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Madly addicted to the drinking of water when he was hot, he had swelled in consequence to his present girth, and instead of reducing himself to fit his tree he had, unknown to the others, whittled his tree to make it fit him. MAGGIE ADDICTED TO THE DRINKING OF WATER WHEN HE WAS HOT HE HAD SWELLED IN CONSEQUENCE TO HIS PRESENT GIRTH AND INSTEAD OF REDUCING HIMSELF TO FIT HIS TREE HE HAD UNKNOWN TO THE OTHERS WHITTLED HIS TREE TO MAKE IT FIT HIM
ne equal pieces. All went well until Slightly's turn came, when he was found to be like those irritating parcels that use up all the string in going round and leave no tags with which to tie a knot. The pirates kicked him in their rage, just as you kick the parcel (though in fairness you should kick the string); and strange to say it was Hook who told them to belay their violence. His lip was curled with malicious triumph. While his dogs were merely sweating because every time they tried to pack the unhappy lad tight in one part he bulged out in another, Hook's master mind had gone far beneath Slightly's surface, probing not for effects but for causes; and his exultation showed that he had found them. Slightly, white to the gills, knew that Hook had surprised his secret, which was this, that no boy so blown out could use a tree wherein an average man need stick. Poor Slightly, most wretched of all the children now, for he was in a panic about Peter, bitterly regretted what he had done.  HAD CUT A ROPE INTO NINE EQUAL PIECES ALL WENT WELL UNTIL SLIGHTLY'S TURN CAME WHEN HE WAS FOUND TO BE LIKE THOSE IRRITATING PARCELS THAT USE UP ALL THE STRING IN GOING ROUND AND LEAVE NO TAGS WITH WHICH TO TIE A KNOT THE PIRATES KICKED HIM IN THEIR RAGE JUST AS YOU KICKED THE PARCEL THOUGH IN FANS YOU SHOULD KICK THE STRING AND STRANGE TO SAY IT WAS HOOK WHO TAUGHT THEM TO BELAY THEIR VIOLENCE HIS LIP WAS CURLED WITH MALICIOUS TRIUMPH WHILE HIS DOGS WERE MERELY SWEATING BECAUSE EVERY TIME THEY TRIED TO PACK THE UNHAPPY LAD TIGHT IN ONE PART HE BULGED OUT IN ANOTHER HOOK'S MASTER MIND HAD GONE FAR BENEATH SLIGHTLY SURFACE PROBING NOT FOR EFFECTS BUT FOR COURSES AND HIS EXULTATION SHOWED THAT HE HAD FOUND THEM SLIGHTLY WHITE TO THE GILLS KNEW THE HOOK HAD SURPRISED HIS SECRET WHICH WAS THIS THAT NO BOY SO BLOWN OUT COULD USE A TREE WHEREIN AN AVERAGE MAN NEEDS STICK POOR SLIGHTLY MOST WRETCHED OF ALL THE CHILDREN NOW FOR HE WAS IN A PANIC ABOUT PETER BITTERLY REGRETTED WHAT HE HAD DONE
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