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She did not understand even now. 'We must go,' she said, almost brightly. 'Yes,' he answered faintly. 'Shall we swim or fly, Peter?' He had to tell her. SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND EVEN NOW WE MUST GO SHE SAID ALMOST BRIGHTLY YES HE ANSWERED FAINTLY SHALL WE SWIM OR FLY PETER HE HAD TO TELL HER
nswer 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. As they lay side by side a mermaid caught Wendy by the feet, and began pulling her softly into the water. Peter, feeling her slip from him, woke with a start, and was just in time to draw her back. But he had to tell her the truth. 'We are on the rock, Wendy,' he said, 'but it is growing smaller. Soon the water will be over it.  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 AS THEY LAY SIDE BY SIDE A MERMAID CAUGHT WENDY BY THE FEET AND BEGAN PULLING HER SOFTLY INTO THE WATER PETER FEELING HER SLIP FROM HIM WOKE WITH A START AND WAS JUST IN TIME TO DRAW HER BACK BUT HE HAD TO TELL HER THE TRUTH WE ARE ON THE ROCK WENDY HE SAID BUT IT IS GROWING SMALLER SOON THE WATER WILL BE OVER IT
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