but unfortunately mrs. darling could not leave it hanging out at the window, it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house. she thought of showing it to mr. darling, but he was totting up winter great-coats for john and michael, with a wet towel around his head to keep his brain clear, and it seemed a shame to trouble him; besides, she knew exactly what he would say: "it all comes of having a dog for a nurse."