She hung it out at the window , meaning `` He is sure to come back for it ; let us put it where he can get it easily without disturbing the children . '' But unfortunately Mrs. Darling could not leave it hanging out at the window , it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house . She thought of showing it to Mr. Darling , but he was totting up winter great-coats for John and Michael , with a wet towel around his head to keep his brain clear , and it seemed a shame to trouble him ; besides , she knew exactly what he would say : `` It all comes of having a dog for a nurse . '' She decided to roll the shadow up and put it away carefully in a drawer , until a fitting opportunity came for telling her husband . Ah me ! The opportunity came a week later , on that never-to-be-forgotten Friday . Of course it was a Friday . `` I ought to have been specially careful on a Friday , '' she used to say afterwards to her husband , while perhaps Nana was on the other side of her , holding her hand . `` No , no , '' Mr. Darling always said , `` I am responsible for it all . I , George Darling , did it . MEA CULPA , MEA CULPA . '' He had had a classical education . They sat thus night after night recalling that fatal Friday , till every detail of it was stamped on their brains and came through on the other side like the faces on a bad coinage . `` If only I had not accepted that invitation to dine at 27 , '' Mrs. Darling said . `` If only I had not poured my medicine into Nana 's bowl , '' said Mr. Darling . `` If only I had pretended to like the medicine , '' was what Nana 's wet eyes said . `` My liking for parties , George . '' `` My fatal gift of humour , dearest . '' `` My touchiness about trifles , dear master and mistress . '' Then one or more of them would break down altogether ; Nana at the thought , `` It 's true , it 's true , they ought not to have had a dog for a nurse . ''
Many a time it was Mr. Darling who XXXXX the handkerchief to Nana 's eyes .
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