But it was too late; her strong little fingers had crushed the nest.
"There now," said Peter.
"Never mind," said Bobbie.
"It IS one of my own," said Phyllis, "so you needn't jaw, Peter.

Yes, we've put our initial names on the ones we've done, so that the swallows will know who they've got to be so grateful to and fond of." "Swallows can't read, silly," said Peter.
"Silly yourself," retorted Phyllis; "how do you know ?" "Who thought of making the nests, anyhow ?" shouted Peter.
"I did," screamed Phyllis.
"Nya," rejoined Peter, "you only thought of making hay ones and sticking them in the ivy for the sparrows, and they'd have been sopping LONG before egg-laying time.

It was me said clay and swallows." "I don't care what you said." "Look," said Bobbie, "I've made the nest all right again.

Give me the bit of stick to mark your initial name on it.

But how can you?
Your letter and Peter's are the same.