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As they lay side by side a mermaid caught Wendy by the feet, and began pulling her softly into the water. AS THEY LAY SIDE BY SIDE A MERMAID CAUGHT WENDY BY THE FEET AND BEGAN PULLING HER SOFTLY INTO THE WATER
or the crocodile was in dogged pursuit of him. On ordinary occasions the boys would have swum alongside cheering; but now they were uneasy, for they had lost both Peter and Wendy, and were scouring the lagoon for them, calling them by name. They found the dinghy and went home in it, shouting 'Peter, Wendy' as they went, but no answer came save mocking laughter from the mermaids. 'They must be swimming back or flying,' the boys concluded. They were not very anxious, they had such faith in Peter. They chuckled, boylike, because they would be late for bed; and it was all mother Wendy's fault! When their voices died away there came cold silence over the lagoon, and then a feeble cry. 'Help, help!' Two small figures were beating against the rock; the girl had fainted and lay on the boy's arm. With a last effort Peter pulled her up the rock and then lay down beside her. Even as he also fainted he saw that the water was rising. He knew that they would soon be drowned, but he could do no more. T FACE NOW ONLY A WHITE FARE FOR THE CROCODILE WAS IN DOGGED PURSUIT OF HIM ON ORDINARY OCCASIONS THE BOYS WOULD HAVE SWUM ALONGSIDE CHEERING BUT NOW THEY WERE UNEASY FOR THEY HAD LOST BOTH PETER AND WENDY AND WERE SCOURING THE LAGOON FOR THEM CALLING THEM BY NAME THEY FOUND THE DINGHY AND WENT HOME IN IT SHOUTING PETER WETNEY AS THEY WENT BUT NO ANSWER CAME SAVE MOCKING LAUGHTER FROM THE MERMAIDS THEY MUST BE SWIMMING BACK OR FLYING THE BOYS CONCLUDED THEY WERE NOT VERY ANXIOUS THEY HAD SUCH FAITH IN PETER THEY CHUCKLED BOYLIKE BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE LATE FOR BED AND IT WAS ALL MOTHER WENDY'S FOOT WHEN THEIR VOICES DIED AWAY THERE CAME COOL SILENCE OVER THE LAGOON AND THEN A FEEBLE CRY HELP HELL SUE'S SMALL FIGURES WERE BEATING AGAINST THE ROCK THE GIRL HAD FAINTED AND LAY IN THE BOY'S ARM WITH THE LAST EFFORT PETER PULLED HER UP THE ROCK AND THEN LAY DOWN BESIDE HER EVEN AS HE ALSO FAINTED HE SAW THAT THE WATER WAS RISING HE KNEW THAT THEY WOULD SOON BE DROWNED BUT HE COULD DO NO MORE
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