" Oh, I shan't cry, " said Peter, who was already of the opinion that he had never cried in his life. And he clenched his teeth and did not cry, and soon his shadow was behaving properly, though still a little creased.
" An undeniable truth, " she replied. " Listen to that child! It maintains a constant wail--send it out of my hearing for an hour; I shan't stay any longer."