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However, we should get no thanks even for this. We are beginning to know Mrs. Darling by this time, and may be sure that she would upbraid us for depriving the children of their little pleasure. 'But, my dear madam, it is ten days till Thursday week; so that by telling you what's what, we can save you ten days of unhappiness.' HOWEVER WE SHOULD GET NO THANKS EVEN FOR THIS WE ARE BEGINNING TO KNOW MISSUS DARLING BY THIS TIME AND MAY BE SURE THAT SHE WOULD UPBRAID US FOR DEPRIVING THE CHILDREN OF THEIR LITTLE PLEASURE BUT MY DEAR MADAM IT IS TEN DAYS TILL THURSDAY WEEK SO THAT BY TELLING YOU WHAT'S WHAT WE CAN SAVE YOU TEN DAYS OF UNHAPPINESS
h a thankless hurry? Would it not serve them jolly well right if they came back and found that their parents were spending the week-end in the country? It would be the moral lesson they have been in need of ever since we met them; but if we contrived things in this way Mrs. Darling would never forgive us. One thing I should like to do immensely, and that is to tell her, in the way authors have, that the children are coming back, that indeed they will be here on Thursday week. This would spoil so completely the surprise to which Wendy and John and Michael are looking forward. They have been planning it out on the ship: mother's rapture, father's shout of joy, Nana's leap through the air to embrace them first, when what they ought to be preparing for is a good hiding. How delicious to spoil it all by breaking the news in advance; so that when they enter grandly Mrs. Darling may not even offer Wendy her mouth, and Mr. Darling may exclaim pettishly, 'Dash it all, here are those boys again.  LEFT THEM IN SUCH A THANKLESS HURRY WOULD IT NOT SERVE THEM JOLLY ALL RIGHT IF THEY CAME BACK AND FOUND THAT THEIR PARENTS WERE SPENDING THE WEEK END IN THE COUNTRY IT WOULD BE THE MORAL LESSON THEY HAVE BEEN IN NEED OF EVER SINCE WE MET THEM BUT IF WE CONTRIVED THINGS THIS WAY MISSUS DARLING WOULD NEVER FORGIVE US ONE THING I SHOULD LIKE TO DO IMMENSELY AND THAT IS TO TELL HER IN THE WAY AUTHORS HAVE THAT THE CHILDREN ARE COMING BACK THAT INDEED THEY WILL BE HERE ON THURSDAY WEEK THIS WOULD SPOIL SO COMPLETELY THE SURPRISE TO WHICH WENDY AND JOHN AND MICHAEL ARE LOOKING FORWARD THEY HAVE BEEN PLANNING IT OUT ON THE SHIP MOTHERS RAPTURE FATHER'S SHOUT OF JOY NANA'S LEAPED THROUGH THE AIR TO EMBRACE THEM FIRST WHEN WHAT THEY OUGHT TO BE PREPARING FOR IS A GOOD HIDING HOW DELICIOUS TO SPOIL IT ALL BY BREAKING THE NEWS IN ADVANCE SO THAT WHEN THEY ENTER GRANDLY MISSUS DARLING MAY NOT EVEN OFFER WENDY HER MOUTH AND MISTER DARLING MAY EXCLAIM PETTISHLY DASH IT OLD HERE ARE THOSE BOYS AGAIN
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