` Hullo , Wendy , ' he said , not noticing any difference , for he was thinking chiefly of himself ; and in the dim light her white dress might have been the night-gown in which he had seen her first . ` Hullo , Peter , ' she replied faintly , squeezing herself as small as possible . Something inside her was crying ` Woman , woman , let go of me . ' ` Hullo , where is John ? ' he asked , suddenly missing the third bed . ` John is not here now , ' she gasped . ` Is Michael asleep ? ' he asked , with a careless glance at Jane . ` Yes , ' she answered ; and now she felt that she was untrue to Jane as well as to Peter . ` That is not Michael , ' she said quickly , lest a judgment should fall on her . Peter looked . ` Hullo , is it a new one ? ' ` Yes . ' ` Boy or girl ? ' ` Girl . ' Now surely he would understand ; but not a bit of it . ` Peter , ' she said , faltering , ` are you expecting me to fly away with you ? ' ` Of course that is why I have come . ' He added a little sternly , ` Have you forgotten that this is spring-cleaning time ? ' She knew it was useless to say that he had let many spring-cleaning times pass . '
I ca n't come , ' she XXXXX apologetically , ' I have forgotten how to fly . '
Have answered come crying faltering felt fly forgotten gasped said