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Then he decided not to take his medicine, so as to grieve Wendy. Then he lay down on the bed outside the coverlet, to vex her still more; for she had always tucked them inside it, because you never know that you may not grow chilly at the turn of the night. THEN HE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE HIS MEDICINE SO AS TO GRIEVE WENDY THEN HE LAY DOWN ON THE BED OUTSIDE THE COFFIN TO VEX HER STILL MORE FOR SHE HAD ALWAYS TUCK THEM INSIDE IT BECAUSE SHE NEVER KNOW THAT YOU MAY NOT GROW CHILLY AT THE TURN OF THE NIGHT
p, or did he stand waiting at the foot of Slightly's tree, with his dagger in his hand? There was no way of knowing, save by going down. Hook let his cloak slip softly to the ground, and then biting his lips till a lewd blood stood on them, he stepped into the tree. He was a brave man; but for a moment he had to stop there and wipe his brow, which was dripping like a candle. Then silently he let himself go into the unknown. He arrived unmolested at the foot of the shaft, and stood still again, biting at his breath, which had almost left him. As his eyes became accustomed to the dim light various objects in the home under the trees took shape; but the only one on which his greedy gaze rested, long sought for and found at last, was the great bed. On the bed lay Peter fast asleep. Unaware of the tragedy being enacted above, Peter had continued, for a little time after the children left, to play gaily on his pipes: no doubt rather a forlorn attempt to prove to himself that he did not care. THE VOID WAS THAT BOY ASLEEP OR DID HE STAND WAITING AT THE FOOT OF SLIGHTLY'S TREE WITH HIS DAGGER IN HIS HAND THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING SAVE BY GOING DOWN HOOK LET HIS CLOAK SLIP SOFTLY TO THE GROUND AND THEN BITING HIS LIPS TILL A LEWD BLOOD STOOD ON THEM HE STEPPED INTO THE TREE HE WAS A BRAVE MAN BUT FOR A MOMENT HE HAD TO STOP THERE AND WIPE HIS BROW WHICH WAS DRIPPING LIKE A CANDLE THEN SILENTLY HE LET HIMSELF GO INTO THE UNKNOWN HE ARRIVED UNMOLESTED AT THE FOOT OF THE SHAFT AND STOOD STILL AGAIN BITING AT HIS BREATH WHICH IT ALMOST LEFT HIM AS HIS EYES BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO THE DIM LIGHT VARIOUS OBJECTS IN THE HOME UNDER THE TREES TOOK SHAPE BUT THE ONLY ONE OF WHICH HIS GREEDY GAZE RESTED LONG SOUGHT FOR AND FOUND AT LAST WAS THE GREAT BED ON THE BED LAY PETER FAST ASLEEP UNAWARE OF THE TRAGEDY BEING ENACTED ABOVE PETER HAD CONTINUED FOR A LITTLE TIME AFTER THE CHILDREN LEFT TO PLAY GAILY ON HIS PIPES NO DOUBT RATHER A FORLORN ATTEMPT TO PROVE TO HIMSELF THAT HE DID NOT CARE
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