The Happy Home

           Oneimportantresultofthebrushonthelagoonwasthatitmadetheredskinstheirfriends.PeterhadsavedTigerLilyfromadreadfulfate,andnowtherewasnothingsheandherbraveswouldnotdoforhim.Allnighttheysatabove,keepingwatchoverthehomeunderthegroundandawaitingthebigattackbythepirateswhichobviouslycouldnotbemuchlongerdelayed.Evenbydaytheyhungabout,smokingthepipeofpeace,andlookingalmostasiftheywantedtit-bitstoeat.

           TheycalledPetertheGreatWhiteFather,prostratingthemselvesbeforehim;andhelikedthistremendously,sothatitwasnotreallygoodforhim.

           ’Thegreatwhitefather,’hewouldsaytotheminaverylordlymanner,astheygrovelledathisfeet,’isgladtoseethePiccaninnywarriorsprotectinghiswigwamfromthepirates.’

           ’MeTigerLily,’thatlovelycreaturewouldreply.’PeterPansaveme,mehisvellynicefriend.Menoletpirateshurthim.’

           Shewasfartooprettytocringeinthisway,butPeterthoughtithisdue,andhewouldanswercondescendingly,’Itisgood.PeterPanhasspoken.’

           Alwayswhenhesaid,’PeterPanhasspoken,’itmeantthattheymustnowshutup,andtheyacceptedithumblyinthatspirit;buttheywerebynomeanssorespectfultotheotherboys,whomtheylookeduponasjustordinarybraves.Theysaid’How-do?’tothem,andthingslikethat;andwhatannoyedtheboyswasthatPeterseemedtothinkthisallright.

           SecretlyWendysympathisedwiththemalittle,butshewasfartooloyalahousewifetolistentoanycomplaintsagainstfather.