When she expressed a doubtful hope that Tinker Bell would be glad to see her, he said, βWho is Tinker Bell?β βO Peter,β she said, shocked; but even when she explained he could not remember. βThere are such a lot of them,β he said. βI expect she is no more.β I expect he was right, for fairies donβt live long, but they are so little that a short time seems a good while to them.