky,”Wendyadmitted
med
with
regret.
Hermotherhadbeen
ifrågasatt
questioning
her.
“Butwhois
han
he
,mypet?”
“HeisPeterPan,you
vet
know
,mother.”
AtfirstMrs.Darlingdidnot
visste
know
,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshe
bara
just
rememberedaPeterPan
som
who
wassaidtolivewiththefairies.
Therewereoddstories
om
about
him,asthatwhen
barn
children
diedhewentpartofthe
vägen
way
withthem,sothattheyshouldnotbefrightened.
She
hade
had
believedinhimatthe
tiden
time
,butnowthatshewas
gift
married
andfullofsenseshe
ganska
quite
doubtedwhethertherewas
någon
any
suchperson.
“Besides,”she
sa
said
toWendy,“hewouldbegrownupby
här
this
time.”
“Ohno,heisn’tgrownup,”Wendyassuredherconfidently,“andheis
precis
just
mysize.”
Shemeant
att
that
hewashersizein
både
both
mindandbody;
shedidn’t
visste
know
howsheknew,she
bara
just
knewit.
Mrs.
DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,
men
but
hesmiledpooh-pooh.
“Markmywords,”he
sa
said
,“itissomenonsenseNana
har
has
beenputtingintotheirheads;
precis
just
thesortofidea
en
a
dogwouldhave.
Leaveit
ifred
alone
,anditwillblowover.”
Men
But
itwouldnotblow
över
over
andsoonthetroublesomeboy
gav
gave
Mrs.Darlingquiteashock.
Barn
Children
havethestrangestadventures
utan
without
beingtroubledbythem.
Forinstance,they
kan
may
remembertomention,a
vecka
week
aftertheeventhappened,that
när
when
theywereinthewoodthey
hade
had
mettheirdeadfather
och
and
hadagamewith
honom
him
.
Itwasinthiscasual
sätt
way
thatWendyonemorning
gjorde
made
adisquietingrevelation.
Someleavesof
ett
a
treehadbeenfoundonthenurseryfloor,whichcertainlywerenotthere
när
when
thechildrenwentto
sängs
bed
,andMrs.Darlingwaspuzzling
över
over
themwhenWendysaid
med
with
atolerantsmile:.
“Ido
tror
believe
itisthatPeteragain!”
“Whateverdoyou
menar
mean
,Wendy?”
“Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,”Wendy
sa
said
,sighing.
Shewasatidy
barn
child
.
Sheexplainedinquite
ett
a
matter-of-factwaythatshe
tyckte
thought
Petersometimescametothenurseryinthe
natten
night
andsatonthefootofher
säng
bed
andplayedonhispipestoher.
Unfortunatelyshe
aldrig
never
woke,soshedidn’t
visste
know
howsheknew,she
bara
just
knew.
“Whatnonsenseyou
pratar
talk
,precious.
Noonecan
komma
get
intothehousewithoutknocking.”
“I
tror
think
hecomesinbythewindow,”she
sa
said
.
“Mylove,itis
tre
three
floorsup.”
“Werenot
det
the
leavesatthefootof
det
the
window,mother?”
Itwas
helt
quite
true;
theleaveshadbeenfound
mycket
very
nearthewindow.
Mrs.
Darlingdidnot
visste
know
whattothink,forit
allt
all
seemedsonaturaltoWendythatyou
kunde
could
notdismissitby
säga
saying
shehadbeendreaming.
“Mychild,”
det
the
mothercried,“whydidyounot
berättade
tell
meofthisbefore?”
“Iforgot,”
sa
said
Wendylightly.
Shewasina
bråttom
hurry
togetherbreakfast.
Oh,surelyshemusthavebeen
drömt
dreaming
.
But,ontheother
sidan
hand
,thereweretheleaves.
Mrs.Darlingexaminedthem
mycket
very
carefully;
theywereskeletonleaves,
men
but
shewassuretheydidnot
kom
come
fromanytreethatgrewinEngland.
Shecrawledaboutthefloor,peeringatit
med
with
acandleformarksofastrangefoot.
Sherattledthepoker
upp
up
thechimneyandtappedthewalls.
Shelet
ner
down
atapefromthewindowtothepavement,
och
and
itwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,
utan
without
somuchasaspouttoclimb
upp
up
by.
CertainlyWendyhadbeen
drömt
dreaming
.
ButWendyhadnotbeen
drömt
dreaming
,astheverynext
natt
night
showed,thenightonwhich
den
the
extraordinaryadventuresofthese
barns
children
maybesaidto
ha
have
begun.
Onthenightwe
talar
speak
ofallthechildrenwereoncemorein
sängen
bed
.
IthappenedtobeNana’seveningoff,
och
and
Mrs.Darlinghadbathedthem
och
and
sungtothemtill
en
one
byonetheyhadletgoher
hand
hand
andslidawayintothelandofsleep.
Alla
All
werelookingsosafe
och
and
cosythatshesmiledatherfears
nu
now
andsatdowntranquillybythe
elden
fire
tosew.
Itwas
något
something
forMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.
The
elden
fire
waswarm,however,andthenurserydimlylitby
tre
three
night-lights,andpresentlythesewing
låg
lay
onMrs.Darling’slap.
Thenherheadnodded,oh,sogracefully.
Shewasasleep.
Titta
Look
atthefourofthem,Wendy
och
and
Michaeloverthere,John
här
here
,andMrs.Darlingby
de
the
fire.
Thereshouldhavebeen
ett
a
fourthnight-light.
Whileshe
sov
slept
shehadadream.
She
drömde
dreamt
thattheNeverlandhad
kommit
come
toonearandthat
en
a
strangeboyhadbroken
igenom
through
fromit.
Hedidnotalarm
henne
her
,forshethoughtshe
hade
had
seenhimbeforeinthefacesof
många
many
womenwhohaveno
barn
children
.
Perhapsheistobefoundinthefacesof
vissa
some
mothersalso.
Butinher
dröm
dream
hehadrentthefilm
som
that
obscurestheNeverland,andshe
såg
saw
WendyandJohnandMichaelpeeping
genom
through
thegap.
Thedreambyitselfwould
ha
have
beenatrifle,but
medan
while
shewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblewopen,
och
and
aboydiddroponthefloor.
Hewasaccompaniedbyastrange
ljus
light
,nobiggerthanyourfist,whichdartedaboutthe
rummet
room
likealivingthing
och
and
Ithinkitmusthavebeen
detta
this
lightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.
She
började
started
upwithacry,
och
and
sawtheboy,andsomehowshe
visste
knew
atoncethathewasPeterPan.
Om
If
youorIorWendyhadbeen
där
there
weshouldhaveseen
att
that
hewasverylikeMrs.Darling’skiss.
Hewas
en
a
lovelyboy,cladinskeletonleaves
och
and
thejuicesthatooze
ut
out
oftreesbutthe
mest
most
entrancingthingabouthimwasthathe
hade
had
allhisfirstteeth.
ChapterII.THESHADOW
Mrs.
Darlingscreamed,
och
and
,asifinanswerto
en
a
bell,thedooropened,
och
and
Nanaentered,returnedfromherevening
ut
out
.
Shegrowledandsprangattheboy,
som
who
leaptlightlythroughthewindow.
Åter
Again
Mrs.Darlingscreamed,this
gången
time
indistressforhim,forshe
trodde
thought
hewaskilled,andshe
sprang
ran
downintothestreettolookforhis
lilla
little
body,butitwasnotthere;
och
and
shelookedup,andin
den
the
blacknightshecould
se
see
nothingbutwhatshe
trodde
thought
wasashootingstar.
She
återvände
returned
tothenursery,and
fann
found
Nanawithsomethinginhermouth,
som
which
provedtobetheboy’sshadow.
AsheleaptatthewindowNanahad
stängt
closed
itquickly,toolateto
fånga
catch
him,buthisshadowhadnothad
tid
time
togetout;
slam
gick
went
thewindowandsnappedit
av
off
.
YoumaybesureMrs.Darlingexaminedtheshadowcarefully,
men
but
itwasquitetheordinary
typ
kind
.
Nanahadnodoubtofwhatwasthe
bästa
best
thingtodowith
här
this
shadow.
Shehungit
ut
out
atthewindow,meaning“Heissureto
kommer
come
backforit;
letus
lägga
put
itwherehecan
get
iteasilywithoutdisturbingthechildren.”
Men
But
unfortunatelyMrs.Darlingcouldnot
lämna
leave
ithangingoutatthewindow,it
såg
looked
solikethewashing
och
and
loweredthewholetoneofthehouse.
Shethoughtof
visa
showing
ittoMr.Darling,
men
but
hewastottingupwintergreat-coatsforJohn
och
and
Michael,withawettowel
runt
around
hisheadtokeephisbrain
klar
clear
,anditseemedashametotrouble
honom
him
;
besides,sheknewexactlywhathewould
säga
say
:
“Itallcomesof
ha
having
adogforanurse.”
Shedecidedtorolltheshadow
upp
up
andputitawaycarefullyinadrawer,
tills
until
afittingopportunitycamefor
berätta
telling
herhusband.
Ahme!
Den
The
opportunitycameaweek
senare
later
,onthatnever-to-be-forgottenFriday.
Ofcourseitwas
en
a
Friday.
“Ioughtto
ha
have
beenspeciallycarefulon
en
a
Friday,”sheusedto
säga
say
afterwardstoherhusband,
medan
while
perhapsNanawasonthe
andra
other
sideofher,holdingherhand.
“No,no,”Mr.Darling
alltid
always
said,“Iamresponsibleforit
allt
all
.
I,GeorgeDarling,did
det
it
.
Meaculpa,meaculpa.”
He
hade
had
hadaclassicaleducation.
They
satt
sat
thusnightafternightrecallingthatfatalFriday,tilleverydetailofitwasstampedontheirbrains
och
and
camethroughonthe
andra
other
sidelikethefaceson
ett
a
badcoinage.
“IfonlyI
hade
had
notacceptedthatinvitationtodineat27,”Mrs.Darling
sa
said
.
“IfonlyIhadnotpouredmymedicineintoNana’sbowl,”
sa
said
Mr.Darling.
“IfonlyI
hade
had
pretendedtolikethemedicine,”waswhatNana’sweteyes
sa
said
.
“Mylikingforparties,George.”
“Myfatalgiftofhumour,dearest.”
“Mytouchinessabouttrifles,
kära
dear
masterandmistress.”
Then
en
one
ormoreofthemwouldbreakdownaltogether;
Nanaatthe
tänkte
thought
,“It’strue,it’strue,theyoughtnotto
ha
have
hadadogfor
en
a
nurse.”
ManyatimeitwasMr.Darling
som
who
putthehandkerchieftoNana’seyes.
“Thatfiend!”
Mr.Darlingwouldcry,
och
and
Nana’sbarkwastheechoofit,
men
but
Mrs.DarlingneverupbraidedPeter;
therewas
något
something
intheright-handcornerofhermouththat
ville
wanted
hernottocallPeternames.
Theywould
sitta
sit
thereintheemptynursery,recallingfondly
varje
every
smallestdetailofthatdreadfulevening.