Питер Пэн и Венди
The Happy Home
’IcomplainofNibs,’hecriedpromptly.
John,however,hadhelduphishandfirst.
’Well,John?’
’MayIsitinPeter’schair,asheisnothere?’
’Sitinfather’schair,John!’Wendywasscandalised.’Certainlynot.’
’Heisnotreallyourfather,’Johnanswered.’Hedidn’tevenknowhowafatherdoestillIshowedhim.’
Thiswasgrumbling.’WecomplainofJohn,’criedthetwins.
Tootleshelduphishand.Hewassomuchthehumblestofthem,indeedhewastheonlyhumbleone,thatWendywasspeciallygentlewithhim.
’Idon’tsuppose,’Tootlessaiddiffidently,’thatIcouldbefather.’
’No,Tootles.’
OnceTootlesbegan,whichwasnotveryoften,hehadasillywayofgoingon.
’AsIcan’tbefather,’hesaidheavily,’Idon’tsuppose,Michael,youwouldletmebebaby?’
’No,Iwon’t,’Michaelrappedout.Hewasalreadyinhisbasket.
’AsIcan’tbebaby,’Tootlessaid,gettingheavierandheavier,’doyouthinkIcouldbeatwin?’
’No,indeed,’repliedthetwins;’it’sawfullydifficulttobeatwin.’
’AsIcan’tbeanythingimportant,’saidTootles,’wouldanyofyouliketoseemedoatrick?’
’No,’theyallreplied.
Thenatlasthestopped.’Ihadn’treallyanyhope,’hesaid.
Thehatefultellingbrokeoutagain.
’Slightlyiscoughingonthetable.’
’Thetwinsbeganwithmammee-apples.’
’Curlyistakingbothtapparollsandyams.’
’Nibsisspeakingwithhismouthfull.’
’Icomplainofthetwins.’
’IcomplainofCurly.’
’IcomplainofNibs.
