贝瑞博物馆里的一位叫比尔·达令（Bill Darling）的人解释道，贝瑞在他初版的小说里写着，原文：“When they seem to be growing up,which is against the rules. And Peter was killing them off vindictively as fast as possible。”（当孩子们长大了，那就违反了永无岛的规则，彼得会以最为恶毒的报复心态，快速的干掉那些长大的孩子们。）