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He did not know that the crocodile was waiting for him; for we purposely stopped the clock that this knowledge might be spared him: a little mark of respect from us at the end. He had one last triumph, which I think we need not grudge him. As he stood on the bulwark looking over his shoulder at Peter gliding through the air, he invited him with a gesture to use his foot. HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CROCODILE WAS WAITING FOR HIM FOR WE PURPOSELY STOPPED THE CLOCK THAT THIS KNOWLEDGE MIGHT BE SPARED HIM A LITTLE MARK OF RESPECT FROM US AT THE END HE HAD ONE LAST TRIUMPH WHICH I THINK WE NEED NOT GRUDGE HIM AS HE STOOD ON THE BULWARK LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER AT PETER GLIDING THROUGH THE AIR HE INVITED HIM WITH A GESTURE TO USE HIS FOOT
wo minutes,' he cried, 'the ship will be blown to pieces.' Now, now, he thought, true form will show. But Peter issued from the powder magazine with the shell in his hands, and calmly flung it overboard. What sort of form was Hook himself showing? Misguided man though he was, we may be glad, without sympathising with him, that in the end he was true to the traditions of his race. The other boys were flying around him now, flouting, scornful; and as he staggered about the deck striking up at them impotently, his mind was no longer with them; it was slouching in the playing fields of long ago, or being sent up for good, or watching the wall-game from a famous wall. And his shoes were right, and his waistcoat was right, and his tie was right, and his socks were right. James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell. For we have come to his last moment. Seeing Peter slowly advancing upon him through the air with dagger poised, he sprang upon the bulwarks to cast himself into the sea.  INTO THE POWDER MAGAZINE AND FIRED IT IN TWO MINUTES HE CRIED THE SHIP WILL BE BLOWN TO PIECES NOW NOW HE THOUGHT TRUE FORM WILL SHOW BUT PETER ISSUED FROM THE POWDER MAGAZINE WITH THE SHELL IN HIS HANDS AND CALMLY FLUNG IT OVERBOARD WHAT SORT OF FORM WAS HOOK HIMSELF SHOWING MISGUIDED MAN THOUGH HE WAS WE MAY BE GLAD WITHOUT SYMPATHIZING WITH HIM THAT IN THE END HE WAS TRUE TO THE TRADITIONS OF HIS RACE THE OTHER BOYS WERE FLYING ROUND HIM NOW FLOUTING SCORNFUL AND AS HE STAGGERED ABOUT THE DECK STRIVING AT THEM IMPOTENTLY HIS MIND WAS NO LONGER WITH HIM IT WAS SLOUCHING IN THE PLAYING FIELDS OF LONG AGO OR BEING SENT UP FOR GOOD OR WATCHING THE WALL GAIN FROM A FAMOUS WALL AND HIS SHOES WERE RIGHT AND HIS WAISTCOAT WAS RIGHT AND HIS TIE WAS RIGHT AND HIS SOCKS WERE RIGHT JAMES HOOK THOU NOT UNHOLY UNHEROIC FIGURE FAREWELL FOR WE HAVE COME TO HIS LAST MOMENT SEEING PETER SLOWLY ADVANCING UPON HIM THROUGH THE AIR WITH DAGGER POISED HE SPRANG UPON THE BULKS TO CAST HIMSELF INTO THE SEA
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