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For almost the only time in his life that I know of, Peter was afraid. 'Don't turn up the light,' he cried. She let her hands play in the hair of the tragic boy. She was not a little girl heart broken about him; she was a grown woman smiling at it all, but they were wet smiles. FOR ALMOST THE ONLY TIME IN HIS LIFE THAT I KNOW OF PETER WAS AFRAID DON'T TURN UP THE LIGHT HE CRIED SHE LET HER HANDS PLAY IN THE HAIR OF THE TRAGIC BOY SHE WAS NOT A LITTLE GIRL HEART BROKEN ABOUT HIM SHE WAS A GROWN WOMAN SMILING AT IT ALL BUT THEY WERE WET SMILES
 suddenly missing the third bed. 'John is not here now,' she gasped. 'Is Michael asleep?' he asked, with a careless glance at Jane. 'Yes,' she answered; and now she felt that she was untrue to Jane as well as to Peter. 'That is not Michael,' she said quickly, lest a judgment should fall on her. Peter looked. 'Hullo, is it a new one?' 'Yes.' 'Boy or girl?' 'Girl.' Now surely he would understand; but not a bit of it. 'Peter,' she said, faltering, 'are you expecting me to fly away with you?' 'Of course that is why I have come.' He added a little sternly, 'Have you forgotten that this is spring-cleaning time?' She knew it was useless to say that he had let many spring-cleaning times pass. 'I can't come,' she said apologetically, 'I have forgotten how to fly.' 'I'll soon teach you again.' 'O Peter, don't waste the fairy dust on me.' She had risen; and now at last a fear assailed him. 'What is it?' he cried, shrinking. 'I will turn up the light,' she said, 'and then you can see for yourself. THING INSIDE HER WAS CRYING WOMAN WOMAN LET GO OF ME HELLO WHERE'S JOHN HE ASKED SUDDENLY MISSING THE THIRD BED JOHN IS NOT HERE NOW SHE GASPED IS MICHAEL ASLEEP HE ASKED WITH A CARELESS GLANCE AT JANE YES SHE ANSWERED AND NOW SHE FELT THAT SHE WAS UNTRUE TO JANE AS WELL AS TO PETER THAT IS NOT MICHAEL SHE SAID QUICKLY LEST A JUDGMENT SHOULD FALL ON HER PETER LOOKED HULLO IS IT A NEW ONE YES BOY OR GIRL GIRL NOW SURELY HE WOULD UNDERSTAND BUT NOT A BIT OF IT PETER SHE SAID FALTERING ARE YOU EXPECTING ME TO FLY AWAY WITH YOU OF COURSE THAT IS WHY I'VE COME HE ADDED A LITTLE STERNLY HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT THIS IS SPRING CLEANING TIME SHE KNEW IT WAS USELESS TO SAY THAT HE HAD LET MANY SPRING CLEANING TIMES PASS I CAN'T COME SHE SAID APOLOGETICALLY I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO FLY I'LL SOON TEACH YOU AGAIN OH PETER DON'T WASTE THE FAIRY DUST ON ME SHE HAD RISEN AND NOW AT LAST A FEAR ASSAILED HIM WHAT IS IT HE CRIED SHRINKING I WILL TURN UP THE LIGHT SHE SAID AND THEN YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF
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