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Wendy’s Story
’Wendy,’hesaid,stridingupanddown,’Ihaveaskedtheredskinstoguideyouthroughthewood,asflyingtiresyouso.’
’Thankyou,Peter.’
’Then,’hecontinued,intheshortsharpvoiceofoneaccustomedtobeobeyed,’TinkerBellwilltakeyouacrossthesea.Wakeher,Nibs.’
Nibshadtoknocktwicebeforehegotananswer,thoughTinkhadreallybeensittingupinbedlisteningforsometime.
’Whoareyou?Howdareyou?Goaway,’shecried.
’Youaretogetup,Tink,’Nibscalled,’andtakeWendyonajourney.’
OfcourseTinkhadbeendelightedtohearthatWendywasgoing;butshewasjollywelldeterminednottobehercourier,andshesaidsoinstillmoreoffensivelanguage.Thenshepretendedtobeasleepagain.
’Shesaysshewon’t,’Nibsexclaimed,aghastatsuchinsubordination,whereuponPeterwentsternlytowardtheyounglady’schamber.
’Tink,’herappedout,’ifyoudon’tgetupanddressatonceIwillopenthecurtains,andthenweshallallseeyouinyournégligée.’
Thismadeherleaptothefloor.’WhosaidIwasn’tgettingup?’shecried.
InthemeantimetheboysweregazingveryforlornlyatWendy,nowequippedwithJohnandMichaelforthejourney.Bythistimetheyweredejected,notmerelybecausetheywereabouttoloseher,butalsobecausetheyfeltthatshewasgoingofftosomethingnicetowhichtheyhadnotbeeninvited.Noveltywasbeckoningtothemasusual.
CreditingthemwithanoblerfeelingWendymelted.
’Dearones,’shesaid,’ifyouwillallcomewithmeIfeelalmostsureIcangetmyfatherandmothertoadoptyou.
