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As we shall not see her again, it may be worth mentioning here that all Never birds now build in that shape of nest, with a broad brim on which the youngsters take an airing. Great were the rejoicings when Peter reached the home under the ground almost as soon as Wendy, who had been carried hither and thither by the kite. Every boy had adventures to tell; but perhaps the biggest adventure of all was that they were several hours late for bed. AS WE SHALL NOT SEE HER AGAIN IT MAY BE WORTH MENTIONING HERE THAT ALL NETHERBIRDS NOW BUILD IN THAT SHAPE OF NEST WITH A BROAD BRIM ON WHICH THE YOUNGSTERS TAKE AN AIRING GREAT WERE THE REJOICINGS WHEN PETER REACHED THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND ALMOST AS SOON AS WENDY WHO HAD BEEN CARRIED HITHER AND THITHER BY THE KITE EVERY BOY HAD ADVENTURES TO TELL BUT PERHAPS THE BIGGEST ADVENTURE OF ALL WAS THAT THEY WERE SEVERAL HOURS LATE FOR BED
 food, and then flew away, raging at the scurvy trick that had been played upon them. The stave was still there, and on it Starkey had hung his hat, a deep tarpaulin, watertight, with a broad brim. Peter put the eggs into this hat and set it on the lagoon. It floated beautifully. The Never bird saw at once what he was up to, and screamed her admiration of him; and, alas, Peter crowed his agreement with her. Then he got into the nest, reared the stave in it as a mast, and hung up his shirt for a sail. At the same moment the bird fluttered down upon the hat and once more sat snugly on her eggs. She drifted in one direction, and he was borne off in another, both cheering. Of course when Peter landed he beached his barque in a place where the bird would easily find it; but the hat was such a great success that she abandoned the nest. It drifted about till it went to pieces, and often Starkey came to the shore of the lagoon, and with many bitter feelings watched the bird sitting on his hat.  GULLS WHO POUNCED UPON THEM FOR FOOD AND THEN FLEW AWAY RAGING AT THE SCURVY TRICK THAT HAD BEEN PLAYED UPON THEM THE STAVE WAS STILL THERE AND ON IT STARKID HUNG HIS HAT A DEW TOPAULIN WATERED HEIGHT WITH A BROAD BRIM PETER PUT THE EGGS INTO HIS HAT AND SET IT ON THE LAGOON IT FLOATED BEAUTIFULLY THE NEVER BIRD SAW AT ONCE WHAT HE WAS UP TO AND SCREAMED HER ADMIRATION OF HIM AND ALAS PETER CROWED HIS AGREEMENT WITH HER THEN HE GOT INTO THE NEST REARED THE STAVE IN IT AS A MAST AND HUNG UP HIS SHIRT FOR A SAIL AT THE SAME MOMENT THE BIRD FLUTTERED DOWN UPON THE HAT AND ONCE MORE SAT SNUGLY ON HER EGGS SHE DRIFTED IN ONE DIRECTION AND HE WAS BORNE OFF IN ANOTHER BOTH CHEERING OF COURSE WHEN PETER LANDED HE BEACHED HIS BARK IN A PLACE WHERE THE BIRD WOULD EASILY FIND IT BUT THE HAT WAS SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS THAT SHE ABANDONED THE NEST IT DRIFTED ABOUT TILL IT WENT TO PIECES AND OFTEN STARKEY CAME TO THE SHORE OF THE LAGOON AND WITH MANY BITTER FEELINGS WATCHED THE BIRD SITTING ON HIS HAT
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