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When Wendy returned diffidently she found Peter sitting on the bed post crowing gloriously, while Jane in her nighty was flying round the room in solemn ecstasy. WHEN WENDY RETURNED DIFFIDENTLY SHE FOUND PETER SITTING ON THE BED POST CROWING GLORIOUSLY WHILE JANE IN HER NIGHTY WAS FLYING ROUND THE ROOM IN SOLEMN ECSTASY
er. I am ever so much more than twenty. I grew up long ago.' 'You promised not to!' 'I couldn't help it. I am a married woman, Peter.' 'No, you're not.' 'Yes, and the little girl in the bed is my baby.' 'No, she's not.' But he supposed she was; and he took a step towards the sleeping child with his dagger upraised. Of course he did not strike. He sat down on the floor instead and sobbed; and Wendy did not know how to comfort him, though she could have done it so easily once. She was only a woman now, and she ran out of the room to try to think. Peter continued to cry, and soon his sobs woke Jane. She sat up in bed, and was interested at once. [Illustration: PETER AND JANE] 'Boy,' she said, 'why are you crying?' Peter rose and bowed to her, and she bowed to him from the bed. 'Hullo,' he said. 'Hullo,' said Jane. 'My name is Peter Pan,' he told her. 'Yes, I know.' 'I came back for my mother,' he explained; 'to take her to the Neverland.' 'Yes, I know,' Jane said, 'I been waiting for you.  LIFT HIM IN HER ARMS HE DREW BACK SHARPLY WHAT IS IT HE CRIED AGAIN SHE HAD TO TELL HIM I AM OLD PETER I AM EVER SO MUCH MORE THAN TWENTY I GREW UP LONG AGO YOU PROMISED NOT TO I COULDN'T HELP IT I AM A MARRIED WOMAN PETER NO YOU'RE NOT YES AND THE LITTLE GIRL IN THE BED IS MY BABY NO SHE'S NOT BUT HE SUPPOSED SHE WAS AND HE TOOK A STEP TOWARDS THE SLEEPING CHILD WITH HIS DAGGER UPRAISED OF COURSE HE DID NOT STRIKE HE SAT DOWN ON THE FLOOR INSTEAD AND SOBBED AND WENDY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO COMFORT HIM THOUGH SHE COULD HAVE DONE IT SO EASILY ONCE SHE WAS ONLY A WOMAN NOW AND SHE RAN OUT OF THE ROOM TO TRY TO THINK PETER CONTINUED TO CRY AND SOON HIS SOBS WOKE JANE SHE SAT UP IN BED AND WAS INTERESTED AT ONCE BOY SHE SAID WHY ARE YOU CRYING PETER ROSE AND BOWED TO HER AND SHE BOWED TO HIM FROM THE BED HELLO HE SAID HELLO SAID JANE MY NAME IS PETER PAN HE TOLD HER YES I KNOW I CAME BACK FOR MY MOTHER HE EXPLAINED TO TAKE HER TO THE NEVERLAND YES I KNOW JANE SAID I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
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