Poor Peter uttered a little moan at this , and he cried for the first time for I know not how long . Maimie was extremely sorry for him , and lent him her handkerchief , but he did n't know in the least what to do with it , so she showed him , that is to say , she wiped her eyes , and then gave it back to him , saying , ` Now you do it , ' but instead of wiping his own eyes he wiped hers , and she thought it best to pretend that this was what she had meant . -LSB- Illustration : Looking very undancey indeed -RSB- She said out of pity for him , ' I shall give you a kiss if you like , ' but though he once knew , he had long forgotten what kisses are , and he replied , ` Thank you , ' and held out his hand , thinking she had offered to put something into it . This was a great shock to her , but she felt she could not explain without shaming him , so with charming delicacy she gave Peter a thimble which happened to be in her pocket , and pretended that it was a kiss . Poor little boy ! he quite believed her , and to this day he wears it on his finger , though there can be scarcely any one who needs a thimble so little . You see , though still a tiny child , it was really years and years since he had seen his mother , and I dare say the baby who had supplanted him was now a man with whiskers . But you must not think that Peter Pan was a boy to pity rather than to admire ; if Maimie began by thinking this , she soon found she was very much mistaken . Her eyes glistened with admiration when he told her of his adventures , especially of how he went to and fro between the island and the Gardens in the Thrush 's Nest . ` How romantic ! ' Maimie exclaimed , but this was another unknown word , and he hung his head thinking she was despising him . ' I suppose Tony would not have done that ? ' he said very humbly . ` Never , never ! ' she answered with conviction , ` he would have been afraid . ' ` What is afraid ? ' asked Peter longingly . He thought it must be some splendid thing . ' I do wish you would teach me how to be afraid , Maimie , ' he said . ' I believe no one could teach that to you , ' she answered adoringly , but Peter thought she meant that he was stupid .
She had told him about Tony and of the wicked thing she did in the dark to frighten him -LRB- she knew quite well that it was wicked -RRB- , but Peter misunderstood her meaning and said , ` Oh , how I wish I was as brave as XXXXX ! '
Gardens Maimie Pan Peter Poor Tony first fro one years