When she expressed a doubtful hope that Tinker Bell would be glad to see her, he said, โWho is Tinker Bell?โ โO Peter,โ she said, shocked; but even when she explained he could not remember. โThere are such a lot of them,โ he said. โI expect she is no more.โ I expect he was right, for fairies donโt live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them.
James M. BarriePeter: Oh, the cleverness of me. Wendy: Of course, I did nothing... Peter: You did a little. Wendy: Oh, the cleverness of you.
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