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Come Away, Come Away!

           

           ’Idaresayitwillhurtalittle,’shewarnedhim.

           ’Oh,Ishan’tcry,’saidPeter,whowasalreadyofopinionthathehadnevercriedinhislife.Andheclenchedhisteethanddidnotcry;andsoonhisshadowwasbehavingproperly,thoughstillalittlecreased.

           ’PerhapsIshouldhaveironedit,’Wendysaidthoughtfully;butPeter,boylike,wasindifferenttoappearances,andhewasnowjumpingaboutinthewildestglee.Alas,hehadalreadyforgottenthatheowedhisblisstoWendy.Hethoughthehadattachedtheshadowhimself.’HowcleverIam,’hecrowedrapturously,’oh,theclevernessofme!’

           ItishumiliatingtohavetoconfessthatthisconceitofPeterwasoneofhismostfascinatingqualities.Toputitwithbrutalfrankness,thereneverwasacockierboy.

           ButforthemomentWendywasshocked.’Youconceit,’sheexclaimed,withfrightfulsarcasm;’ofcourseIdidnothing!’

           ’Youdidalittle,’Petersaidcarelessly,andcontinuedtodance.

           ’Alittle!’sherepliedwithhauteur;’ifIamnouseIcanatleastwithdraw’;andshespranginthemostdignifiedwayintobedandcoveredherfacewiththeblankets.

           Toinducehertolookuphepretendedtobegoingaway,andwhenthisfailedhesatontheendofthebedandtappedhergentlywithhisfoot.’Wendy,’hesaid,’don’twithdraw.Ican’thelpcrowing,Wendy,whenI’mpleasedwithmyself.’Stillshewouldnotlookup,thoughshewaslisteningeagerly.’Wendy,’hecontinued,inavoicethatnowomanhaseveryetbeenabletoresist,’Wendy,onegirlismoreusethantwentyboys.

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