“ 'Can anything harm us, mother, after the night-lights are lit?' 'Nothing, precious . . . they are the eyes a mother leaves behind her to guard her children.' ”
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan (1911). copy citation
| Author | J. M. Barrie |
|---|---|
| Source | Peter Pan |
| Topic | protection light mothers |
| Date | 1911 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16/16-h/16-h.htm |
Context
“They were crowding round the house, as if curious to see what was to take place there, but she did not notice this, nor that one or two of the smaller ones winked at her. Yet a nameless fear clutched at her heart and made her cry, "Oh, how I wish that I wasn't going to a party to-night!" Even Michael, already half asleep, knew that she was perturbed, and he asked, "Can anything harm us, mother, after the night-lights are lit?" "Nothing, precious," she said; "they are the eyes a mother leaves behind her to guard her children." She went from bed to bed singing enchantments over them, and little Michael flung his arms round her. "Mother," he cried, "I'm glad of you." They were the last words she was to hear from him for a long time.”
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