` But who is he , my pet ? ' ` He is Peter Pan , you know , mother . ' At first Mrs. Darling did not know , but after thinking back into her childhood she just remembered a Peter Pan who was said to live with the fairies . There were odd stories about him ; as that when children died he went part of the way with them , so that they should not be frightened . She had believed in him at the time , but now that she was married and full of sense she quite doubted whether there was any such person . ` Besides , ' she said to Wendy , ` he would be grown up by this time . ' ` Oh no , he is n't grown up , ' Wendy assured her confidently , ` and he is just my size . ' She meant that he was her size in both mind and body ; she did n't know how she knew it , she just knew it . Mrs. Darling consulted Mr. Darling , but he smiled pooh-pooh . ` Mark my words , ' he said , ` it is some nonsense Nana has been putting into their heads ; just the sort of idea a dog would have . Leave it alone , and it will blow over . ' But it would not blow over ; and soon the troublesome boy gave Mrs. Darling quite a shock . Children have the strangest adventures without being troubled by them . For instance , they may remember to mention , a week after the event happened , that when they were in the wood they met their dead father and had a game with him . It was in this casual way that Wendy one morning made a disquieting revelation . Some leaves of a tree had been found on the nursery floor , which certainly were not there when the children went to bed , and Mrs. Darling was puzzling over them when Wendy said with a tolerant smile : ' I do believe it is that Peter again ! ' ` Whatever do you mean , Wendy ? ' ` It is so naughty of him not to wipe , ' Wendy said , sighing . She was a tidy child . She explained in quite a matter-of-fact way that she thought Peter sometimes came to the nursery in the night and sat on the foot of her bed and played on his pipes to her .
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