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Thefairiessitroundonmushrooms,andatfirsttheyareverywell-behavedandalwayscoughoffthetable,andsoon,butafterabittheyarenotsowell-behavedandsticktheirfingersintothebutter,whichisgotfromtherootsofoldtrees,andthereallyhorridonescrawloverthetable-clothchasingsugarorotherdelicacieswiththeirtongues.WhentheQueenseesthemdoingthisshesignstotheservantstowashupandputaway,andtheneverybodyadjournstothedance,theQueenwalkinginfrontwhiletheLordChamberlainwalksbehindher,carryingtwolittlepots,oneofwhichcontainsthejuiceofwall-flowerandtheotherthejuiceofSolomon’sSeals.Wall-flowerjuiceisgoodforrevivingdancerswhofalltothegroundinafit,andSolomon’sSealsjuiceisforbruises.TheybruiseveryeasilyandwhenPeterplaysfasterandfastertheyfootittilltheyfalldowninfits.For,asyouknowwithoutmytellingyou,PeterPanisthefairies’orchestra.Hesitsinthemiddleofthering,andtheywouldneverdreamofhavingasmartdancenowadayswithouthim.“P.P.”iswrittenonthecorneroftheinvitation-cardssentoutbyallreallygoodfamilies.Theyaregratefullittlepeople,too,andattheprincess’scoming-of-ageball(theycomeofageontheirsecondbirthdayandhaveabirthdayeverymonth)theygavehimthewishofhisheart.
Thewayitwasdonewasthis.TheQueenorderedhimtokneel,andthensaidthatforplayingsobeautifullyshewouldgivehimthewishofhisheart.
