Питер Пэн и Венди

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           ’Oh,allright,’Petersaid,asifhehadaskedherfrompolitenessmerely;butMrs.Darlingsawhismouthtwitch,andshemadethishandsomeoffer:toletWendygotohimforaweekeveryyeartodohisspringcleaning.Wendywouldhavepreferredamorepermanentarrangement;anditseemedtoherthatspringwouldbelongincoming;butthispromisesentPeterawayquitegayagain.Hehadnosenseoftime,andwassofullofadventuresthatallIhavetoldyouabouthimisonlyahalfpenny-worthofthem.IsupposeitwasbecauseWendyknewthisthatherlastwordstohimweretheseratherplaintiveones:

           ’Youwon’tforgetme,Peter,willyou,beforespring-cleaningtimecomes?’

           OfcoursePeterpromised;andthenheflewaway.HetookMrs.Darling’skisswithhim.ThekissthathadbeenfornooneelsePetertookquiteeasily.Funny.Butsheseemedsatisfied.

           Ofcoursealltheboyswenttoschool;andmostofthemgotintoClassIII.,butSlightlywasputfirstintoClassIV.andthenintoClassV.ClassI.isthetopclass.Beforetheyhadattendedschoolaweektheysawwhatgoatstheyhadbeennottoremainontheisland;butitwastoolatenow,andsoontheysettleddowntobeingasordinaryasyouormeorJenkinsminor.Itissadtohavetosaythatthepowertoflygraduallyleftthem.AtfirstNanatiedtheirfeettothebed-postssothattheyshouldnotflyawayinthenight;andoneoftheirdiversionsbydaywastopretendtofalloff’buses;butbyandbytheyceasedtotugattheirbondsinbed,andfoundthattheyhurtthemselveswhentheyletgoofthe’bus.