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Make believe was so real to him that during a meal of it you could see him getting rounder. Of course it was trying, but you simply had to follow his lead, and if you could prove to him that you were getting loose for your tree he let you stodge. MAKE BELIEVE WAS SO REAL TO HIM THAT DURING A MEAL OF IT YOU COULD SEE HIM GETTING ROUNDER OF COURSE IT WAS TRYING BUT SHE SIMPLY HAD TO FOLLOW HIS LEAD AND IF YOU COULD PROVE TO HIM THAT YOU WERE GETTING LOOSE FOR YOUR TREE HE LET YOU DODGE
 but of course she lit the residence herself. Tink was very contemptuous of the rest of the house, as indeed was perhaps inevitable; and her chamber, though beautiful, looked rather conceited, having the appearance of a nose permanently turned up. I suppose it was all especially entrancing to Wendy, because those rampagious boys of hers gave her so much to do. Really there were whole weeks when, except perhaps with a stocking in the evening, she was never above ground. The cooking, I can tell you, kept her nose to the pot. Their chief food was roasted breadfruit, yams, cocoa-nuts, baked pig, mammee-apples, tappa rolls and bananas, washed down with calabashes of poe-poe; but you never exactly knew whether there would be a real meal or just a make-believe, it all depended upon Peter's whim. He could eat, really eat, if it was part of a game, but he could not stodge just to feel stodgy, which is what most children like better than anything else; the next best thing being to talk about it.  FROM TIDLEY WINKS FROM THE LOOK OF THE THING BUT OF COURSE SHE LIT THE RESIDENCE HERSELF TINK WAS VERY CONTEMPTUOUS OF THE REST OF THE HOUSE AS INDEED WAS PERHAPS INEVITABLE AND HER CHAMBER THOUGH BEAUTIFUL LOOKED RATHER CONCEITED HAVING THE APPEARANCE OF A NOSE PERMANENTLY TURNED UP I SUPPOSE IT WAS ALL ESPECIALLY ENTRANCING TO WENDY BECAUSE THOSE RAMPAGIOUS BOYS OF HERS GAVE HER SO MUCH TO DO REALLY THERE WERE WHOLE WEEKS WHEN EXCEPT PERHAPS WITH THE STOCKING IN THE EVENING SHE WAS NEVER ABOVE GROUND THE COOKING I CAN TELL YOU KEPT HER NOSE TO THE POT THEIR CHIEF FOOD WAS ROASTED BREAD FRUIT YAMS COCOA NUTS BAKED PIGS MAMMEE APPLES TAPPA ROLLS AND BANANAS WASHED DOWN WITH CALABASHES OF PO POTTLY KNEW WHETHER THERE WOULD BE A REAL MEAL OR JUST TO MAKE BELIEVE IT ALL DEPENDED UPON PETER'S WHIM HE COULD EAT REALLY EAT IF IT WAS PART OF A GAME BUT HE COULD NOT STARCH JUST TO FEEL STODGY WHICH IS WHAT MOST CHILDREN LIKE BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE THE NEXT BEST THING BEING TO TALK ABOUT IT
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