Chapter VI: Peter's Goat

COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS 1. He was quite angry when these two ran away the moment they saw him ... Frontispiece 2. The Kensington Gardens are in London, where the King lives (missing from book) 3. The lady with the balloons, who sits just outside 4. In the Broad Walk you meet all the people who are worth knowing 5. The Hump, which is the part of the Broad Walk where all the big races are run 6. There is almost nothing that has such a keen sense of fun as a fallen leaf (missing from book) 7. The Serpentine is a lovely lake, and there is a drowned forest at the bottom of it. If you peer over the edge you can see the trees all growing upside down, and they say that at night there are also drowned stars in it 8. The island on which all the birds are born that become baby boys and girls (missing from book) 9. Old Mr. Salford was a crab-apple of an old gentleman who wandered all day in the Gardens 10. Away he flew, right over the houses to the Gardens 11. The fairies have their tiffs with the birds 12. When he heard Peter's voice he popped in alarm behind a tulip 13. A band of workmen, who were sawing down a toadstool, rushed away, leaving their tools behind them 14. Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw (missing from book) 15. Peter screamed out, 'Do it again!' and with great good-nature they did it several times 16. A hundred flew off with the string, and Peter clung to the tail 17. After this the birds said that they would help him no more in his mad enterprise 18. 'Preposterous!' cried Solomon in a rage 19. For years he had been quietly filling his stocking 20. When you meet grown-up people in the Gardens who puff and blow as if they thought themselves bigger than they are 21. He passed under the bridge and came within full sight of the delectable Gardens 22. There now arose a mighty storm, and he was tossed this way and that (missing from book) 23. Fairies are all more or less in hiding until dusk 24. When they think you are not looking they skip along pretty lively (missing from book) 25. But if you look, and they fear there is no time to hide, they stand quite still pretending to be flowers (missing from book) 26. The fairies are exquisite dancers 27. These tricky fairies sometimes slyly change the board on a ball night 28. Linkmen running in front carrying winter cherries 29. When her Majesty wants to know the time 30. The fairies sit round on mushrooms, and at first they are well behaved 31. Butter is got from the roots of old trees (missing from book) 32. Wallflower juice is good for reviving dancers who fall to the ground in a fit 33. Peter Pan is the fairies' orchestra 34. They all tickled him on the shoulder (missing from book) 35. One day they were overheard by a fairy 36. The little people weave their summer curtains from skeleton leaves 37. An afternoon when the Gardens were white with snow 38. She ran to St. Govor's Well and hid 39. An elderberry hobbled across the walk, and stood chatting with some young quinces 40. A chrysanthemum heard her, and said pointedly, 'Hoity-toity, what is this?' 41. They warned her 42. Queen Mab, who rules in the Gardens 43. Shook his bald head and murmured, 'Cold, quite cold' 44. Fairies never say, 'We feel happy': what they say is, 'We feel dancey' 45. Looking very undancey indeed 46. 'My Lord Duke,' said the physician elatedly, 'I have the honour to inform your excellency that your grace is in love' 47. Building the house for Maimie 48. If the bad ones among the fairies happen to be out (missing from book) 49. They will certainly mischief you (missing from book) 50. I think that quite the most touching sight in the Gardens is the two tombstones of Walter Stephen Matthews and Phoebe Phelps ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT David Kensington Gardens Headpiece to 'The Grand Tour of the Gardens' Porthos One of the Paths that have Made Themselves Tailpiece to 'The Grand Tour of the Gardens' Headpiece to 'Peter Pan' The birds on the island never got used to him. His oddities tickled them every day Tailpiece to 'Peter Pan' Headpiece to 'The Thrush's Nest' Tailpiece to 'The Thrush's Nest' Headpiece to 'Lock-out Time' They are so cunning A fairy ring Tailpiece to 'Lock-out Time' Headpiece to 'The Little House' There was a good deal going on in the Baby Walk She escorted them up the Baby Walk and back again Tailpiece to 'The Little House' Headpiece to 'Peter's Goat' Tailpiece to 'Peter's Goat'

THE LITTLE WHITE BIRD OR ADVENTURES IN KENSINGTON GARDENS By J.M. Barrie

CONTENTS THE LITTLE WHITE BIRD I David and I Set Forth Upon a Journey II The Little Nursery Governess III Her Marriage, Her Clothes, Her Appetite, and an Inventory of Her Furniture IV A Night-Piece V The Fight For Timothy VI A Shock VII The Last of Timothy VIII The Inconsiderate Waiter IX A Confirmed Spinster X Sporting Reflections XI The Runaway Perambulator XII The Pleasantest Club in London XIII The Grand Tour of the Gardens XIV Peter Pan XV The Thrush's Nest XVI Lock-Out Time XVII The Little House XVIII Peter's Goat XIX An Interloper XX David and Porthos Compared XXI William Paterson XXII Joey XXIII Pilkington's XXIV Barbara XXV The Cricket Match XXVI The Dedication

THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON From The Plays Of J. M. Barrie A COMEDY By J. M. Barrie

CONTENTS ACT I. AT LOAM HOUSE, MAYFAIR ACT II. THE ISLAND ACT III. THE HAPPY HOME ACT IV. THE OTHER ISLAND

DEAR BRUTUS By J. M. Barrie

CONTENTS ACT I ACT II ACT III

WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS By James M. Barrie

CONTENTS ACT I ACT II ACT III ACT IV

AULD LICHT IDYLLS CONTENTS I. THE SCHOOLHOUSE II. THRUMS III. THE AULD LICHT KIRK IV. LADS AND LASSES V. THE AULD LICHTS IN ARMS VI. THE OLD DOMINIE VII. CREE QUEERY AND MYSY DROLLY VIII. THE COURTING OF T'NOWHEAD'S BELL IX. DAVIT LUNAN'S POLITICAL REMINISCENCES X. A VERY OLD FAMILY XI. LITTLE RATHIE'S "BURAL" XII. A LITERARY CLUB ILLUSTRATIONS J. M. BARRIE . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece Sabbath at T'nowhead

ECHOES OF THE WAR By J. M. Barrie CONTENTS THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS THE NEW WORD BARBARA'S WEDDING A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE

TOMMY AND GRIZEL By J. M. Barrie Illustrated By Bernard Partridge CONTENTS PART I I. HOW TOMMY FOUND A WAY II. THE SEARCH FOR THE TREASURE III. SANDYS ON WOMAN IV. GRIZEL OF THE CROOKED SMILE V. THE TOMMY MYTH VI. GHOSTS THAT HAUNT THE DEN VII. THE BEGINNING OF THE DUEL VIII. WHAT GRIZEL'S EYES SAID IX. GALLANT BEHAVIOUR OF T. SANDYS X. GAVINIA ON THE TRACK XI. THE TEA-PARTY XII. IN WHICH A COMEDIAN CHALLENGES TRAGEDY TO BOWLS XIII. LITTLE WELLS OF GLADNESS XIV. ELSPETH XV. BY PROSEN WATER XVI. "HOW COULD YOU HURT YOUR GRIZEL SO!" XVII. HOW TOMMY SAVED THE FLAG PART II XVIII. THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN XIX. OF THE CHANGE IN THOMAS XX. A LOVE-LETTER XXI. THE ATTEMPT TO CARRY ELSPETH BY NUMBERS XXII. GRIZEL'S GLORIOUS HOUR XXIII. TOMMY LOSES GRIZEL XXIV. THE MONSTER XXV. MR. T. SANDYS HAS RETURNED TO TOWN XXVI. GRIZEL ALL ALONE XXVII. GRIZEL'S JOURNEY XXVIII. TWO OF THEM XXIX. THE RED LIGHT XXX. THE LITTLE GODS DESERT HIM XXXI. "THE MAN WITH THE GREETIN' EYES" XXXII. TOMMY'S BEST WORK XXXIII. THE LITTLE GODS RETURN WITH A LADY XXXIV. A WAY IS FOUND FOR TOMMY XXXV. THE PERFECT LOVER ILLUSTRATIONS