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By working her wings, in a way she had learned since the nest fell into the water, she was able to some extent to guide her strange craft, but by the time Peter recognised her she was very exhausted. BY WORKING HER WINGS IN THE WAY SHE HAD LEARNED SINCE THE NEST FELL INTO THE WATER SHE WAS ABLE TO SOME EXTENT TO GUIDE HER STRANGE CRAFT BUT BY THE TIME PETER RECOGNIZED HER SHE WAS VERY EXHAUSTED
fore he was quite alone were the mermaids retiring one by one to their bedchambers under the sea. He was too far away to hear their doors shut; but every door in the coral caves where they live rings a tiny bell when it opens or closes (as in all the nicest houses on the mainland), and he heard the bells. Steadily the waters rose till they were nibbling at his feet; and to pass the time until they made their final gulp, he watched the only thing moving on the lagoon. He thought it was a piece of floating paper, perhaps part of the kite, and wondered idly how long it would take to drift ashore. Presently he noticed as an odd thing that it was undoubtedly out upon the lagoon with some definite purpose, for it was fighting the tide, and sometimes winning; and when it won, Peter, always sympathetic to the weaker side, could not help clapping; it was such a gallant piece of paper. It was not really a piece of paper; it was the Never bird, making desperate efforts to reach Peter on her nest. T SOUNDS PETER HEARD BEFORE HE WAS QUITE ALONE WERE THE MERMAIDS RETIRING ONE BY ONE TO THEIR BED CHAMBERS UNDER THE SEA HE WAS TOO FAR AWAY TO HEAR THEIR DOOR SHUT BUT EVERY DOOR IN THE CORAL CASE WHERE THEY LIVED RINGS A LITTLE BELL WHEN IT OPENS OR CLOSES AS IN ALL THE NICEST HOUSES ON THE MAIN LAND AND HE HEARD THE BELLS STEADILY THE WATER ROSE TILL THEY WERE NIBBLING AT HIS FEET AND TO PASS THE TIME UNTIL THEY MADE THEIR FINAL GULP HE WATCHED THE ONLY THING MOVING ON THE LAGOON HE THOUGHT IT WAS A PIECE OF FLOATING PAPER PERHAPS PART OF THE KITE AND WONDERED IDLY HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO DRIFT ASHORE PRESENTLY HE NOTICED AN ODD THING THAT IT WAS UNDOUBTEDLY OUT UPON THE LAGOON WITH SOME DEFINITE PURPOSE FOR IT WAS FIGHTING THE TIDE AND SOMETIMES WINNING AND WHEN IT WON PETER ALWAYS SYMPATHETIC TO THE WEAKER SIGHT COULD NOT HELP CLAPPING IT WAS SUCH A GALLANT PIECE OF PAPER IT WAS NOT REALLY A PIECE OF PAPER IT WAS THE NEVER BIRD MAKING DESPERATE EFFORTS TO REACH PETER ON HER NEST
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