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'Now then, bullies,' he said briskly, 'six of you walk the plank to night, but I have room for two cabin boys. Which of you is it to be?' NOW THEN BULLIES HE SAID BRISKLY SIX OF YOU WALK THE PLANK TO NIGHT BUT I HAVE ROOM FOR TWO CABIN BOYS WHICH OF YOU IS IT TO BE
r Smee's head; but he did not tear. What arrested him was this reflection: 'To claw a man because he is good form, what would that be?' 'Bad form!' The unhappy Hook was as impotent as he was damp, and he fell forward like a cut flower. His dogs thinking him out of the way for a time, discipline instantly relaxed; and they broke into a bacchanalian dance, which brought him to his feet at once; all traces of human weakness gone, as if a bucket of water had passed over him. 'Quiet, you scugs,' he cried, 'or I'll cast anchor in you'; and at once the din was hushed. 'Are all the children chained, so that they cannot fly away?' 'Ay, ay.' 'Then hoist them up.' The wretched prisoners were dragged from the hold, all except Wendy, and ranged in line in front of him. For a time he seemed unconscious of their presence. He lolled at his ease, humming, not unmelodiously, snatches of a rude song, and fingering a pack of cards. Ever and anon the light from his cigar gave a touch of colour to his face. POP WITH A CRY OF RAGE HE RAISED HIS IRON HAND OVER SMEE'S HEAD BUT HE DID NOT TEAR WHAT ARRESTED HIM WAS THIS REFLECTION TO CLAW A MAN BECAUSE HE IS GOOD FORM WHAT WOULD THAT BE BAD FORM THE UNHAPPY HOOK WAS AS IMPOTENT AS HE WAS DAMP AND HE FELL FORWARD LIKE A CUT FLOWER HIS DOGS THINKING HIM OUT OF THE WAY FOR A TIME DISCIPLINE INSTANTLY RELAXED AND THEY BROKE INTO A BUCCOLARIAN DANCE WHICH BROUGHT HIM TO HIS FEET AT ONCE ALL TRACES OF HUMAN WEAKNESS GONE AS IF A BUCKET OF WATER HAD PASSED OVER HIM QUIET YOU SCRUGS HE CRIED OR I'LL CAST ANCHOR IN YOU AND AT ONCE THE DIN WAS HUSHED ARE ALL THE CHILDREN CHAINED SO THAT THEY CANNOT FLY AWAY AY AY THEN HOIST THEM UP THE WRETCHED PRISONERS WERE DRAGGED FROM THE HOLD ALL EXCEPT WENDY AND RANGED IN LINE IN FRONT OF HIM FOR A TIME HE SEEMED UNCONSCIOUS OF THEIR PRESENCE HE LOLLED AT HIS EASE HUMMING NOT UNMELODIOUSLY SNATCHES OF A RUDE SONG AND FINGERING A PACK OF CARDS EVER AND ANON THE LIGHT FROM HIS GAR GAVE A TOUCH OF COLOUR TO HIS FACE
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