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Donning his hat at its most rakish angle, he wound his cloak around him, holding one end in front as if to conceal his person from the night, of which it was the blackest part, and muttering strangely to himself stole away through the trees. DONNING HIS HAT AT HIS MOST RAKISH ANGLE HE WOUND HIS CLOAK ROUND HIM HOLDING ONE END IN FRONT AS IF TO CONCEAL HIS PERSON FROM THE NIGHT OF WHICH IT WAS THE BLACKEST PART AND MUTTERING STRANGELY TO HIMSELF STOLE AWAY THROUGH THE TREES
door and flung himself against it. Was his enemy to escape him after all. But what was that? The red in his eye had caught sight of Peter's medicine standing on a ledge within easy reach. He fathomed what it was straightway, and immediately he knew that the sleeper was in his power. Lest he should be taken alive, Hook always carried about his person a dreadful drug, blended by himself of all the death-dealing rings that had come into his possession. These he had boiled down into a yellow liquid quite unknown to science, which was probably the most virulent poison in existence. Five drops of this he now added to Peter's cup. His hand shook, but it was in exultation rather than in shame. As he did it he avoided glancing at the sleeper, but not lest pity should unnerve him; merely to avoid spilling. Then one long gloating look he cast upon his victim, and turning, wormed his way with difficulty up the tree. As he emerged at the top he looked the very spirit of evil breaking from its hole. ED AND HE RATTLED THE DOOR AND FLUNG HIMSELF AGAINST IT WAS HIS ENEMY TO ESCAPE HIM AFTER ALL BUT WHAT WAS THAT THE WRET IN HIS EYE HAD CAUGHT SIGHT OF PETER'S MEDICINE STANDING ON A LEDGE WITHIN EASY REACH HE FATHOMED THAT IT WAS STRAIGHTWAY AND IMMEDIATELY HE KNEW THAT THE SLEEPER WAS IN HIS POWER LEST HE SHOULD BE TAKEN ALIVE HOOK ALWAYS CARRIED ABOUT HIS PERSON A DREADFUL DRUG BLENDED BY HIMSELF OF ALL THE DEATH DEALING RINGS THAT HAD COME INTO HIS POSSESSION THESE HE HAD BOILED DOWN INTO A YELLOW LIQUID QUITE UNKNOWN TO SIGNS WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE MOST VIRULENT POISON IN EXISTENCE FIVE DROPS OF THIS HE NOW ADDED TO PETER'S CUP HIS HAND SHOOK BUT IT WAS IN EXULTATION RATHER THAN IN SHAME AS HE DID IT HE AVOIDED GLANCING AT THE SLEEPER BUT NOT LEST PITY SHOULD RENERVE HIM MERELY TO AVOID SPILLING THEN ONE LONG GLOATING LOOK HE CAST UPON HIS VICTIM AND TURNING WORMED HIS WAY WITH DIFFICULTY UP THE TREE AS HE EMERGED AT THE TOP HE LOOKED THE VERY SPIRIT OF EVIL BREAKING FROM ITS HOLE
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