# The Little White Bird — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie.

- [I: David and I Set Forth Upon a Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/i-david-and-i-set-forth-upon-a-journey.md): The narrator, a gentleman who is often called 'father' by a little boy named David, recounts his peculiar relationship with David and his mother, Mary A⸺. He declines her invitations, preferring to keep his distance, yet
- [The Little Nursery Governess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/ii-the-little-nursery-governess.md): The narrator describes his daily ritual of observing a young nursery governess, Mary, who is joyfully in love. He recounts her Thursday meetings with her beloved, their falling out, and his clever intervention to reunite
- [III: Her Marriage, Her Clothes, Her Appetite, and an Inventory of Her Furniture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/iii-her-marriage-her-clothes-her-appetite-and-an-inventory-of-her-furniture.md): The narrator recounts observing Mary A⸺ and her husband-to-be as they prepare for marriage, including selling her childhood doll's house to afford furnishings. He buys it back and returns it to her. Later, he visits thei
- [IV: A Night-Piece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/iv-a-night-piece.md): The narrator spends a night in vigil with a young husband whose wife, the little nursery governess, is in labor. The husband paces the street, tormented by memories and fears, while the narrator reflects on the transform
- [The Fight for Timothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/v-the-fight-for-timothy.md): The narrator reflects on his secret gift of a rocking-horse to David, which leads to a comedic and tense cat-and-mouse game with Mary, who suspects the narrator is the anonymous benefactor. The chapter explores the narra

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- [A Shock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/vi-a-shock.md)
- [VII: The Last of Timothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/vii-the-last-of-timothy.md)
- [The Inconsiderate Waiter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/viii-the-inconsiderate-waiter.md)
- [IX: A Confirmed Spinster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/ix-a-confirmed-spinster.md)
- [X: Sporting Reflections](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/x-sporting-reflections.md)
- [XI: The Runaway Perambulator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xi-the-runaway-perambulator.md)
- [XII: The Pleasantest Club in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xii-the-pleasantest-club-in-london.md)
- [The Grand Tour of the Gardens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xiii-the-grand-tour-of-the-gardens.md)
- [XIV: Peter Pan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xiv-peter-pan.md)
- [XV: The Thrush’s Nest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xv-the-thrush-s-nest.md)
- [Lockout Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xvi-lockout-time.md)
- [XVII: The Little House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xvii-the-little-house.md)
- [Peter's Goat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xviii-peter-s-goat.md)
- [An Interloper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xix-an-interloper.md)
- [XX: David and Porthos Compared](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xx-david-and-porthos-compared.md)
- [William Paterson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxi-william-paterson.md)
- [Joey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxii-joey.md)
- [XXIII: Pilkington’s](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxiii-pilkington-s.md)
- [XXIV: Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxiv-barbara.md)
- [The Cricket Match](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxv-the-cricket-match.md)
- [XXVI: The Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxvi-the-dedication.md)

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