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Almost in the same breath they added, 'Peter would look at them through his legs.' And then, 'Let us do what Peter would do.' ALMOST IN THE SAME BREATH THEY ADDED PETER WOULD LOOK AT THEM THROUGH HIS LEGS AND THEN LET US DO WHAT PETER WOULD DO
shaken claws with Cook.' They began the verse, but they never finished it, for another sound broke in and stilled them. It was at first such a tiny sound that a leaf might have fallen on it and smothered it, but as it came nearer it was more distinct. Tick tick tick tick. Hook stood shuddering, one foot in the air. 'The crocodile,' he gasped, and bounded away, followed by his bo'sun. It was indeed the crocodile. It had passed the redskins, who were now on the trail of the other pirates. It oozed on after Hook. Once more the boys emerged into the open; but the dangers of the night were not yet over, for presently Nibs rushed breathless into their midst, pursued by a pack of wolves. The tongues of the pursuers were hanging out; the baying of them was horrible. 'Save me, save me!' cried Nibs, falling on the ground. 'But what can we do, what can we do?' It was a high compliment to Peter that at that dire moment their thoughts turned to him. 'What would Peter do?' they cried simultaneously. D OF HE CRIED AND IN THEIR EXULTATION THEY DANCED AND SANG OH THEY BEGAN THE FIRST BUT THEY NEVER FINISHED IT FOR ANOTHER SOUND BROKE IN AND STILLED THEM IT WAS AT FIRST SUCH A TINY SOUND THAT A LEAF MIGHT HAVE FALLEN ON IT AND SMOTHERED IT BUT AS IT CAME NEARER IT WAS MORE DISTINCT TICK TICK TICK TICK HOOK STOOD SHUDDERING ONE FOOT IN THE AIR THE CROCODILE HE GASPED AND BOUNDED AWAY FOLLOWED BY HIS BOWSWAUN IT WAS INDEED THE CROCODILE IT HAD PASSED THE REDSKINS WHO WERE NOW ON THE TRAIL OF THE OTHER PIRATES IT OOZED ON AFTER HOOK ONCE MORE THE BOYS EMERGED INTO THE OPEN BUT THE DANGERS OF THE NIGHT WERE NOT YET OVER FOR PRESENTLY NIBS RUSHED BREATHLESS INTO THEIR MIDST PURSUED BY A PACK OF WOLVES THE TONGUES OF THE PURSUERS WERE HANGING OUT THE BAYING OF THEM WAS HORRIBLE SAVE ME SAVE ME CRIED NIBS FALLING ON THE GROUND BUT WHAT CAN WE DO WHAT CAN WE DO IT WAS A HIGH COMPLIMENT TO PETER THAT AT THAT DIRE MOMENT THEIR THOUGHTS TURNED TO HIM WHAT WOULD PETER DO THEY CRIED SIMULTANEOUSLY
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