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Even now we venture into that familiar nursery only because its lawful occupants are on their way home; we are merely hurrying on in advance of them to see that their beds are properly aired and that Mr. and Mrs. Darling do not go out for the evening. EVEN NOW WE VENTURE INTO THAT FAMILIAR NURSERY ONLY BECAUSE ITS LAWFUL OCCUPANTS ARE ON THEIR WAY HOME WE ARE MERELY HURRYING ON IN ADVANCE OF THEM TO SEE THAT THEIR BEDS ARE PROPERLY AIRED AND THAT MISTER AND MISSUS DARLING DO NOT GO OUT FOR THE EVENING
r was honest just now to lull Wendy's suspicions, but that there might be a change when the new suit was ready, which, against her will, she was making for him out of some of Hook's wickedest garments. It was afterwards whispered among them that on the first night he wore this suit he sat long in the cabin with Hook's cigar-holder in his mouth and one hand clenched, all but the forefinger, which he bent and held threateningly aloft like a hook. Instead of watching the ship, however, we must now return to that desolate home from which three of our characters had taken heartless flight so long ago. It seems a shame to have neglected No. 14 all this time; and yet we may be sure that Mrs. Darling does not blame us. If we had returned sooner to look with sorrowful sympathy at her, she would probably have cried, 'Don't be silly; what do I matter? Do go back and keep an eye on the children.' So long as mothers are like this their children will take advantage of them; and they may lay to that. EELING WAS THAT PETER WAS HONEST JUST NOW TO LULL WENDY'S SUSPICIONS BUT THAT THERE MIGHT BE A CHANGE WHEN THE NEW SUIT WAS READY WHICH AGAINST HER WILL SHE WAS MAKING FOR HIM OUT OF SOME OF HOOK'S WICKEDEST GARMENTS IT WAS AFTERWARDS WHISPERED AMONG THEM THAT ON THE FIRST NIGHT HE WORE THIS SUIT HE SAT LONG IN THE CABIN WITH HOOK'S CIGAR HOLDER IN HIS MOUTH AND ONE HAND CLENCHED ALL BUT THE FOREFINGER WHICH HE BENT AND HELD THREATENINGLY ALOFT LIKE A HOOK INSTEAD OF WATCHING THE SHIP HOWEVER WE MUST NOW RETURN TO THAT DESOLATE HOME FROM WHICH THREE OF OUR CHARACTERS HAD TAKEN HEARTLESS FLIGHT SO LONG AGO IT SEEMS A SHAME TO HAVE NEGLECTED NUMBER FOURTEEN ALL THIS TIME AND YET WE MAY BE SURE THAT MISSUS DARLING DOES NOT BLAME US IF WE HAD RETURNED SOONER TO LOOK WITH SORROWFUL SYMPATHY AT HER SHE WOULD HAVE CRIED DON'T BE SILLY WHAT DO I MATTER DO GO BACK AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHILDREN SO LONG AS MOTHERS ARE LIKE THIS THEIR CHILDREN WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM AND THEY MAY LAY TO THAT
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