Пітер Пен у Кенсінгтонському Саді

           Well,theywentuptheBabyWalkandback,andwhentheyreturnedtothetime-boardshewassurprisedtoseethatitnowreadfiveo’clockforclosing-time.Butshewasunacquaintedwiththetrickywaysofthefairies,andsodidnotsee(asMaimieandTonysawatonce)thattheyhadchangedthehourbecausetherewastobeaballto-night.ShesaidtherewasonlytimenowtowalktothetopoftheHumpandback,andastheytrottedalongwithhershelittleguessedwhatwasthrillingtheirlittlebreasts.Youseethechancehadcomeofseeingafairyball.Never,Tonyfelt,couldhehopeforabetterchance.

           HehadtofeelthisforMaimiesoplainlyfeltitforhim.Hereagereyesaskedthequestion,’Isitto-day?’andhegaspedandthennodded.MaimieslippedherhandintoTony’s,andherswashot,buthiswascold.Shedidaverykindthing;shetookoffherscarfandgaveittohim.’Incaseyoushouldfeelcold,’shewhispered.Herfacewasaglow,butTony’swasverygloomy.

           AstheyturnedonthetopoftheHumphewhisperedtoher,’I’mafraidnursewouldseeme,soIshan’tbeabletodoit.’

           Maimieadmiredhimmorethaneverforbeingafraidofnothingbuttheirayah,whenthereweresomanyunknownterrorstofear,andshesaidaloud,’Tony,Ishallraceyoutothegate,’andinawhisper,’Thenyoucanhide,’andofftheyran.

           Tonycouldalwaysoutdistancehereasily,butneverhadsheknownhimspeedawaysoquicklyasnow,andshewassurehehurriedthathemighthavemoretimetohide.’Brave,brave!’herdotingeyeswerecryingwhenshegotadreadfulshock;insteadofhiding,herherohadrunoutatthegate!