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Chapter1.PETERBREAKSTHROUGH(1)Allchildren,exceptone,growup.Theysoonknowthattheywillgrowup,andthewayWendyknewwasthis.Onedaywhenshewastwoyearsoldshewasplayinginagarden,andshepluckedanotherflowerandranwithittohermother.Isupposeshemusthavelookedratherdelightful,forMrs.Darlingputherhandtoherheartandcried,"Oh,whycan'tyouremainlikethisforever!"Thiswasallthatpassedbetweenthemonthesubject,buthenceforthWendyknewthatshemustgrowup.Youalwaysknowafteryouaretwo.Twoisthebeginningoftheend.Ofcoursetheylivedat14[theirhousenumberontheirstreet],anduntilWendycamehermotherwasthechiefone.Shewasalovelylady,witharomanticmindandsuchasweetmockingmouth.Herromanticmindwaslikethetinyboxes,onewithintheother,thatcomefromthepuzzlingEast,howevermanyyoudiscoverthereisalwaysonemore;andhersweetmockingmouthhadonekissonitthatWendycouldneverget,thoughthereitwas,perfectlyconspicuousintheright-handcorner.ThewayMr.Darlingwonherwasthis:themanygentlemenwhohadbeenboyswhenshewasagirldiscoveredsimultaneouslythattheylovedher,andtheyallrantoherhousetoproposetoherexceptMr.Darling,whotookacabandnippedinfirst,andsohegother.Hegotallofher,excepttheinnermostboxandthekiss.Heneverknewaboutthebox,andintimehegaveuptryingforthekiss.WendythoughtNapoleoncouldhavegotit,butIcanpicturehimtrying,andthengoingoffinapassion,slammingthedoor.Mr.DarlingusedtoboasttoWendythathermothernotonlylovedhimbutrespectedhim.Hewasoneofthosedeeponeswhoknowaboutstocksandshares.Ofcoursenoonereallyknows,buthequiteseemedtoknow,andheoftensaidstockswereupandsharesweredowninawaythatwouldhavemadeanywomanrespecthim.Mrs.Darlingwasmarriedinwhite,andatfirstshekeptthebooksperfectly,almostgleefully,asifitwereagame,notsomuchasaBrusselssproutwasmissing;butbyandbywholecauliflowersdroppedout,andinsteadofthemtherewerepicturesofbabieswithoutfaces.Shedrewthemwhensheshouldhavebeentottingup.TheywereMrs.Darling'sguesses.Wendycamefirst,thenJohn,thenMichael.ForaweekortwoafterWendycameitwasdoubtfulwhethertheywouldbeabletokeepher,asshewasanothermouthtofeed.Mr.Darlingwasfrightfullyproudofher,buthewasveryhonourable,andhesatontheedgeofMrs.Darling'sbed,holdingherhandandcalculatingexpenses,whileshelookedathimimploringly.Shewantedtoriskit,comewhatmight,butthatwasnothisway;hiswaywaswithapencilandapieceofpaper,andifsheconfusedhimwithsuggestionshehadtobeginatthebeginningagain."Nowdon'tinterrupt,"hewouldbegofher."Ihaveonepoundseventeenhere,andtwoandsixattheoffice;Icancutoffmycoffeeattheoffice,saytenshillings,makingtwonineandsix,withyoureighteenandthreemakesthreenineseven,withfivenaughtnaughtinmycheque-bookmakeseightnineseven—whoisthatmoving?—eightnineseven,dotandcarryseven—don'tspeak,myown—andthepoundyoulenttothatmanwhocametothedoor—quiet,child—dotandcarrychild—there,you'vedoneit!—didIsayninenineseven?yes,Isaidninenineseven;thequestionis,canwetryitforayearonninenineseven?""Ofcoursewecan,George,"shecried.ButshewasprejudicedinWendy'sfavour,andhewasreallythegrandercharacterofthetwo."Remembermumps,"hewarnedheralmostthreateningly,andoffhewentagain."Mumpsonepound,thatiswhatIhaveputdown,butIdaresayitwillbemorelikethirtyshillings—don'tspeak—measlesonefive,Germanmeasleshalfaguinea,makestwofifteensix—don'twaggleyourfinger-whooping-cough,sayfifteenshillings"—andsoonitwent,anditaddedupdifferentlyeachtime;butatlastWendyjustgotthrough,withmumpsreducedtotwelvesix,andthetwokindsofmeaslestreatedasone.TherewasthesameexcitementoverJohn,andMichaelhadevenanarrowersqueak;butbothwerekept,andsoon,youmighthaveseenthethreeofthemgoinginarowtoMissFulsom'sKindergartenschool,accompaniedbytheirnurse.所有的孩子都要長大的，只有一個例外。所有的孩子很快都知道他們將要長大成人。溫迪是這樣知道的：她兩歲的時候，有一天在花園里玩，她摘了一朵花，拿在手里，朝媽媽跑去。我琢磨，她那個小樣兒一定是怪討人喜歡的，因為，達林太太把手按著胸口，大聲說：“要是你老是這么大該多好呵！”事情的經(jīng)過就是這樣?？墒?，打那以后，溫迪就明白了，她終歸是要長大的。人一過兩歲就總會知道這一點的。兩歲，是個結(jié)束，也是個起點。當然羅，他們是住在門牌十四號的那所宅子里，在溫迪來到世上以前，媽媽自然是家中主要人物。她是個招人喜歡的太太，一腦子的幻想；還有一張?zhí)鹛鸬?、喜歡逗弄人的嘴。她那愛幻想的腦子，就像從神奇的東方來的那些小盒子，一個套一個，不管你打開了多少，里面總還藏著一個。她那張?zhí)鹛鸬摹⒍号说淖?，老是掛著一個溫迪得不到的吻，可那吻明明就在那兒，就在右邊的嘴角上掛著。達林先生是這樣贏得他太太的：她還是個女孩的時候，周圍有好些男孩，他們長成大人以后，忽然一齊發(fā)現(xiàn)他們愛上了她，于是他們都跑著擁進她家向她求婚；只有達林先生的做法不同，他雇了一輛馬車，搶在他們頭里來到她家里，于是就贏得了她。達林先生得到了她的一切，只是沒有得到她那些小盒子最里面的一只和那個吻。那只小盒子他從來也不知道，那個吻他漸漸地也不再想去求得了。溫迪心想，興許拿破侖能得到那個吻，不過據(jù)我估摸，拿破侖必定試圖求吻來著，可是過后卻怒氣沖沖地甩門而去。達林先生時常向溫迪夸口說，她媽媽不光愛他，而且敬重他。他是一個學問高深的人，懂得股票和紅利什么的。當然啦，這些事誰也搞不清，可達林先生像是挺懂行的，他老是說，股票上漲了，紅利下跌了。他說得那么頭頭是道，就像隨便哪個女人都得佩服他。達林太太結(jié)婚時，穿一身雪白的嫁衣。起初，她把家用賬記得一絲不茍，甚至很開心，像玩游戲一樣，連一個小菜芽都不漏記?？墒菨u漸地，整個整個的大菜花都漏掉了，賬本上出現(xiàn)了一些沒有面孔的小娃娃的圖像。在她應(yīng)該結(jié)賬的地方，她畫上了這些小娃娃。她估摸他們要來了。第一個來的是溫迪，接著是約翰，隨后是邁克爾。溫迪出生后一兩個星期，父母親不知道能不能養(yǎng)活她，因為又添一張吃飯的嘴。達林先生有了溫迪自然是得意非常，可他是個實實在在的人，他坐在達林太太的床沿上，握著她的手一筆一筆給她算開銷賬。達林太太帶著央告的神情望著他。她想，不管怎么著也得冒一冒風險看，可達林先生的做法不是這樣的。他的做法是拿來一支鉛筆一張紙算細賬。要是達林太大提意見攪亂了他，他又得從頭算起?！昂昧耍瑒e插嘴了?！彼肭笳f，“我這兒有一鎊十七先令，在辦公室還有兩先令六便士；辦公室的咖啡我可以取消，就算省下十先令吧，就有兩鎊九先令六便士。加上你的十八先令三便士，合計三鎊九先令七便士，我的存折上還有五鎊，總共八鎊九先令七便士一是誰在那兒動？一八一九一七，小數(shù)點進位七一別說話，我親愛的一還有你借給找上門來的那個人的一鎊錢一安靜點，乖乖一小數(shù)點進位，乖乖一瞧，到底讓你給攪亂了一我剛才是說九一九一七來著？對了，我說的是九一九一七；問題是，我們靠這個九一九一七，能不能試試看對付它一年？”“我們當然能，喬治?！边_林太太嚷道。她當然是偏袒溫迪的，可達林先生是兩人中更有能耐的一個?！皠e忘了腮腺炎，”達林先生幾乎帶點威脅地警告她，接著又算下去，“腮腺炎我算它一鎊，不過我敢說，更大的可能要花三十先令?—別說話一麻疹一鎊五先令，德國麻疹半個幾尼，加起來是兩鎊十五先令六便士一別搖手一百日咳，算十五先令。”一他繼續(xù)算下去，每次算出的結(jié)果都不一樣。不過最后溫迪總算熬了過來，腮腺炎減到了十二先令六便士，兩種麻疹并作一次處理。約翰生下時，也遇到同樣的風波，邁克爾遇到的險情更大。不過他們兩個到底都還是留下來養(yǎng)活了，不久你就會看見姐弟三個排成一行，由保姆陪伴著，到福爾薩姆小姐的幼兒園上學去了Chapter1.PETERBREAKSTHROUGH(2)Mrs.Darlinglovedtohaveeverythingjustso,andMr.Darlinghadapassionforbeingexactlylikehisneighboursso,ofcourse,theyhadanurse.Astheywerepoor,owingtotheamountofmilkthechildrendrank,thisnursewasaprimNewfoundlanddog,calledNana,whohadbelongedtonooneinparticularuntiltheDarlingsengagedher.Shehadalwaysthoughtchildrenimportant,however,andtheDarlingshadbecomeacquaintedwithherinKensingtonGardens,whereshespentmostofhersparetimepeepingintoperambulators,andwasmuchhatedbycarelessnursemaids,whomshefollowedtotheirhomesandcomplainedoftotheirmistresses.Sheprovedtobequiteatreasureofanurse.Howthoroughshewasatbath-time,andupatanymomentofthenightifoneofherchargesmadetheslightestcry.Ofcourseherkennelwasinthenursery.Shehadageniusforknowingwhenacoughisathingtohavenopatiencewithandwhenitneedsstockingaroundyourthroat.Shebelievedtoherlastdayinold-fashionedremedieslikerhubarbleaf,andmadesoundsofcontemptoverallthisnew-fangledtalkaboutgerms,andsoon.Itwasalessoninproprietytoseeherescortingthechildrentoschool,walkingsedatelybytheirsidewhentheywerewellbehaved,andbuttingthembackintolineiftheystrayed.OnJohn'sfooter[inEnglandsoccerwascalledfootball,"footer"forshort]dayssheneveronceforgothissweater,andsheusuallycarriedanumbrellainhermouthincaseofrain.ThereisaroominthebasementofMissFulsom'sschoolwherethenurseswait.Theysatonforms,whileNanalayonthefloor,butthatwastheonlydifference.Theyaffectedtoignoreherasofaninferiorsocialstatustothemselves,andshedespisedtheirlighttalk.SheresentedvisitstothenurseryfromMrs.Darling'sfriends,butiftheydidcomeshefirstwhippedoffMichael'spinaforeandputhimintotheonewithbluebraiding,andsmoothedoutWendyandmadeadashatJohn'shair.Nonurserycouldpossiblyhavebeenconductedmorecorrectly,andMr.Darlingknewit,yethesometimeswondereduneasilywhethertheneighbourstalked.Hehadhispositioninthecitytoconsider.Nanaalsotroubledhiminanotherway.Hehadsometimesafeelingthatshedidnotadmirehim."Iknowsheadmiresyoutremendously,George,"Mrs.Darlingwouldassurehim,andthenshewouldsigntothechildrentobespeciallynicetofather.Lovelydancesfollowed,inwhichtheonlyotherservant,Liza,wassometimesallowedtojoin.Suchamidgetshelookedinherlongskirtandmaid'scap,thoughshehadsworn,whenengaged,thatshewouldneverseetenagain.Thegaietyofthoseromps!AndgayestofallwasMrs.Darling,whowouldpirouettesowildlythatallyoucouldseeofherwasthekiss,andthenifyouhaddashedatheryoumighthavegotit.ThereneverwasasimplerhappierfamilyuntilthecomingofPeterPan.Mrs.DarlingfirstheardofPeterwhenshewastidyingupherchildren'sminds.Itisthenightlycustomofeverygoodmotherafterherchildrenareasleeptorummageintheirmindsandputthingsstraightfornextmorning,repackingintotheirproperplacesthemanyarticlesthathavewanderedduringtheday.Ifyoucouldkeepawake(butofcourseyoucan't)youwouldseeyourownmotherdoingthis,andyouwouldfinditveryinterestingtowatchher.Itisquiteliketidyingupdrawers.Youwouldseeheronherknees,Iexpect,lingeringhumorouslyoversomeofyourcontents,wonderingwhereonearthyouhadpickedthisthingup,makingdiscoveriessweetandnotsosweet,pressingthistohercheekasifitwereasniceasakitten,andhurriedlystowingthatoutofsight.Whenyouwakeinthemorning,thenaughtinessandevilpassionswithwhichyouwenttobedhavebeenfoldedupsmallandplacedatthebottomofyourmindandonthetop,beautifullyaired,arespreadoutyourprettierthoughts,readyforyoutoputon.Idon'tknowwhetheryouhaveeverseenamapofaperson'smind.Doctorssometimesdrawmapsofotherpartsofyou,andyourownmapcanbecomeintenselyinteresting,butcatchthemtryingtodrawamapofachild'smind,whichisnotonlyconfused,butkeepsgoingroundallthetime.Therearezigzaglinesonit,justlikeyourtemperatureonacard,andtheseareprobablyroadsintheisland,fortheNeverlandisalwaysmoreorlessanisland,withastonishingsplashesofcolourhereandthere,andcoralreefsandrakish-lookingcraftintheoffing,andsavagesandlonelylairs,andgnomeswhoaremostlytailors,andcavesthroughwhichariverruns,andprinceswithsixelderbrothers,andahutfastgoingtodecay,andoneverysmalloldladywithahookednose.Itwouldbeaneasymapifthatwereall,butthereisalsofirstdayatschool,religion,fathers,theroundpond,needle-work,murders,hangings,verbsthattakethedative,chocolatepuddingday,gettingintobraces,sayninety-nine,three-penceforpullingoutyourtoothyourself,andsoon,andeitherthesearepartoftheislandortheyareanothermapshowingthrough,anditisallratherconfusing,especiallyasnothingwillstandstill.OfcoursetheNeverlandsvaryagooddeal.John's,forinstance,hadalagoonwithflamingoesflyingoveritatwhichJohnwasshooting,whileMichael,whowasverysmall,hadaflamingowithlagoonsflyingoverit.Johnlivedinaboatturnedupsidedownonthesands,Michaelinawigwam,Wendyinahouseofleavesdeftlysewntogether.Johnhadnofriends,Michaelhadfriendsatnight,Wendyhadapetwolfforsakenbyitsparents,butonthewholetheNeverlandshaveafamilyresemblance,andiftheystoodstillinarowyoucouldsayofthemthattheyhaveeachother'snose,andsoforth.Onthesemagicshoreschildrenatplayareforeverbeachingtheircoracles[simpleboat].Wetoohavebeentherewecanstillhearthesoundofthesurf,thoughweshalllandnomore.達林太大是安于現(xiàn)狀的，達林先生卻喜歡事事都向左鄰右舍看齊；所以，當然他們也得請一位保姆。由于孩子們喝的牛奶太多，他們很窮，所以，他們家的保姆只是一只嚴肅莊重的紐芬蘭大狗，名叫娜娜。在達林夫婦雇用她以前，這狗本沒有固定的主人，不過她總是把孩子看得很重的。達林一家是在肯辛頓公園里和她結(jié)識的。她閑來無事去那兒游逛，把頭伸進搖籃車窺望，那些粗心大意的保姆總是討厭她；因為她老是跟著她們回家，向她們的主人告狀。她果然成了一位不可多得的好保姆。給孩子洗澡時，她是多么認真一絲不茍啊。夜里不管什么時候，她看管的孩子只要有一個輕輕地哭一聲，她就一躍而起。狗舍當然是設(shè)在育兒室里。她天生有一種聰明，知道什么樣的咳嗽是不可怠慢的，什么時候該用一只襪子圍著脖子。她從來都相信老式的治療方法，比如用大黃葉；聽到那些什么細菌之類的新名詞，她總是用鼻子不屑地哼一聲。你若是看到她護送孩子上學時那種合乎禮儀的情景，真會大長見識。當孩子們規(guī)規(guī)矩矩時，她就安詳?shù)刈咴谒麄兩磉叄灰撬麄儊y跑亂動，她就把他們推進行列。在約翰踢足球的日子，她從不忘帶著他的線衣；天要下雨的時候，她總是把傘銜在嘴里。福爾薩姆的幼兒園里，有一間地下室，保姆們就等候在那里。她們坐在長凳上，而娜娜是伏臥在地板上，不過這是唯一的不同之處。她們認為她社會地位比她們低賤，裝作沒把她放在眼里的樣子;其實，娜娜才瞧不起她們那種無聊的閑聊呢。她很不高興達林太太的朋友們來育兒室看望，可要是她們真的來了，她就先扯下邁克爾的圍裙，給他換上那件帶藍穗子的，把溫迪的衣裙撫平，匆匆梳理一下約翰的頭發(fā)。沒有一個育兒室管理得比這個更井井有條了，這一點達林先生不是不知道，不過他有時還是不免心里嘀咕，生怕街坊鄰居們會背地里笑話他。他不能不考慮他在城里的職位。娜娜還在另一個方面使達林先生不安，他有時覺得娜娜不大佩服他?！拔抑溃膳宸憷?，喬治?！边_林太太向他擔保說，然后就示意孩子們要特別敬重父親。接著，就跳起了歡快的舞。他們唯一的另一位女仆莉莎，有時也被允許參加跳舞。莉莎穿著長裙，戴著女傭人的布帽，顯得那么矮小，雖說開始雇用的時候，她一口咬定她早就過十歲了。小家伙們多快活呀！最快活的是達林太太，她踮起腳尖發(fā)狂般地飛旋，你能看到的只是她的那個吻。這時要是你撲了過去，定能得到那一吻。再也沒有比他們更單純、更快樂的家庭了，直到彼得?潘來臨。達林太太第一次知道彼得，是在她清理孩子們的心思的時候。凡是好媽媽，晚上都有一個習慣，就是在孩子們睡著以后，搜檢他們的心思，使白天弄亂了的什物各就各位，為明天早晨把一切料理停當。假如你能醒著（不過你當然不能），你就能看見你媽媽做這些事；你會發(fā)覺，留心地觀看她是很有趣的。那就和整理抽屜差不多。我估摸，你會看見她跪在那兒，很有興味地察看里面的東西，納悶這樣?xùn)|西不知你是打哪兒揀到的；發(fā)現(xiàn)有些是可愛的，有些是不那么可愛的。把一件東西貼在她臉上，像捧著一只逗人的小貓；把另一件東西趕快收藏起來，不讓人看見。你清早醒來時，臨睡時揣著的那些頑皮念頭和壞脾氣都給疊得小小的，壓在你心思的底層。而在上面，平平整整擺著你的那些美好念頭，等你去穿戴打扮起來。我不知道你是不是見過人的心思的地圖。醫(yī)生有時畫你身上別的部分的地圖，你自己的地圖會是特別有趣的?？墒?，要是你碰巧看到他們畫一張孩子的心思地圖，你就會看到，那不光是雜亂無章，而且總是繞著圈兒的。那是些曲曲折折的線條，就像你的體溫表格，這大概就是島上的道路了。因為永無鄉(xiāng)多少就像是一個海島。到處撒著一塊塊驚人的顏色。海面上露著珊瑚礁，漂著輕快的船。島上住著野蠻人；還有荒涼的野獸洞穴；有小土神，他們多半是些裁縫;有河流穿過的巖洞;有王子和他的六個哥哥;有一間快要坍塌的茅屋；還有一位長著鷹鉤鼻子的小老太太。若是只有這些，這張地圖倒也不難畫。但是還有呢，第一天上學校，宗教，父親，圓水池，針線活，謀殺案，絞刑，與格動詞，吃巧克力布丁的日子，穿背帶褲，數(shù)到九十九，自己拔牙獎給三便士，等等。這些若不是島上的一部分，那就是畫在另一張畫上的了；總之，全都是雜亂無章的。尤其是因為，沒有一件東西是靜止不動的。當然，各人的永無鄉(xiāng)又大不一樣，例如，約翰的永無鄉(xiāng)里有一個湖泊，湖上飛著許多紅鶴，約翰拿箭射它們。邁克爾呢，年紀很小，他有一只紅鶴，上面飛著許多湖泊。約翰住在一只翻扣在沙灘上的船里，邁克爾住在一個印第安人的皮棚里，溫迪住在一間用樹葉巧妙地縫成的屋子里。約翰沒有親友，邁克爾在夜晚有親友，溫迪有一只被父母遺棄的小狼寶寶。不過總的說來，他們的永無鄉(xiāng)都像一家人似的彼此相像。要是擺成一排，你會看到它們的五官面目大同小異。在這些神奇的海灘上，游戲的孩子們總是駕著油布小船靠岸登陸。那地方，我們其實也到過，我們?nèi)缃襁€能聽到浪濤拍岸的聲音，雖然我們不再上LJU岸。OfalldelectableislandstheNeverlandisthesnuggestandmostcompact,notlargeandsprawly,youknow,withtediousdistancesbetweenoneadventureandanother,butnicelycrammed.Whenyouplayatitbydaywiththechairsandtable-cloth,itisnotintheleastalarming,butinthetwominutesbeforeyougotosleepitbecomesveryreal.Thatiswhytherearenight-lights.Occasionallyinhertravelsthroughherchildren'smindsMrs.Darlingfoundthingsshecouldnotunderstand,andofthesequitethemostperplexingwasthewordPeter.SheknewofnoPeter,andyethewashereandthereinJohnandMichael'sminds,whileWendy'sbegantobescrawledalloverwithhim.Thenamestoodoutinbolderlettersthananyoftheotherwords,andasMrs.Darlinggazedshefeltthatithadanoddlycockyappearance."Yes,heisrathercocky,"Wendyadmittedwithregret.Hermotherhadbeenquestioningher."Butwhoishe,mypet?""HeisPeterPan,youknow,mother."AtfirstMrs.Darlingdidnotknow,butafterthinkingbackintoherchildhoodshejustrememberedaPeterPanwhowassaidtolivewiththefairies.Therewereoddstoriesabouthim,asthatwhenchildrendiedhewentpartofthewaywiththem,sothattheyshouldnotbefrightened.Shehadbelievedinhimatthetime,butnowthatshewasmarriedandfullofsenseshequitedoubtedwhethertherewasanysuchperson."Besides,"shesaidtoWendy,"hewouldbegrownupbythistime.""Ohno,heisn'tgrownup,"Wendyassuredherconfidently,"andheisjustmysize."Shemeantthathewashersizeinbothmindandbody;shedidn'tknowhowsheknew,shejustknewit.Mrs.DarlingconsultedMr.Darling,buthesmiledpooh-pooh."Markmywords,"hesaid,"itissomenonsenseNanahasbeenputtingintotheirheads;justthesortofideaadogwouldhave.Leaveitalone,anditwillblowover."ButitwouldnotblowoverandsoonthetroublesomeboygaveMrs.Darlingquiteashock.Childrenhavethestrangestadventureswithoutbeingtroubledbythem.Forinstance,theymayremembertomention,aweekaftertheeventhappened,thatwhentheywereinthewoodtheyhadmettheirdeadfatherandhadagamewithhim.ItwasinthiscasualwaythatWendyonemorningmadeadisquietingrevelation.Someleavesofatreehadbeenfoundonthenurseryfloor,whichcertainlywerenottherewhenthechildrenwenttobed,andMrs.DarlingwaspuzzlingoverthemwhenWendysaidwithatolerantsmile:"IdobelieveitisthatPeteragain!""Whateverdoyoumean,Wendy?""Itissonaughtyofhimnottowipehisfeet,"Wendysaid,sighing.Shewasatidychild.Sheexplainedinquiteamatter-of-factwaythatshethoughtPetersometimescametothenurseryinthenightandsatonthefootofherbedandplayedonhispipestoher.Unfortunatelysheneverwoke,soshedidn'tknowhowsheknew,shejustknew."Whatnonsenseyoutalk,precious.Noonecangetintothehousewithoutknocking.""Ithinkhecomesinbythewindow,"shesaid."Mylove,itisthreefloorsup.""Werenottheleavesatthefootofthewindow,mother?"Itwasquitetrue;theleaveshadbeenfoundverynearthewindow.Mrs.Darlingdidnotknowwhattothink,foritallseemedsonaturaltoWendythatyoucouldnotdismissitbysayingshehadbeendreaming."Mychild,"themothercried,"whydidyounottellmeofthisbefore?""Iforgot,"saidWendylightly.Shewasinahurrytogetherbreakfast.Oh,surelyshemusthavebeendreaming.But,ontheotherhand,thereweretheleaves.Mrs.Darlingexaminedthemverycarefully;theywereskeletonleaves,butshewassuretheydidnotcomefromanytreethatgrewinEngland.Shecrawledaboutthefloor,peeringatitwithacandleformarksofastrangefoot.Sherattledthepokerupthechimneyandtappedthewalls.Sheletdownatapefromthewindowtothepavement,anditwasasheerdropofthirtyfeet,withoutsomuchasaspouttoclimbupby.CertainlyWendyhadbeendreaming.ButWendyhadnotbeendreaming,astheverynextnightshowed,thenightonwhichtheextraordinaryadventuresofthesechildrenmaybesaidtohavebegun.Onthenightwespeakofallthechildrenwereoncemoreinbed.IthappenedtobeNana'seveningoff,andMrs.Darlinghadbathedthemandsungtothemtillonebyonetheyhadletgoherhandandslidawayintothelandofsleep.Allwerelookingsosafeandcosythatshesmiledatherfearsnowandsatdowntranquillybythefiretosew.ItwassomethingforMichael,whoonhisbirthdaywasgettingintoshirts.Thefirewaswarm,however,andthenurserydimlylitbythreenight-lights,andpresentlythesewinglayonMrs.Darling'slap.Thenherheadnodded,oh,sogracefully.Shewasasleep.Lookatthefourofthem,WendyandMichaeloverthere,Johnhere,andMrs.Darlingbythefire.Thereshouldhavebeenafourthnight-light.Whileshesleptshehadadream.ShedreamtthattheNeverlandhadcometoonearandthatastrangeboyhadbrokenthroughfromit.Hedidnotalarmher,forshethoughtshehadseenhimbeforeinthefacesofmanywomenwhohavenochildren.Perhapsheistobefoundinthefacesofsomemothersalso.ButinherdreamhehadrentthefilmthatobscurestheNeverland,andshesawWendyandJohnandMichaelpeepingthroughthegap.Thedreambyitselfwouldhavebeenatrifle,butwhileshewasdreamingthewindowofthenurseryblewopen,andaboydiddroponthefloor.Hewasaccompaniedbyastrangelight,nobiggerthanyourfist,whichdartedabouttheroomlikealivingthingandIthinkitmusthavebeenthislightthatwakenedMrs.Darling.Shestartedupwithacry,andsawtheboy,andsomehowsheknewatoncethathewasPeterPan.IfyouorIorWendyhadbeenthereweshouldhaveseenthathewasverylikeMrs.Darling'skiss.Hewasalovelyboy,cladinskeletonleavesandthejuicesthatoozeoutoftreesbutthemostentrancingthingabouthimwasthathehadallhisfirstteeth.Whenhesawshewasagrown-up,hegnashedthelittlepearlsather.在所有叫人開心的小島里，永無鄉(xiāng)要算是最舒適最緊湊的了。就是說，不太大，不太散，從一個奇遇地到另一個奇遇地的距離不會太過冗長，而是密集的十分得當。白天你用椅子和桌布玩島上的游戲時，一點也不會注意到它；可是，在你睡著前的兩分鐘，它就幾