Chapter 16
The Return Home: Peter Bars the Window, Then Lets Them In
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1 The children's ship comes about on a wide grey-blue sea, bow toward the faint mainland
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2 Mr. Darling crawls into the kennel as his wife coaxes him and Nana watches
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3 Mr. Darling, in his kennel atop a London cab, lifts his top hat to a peering lady
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4 Mrs. Darling stands at the open window in moonlight, keeping it open for her children
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5 Peter crouches on the window sill, hushing Tinker Bell with a finger to his lips
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6 Through the nursery door, a mother lays her head on the piano, two tears on her lashes
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7 Moved by Mrs. Darling's tears, Peter forces a sneer and grips the nursery window bar
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8 The three children sit up in bed as their mother, in the doorway, thinks them a dream
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9 Mrs. Darling hugs Wendy, John and Michael by the fire as Mr. Darling sleeps in his kennel
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