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The children were flung into it, four stout pirates raised it on their shoulders, the others fell in behind, and singing the hateful pirate chorus the strange procession set off through the wood. THE CHILDREN WERE FLUNG INTO IT FOUR STOUT PIRATES RAISED IT ON THEIR SHOULDERS THE OTHERS FELL IN BEHIND AND SINGING THE HATEFUL PIRATE CHORUS THE STRANGE PROCESSION SET OFF THROUGH THE WOOD
rprised 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. 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. Sufficient of this Hook guessed to persuade him that Peter at last lay at his mercy; but no word of the dark design that now formed in the subterranean caverns of his mind crossed his lips; he merely signed that the captives were to be conveyed to the ship, and that he would be alone. How to convey them? Hunched up in their ropes they might indeed be rolled down hill like barrels, but most of the way lay through a morass. Again Hook's genius surmounted difficulties. He indicated that the little house must be used as a conveyance. ILLS 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 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 SUFFICIENT OF THIS HER GUESSED TO PERSUADE HIM THAT PETER AT LAST LAID HIS MERCY BUT NO WORD OF THE DARK DESIGN THAT NOW FORMED IN THE SUBTERRANEAN CAVERNS OF HIS MIND CROSSED HIS LIPS HE MERELY SIGNED THAT THE CAPTORS WERE TO BE CONVEYED TO THE SHIP AND THAT HE WOULD BE ALONE HOW TO CONVEY THEM HUNCHED UP IN THEIR ROPES THEY MIGHT INDEED BE ROLLED DOWN HILL LIKE BARRELS BUT MOST OF THE WAY LAY THROUGH A MORASS AGAIN HOOK'S GENIUS AMOUNTED DIFFICULTIES HE INDICATED THAT THE LITTLE HOUSE MUST BE USED AS A CONVEYANCE
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