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Peter Breaks Through

           ’Ihaveonepoundseventeenhere,andtwoandsixattheoffice;Icancutoffmycoffeeattheoffice,saytenshillings,makingtwonineandsix,withyoureighteenandthreemakesthreenineseven,withfivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven,whoisthatmoving?eightnineseven,dotandcarrysevendon’tspeak,myownandthepoundyoulenttothatmanwhocametothedoorquiet,childdotandcarrychildthere,you’vedoneit!didIsayninenineseven?yes,Isaidninenineseven;thequestionis,canwetryitforayearonninenineseven?’

           ’Ofcoursewecan,George,’shecried.ButshewasprejudicedinWendy’sfavour,andhewasreallythegrandercharacterofthetwo.

           ’Remembermumps,’hewarnedheralmostthreateningly,andoffhewentagain.’Mumpsonepound,thatiswhatIhaveputdown,butIdaresayitwillbemorelikethirtyshillingsdon’tspeakmeaslesonefive,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,makestwofifteensixdon’twaggleyourfingerwhooping-cough,sayfifteenshillings’andsoonitwent,anditaddedupdifferentlyeachtime;butatlastWendyjustgotthrough,withmumpsreducedtotwelvesix,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedasone.

           TherewasthesameexcitementoverJohn,andMichaelhadevenanarrowersqueak;butbothwerekept,andsoonyoumighthaveseenthethreeofthemgoinginarowtoMissFulsom’sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.

           Mrs.Darlinglovedtohaveeverythingjustso,andMr.Darlinghadapassionforbeingexactlylikehisneighbours;so,ofcourse,theyhadanurse.

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