Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.docx
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PeterPaninKensingtonGardens
PeterPaninKensingtonGardens
J.M.Barrie
PeterPan
IfyouaskyourmotherwhethersheknewaboutPeterPanwhenshewasalittlegirlshewillsay,"Why,ofcourse,Idid,child,"andifyouaskherwhetherherodeonagoatinthosedaysshewillsay,"Whatafoolishquestiontoask,certainlyhedid."ThenifyouaskyourgrandmotherwhethersheknewaboutPeterPanwhenshewasagirl,shealsosays,"Why,ofcourse,Idid,child,"butifyouaskherwhetherherodeonagoatinthosedays,shesayssheneverheardofhishavingagoat.Perhapsshehasforgotten,justasshesometimesforgetsyournameandcallsyouMildred,whichisyourmother'sname.Still,shecouldhardlyforgetsuchanimportantthingasthegoat.Thereforetherewasnogoatwhenyourgrandmotherwasalittlegirl.Thisshowsthat,intellingthestoryofPeterPan,tobeginwiththegoat(asmostpeopledo)isassillyastoputonyourjacketbeforeyourvest.
Ofcourse,italsoshowsthatPeteriseversoold,butheisreallyalwaysthesameage,sothatdoesnotmatterintheleast.Hisageisoneweek,andthoughhewasbornsolongagohehasneverhadabirthday,noristheretheslightestchanceofhiseverhavingone.Thereasonisthatheescapedfrombeingahumanwhenhewassevendays'old;heescapedbythewindowandflewbacktotheKensingtonGardens.
Ifyouthinkhewastheonlybabywhoeverwantedtoescape,itshowshowcompletelyyouhaveforgottenyourownyoungdays.WhenDavidheardthisstoryfirsthewasquitecertainthathehadnevertriedtoescape,butItoldhimtothinkbackhard,pressinghishandstohistemples,andwhenhehaddonethishard,andevenharder,hedistinctlyrememberedayouthfuldesiretoreturntothetree-tops,andwiththatmemorycameothers,asthathehadlaininbedplanningtoescapeassoonashismotherwasasleep,andhowshehadoncecaughthimhalf-wayupthechimney.Allchildrencouldhavesuchrecollectionsiftheywouldpresstheirhandshardtotheirtemples,for,havingbeenbirdsbeforetheywerehuman,theyarenaturallyalittlewildduringthefirstfewweeks,andveryitchyattheshoulders,wheretheirwingsusedtobe.SoDavidtellsme.
Ioughttomentionherethatthefollowingisourwaywithastory:
First,Itellittohim,andthenhetellsittome,theunderstandingbeingthatitisquiteadifferentstory;andthenIretellitwithhisadditions,andsowegoonuntilnoonecouldsaywhetheritismorehisstoryormine.InthisstoryofPeterPan,forinstance,thebaldnarrativeandmostofthemoralreflectionsaremine,thoughnotall,forthisboycanbeasternmoralist,buttheinterestingbitsaboutthewaysandcustomsofbabiesinthebird-stagearemostlyreminiscencesofDavid's,recalledbypressinghishandstohistemplesandthinkinghard.
Well,PeterPangotoutbythewindow,whichhadnobars.Standingontheledgehecouldseetreesfaraway,whichweredoubtlesstheKensingtonGardens,andthemomenthesawthemheentirelyforgotthathewasnowalittleboyinanightgown,andawayheflew,rightoverthehousestotheGardens.Itiswonderfulthathecouldflywithoutwings,buttheplaceitchedtremendously,and,perhapswecouldallflyifwewereasdead-confident-sureofourcapacitytodoitaswasboldPeterPanthatevening.
Healightedgailyontheopensward,betweentheBaby'sPalaceandtheSerpentine,andthefirstthinghedidwastolieonhisbackandkick.Hewasquiteunawarealreadythathehadeverbeenhuman,andthoughthewasabird,eveninappearance,justthesameasinhisearlydays,andwhenhetriedtocatchaflyhedidnotunderstandthatthereasonhemisseditwasbecausehehadattemptedtoseizeitwithhishand,which,ofcourse,abirdneverdoes.Hesaw,however,thatitmustbepastLock-outTime,fortherewereagoodmanyfairiesabout,alltoobusytonoticehim;theyweregettingbreakfastready,milkingtheircows,drawingwater,andsoon,andthesightofthewater-pailsmadehimthirsty,soheflewovertotheRoundPondtohaveadrink.Hestooped,anddippedhisbeakinthepond;hethoughtitwashisbeak,but,ofcourse,itwasonlyhisnose,and,therefore,verylittlewatercameup,andthatnotsorefreshingasusual,sonexthetriedapuddle,andhefellflopintoit.Whenarealbirdfallsinflop,hespreadsouthisfeathersandpecksthemdry,butPetercouldnotrememberwhatwasthethingtodo,andhedecided,rathersulkily,togotosleepontheweepingbeechintheBabyWalk.
Atfirsthefoundsomedifficultyinbalancinghimselfonabranch,butpresentlyherememberedtheway,andfellasleep.Heawokelongbeforemorning,shivering,andsayingtohimself,"Ineverwasoutinsuchacoldnight;"hehadreallybeenoutincoldernightswhenhewasabird,but,ofcourse,aseverybodyknows,whatseemsawarmnighttoabirdisacoldnighttoaboyinanightgown.Peteralsofeltstrangelyuncomfortable,asifhisheadwasstuffy,heheardloudnoisesthatmadehimlookroundsharply,thoughtheywerereallyhimselfsneezing.Therewassomethinghewantedverymuch,but,thoughheknewhewantedit,hecouldnotthinkwhatitwas.Whathewantedsomuchwashismothertoblowhisnose,butthatneverstruckhim,sohedecidedtoappealtothefairiesforenlightenment.Theyarereputedtoknowagooddeal.
ThereweretwoofthemstrollingalongtheBabyWalk,withtheirarmsroundeachother'swaists,andhehoppeddowntoaddressthem.Thefairieshavetheirtiffswiththebirds,buttheyusuallygiveacivilanswertoacivilquestion,andhewasquiteangrywhenthesetworanawaythemomenttheysawhim.Anotherwaslollingonagarden-chair,readingapostage-stampwhichsomehumanhadletfall,andwhenheheardPeter'svoicehepoppedinalarmbehindatulip.
ToPeter'sbewildermenthediscoveredthateveryfairyhemetfledfromhim.Abandofworkmen,whoweresawingdownatoadstool,rushedaway,leavingtheirtoolsbehindthem.Amilkmaidturnedherpailupsidedownandhidinit.SoontheGardenswereinanuproar.Crowdsoffairieswererunningthiswayandthat,askingeachotherstoutly,whowasafraid,lightswereextinguished,doorsbarricaded,andfromthegroundsofQueenMab'spalacecametherubadubofdrums,showingthattheroyalguardhadbeencalledout.
AregimentofLancerscamechargingdowntheBroadWalk,armedwithholly-leaves,withwhichtheyjogtheenemyhorriblyinpassing.PeterheardthelittlepeoplecryingeverywherethattherewasahumanintheGardensafterLock-outTime,butheneverthoughtforamomentthathewasthehuman.Hewasfeelingstuffierandstuffier,andmoreandmorewistfultolearnwhathewanteddonetohisnose,buthepursuedthemwiththevitalquestioninvain;thetimidcreaturesranfromhim,andeventheLancers,whenheapproachedthemuptheHump,turnedswiftlyintoaside-walk,onthepretencethattheysawhimthere.
Despairingofthefairies,heresolvedtoconsultthebirds,butnowheremembered,asanoddthing,thatallthebirdsontheweepingbeechhadflownawaywhenhealightedonit,andthoughthathadnottroubledhimatthetime,hesawitsmeaningnow.Everylivingthingwasshunninghim.PoorlittlePeterPan,hesatdownandcried,andeventhenhedidnotknowthat,forabird,hewassittingonhiswrongpart.Itisablessingthathedidnotknow,forotherwisehewouldhavelostfaithinhispowertofly,andthemomentyoudoubtwhetheryoucanfly,youceaseforevertobeabletodoit.Thereasonbirdscanflyandwecan'tissimplythattheyhaveperfectfaith,fortohavefaithistohavewings.
Now,exceptbyflying,noonecanreachtheislandintheSerpentine,fortheboatsofhumansareforbiddentolandthere,andtherearestakesroundit,standingupinthewater,oneachofwhichabird-sentinelsitsbydayandnight.ItwastotheislandthatPeternowflewtoputhisstrangecasebeforeoldSolomonCaw,andhealightedonitwithrelief,muchheartenedtofindhimselfatlastathome,asthebirdscalltheisland.Allofthemwereasleep,includingthesentinels,exceptSolomon,whowaswideawakeononeside,andhelistenedquietlytoPeter'sadventures,andthentoldhimtheirtruemeaning.
"Lookatyournight-gown,ifyoudon'tbelieveme,"Solomonsaid,andwithstaringeyesPeterlookedathisnightgown,andthenatthesleepingbirds.Notoneofthemworeanything.
"Howmanyofyourtoesarethumbs?
"saidSolomonalittlecruelly,andPetersawtohisconsternation,thatallhistoeswerefingers.Theshockwassogreatthatitdroveawayhiscold.
"Ruffleyourfeathers,"saidthatgrimoldSolomon,andPetertriedmostdesperatelyhardtorufflehisfeathers,buthehadnone.Thenheroseup,quaking,andforthefirsttimesincehestoodonthewindow-ledge,herememberedaladywhohadbeenveryfondofhim.
"IthinkIshallgobacktomother,"hesaidtimidly.
"Good-bye,"repliedSolomonCawwithaqueerlook.
ButPeterhesitated."Whydon'tyougo?
"theoldoneaskedpolitely.
"Isuppose,"saidPeterhuskily,"IsupposeIcanstillfly?
"
Yousee,hehadlostfaith.
"Poorlittlehalf-and-half,"saidSolomon,whowasnotreallyhard-hearted,"youwillneverbeabletoflyagain,notevenonwindydays.Youmustlivehereontheislandalways."
"AndneverevengototheKensingtonGardens?
"Peteraskedtragically.
"Howcouldyougetacross?
"saidSolomon.Hepromisedverykindly,however,toteachPeterasmanyofthebirdwaysascouldbelearnedbyoneofsuchanawkwardshape.
"ThenIsha'n'tbeexactlyahuman?
"Peterasked.
"No."
"Norexactlyabird?
"
"No."
"WhatshallIbe?
"
"YouwillbeaBetwixt-and-Between,"Solomonsaid,andcertainlyh
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