7
Children have the strangest adventures without being
troubled by them. It was in this casual way that Wendy
one morning made a disquieting revelation. Some
leaves of a tree had been found on the nursery floor,
which certainly were not there when the children went
to bed, and Mrs. Darling was puzzling over them when
Wendy said with a tolerant smile:
"
I do believe it is that Peter again!"
She explained in quite a matter-of-fact way that she
thought Peter sometimes came to the nursery in the
night and sat on the foot of her bed and played on his
pipes to her.
"
What nonsense you talk, precious. No one can get into
the house without knocking."
"
I think he comes in by the window," she said.
"
My love, it is three floors up."
"
Were not the leaves at the foot of the window,
mother?"
It was quite true; the leaves had been found very near
the window.
Mrs. Darling did not know what to think, for it all
seemed so natural to Wendy that you could not dismiss
it by saying she had been dreaming.
"
My child, why did you not tell me of this before?"
