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The Happy Home

           

           ’Yousee,’hecontinuedapologetically,’itwouldmakemeseemsooldtobetheirrealfather.’

           ’Buttheyareours,Peter,yoursandmine.’

           ’Butnotreally,Wendy?’heaskedanxiously.

           ’Notifyoudon’twishit,’shereplied;andshedistinctlyheardhissighofrelief.’Peter,’sheasked,tryingtospeakfirmly,’whatareyourexactfeelingsforme?’

           ’Thoseofadevotedson,Wendy.’

           ’Ithoughtso,’shesaid,andwentandsatbyherselfattheextremeendoftheroom.

           ’Youaresoqueer,’hesaid,franklypuzzled,’andTigerLilyisjustthesame.Thereissomethingshewantstobetome,butshesaysitisnotmymother.’

           ’No,indeed,itisnot,’Wendyrepliedwithfrightfulemphasis.Nowweknowwhyshewasprejudicedagainsttheredskins.

           ’Thenwhatisit?’

           ’Itisn’tforaladytotell.’

           ’Oh,verywell,’Petersaid,alittlenettled.’PerhapsTinkerBellwilltellme.’

           ’Ohyes,TinkerBellwilltellyou,’Wendyretortedscornfully.’Sheisanabandonedlittlecreature.’

           HereTink,whowasinherboudoir,eavesdropping,squeakedoutsomethingimpudent.

           ’Shesaysshegloriesinbeingabandoned,’Peterinterpreted.

           Hehadasuddenidea.’PerhapsTinkwantstobemymother?’

           ’Yousillyass!’criedTinkerBellinapassion.

           ShehadsaiditsooftenthatWendyneedednotranslation.

           ’Ialmostagreewithher,’Wendysnapped.FancyWendysnapping.Butshehadbeenmuchtried,andshelittleknewwhatwastohappenbeforethenightwasout.Ifshehadknownshewouldnothavesnapped.

           Noneofthemknew.Perhapsitwasbestnottoknow

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