I HOPE you want to know what became of the
other boys. They were waiting below to give
Wendy time to explain about them, and when
they had counted five hundred they went up. They
went up by the stair, because they thought this would
make a better impression. They stood in a row in
front of Mrs. Darling, with their hats off, and wish-
ing they were not wearing their pirate clothes. They
said nothing, but their eyes asked her to have them.
They ought to have looked at Mr. Darling also, but
they forgot about him.

Of course Mrs. Darling said at once that she would
have them; but Mr. Darling was curiously depressed,
and they saw that he considered six a rather large
number.

"I must say," he said to Wendy, "that you don't
do things by halves," a grudging remark which the
twins thought was pointed at them.

The first twin was the proud one, and he asked,
flushing, "Do you think we should be too much of
a handful, sir? Because if so we can go away."

"Father!" Wendy cried, shocked; but still the

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