So let us watch and say jaggy things , in the hope that some of them will hurt . The only change to be seen in the night-nursery is that between nine and six the kennel is no longer there . When the children flew away , Mr. Darling felt in his bones that all the blame was his for having chained Nana up , and that from first to last she had been wiser than he . Of course , as we have seen , he was quite a simple man ; indeed he might have passed for a boy again if he had been able to take his baldness off ; but he had also a noble sense of justice and a lion 's courage to do what seemed right to him ; and having thought the matter out with anxious care after the flight of the children , he went down on all fours and crawled into the kennel . To all Mrs. Darling 's dear invitations to him to come out he replied sadly but firmly : `` No , my own one , this is the place for me . '' In the bitterness of his remorse he swore that he would never leave the kennel until his children came back . Of course this was a pity ; but whatever Mr. Darling did he had to do in excess , otherwise he soon gave up doing it . And there never was a more humble man than the once proud George Darling , as he sat in the kennel of an evening talking with his wife of their children and all their pretty ways . Very touching was his deference to Nana . He would not let her come into the kennel , but on all other matters he followed her wishes implicitly . Every morning the kennel was carried with Mr. Darling in it to a cab , which conveyed him to his office , and he returned home in the same way at six . Something of the strength of character of the man will be seen if we remember how sensitive he was to the opinion of neighbours : this man whose every movement now attracted surprised attention . Inwardly he must have suffered torture ; but he preserved a calm exterior even when the young criticised his little home , and he always lifted his hat courteously to any lady who looked inside . It may have been Quixotic , but it was magnificent . Soon the inward meaning of it leaked out , and the great heart of the public was touched . Crowds followed the cab , cheering it lustily ; charming girls scaled it to get his autograph ; interviews appeared in the better class of papers , and society invited him to dinner and added , `` Do come in the kennel . '' On that eventful Thursday week , Mrs. Darling was in the night-nursery awaiting George 's return home ; a very sad-eyed woman . Now that we look at her closely and remember the gaiety of her in the old days , all gone now just because she has lost her babes , I find I wo n't be able to say nasty things about her after all . If she was too fond of her rubbishy children , she could n't help it . Look at her in her chair , where she has fallen asleep .
The corner of her mouth , where one looks XXXXX , is almost withered up .
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