Питер Пэн и Венди
The Flight
’Itisthis,ifwemeetHookinopenfight,youmustleavehimtome.’
’Ipromise,’Johnsaidloyally.
Forthemomenttheywerefeelinglesseerie,becauseTinkwasflyingwiththem,andinherlighttheycoulddistinguisheachother.Unfortunatelyshecouldnotflysoslowlyasthey,andsoshehadtogoroundandroundtheminacircleinwhichtheymovedasinahalo.Wendyquitelikedit,untilPeterpointedoutthedrawback.
’Shetellsme,’hesaid,’thatthepiratessightedusbeforethedarknesscame,andgotLongTomout.’
’Thebiggun?’
’Yes.Andofcoursetheymustseeherlight,andiftheyguesswearenearittheyaresuretoletfly.’
’Wendy!’
’John!’
’Michael!’
’Tellhertogoawayatonce,Peter,’thethreecriedsimultaneously,butherefused.
’Shethinkswehavelosttheway,’herepliedstiffly,’andsheisratherfrightened.Youdon’tthinkIwouldsendherawayallbyherselfwhensheisfrightened!’
Foramomentthecircleoflightwasbroken,andsomethinggavePeteralovinglittlepinch.
’Thentellher,’Wendybegged,’toputoutherlight.’
’Shecan’tputitout.Thatisabouttheonlythingfairiescan’tdo.Itjustgoesoutofitselfwhenshefallsasleep,sameasthestars.’
’Thentellhertosleepatonce,’Johnalmostordered.
’Shecan’tsleepexceptwhenshe’ssleepy.Itistheonlyotherthingfairiescan’tdo.’
’Seemstome,’growledJohn,’thesearetheonlytwothingsworthdoing.’
Herehegotapinch,butnotalovingone.
