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Mrs. Darling came to the window, for at present she was keeping a sharp eye on Wendy. She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also. “Would you send me to school?” he inquired craftily. "Yes.” “And then to an office?” "I suppose so.” “Soon I would be a man?” “Very soon.” “I don’t want to go to school and learn solemn things,” he told her passionately. “I don’t want to be a man. O Wendy’s mother, if I was to wake up and feel there was a beard!” “Peter,” said Wendy the comforter, “I should love you in a beard;” and Mrs. Darling stretched out her arms to him, but he repulsed her. “Keep back, lady, no one is going to catch me and make me a man.” “But where are you going to live?” “With Tink in the house we built for Wendy. The fairies are to put it high up among the treetops where they sleep at nights.” “How lovely,” cried Wendy so longingly that Mrs. Darling tightened her grip. “I thought all the fairies were dead,” Mrs. Darling said. "There are always a lot of young ones,” explained Wendy, who was now quite an authority, “because you see when a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always new babies there are always new fairies." In 3-5 sentences, what inference can be made about why Mrs. Darling wants to keep Peter with her? Provide specific evidence from the text to support your inference. (4 points)

One possible inference is that Mrs. Darling wants to keep Peter with her because she sees him as a child who needs a mother figure and a stable home environment. This is evident when she tells Peter that she has adopted all the other boys and would like to adopt him as well. Additionally, Peter's reluctance to grow up and become a man, as shown when he expresses his fear of having a beard, may lead Mrs. Darling to feel a sense of responsibility to protect and care for him. This is further supported by Peter's desire to live with Tinker Bell in a house built for Wendy, showing that he still desires a nurturing and safe living situation.

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Mrs. Darling wants to keep Peter with her because she sees him as a child in need of care and stability. This is evident when she expresses her desire to adopt him, offers to send him to school and office, and shows concern for his living arrangements. Peter's reluctance to grow up and desire to live in a house with Tinker Bell among the fairies suggests that he still values a nurturing and secure environment.