The reason he was now become so wheedling and she so mysterious was -LRB- in brief -RRB- that they knew they were about to be sent to bed . It was then that Maimie was terrible . Tony entreated her not to do it to-night , and the mother and their coloured nurse threatened her , but Maimie merely smiled her agitating smile . And by and by when they were alone with their night-light she would start up in bed crying ` Hsh ! what was that ? ' Tony beseeches her , ` It was nothing -- do n't , Maimie , do n't ! ' and pulls the sheet over his head . ` It is coming nearer ! ' she cries . ` Oh , look at it , Tony ! It is feeling your bed with its horns -- it is boring for you , O Tony , oh ! ' and she desists not until he rushes downstairs in his combinations , screeching . When they came up to whip Maimie they usually found her sleeping tranquilly -- not shamming , you know , but really sleeping , and looking like the sweetest little angel , which seems to me to make it almost worse . But of course it was daytime when they were in the Gardens , and then Tony did most of the talking . You could gather from his talk that he was a very brave boy , and no one was so proud of it as Maimie . She would have loved to have a ticket on her saying that she was his sister . And at no time did she admire him more than when he told her , as he often did with splendid firmness , that one day he meant to remain behind in the Gardens after the gates were closed . ' O Tony , ' she would say with awful respect , ` but the fairies will be so angry ! ' ' I dare say , ' replied Tony carelessly . ` Perhaps , ' she said , thrilling , ` Peter Pan will give you a sail in his boat ! ' '
I shall XXXXX him , ' replied Tony ; no wonder she was proud of him .
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