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 Tony ! ' It quite irritated her . ` You are twenty thousand times braver than Tony , ' she said ; ` you are ever so much the bravest boy I ever knew . ' He could scarcely believe she meant it , but when he did believe he screamed with joy . ` And if you want very much to give me a kiss , ' Maimie said , ` you can do it . '
Very reluctantly XXXXX began to take the thimble off his finger .
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