Peter Pan, Chapter 2 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Peter escapes through the window, but Nana shuts it on his shadow, which Mrs. Darling stores in a drawer.
2. The parents’ sorrowful memories frame the account of Friday evening, when the children play and the adults prepare for dinner.
3. Mrs. Darling fixes her husband’s tie and shows him the shadow after he complains about Nana.
4. George Darling avoids taking his medicine and tricks Nana into drinking it from her bowl.
5. Ashamed but demanding authority, he drags Nana outside and ties her up despite his wife’s warning about the boy.
6. Mrs. Darling checks the window and comforts the children; after the parents enter No. 27, a star calls to Peter.

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Wendy understands that Nana is giving a warning, not merely protesting her punishment. The warning sharpens the danger of leaving the children without their nurse.

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