But roses -- ? ` Roses , ' cried Peter sternly . Quickly they made-believe to grow the loveliest roses up the walls . Babies ? To prevent Peter ordering babies they hurried into song again : ` We 've made the roses peeping out , The babes are at the door , We can not make ourselves , you know , ` Cos we 've been made before . ' Peter , seeing this to be a good idea , at once pretended that it was his own . The house was quite beautiful , and no doubt Wendy was very cosy within , though , of course , they could no longer see her . Peter strode up and down , ordering finishing touches . Nothing escaped his eagle eye . Just when it seemed absolutely finished , ` There 's no knocker on the door , ' he said . They were very ashamed , but Tootles gave the sole of his shoe , and it made an excellent knocker . Absolutely finished now , they thought . Not a bit of it . ` There 's no chimney , ' Peter said ; ` we must have a chimney . ' ` It certainly does need a chimney , ' said John importantly . This gave Peter an idea . He snatched the hat off John 's head , knocked out the bottom , and put the hat on the roof . The little house was so pleased to have such a capital chimney that , as if to say thank you , smoke immediately began to come out of the hat . Now really and truly it was finished . Nothing remained to do but to knock .
` All look your best , ' XXXXX warned them ; ` first impressions are awfully important . '
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