Питер Пэн и Венди
The Little House
Ofcoursehemeanttoleaveroomforchairsandatable.JohnandMichaelwatchedhim.
’IsWendyasleep?’theyasked.
’Yes.’
’John,’Michaelproposed,’letuswakeherandgethertomakesupperforus’;butashesaiditsomeoftheotherboysrushedoncarryingbranchesforthebuildingofthehouse.
’Lookatthem!’hecried.
’Curly,’saidPeterinhismostcaptainyvoice,’seethattheseboyshelpinthebuildingofthehouse.’
’Ay,ay,sir.’
’Buildahouse?’exclaimedJohn.
’FortheWendy,’saidCurly.
’ForWendy?’Johnsaid,aghast.’Why,sheisonlyagirl.’
’That,’explainedCurly,’iswhyweareherservants.’
’You?Wendy’sservants!’
’Yes,’saidPeter,’andyoualso.Awaywiththem.’
Theastoundedbrothersweredraggedawaytohackandhewandcarry.’Chairsandafenderfirst,’Peterordered.’Thenweshallbuildthehouseroundthem.’
’Ay,’saidSlightly,’thatishowahouseisbuilt;itallcomesbacktome.’
Peterthoughtofeverything.’Slightly,’heordered,’fetchadoctor.’
’Ay,ay,’saidSlightlyatonce,anddisappeared,scratchinghishead.ButheknewPetermustbeobeyed,andhereturnedinamoment,wearingJohn’shatandlookingsolemn.
’Please,sir,’saidPeter,goingtohim,’areyouadoctor?’
Thedifferencebetweenhimandtheotherboysatsuchatimewasthattheyknewitwasmake-believe,whiletohimmake-believeandtruewereexactlythesamething.Thissometimestroubledthem,aswhentheyhadtomake-believethattheyhadhadtheirdinners.
