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PETER PAN , K E N SIN G T GARD E N S FROM 5 THE L ITTL E WHITE B IRD Y J M ' B ARRIE NEW E D IT ION IL L UST RATED B Y A RT HUR RACKHAM L ON D ON HOD D E R 8 ‘ STOUC-HTON T O SYL V IA A N D ARTHUR L L EWEL YN D AV IES A N D T HEIR BOYS (MY B OYS) C ON T E N T S CHAPTER I TH E GRAND TOU R OF TH E GARD ENS CHAPTER II PETER PAN CHAPTER III TH E TH RUSH ’S N EST CHAPTER IV LOCK-OUT TIME CHAPTER V TH E LITTLE H OUSE . CHAPTER V I P ETER’S GOAT DAVI D COL OURED IL L USTRATIONS ’ ’ I Frontzrpzece PAGE “S t K are w The ensington Gardens in London , here the Kin g lives . w th e ballo o n s wh o 3 The lady ith , sits just outside In W m th e ho 4 . the Broad alk you eet all people w are worth knowing . m w c is th e the W 5 The Hu p , hi h part of Broad alk where all th e big ra c es are ru n 4 is m h as c 6. There al ost nothing that su h a keen sense of fun as a fallen leaf is is 7 . The Serpentine a lovely lake , and there a m If drowned forest at th e botto of it . you peer over the edge you c an se e the trees all w w t s a gro ing upside do n , and hey y that at night there are als o drowned stars in it [llurlmtio m PAGE 5 c 8. The island on whi h all the birds are born that be c ome baby boys and girls f a - f ld Mr. w s c o 9 . O Sal ord a rab apple an old gentle man wh o wandered all day in the Gardens h 1 0 . w fl w t e to the A ay he e , right over houses Gardens i I I . The fairies have their t s with the birds ’ W P c m 1 2 . hen he heard eter s voi e he popped in alar behind a tulip 1 . w m wh o w w d o wn a 3 A band of ork en , ere sa ing g w toadstool , rushed a ay , leaving their tools behind them P u t his m Ca I 4 . strange c ase before old Solo on w ’ P c m o u t D o ! w eter s rea ed , it again and ith great good-nature they did it several times 1 6. fle w o ff w P A hundred ith the string , and eter c lung to th e tail 1 w 7 . After this the birds said that they ould help h im no more in his mad enterprise ’ I 8 P ! c m . reposterous ried Solo on in a rage Fo r fi his c 1 9 . years he had been q uietly lling sto king V I ’ I llwtm tzo 721 PAGE W m - hen you eet grown up people in th e Gardens wh o puff and blow as if they thought them selves bigger than they are He passed under the bridge and c ame within full Sight of the delec table Gardens n o w m m was There arose a ighty Stor , and he tossed this way and that Fairies are all more o r less in hiding until dusk When they think you are n o t looking they skip along pretty lively if f is m But you look , and they ear there no ti e s to hide , they stand q uite till pretending to be flowers The fairies are ex q uisite danc ers h These tri c ky fairies sometimes slyly c hange t e board on a ball night Linkmen running in front c arrying winter c herries When her Majesty wants to know th e time f sit m m fi s The airies round on ushroo s , and at r t they are well behaved f Butter is got from the roots o old trees vii ’ I llurtm tzo m PAC E Wallflower jui c e is good fo r reviving dan c ers wh o fall to th e ground in a fit ’ Peter P an is th e fairies orc hestra They all ti c kled him on th e shoulder On e day they were overheard by a fairy The little people weave their summer c urtains from skeleton leaves h e n w w w 3 7 . An afternoon when t Garde s ere hite ith snow ’ o o r s W She ran to St . G v ell and hid c th e w An elderberry hobbled a ross alk , and stood c hatting with some young q uin c es C m m h er A hrysanthe u heard , and said pointedly , H o it — w is this ? y toity , hat _ They warned h e r Q Mab wh o the ueen , rules in Gardens h is m m C Shook bald head and ur ured , old , q uite c old ‘ ’ F sa W e : w airies never y, feel happy hat they s a is W e Ja me y , feel y Looking very u n d an c ey indeed viii T la W the ba ll s who he dy ith oon , s i s s s e t ju t out id Page 2 ’ I llwtm tzo m PAGE ‘ ’ M D th e s c y Lord uke , said phy i ian elatedly , ‘ I have the honour to inform your ex c ellen cy that your gra c e is in love Building the house for Maimie If th e bad ones among the fairies happen to be out w c m c f 4 9 . They ill ertainly is hie you I th e m c 50 . think that q uite ost tou hing sight in th e Gardens is th e tw o tombstones of Walter Stephen Matthews and Ph o ebe Phelps IL L USTRA TIONS IN THE TEX T D avid Kensington Gardens P orthos On e of the Paths that have Made T hemselves ‘ Tailpie c e to The Grand Tour of th e Gardens Headpiec e to Peter P an H is The birds on th e island never got used to him . oddities ti c kled them every day Tailpie c e t o Peter P an ’ Headpie c e to The Thrush s N est ’ Tailpie c e to The Thrush s N est Headpie c e to Lo c k - out Time They are s o c unning A fairy ring Tailpie c e to Lo c k- out Time Headpie c e to The Little House There was a good deal going on in the Baby Walk She esc orted them up the Baby Walk and ba c k again ‘ Tailpie c e to The Little House ’ ’ Headpie c e to Peter s Goat ’ Tailpie c e to Peter s Goat alk In the B road W you meet l are all the pe op e who worth kno wmg Page 3 3 53 m u o JIIS V v V bc o vii adj a I h 9 1 1; o d w l d ow e qo s q a dj [Is s flx 5; g v mwo ml THE GRAND TOUR OF THE GARDENS OU must see for yourselves that it will be difficult to follow Peter Pan’s adventures unless you are familiar with the Kensington Gardens . They are in London , where the King lives , and I used to take David there nearly every N day unless he was looking decidedly flushed . o child has ever been in the whole of the Gardens , to because it is so soon time turn back . The reason it is soon time to turn back is that , if you are as small as David , you sleep from twelve to one . If your mother was not so sure that you sleep from twelve to one , you could most likely see the whole of them . The Gardens are bounded on one side by a ' — never ending line of omnibuses , over which your nurse has such authority that if she holds up her finger to any one of them it stops immediately . ’ Tée Gra nd Tour of Me Ga ra em She then crosses with you in safety to the other to side . There are more gates the Gardens than o n e i o gate , but that s the one you g in at , and before you go in you speak to the lady with the who . to balloons , sits just outside This is as near d being insi e as she may venture , because , if she were to let go her hold of the railings fo r o n e moment , the balloons would lift her up , and she would be flown away . She sits very squat , for the balloons are always tugging at her , and the strain has given her quite a red face . Once she was a o new one , because the old one had let g , and David o ld was very sorry for the one, but as she did let go , he wished he had been there to see .