Published March 11, 2012
Wendy had a habit of rambling when she was nervous or excited.
She rarely met anyone new, and so it wasn't often that she talked to someone who didn't know everything about her or her family. She wanted to tell Peter so much, about Nana and Father and her concerns about growing up. She was excited because she was finally meeting the person from her stories, whom she so admired. She was nervous – though she tried not to show it – because she wanted him to like her; in fact part of her hoped that he would come to their window again.
Peter was too startled to respond right away. Rather than let an awkward silence prevail, Wendy started just saying whatever came into her mind. Then Peter could barely get a word in, and he was slightly baffled by how much she could say at once.
"Girls talk too much," he observed, scratching his head.
Eventually he found that he was wrong about this initial impression. He found that Wendy didn't always talk so much; and Tiger Lily almost never spoke. That was the first hint Peter had that every girl is different.