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He signed to them not to give vent to any cry of admiration that might rouse suspicion. Then he went on ticking. HE SIGNED TO THEM NOT TO GIVE VENT TO ANY CRY OF ADMIRATION THAT MIGHT ROUSE SUSPICION THEN HE WENT ON TICKING
e of it came this ghastly thought, 'The crocodile is about to board the ship.' Even the iron claw hung inactive; as if knowing that it was no intrinsic part of what the attacking force wanted. Left so fearfully alone, any other man would have lain with his eyes shut where he fell: but the gigantic brain of Hook was still working, and under its guidance he crawled on his knees along the deck as far from the sound as he could go. The pirates respectfully cleared a passage for him, and it was only when he brought up against the bulwarks that he spoke. 'Hide me,' he cried hoarsely. They gathered round him; all eyes averted from the thing that was coming aboard. They had no thought of fighting it. It was Fate. Only when Hook was hidden from them did curiosity loosen the limbs of the boys so that they could rush to the ship's side to see the crocodile climbing it. Then they got the strangest surprise of this Night of Nights; for it was no crocodile that was coming to their aid. It was Peter.  NEARER AND IN ADVANCE OF IT CAME THIS GHASTLY THOUGHT THE CROCODILE IS ABOUT TO BOARD THE SHIP EVEN THE IRON CLAW HUNG INACTIVE AS IF KNOWING THAT IT WAS OF NO INTRINSIC PART OF WHAT THE ATTACKING FORCE WANTED LEFT SO FEARFULLY ALONE ANY OTHER MAN WOULD HAVE LAIN WITH HIS EYES SHUT WHERE HE FELL BUT THE GIGANTIC BRAIN OF HOOK WAS STILL WORKING AND UNDER ITS GUIDANCE HE CRAWLED ON HIS KNEES ALONG THE DECK AS FAR FROM THE SOUND AS HE COULD GO THE PIRATES RESPECTFULLY CLEARED A PASSAGE FOR HIM AND IT WAS ONLY WHEN HE WAS BROUGHT UP AGAINST A BOWLERS THAT HE SPOKE HIDE ME HE CRIED HOARSELY THEY GATHERED ROUND HIM ALL EYES AVERTED FROM THE THING THAT WAS COMING ABOARD THEY HAD NO THOUGHT OF FIGHTING IT IT WAS FATE ONLY WHEN HOOK WAS HIDDEN FROM THEM DID CURIOSITY LOOSEN THE LIMBS OF THE BOYS SO THAT THEY COULD RUSH TO THE SHIP'S SIDE TO SEE THE CROCODILE CLIMBING IT THEN THEY GOT THE STRANGEST SURPRISE ON THIS NIGHT OF NIGHT FOR IT WAS NO CROCODILE THAT WAS COMING TO THEIR AID IT WAS PETER
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