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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. 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
inger, 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. 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. We are no more than servants. Why on earth should their beds be properly aired, seeing that they left them in such a thankless hurry? ED 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 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 WE ARE NO MORE THAN SERVANTS WHY ON EARTH SHOULD BEDS BE PROPERLY AIRED SEEING THAT THEY LEFT THEM IN SUCH A THANKLESS HURRY
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