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Peter Breaks Through

           

           Childrenhavethestrangestadventureswithoutbeingtroubledbythem.Forinstance,theymayremembertomention,aweekaftertheeventhappened,thatwhentheywereinthewoodtheymettheirdeadfatherandhadagamewithhim.ItwasinthiscasualwaythatWendyonemorningmadeadisquietingrevelation.Someleavesofatreehadbeenfoundonthenurseryfloor,whichcertainlywerenottherewhenthechildrenwenttobed,andMrs.DarlingwaspuzzlingoverthemwhenWendysaidwithatolerantsmile:

           ’IdobelieveitisthatPeteragain!’

           ’Whateverdoyoumean,Wendy?’

           ’Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipe,’Wendysaid,sighing.Shewasatidychild.

           Sheexplainedinquiteamatter-of-factwaythatshethoughtPetersometimescametothenurseryinthenightandsatonthefootofherbedandplayedonhispipestoher.Unfortunatelysheneverwoke,soshedidn’tknowhowsheknew,shejustknew.

           ’Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.Noonecangetintothehousewithoutknocking.’

           ’Ithinkhecomesinbythewindow,’shesaid.

           ’Mylove,itisthreefloorsup.’

           ’Werenottheleavesatthefootofthewindow,mother?’

           Itwasquitetrue;theleaveshadbeenfoundverynearthewindow.

           Mrs.Darlingdidnotknowwhattothink,foritallseemedsonaturaltoWendythatyoucouldnotdismissitbysayingshehadbeendreaming.

           ’Mychild,’themothercried,’whydidyounottellmeofthisbefore?’

           ’Iforgot,’saidWendylightly.Shewasinahurrytogetherbreakfast.

           Oh,surelyshemusthavebeendreaming.

           But,ontheotherhand,thereweretheleaves.Mrs.

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