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The sound came steadily nearer; and in advance of it came this ghastly thought, 'The crocodile is about to board the ship.' THE SOUND CAME STEADILY NEARER AND IN ADVANCE OF IT CAME THIS GHASTLY THOUGHT THE CROCODILE IS ABOUT TO BOARD THE SHIP
r to the mast; the eyes of all were on the plank: that last little walk they were about to take. They were no longer able to hope that they would walk it manfully, for the capacity to think had gone from them; they could stare and shiver only. Hook smiled on them with his teeth closed, and took a step toward Wendy. His intention was to turn her face so that she should see the boys walking the plank one by one. But he never reached her, he never heard the cry of anguish he hoped to wring from her. He heard something else instead. It was the terrible tick-tick of the crocodile. They all heard it--pirates, boys, Wendy; and immediately every head was blown in one direction; not to the water whence the sound proceeded, but toward Hook. All knew that what was about to happen concerned him alone, and that from being actors they were suddenly become spectators. Very frightful was it to see the change that came over him. It was as if he had been clipped at every joint. He fell in a little heap. OKING AT HER AS KNEE TIED HER TO THE MAST THE EYES OF ALL WERE ON THE PLANK THAT LAST LITTLE WALK THEY WERE ABOUT TO TAKE THEY WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO HOPE THAT THEY WOULD WALK IT MANFULLY FOR THE CAPACITY TO THINK HAD GONE FROM THEM THEY COULD STARE AND SHIVER ONLY HOOK SMILED AT THEM WITH HIS TEETH CLOSED AND TOOK A STEP TOWARDS WENDY HIS INTENTION WAS TO TURN HER FACE SO THAT SHE SHOULD SEE THE BOYS WALKING THE PLANK ONE BY ONE BUT HE NEVER REACHED IT HE NEVER HEARD THE CRY OF ANGUISH HE HOPED TO BRING FROM HER HE HEARD SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD IT WAS THE TERRIBLE TICK TICK OF THE CROCODILE THEY ALL HEARD IT PIRATES BOYS WENDY AND IMMEDIATELY EVERY HEAD WAS BLOWN IN ONE DIRECTION NOT TO THE WATER WHENCE THE SOUND PROCEEDED BUT TOWARD HOOK ALL KNEW THAT WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN CONCERNED HIM ALONE AND THAT FROM BEING ACTORS THEY WERE SUDDENLY BECOME SPECTATORS VERY FRIGHTFUL IT WAS TO SEE THE CHANGE THAT CAME OVER HIM IT WAS IF HE HAD BEEN CLIPPED AT EVERY JOINT HE FELL IN A LITTLE HEAP
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