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In the light of the lantern Wendy saw his hook grip the boat's side; she saw his evil swarthy face as he rose dripping from the water, and, quaking, she would have liked to swim away, but Peter would not budge. IN THE LIGHT OF THE LANTERN WENDY SAW HIS HOOK GRIP THE BOAT'S SIDE HE SAW HIS EVIL SWARTHY FACE AS HE ROSE DRIPPING FROM THE WATER AND QUAKING SHE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SWIM AWAY BUT PETER WOULD NOT BUDGE
 'Set her free,' came the astonishing answer. 'Free!' 'Yes, cut her bonds and let her go.' 'But, captain----' 'At once, d'ye hear,' cried Peter, 'or I'll plunge my hook in you.' 'This is queer,' Smee gasped. 'Better do what the captain orders,' said Starkey nervously. 'Ay, ay,' Smee said, and he cut Tiger Lily's cords. At once like an eel she slid between Starkey's legs into the water. Of course Wendy was very elated over Peter's cleverness; but she knew that he would be elated also and very likely crow and thus betray himself, so at once her hand went out to cover his mouth. But it was stayed even in the act, for 'Boat ahoy!' rang over the lagoon in Hook's voice, and this time it was not Peter who had spoken. Peter may have been about to crow, but his face puckered in a whistle of surprise instead. 'Boat ahoy!' again came the cry. Now Wendy understood. The real Hook was also in the water. He was swimming to the boat, and as his men showed a light to guide him he had soon reached them. IN VAIN WE ARE PUTTING THE REDSKIN ON THE ROCK SMEE CALLED OUT SET HER FREE CAME THE ASTONISHING ANSWER FREE YES CUT HER BONDS AND LET HER GO BUT CAPTAIN AT ONCE DEAR HAIR CRIED PETER OR I'LL PLUNGE MY HOOK IN YOU THIS IS QUEER SMEE GASPED BETTER DO WHAT THE CAPTAIN ORDERS SAID STARKEY NERVOUSLY AY AY SMEE SAID AND HE CUT TIGER LILY'S CORDS AT ONCE LIKE AN EEL SHE SLID BETWEEN STARKEY'S LEGS INTO THE WATER OF COURSE WENDY WAS VERY ELATED OVER PETER'S CLEVERNESS BUT SHE KNEW THAT HE WOULD BE ELATED ALSO AND VERY LIKELY CROW AND THUS BETRAY HIMSELF SO AT ONCE HER HAND WENT OUT TO COVER HIS MOUTH BUT IT WAS STAYED EVEN IN THE ACT FOR BOTAHOY RANG OVER THE LAGOON IN HOOK'S VOICE AND THIS TIME IT WAS NOT PETER WHO HAD SPOKEN PETER MAY HAVE BEEN ABOUT TO CROW BUT HIS FACE PUCKERED IN A WHISTLE OF SURPRISE INSTEAD BOAT AHOY AGAIN CAME THE CRY NOW WENDY UNDERSTOOD THE REAL HOOK WAS ALSO IN THE WATER HE WAS SWIMMING TO THE BOAT AND AS HIS MEN SHOWED DELIGHT TO GUIDE HIM HE HAD SOON REACHED THEM
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