Chapter 26: XXVI

XXVI He Makes Peace and Declares War For some moments after Nancy had rowed away Peggy and the Swallows stared after her in silence. No one knew exactly what she was going to do. “Perhaps I ought not to have told her about it,” John said at last. “Rubbish,” said Susan. “She’d have been bound to hear about it sooner or later. Let’s get the Amazons’ tent up before she comes back.” “Let’s,” said Peggy. “We’ve got all the things here. Nancy brought the poles.” “Oughtn’t we to take…