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He had taught the children something of the forest lore that he had himself learned from Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell, and knew that in their dire hour they were not likely to forget it. HE HAD TAUGHT THEIR CHILDREN SOMETHING OF THE FOREST LAW THAT HE HAD HIMSELF LEARNED FROM TIGER LILY AND TINKER BELL AND KNEW THAT IN THEIR DIRE HOUR THEY WERE NOT LIKELY TO FORGET IT
issed. 'And now to rescue Wendy.' The moon was riding in a cloudy heaven when Peter rose from his tree, begirt with weapons and wearing little else, to set out upon his perilous quest. It was not such a night as he would have chosen. He had hoped to fly, keeping not far from the ground so that nothing unwonted should escape his eyes; but in that fitful light to have flown low would have meant trailing his shadow through the trees, thus disturbing the birds and acquainting a watchful foe that he was astir. He regretted now that he had given the birds of the island such strange names that they are very wild and difficult of approach. There was no other course but to press forward in redskin fashion, at which happily he was an adept. But in what direction, for he could not be sure that the children had been taken to the ship? A slight fall of snow had obliterated all footmarks; and a deathly silence pervaded the island, as if for a space Nature stood still in horror of the recent carnage. T THE ONES WHO HAD HISSED AND NOW TO RESCUE WENDY THE MOON WAS RIDING IN A CLOUDY HEAVEN WHEN PETER ROSE FROM HIS TREE BEGIRT WITH WEAPONS AND WEARING LITTLE ELSE TO SET OUT UPON HIS PERILOUS QUEST IT WAS NOT SUCH A NIGHT THAT HE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN HE HAD HOPED TO FLY KEEPING NOT FAR FROM THE GROUND SO THAT NOTHING UNWONTED SHOULD ESCAPE HIS EYES BUT IN THAT FITFUL LIGHT TO HAVE FLOWN LOW WOULD HAVE MEANT TRAILING HIS SHADOW THROUGH THE TREES THUS DISTURBING THE BIRDS AND EQUATING THE WATCHFUL FOE THAT HE WAS ASTIR HE REGRETTED NOW THAT HE HAD GIVEN THE BIRDS OF THE ISLAND SUCH STRANGE NAMES THAT THEY ARE VERY WILD AND DIFFICULT OF APPROACH THERE WAS NO OTHER CAUSE THAN TO PRESS FORWARD IN REDSKIN FASHION AT WHICH HAPPILY HE WAS AN ADEPT BUT IN WHAT DIRECTION FOR HE COULD NOT BE SURE THAT THE CHILDREN HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHIP A SLIGHT FALL OF SNOW HAD OBLITERATED ALL FOOTMARKS AND A DEATHLY SILENCE PERVADED THE ISLAND AS IF WITH SPACE NATURE STOOD STILL IN HORROR OF THE REASON CARNAGE
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