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Had the pirates kept together it is certain that they would have won; but the onset came when they were all unstrung, and they ran hither and thither, striking wildly, each thinking himself the last survivor of the crew. Man to man they were the stronger; but they fought on the defensive only, which enabled the boys to hunt in pairs and choose their quarry. Some of the miscreants leapt into the sea; others hid in dark recesses, where they were found by Slightly, who did not fight, but ran about with a lantern which he flashed in their faces, so that they were half blinded and fell an easy prey to the reeking swords of the other boys. HAD THE PIRATES KEPT IT TOGETHER IT IS CERTAIN THAT THEY WOULD HAVE WON BUT THE ONSET CAME WHEN THEY WERE ALL UNSTRUNG AND THEY RAN HITHER AND THITHER STRIKING WILDLY EACH THINKING HIMSELF THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE CREW MAN TO MAN THEY WERE THE STRONGER BUT THEY FOUGHT ON THE DEFENSIVE ONLY WHICH ENABLED THE BOYS TO HUNT IN PEARS AND CHOOSE THEIR QUARRY SOME OF THE MISCREANTS LEAPT INTO THE SEA OTHERS HID IN DARK RECESSES WHERE THEY WERE FOUND BY SLIGHTLY WHO DID NOT FIGHT BUT RAN ABOUT WITH A LANTERN WHICH HE FLASHED IN THEIR FACES SO THAT THEY WERE HALF BLINDED AND FELL IN EASY PREY TO THE REEKING SWORDS OF THE OTHER BOYS
n instant, 'I've thought it out. There's a Jonah abroad.' 'Ay,' they snarled, 'a man wi' a hook.' 'No, lads, no, it's the girl. Never was luck on a pirate ship wi' a woman on board. We'll right the ship when she's gone.' Some of them remembered that this had been a saying of Flint's. 'It's worth trying,' they said doubtfully. 'Fling the girl overboard,' cried Hook; and they made a rush at the figure in the cloak. 'There's none can save you now, missy,' Mullins hissed jeeringly. 'There's one,' replied the figure. 'Who's that?' 'Peter Pan the avenger!' came the terrible answer; and as he spoke Peter flung off his cloak. Then they all knew who 'twas that had been undoing them in the cabin, and twice Hook essayed to speak and twice he failed. In that frightful moment I think his fierce heart broke. At last he cried, 'Cleave him to the brisket,' but without conviction. 'Down, boys, and at them,' Peter's voice rang out; and in another moment the clash of arms was resounding through the ship. READY TO CAJOLE OR STRIKE HIS NEED BEEF AND NEVER QUELLING FOR AN INSTANCE I'VE THOUGHT IT OUT THERE'S A JONAH ABOARD AY THEY SNARLED A MAN WITH A HOOK NO LADS NO IT'S THE GIRL NEVER WAS LUCK ON A PIRATE SHIP WITH A WOMAN ON BOARD WE'LL WRITE THE SHIP WHEN SHE'S GONE SOME OF THEM REMEMBERED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A SAYING OF FLINTS IT'S WORTH TRYING THEY SAID DOUBTFULLY FLING THE GIRL OVERBOARD CRIED HOOK AND THEY MADE A RUSH AT THE FIGURE IN THE CLOAK THERE'S NONE CAN SAVE YOU NOW MISSY MULLINS HISSED JEERINGLY THERE'S ONE REPLIED THE FIGURE WHO'S THAT PETER PAN THE AVENGER CAME THE TERRIBLE ANSWER AND AS HE SPOKE PETER FLUNG OFF HIS CLOAK THEN THEY ALL KNEW WHO TWAS THAT HAD BEEN UNDOING THEM IN THE CABIN AND TWICE HOOK ESSAYED TO SPEAK AND TWICE HE FAILED IN THAT FRIGHTFUL MOMENT I THINK HIS FIERCE HEART BROKE AT LAST HE CRIED CLEAVE EM TO THE BRISKET BUT WITHOUT CONVICTION DOWN BOYS AND AT EM PETER'S VOICE RANG OUT AND IN ANOTHER MOMENT THE CLASH OF ARMS WAS RESOUNDING THROUGH THE SHIP
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