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Wendy was shocked. "You big talker," she exclaimed,with sarcasm; "of course I did nothing!"

"You did a litle," Peter said carelessly, and continued to dance.

"A little!" she replied with pride; "if I am no use I can at least withdraw," and she sprang in the most dignified way into bed and covered her face with the blankets.To induce her to look up he pretended to be going away, and when this failed he sat on the end of the bed and tapped her gently with his foot. "Wendy," he said, "don't withdraw.I can't help boasting, Wendy,when I'm pleased with myself." Still she would not look up, though she was listening eagerly. "Wendy,"he continued, in a voice that no woman has ever yet been able to resist, "Wendy, one girl is more use than twenty boys."

Now Wendy peeped out of the bed-clothes.

Glossary

Slightest: smallest Exulting: feeling pleased Creased: wrinkled Sprang: jumped Withdraw: become distant Boasting: bragging

"Do you really think so, Peter?"

"Yes, I do."

"I think it's perfectly sweet of you,"she declared, "and I'll get up again," and she sat with him on the side of the bed. She also said she would give him a kiss if he liked, but Peter did not know what she meant, and he held out his hand expectantly.

"Surely you know what a kiss is?"she asked, surprised."I will know when you give it to me,"he replied, and not to hurt his feeling she gave him a thimble.

"Now,"said he, "shouldI give you a kiss?"and she replied timidly, "If you please." She inclined her face toward him, but he merely dropped an acorn button into her hand, so she slowly returned her face to where it had been before, and said nicely that she would wear his kiss on the chain around her neck.

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