diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index d3d0b0a..01c3de3 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -887,13 +887,12 @@ public:
     */
     virtual bool Accept( XMLVisitor* visitor ) const = 0;
 
-    // internal
-    virtual char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* );
-
 protected:
     XMLNode( XMLDocument* );
     virtual ~XMLNode();
 
+    virtual char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* );
+
     XMLDocument*	_document;
     XMLNode*		_parent;
     mutable StrPair	_value;
@@ -950,7 +949,6 @@ public:
         return _isCData;
     }
 
-    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
     virtual XMLNode* ShallowClone( XMLDocument* document ) const;
     virtual bool ShallowEqual( const XMLNode* compare ) const;
 
@@ -958,6 +956,8 @@ protected:
     XMLText( XMLDocument* doc )	: XMLNode( doc ), _isCData( false )	{}
     virtual ~XMLText()												{}
 
+    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
+
 private:
     bool _isCData;
 
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool Accept( XMLVisitor* visitor ) const;
 
-    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
     virtual XMLNode* ShallowClone( XMLDocument* document ) const;
     virtual bool ShallowEqual( const XMLNode* compare ) const;
 
@@ -988,6 +987,8 @@ protected:
     XMLComment( XMLDocument* doc );
     virtual ~XMLComment();
 
+    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
+
 private:
     XMLComment( const XMLComment& );	// not supported
     XMLComment& operator=( const XMLComment& );	// not supported
@@ -1018,7 +1019,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool Accept( XMLVisitor* visitor ) const;
 
-    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
     virtual XMLNode* ShallowClone( XMLDocument* document ) const;
     virtual bool ShallowEqual( const XMLNode* compare ) const;
 
@@ -1026,6 +1026,8 @@ protected:
     XMLDeclaration( XMLDocument* doc );
     virtual ~XMLDeclaration();
 
+    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
+
 private:
     XMLDeclaration( const XMLDeclaration& );	// not supported
     XMLDeclaration& operator=( const XMLDeclaration& );	// not supported
@@ -1052,7 +1054,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool Accept( XMLVisitor* visitor ) const;
 
-    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
     virtual XMLNode* ShallowClone( XMLDocument* document ) const;
     virtual bool ShallowEqual( const XMLNode* compare ) const;
 
@@ -1060,6 +1061,8 @@ protected:
     XMLUnknown( XMLDocument* doc );
     virtual ~XMLUnknown();
 
+    char* ParseDeep( char*, StrPair* endTag );
+
 private:
     XMLUnknown( const XMLUnknown& );	// not supported
     XMLUnknown& operator=( const XMLUnknown& );	// not supported
@@ -1509,10 +1512,12 @@ public:
     int ClosingType() const {
         return _closingType;
     }
-    char* ParseDeep( char* p, StrPair* endTag );
     virtual XMLNode* ShallowClone( XMLDocument* document ) const;
     virtual bool ShallowEqual( const XMLNode* compare ) const;
 
+protected:
+    char* ParseDeep( char* p, StrPair* endTag );
+
 private:
     XMLElement( XMLDocument* doc );
     virtual ~XMLElement();