Unfortunately Liza returned to her puddings , and Nana , seeing that no help would come from her , strained and strained at the chain until at last she broke it . In another moment she had burst into the dining-room of 27 and flung up her paws to heaven , her most expressive way of making a communication . Mr. and Mrs. Darling knew at once that something terrible was happening in their nursery , and without a good-bye to their hostess they rushed into the street . But it was now ten minutes since three scoundrels had been breathing behind the curtains , and Peter Pan can do a great deal in ten minutes . We now return to the nursery . `` It 's all right , '' John announced , emerging from his hiding-place . `` I say , Peter , can you really fly ? '' Instead of troubling to answer him Peter flew around the room , taking the mantelpiece on the way . `` How topping ! '' said John and Michael . `` How sweet ! '' cried Wendy . `` Yes , I 'm sweet , oh , I am sweet ! '' said Peter , forgetting his manners again . It looked delightfully easy , and they tried it first from the floor and then from the beds , but they always went down instead of up . `` I say , how do you do it ? '' asked John , rubbing his knee . He was quite a practical boy . `` You just think lovely wonderful thoughts , '' Peter explained , `` and they lift you up in the air . '' He showed them again .
`` You 're so nippy at it , '' XXXXX said , `` could n't you do it very slowly once ? ''
John Michael Nana Pan Peter Wendy first hiding-place mantelpiece right