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Peter rose and bowed to her, and she bowed to him from the bed. 'Hullo,' he said. PETER ROSE AND BOWED TO HER AND SHE BOWED TO HIM FROM THE BED HELLO HE SAID
grown woman smiling at it all, but they were wet smiles. Then she turned up the light, and Peter saw. He gave a cry of pain; and when the tall beautiful creature stooped to lift him in her arms he drew back sharply. 'What is it?' he cried again. She had to tell him. 'I am old, Peter. I am ever so much more than twenty. I grew up long ago.' 'You promised not to!' 'I couldn't help it. I am a married woman, Peter.' 'No, you're not.' 'Yes, and the little girl in the bed is my baby.' 'No, she's not.' But he supposed she was; and he took a step towards the sleeping child with his dagger upraised. Of course he did not strike. He sat down on the floor instead and sobbed; and Wendy did not know how to comfort him, though she could have done it so easily once. She was only a woman now, and she ran out of the room to try to think. Peter continued to cry, and soon his sobs woke Jane. She sat up in bed, and was interested at once. [Illustration: PETER AND JANE] 'Boy,' she said, 'why are you crying? 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 THEN SHE TURNED UP THE LIGHT AND PETER SAW HE GAVE A CRY OF PAIN AND WHEN THE TALL BEAUTIFUL CREATURE STOOPED TO LIFT HIM IN HER ARMS HE DREW BACK SHARPLY WHAT IS IT HE CRIED AGAIN SHE HAD TO TELL HIM I AM OLD PETER I AM EVER SO MUCH MORE THAN TWENTY I GREW UP LONG AGO YOU PROMISED NOT TO I COULDN'T HELP IT I AM A MARRIED WOMAN PETER NO YOU'RE NOT YES AND THE LITTLE GIRL IN THE BED IS MY BABY NO SHE'S NOT BUT HE SUPPOSED SHE WAS AND HE TOOK A STEP TOWARDS THE SLEEPING CHILD WITH HIS DAGGER UPRAISED OF COURSE HE DID NOT STRIKE HE SAT DOWN ON THE FLOOR INSTEAD AND SOBBED AND WENDY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO COMFORT HIM THOUGH SHE COULD HAVE DONE IT SO EASILY ONCE SHE WAS ONLY A WOMAN NOW AND SHE RAN OUT OF THE ROOM TO TRY TO THINK PETER CONTINUED TO CRY AND SOON HIS SOBS WOKE JANE SHE SAT UP IN BED AND WAS INTERESTED AT ONCE BOY SHE SAID WHY ARE YOU CRYING
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