He could go so much faster than they that he would suddenly shoot out of sight , to have some adventure in which they had no share . He would come down laughing over something fearfully funny he had been saying to a star , but he had already forgotten what it was , or he would come up with mermaid scales still sticking to him , and yet not be able to say for certain what had been happening . It was really rather irritating to children who had never seen a mermaid . `` And if he forgets them so quickly , '' Wendy argued , `` how can we expect that he will go on remembering us ? '' Indeed , sometimes when he returned he did not remember them , at least not well . Wendy was sure of it . She saw recognition come into his eyes as he was about to pass them the time of day and go on ; once even she had to call him by name . `` I 'm Wendy , '' she said agitatedly . He was very sorry . `` I say , Wendy , '' he whispered to her , `` always if you see me forgetting you , just keep on saying ` I 'm Wendy , ' and then I 'll remember . '' Of course this was rather unsatisfactory . However , to make amends he showed them how to lie out flat on a strong wind that was going their way , and this was such a pleasant change that they tried it several times and found that they could sleep thus with security . Indeed they would have slept longer , but Peter tired quickly of sleeping , and soon he would cry in his captain voice , `` We get off here . '' So with occasional tiffs , but on the whole rollicking , they drew near the Neverland ; for after many moons they did reach it , and , what is more , they had been going pretty straight all the time , not perhaps so much owing to the guidance of Peter or Tink as because the island was looking for them . It is only thus that any one may sight those magic shores . `` There it is , '' said Peter calmly . `` Where , where ? '' `` Where all the arrows are pointing . '' Indeed a million golden arrows were pointing it out to the children , all directed by their friend the sun , who wanted them to be sure of their way before leaving them for the night . Wendy and John and Michael stood on tip-toe in the air to get their first sight of the island .
Strange to XXXXX , they all recognized it at once , and until fear fell upon them they hailed it , not as something long dreamt of and seen at last , but as a familiar friend to whom they were returning home for the holidays .
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