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Once more the boys emerged into the open; but the dangers of the night were not yet over, for presently Nibs rushed breathless into their midst, pursued by a pack of wolves. The tongues of the pursuers were hanging out; the baying of them was horrible. ONCE MORE THE BOYS EMERGED INTO THE OPEN BUT THE DANGERS OF THE NIGHT WERE NOT YET OVER FOR PRESENTLY NIBS RUSHED BREATHLESS INTO THEIR MIDST PURSUED BY A PACK OF WOLVES THE TONGUES OF THE PURSUERS WERE HANGING OUT THE BAYING OF THEM WAS HORRIBLE
They will find the cake and they will gobble it up, because, having no mother, they don't know how dangerous 'tis to eat rich damp cake.' He burst into laughter, not hollow laughter now, but honest laughter. 'Aha, they will die.' Smee had listened with growing admiration. 'It's the wickedest, prettiest policy ever I heard of,' he cried, and in their exultation they danced and sang: 'Avast, belay, when I appear, By fear they're overtook; Nought's left upon your bones when you Have shaken claws with Cook.' They began the verse, but they never finished it, for another sound broke in and stilled them. It was at first such a tiny sound that a leaf might have fallen on it and smothered it, but as it came nearer it was more distinct. Tick tick tick tick. Hook stood shuddering, one foot in the air. 'The crocodile,' he gasped, and bounded away, followed by his bo'sun. It was indeed the crocodile. It had passed the redskins, who were now on the trail of the other pirates. It oozed on after Hook.  THAT SHOWS THEY HAVE NO MOTHER WE WILL LEAVE THE CAKE ON THE SHORE OF THE MERMAID'S LAGOON THESE BOYS ARE ALWAYS SWIMMING ABOUT THERE PLAYING WITH THE MERMAIDS THEY WILL FIND THE CAKE AND THEY WILL GOBBLE IT UP BECAUSE HAVING NO MOTHER THEY DON'T KNOW HOW DANGEROUS TIS TO EAT RICH DAMP CAKE HE BURST INTO LAUGHTER NOT HOLLOW LAUGHTER NOW BUT HONEST LAUGHTER AHA THEY WILL DIE SMEAR LISTENED WITH GROWING ADMIRATION IT'S THE WICKEDEST PRETTIEST POLICY I EVER HEARD OF HE CRIED AND IN THEIR EXULTATION THEY DANCED AND SANG OH THEY BEGAN THE FIRST BUT THEY NEVER FINISHED IT FOR ANOTHER SOUND BROKE IN AND STILLED THEM IT WAS AT FIRST SUCH A TINY SOUND THAT A LEAF MIGHT HAVE FALLEN ON IT AND SMOTHERED IT BUT AS IT CAME NEARER IT WAS MORE DISTINCT TICK TICK TICK TICK HOOK STOOD SHUDDERING ONE FOOT IN THE AIR THE CROCODILE HE GASPED AND BOUNDED AWAY FOLLOWED BY HIS BOWSWAUN IT WAS INDEED THE CROCODILE IT HAD PASSED THE REDSKINS WHO WERE NOW ON THE TRAIL OF THE OTHER PIRATES IT OOZED ON AFTER HOOK
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