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It was the tail of a kite, which Michael had made some days before. It had torn itself out of his hand and floated away. 'Michael's kite,' Peter said without interest, but next moment he had seized the tail, and was pulling the kite toward him. IT WAS THE TAIL OF A KITE WHICH MICHAEL HAD MADE SOME DAYS BEFORE IT HAD TORN ITSELF OUT OF HIS HAND AND FLOATED AWAY MICHAEL'S KITE PETER SAID WITHOUT INTEREST BUT NEXT MOMENT HE HAD SEIZED THE TAIL AND WAS PULLING THE KITE TOWARD HIM
y by the feet, and began pulling her softly into the water. Peter, feeling her slip from him, woke with a start, and was just in time to draw her back. But he had to tell her the truth. 'We are on the rock, Wendy,' he said, 'but it is growing smaller. Soon the water will be over it.' She did not understand even now. 'We must go,' she said, almost brightly. 'Yes,' he answered faintly. 'Shall we swim or fly, Peter?' He had to tell her. 'Do you think you could swim or fly as far as the island, Wendy, without my help?' She had to admit that she was too tired. He moaned. 'What is it?' she asked, anxious about him at once. 'I can't help you, Wendy. Hook wounded me. I can neither fly nor swim.' 'Do you mean we shall both be drowned?' 'Look how the water is rising.' They put their hands over their eyes to shut out the sight. They thought they would soon be no more. As they sat thus something brushed against Peter as light as a kiss, and stayed there, as if saying timidly, 'Can I be of any use? HE COULD DO NO MORE AS THEY LAY SIDE BY SIDE A MERMAID CAUGHT WENDY BY THE FEET AND BEGAN PULLING HER SOFTLY INTO THE WATER PETER FEELING HER SLIP FROM HIM WOKE WITH A START AND WAS JUST IN TIME TO DRAW HER BACK BUT HE HAD TO TELL HER THE TRUTH WE ARE ON THE ROCK WENDY HE SAID BUT IT IS GROWING SMALLER SOON THE WATER WILL BE OVER IT SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND EVEN NOW WE MUST GO SHE SAID ALMOST BRIGHTLY YES HE ANSWERED FAINTLY SHALL WE SWIM OR FLY PETER HE HAD TO TELL HER DO YOU THINK YOU COULD SWIM OR FLY AS FAR AS THE ISLAND WENDY WITHOUT MY HELP SHE HAD TO ADMIT THAT SHE WAS TOO TIRED HE MOANED WHAT IS IT SHE ASKED ANXIOUS ABOUT HIM AT ONCE I CAN'T HELP YOU WENDY HOOK WOUNDED ME I CAN NEITHER FLY NOR SWIM DO YOU MEAN WE SHALL BOTH BE DROWNED LOOK THE WATER IS RISING THEY PUT THEIR HANDS OVER THEIR EYES TO SHUT OUT THE SIGHT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD SOON BE NO MORE AS THEY SAT THUS SOMETHING BRUSHED AGAINST PETER AS LIGHT AS A KISS AND STAYED THERE AS IF SAYING TIMIDLY CAN I BE OF ANY USE
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