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Hook, scarcely his inferior in brilliancy, but not quite so nimble in wrist play, forced him back by the weight of his onset, hoping suddenly to end all with a favourite thrust, taught him long ago by Barbecue at Rio; but to his astonishment he found this thrust turned aside again and again. HOOK SCARCELY HIS INFERIOR IN BRILLIANCY BUT NOT QUITE SO NIBBLE AND WRIST PLAY FORCED HIM BACK BY THE WEIGHT OF HIS ONSET HOPING SUDDENLY TO END AT ALL WITH A FAVOURITE THRUST TAUGHT TO HIM LONG AGO BY BARBECUE OF REO BUT TO HIS ASTONISHMENT HE FOUND THIS THRUST TURNED ASIDE AGAIN AND AGAIN
im as a buckler, when another, who had just passed his sword through Mullins, sprang into the fray. 'Put up your swords, boys,' cried the newcomer, 'this man is mine.' [Illustration: "THIS MAN IS MINE!"] Thus suddenly Hook found himself face to face with Peter. The others drew back and formed a ring round them. For long the two enemies looked at one another; Hook shuddering slightly, and Peter with the strange smile upon his face. 'So, Pan,' said Hook at last, 'this is all your doing.' 'Ay, James Hook,' came the stern answer, 'it is all my doing.' 'Proud and insolent youth,' said Hook, 'prepare to meet thy doom.' 'Dark and sinister man,' Peter answered, 'have at thee.' Without more words they fell to, and for a space there was no advantage to either blade. Peter was a superb swordsman, and parried with dazzling rapidity; ever and anon he followed up a feint with a lunge that got past his foe's defence, but his shorter reach stood him in ill stead, and he could not drive the steel home. AGAIN AND AGAIN HE HEWED A CLEAR SPACE HE HAD LIFTED UP ONE BOY WITH HIS HOOK AND WAS USING HIM AS A BUCKLER WHEN ANOTHER WHO HAD JUST PASSED HIS SWORD THROUGH MELON SPRANG INTO THE FRAY PUT UP YOUR SWORDS BOYS CRIED THE NEWCOMER THIS MAN IS MINE THUS SUDDENLY HOOK FOUND HIMSELF FACE TO FACE WITH PETER THE OTHERS DREW BACK AND FORMED A RING AROUND THEM FOR LONG THE TWO ENEMIES LOOKED AT ONE ANOTHER HOOK SHUDDERING SLIGHTLY AND PETER WITH A STRANGE SMILE UPON HIS FACE SO PAN SAID HOOK AT LAST THIS IS ALL YOUR DOING I JAMES HOOK CAME THE STERN ANSWER IT IS ALL MY DOING PROUD AND INSOLENT YOUTH SAID HOOK PREPARE TO MEET THY DOOM DARK AND SINISTER MAN PETER ANSWERED HAVE AT THEE WITHOUT MORE WORDS THEY FELL TO AND FOR A SPACE THERE WAS NO ADVANTAGE TO EITHER BLADE PETER WAS A SUPERB SWORDSMAN AND PARRIED WITH A DAZZLING RAPIDITY EVER AND ANON HE FOLLOWED UP A FEINT WITH A LUNGE THAT GOT PAST HIS FOES DEFENSE BUT HIS SHORTER REACH STOOD HIM IN ILL STEAD AND HE COULD NOT DRIVE THE STEEL HOME
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