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They opened their mouths, but the cheers would not come. He overlooked it in his haste to tell the glorious tidings. 'Great news, boys,' he cried, 'I have brought at last a mother for you all.' Still no sound, except a little thud from Tootles as he dropped on his knees. THEY OPENED THEIR MOUTHS BUT THE CHEERS WOULD NOT COME HE OVERLOOKED IT IN HIS HASTE TO TELL THE GLORIOUS TIDINGS GREAT NEWS BOYS HE CRIED I HAVE BROUGHT AT LAST A MOTHER FOR YOU ALL STILL NO SOUND EXCEPT A LITTLE THUD FROM TOOTLES AS HE DROPPED ON HIS KNEES
 were sorry for him, but sorrier for themselves, and when he took a step nearer them they turned from him. Tootles' face was very white, but there was a dignity about him now that had never been there before. 'I did it,' he said, reflecting. 'When ladies used to come to me in dreams, I said, "Pretty mother, pretty mother." But when at last she really came, I shot her.' He moved slowly away. 'Don't go,' they called in pity. 'I must,' he answered, shaking; 'I am so afraid of Peter.' It was at this tragic moment that they heard a sound which made the heart of every one of them rise to his mouth. They heard Peter crow. 'Peter!' they cried, for it was always thus that he signalled his return. 'Hide her,' they whispered, and gathered hastily around Wendy. But Tootles stood aloof. Again came that ringing crow, and Peter dropped in front of them. 'Greeting, boys,' he cried, and mechanically they saluted, and then again was silence. He frowned. 'I am back,' he said hotly, 'why do you not cheer?  LAST SAID ONE OF THE TWINS AND YOU HAVE KILLED HER THEY WERE SORRY FOR HIM BUT SORRIER FOR THEMSELVES AND WHEN HE TOOK A STEP NEARER THEM THEY TURNED FROM HIM TOOTLE'S FACE WAS VERY WHITE BUT THERE WAS A DIGNITY ABOUT HIM NOW THAT HAD NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE I DID IT HE SAID REFLECTING WHEN LADIES USED TO COME TO ME IN DREAMS I SAID PRETTY MOTHER PRETTY MOTHER BUT WHEN AT LAST SHE REALLY CAME I SHOT HER HE MOVED SLOWLY AWAY DON'T GO THEY CALLED HIM PITY I MUST HE ANSWERED SHAKING I AM SO AFRAID OF PETER IT WAS AT THIS TRAGIC MOMENT THAT THEY HEARD A SOUND WHICH MADE THE HEART OF EVERY ONE OF THEM RISE TO HIS MOUTH THEY HEARD PETER CROW PETER THEY CRIED FOR IT WAS ALWAYS THUS THAT HE SIGNALLED HIS RETURN HIDE HER THEY WHISPERED AND GATHERED HASTILY AROUND WENDY BUT TOOTLE STOOD ALOOF AGAIN CAME THAT RINGING CROW AND PETER DROPPED IN FRONT OF THEM GREETING BOYS HE CRIED AND MECHANICALLY THEY SALUTED AND THEN AGAIN THERE WAS SILENCE HE FROWNED I AM BACK HE SAID HOTLY WHY DO YOU NOT CHEER
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