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The Return Home
ThegeneralfeelingwasthatPeterwashonestjustnowtolullWendy’ssuspicions,butthattheremightbeachangewhenthenewsuitwasready,which,againstherwill,shewasmakingforhimoutofsomeofHook’swickedestgarments.ItwasafterwardswhisperedamongthemthatonthefirstnightheworethissuithesatlonginthecabinwithHook’scigar-holderinhismouthandonehandclenched,allbuttheforefinger,whichhebentandheldthreateninglyaloftlikeahook.
Insteadofwatchingtheship,however,wemustnowreturntothatdesolatehomefromwhichthreeofourcharactershadtakenheartlessflightsolongago.ItseemsashametohaveneglectedNo.14allthistime;andyetwemaybesurethatMrs.Darlingdoesnotblameus.Ifwehadreturnedsoonertolookwithsorrowfulsympathyather,shewouldprobablyhavecried,’Don’tbesilly;whatdoImatter?Dogobackandkeepaneyeonthechildren.’Solongasmothersarelikethistheirchildrenwilltakeadvantageofthem;andtheymaylaytothat.
Evennowweventureintothatfamiliarnurseryonlybecauseitslawfuloccupantsareontheirwayhome;wearemerelyhurryingoninadvanceofthemtoseethattheirbedsareproperlyairedandthatMr.andMrs.Darlingdonotgooutfortheevening.Wearenomorethanservants.
