` Who said I was n't getting up ? ' she cried . In the meantime the boys were gazing very forlornly at Wendy , now equipped with John and Michael for the journey . By this time they were dejected , not merely because they were about to lose her , but also because they felt that she was going off to something nice to which they had not been invited . Novelty was beckoning to them as usual . Crediting them with a nobler feeling Wendy melted . ` Dear ones , ' she said , ` if you will all come with me I feel almost sure I can get my father and mother to adopt you . ' The invitation was meant specially for Peter ; but each of the boys was thinking exclusively of himself , and at once they jumped with joy . ` But wo n't they think us rather a handful ? ' Nibs asked in the middle of his jump . ` Oh no , ' said Wendy , rapidly thinking it out , ` it will only mean having a few beds in the drawing-room ; they can be hidden behind screens on first Thursdays . ' ` Peter , can we go ? ' they all cried imploringly . They took it for granted that if they went he would go also , but really they scarcely cared . Thus children are ever ready , when novelty knocks , to desert their dearest ones . ` All right , ' Peter replied with a bitter smile ; and immediately they rushed to get their things . ` And now , Peter , ' Wendy said , thinking she had put everything right , ' I am going to give you your medicine before you go . ' She loved to give them medicine , and undoubtedly gave them too much . Of course it was only water , but it was out of a calabash , and she always shook the calabash and counted the drops , which gave it a certain medicinal quality . On this occasion , however , she did not give Peter his draught , for just as she had prepared it , she saw a look on his face that made her heart sink .
` Get your things , XXXXX , ' she cried , shaking .
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