But she was exulting in his ignorance . ' I shall sew it on for you , my little man , ' she said , though he was as tall as herself ; and she got out her housewife , and sewed the shadow on to Peter 's foot . ' I daresay it will hurt a little , ' she warned him . ` Oh , I sha n't cry , ' said Peter , who was already of opinion that he had never cried in his life . And he clenched his teeth and did not cry ; and soon his shadow was behaving properly , though still a little creased . ` Perhaps I should have ironed it , ' Wendy said thoughtfully ; but Peter , boylike , was indifferent to appearances , and he was now jumping about in the wildest glee . Alas , he had already forgotten that he owed his bliss to Wendy . He thought he had attached the shadow himself . ` How clever I am , ' he crowed rapturously , ` oh , the cleverness of me ! ' It is humiliating to have to confess that this conceit of Peter was one of his most fascinating qualities . To put it with brutal frankness , there never was a cockier boy . But for the moment Wendy was shocked . ` You conceit , ' she exclaimed , with frightful sarcasm ; ` of course I did nothing ! ' ` You did a little , ' Peter said carelessly , and continued to dance . ' A little ! ' she replied with hauteur ; ` if I am no use I can at least withdraw ' ; and she sprang in the most dignified way into bed and covered her face with the blankets . To induce her to look up he pretended to be going away , and when this failed he sat on the end of the bed and tapped her gently with his foot . ` Wendy , ' he said , ` do n't withdraw . I ca n't help crowing , Wendy , when I 'm pleased with myself . ' Still she would not look up , though she was listening eagerly .
` Wendy , ' he continued , in a voice that no woman has ever yet been able to resist , ` XXXXX , one girl is more use than twenty boys . '
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