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The opportunity came a week later, on that never to be forgotten Friday. Of course it was a Friday. 'I ought to have been specially careful on a Friday,' she used to say afterwards to her husband, while perhaps Nana was on the other side of her, holding her hand. THE OPPORTUNITY CAME A WEEK LATER ON THAT NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN FRIDAY OF COURSE IT WAS A FRIDAY I OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY CAREFUL ON A FRIDAY SHE USED TO SAY AFTERWARDS TO HER HUSBAND WHILE PERHAPS NANA WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HER HOLDING HER HAND
ickly, too late to catch him, but his shadow had not had time to get out; slam went the window and snapped it off. You may be sure Mrs. Darling examined the shadow carefully, but it was quite the ordinary kind. Nana had no doubt of what was the best thing to do with this shadow. She hung it out at the window, meaning 'He is sure to come back for it; let us put it where he can get it easily without disturbing the children.' But unfortunately Mrs. Darling could not leave it hanging out at the window; it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house. She thought of showing it to Mr. Darling, but he was totting up winter greatcoats for John and Michael, with a wet towel round his head to keep his brain clear, and it seemed a shame to trouble him; besides, she knew exactly what he would say: 'It all comes of having a dog for a nurse.' She decided to roll the shadow up and put it away carefully in a drawer, until a fitting opportunity came for telling her husband. Ah me! NANA HAD CLOSED IT QUICKLY TOO LATE TO CATCH HIM BUT HIS SHADOW HAD NOT A TIME TO GET OUT SLAM WENT THE WINDOW AND SNAPPED IT OFF YOU MAY BE SURE MISSUS DARLING EXAMINED THE SHADOW CAREFULLY BUT IT WAS QUITE THE ORDINARY KIND NANA HAD NO DOUBT OF WHAT WAS THE BEST THING TO DO WITH THIS SHADOW SHE HUNG IT OUT AT THE WINDOW MEANING HE IS SURE TO COME BACK FOR IT LET US PUT IT WHERE HE CAN GET IT EASILY WITHOUT DISTURBING THE CHILDREN BUT UNFORTUNATELY MISSUS DARLING COULD NOT LEAVE IT HANGING OUT AT THE WINDOW IT LOOKED SO LIKE THE WASHING AND LOWERED THE WHOLE TONE OF THE HOUSE SHE THOUGHT OF SHOWING IT TO MISTER DARLING BUT HE WAS TOTTING UP WINTER GREATCOATS FOR JOHN AND MICHAEL WITH A WET TOWEL ROUND HIS HEAD TO KEEP HIS BRAIN CLEAR AND IT SEEMED A SHAME TO TROUBLE HIM BESIDES SHE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WOULD SAY IT ALL COMES OF HAVING A DOG FOR A NURSE SHE DECIDED TO ROLL THE SHADOW UP AND PUT IT AWAY CAREFULLY IN A DRAWER UNTIL A FITTING OPPORTUNITY CAME FOR TELLING HER HUSBAND AH ME
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