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Thus perished James Hook. 'Seventeen,' Slightly sang out; but he was not quite correct in his figures. THUS PERISHED JAMES HOOK SEVENTEEN SLIGHTLY SANG OUT BUT HE WAS NOT QUITE CORRECT IN HIS FIGURES
 longer with them; it was slouching in the playing fields of long ago, or being sent up for good, or watching the wall-game from a famous wall. And his shoes were right, and his waistcoat was right, and his tie was right, and his socks were right. James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell. For we have come to his last moment. Seeing Peter slowly advancing upon him through the air with dagger poised, he sprang upon the bulwarks to cast himself into the sea. He did not know that the crocodile was waiting for him; for we purposely stopped the clock that this knowledge might be spared him: a little mark of respect from us at the end. He had one last triumph, which I think we need not grudge him. As he stood on the bulwark looking over his shoulder at Peter gliding through the air, he invited him with a gesture to use his foot. It made Peter kick instead of stab. At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved. 'Bad form,' he cried jeeringly, and went content to the crocodile.  THEM IMPOTENTLY HIS MIND WAS NO LONGER WITH HIM IT WAS SLOUCHING IN THE PLAYING FIELDS OF LONG AGO OR BEING SENT UP FOR GOOD OR WATCHING THE WALL GAIN FROM A FAMOUS WALL AND HIS SHOES WERE RIGHT AND HIS WAISTCOAT WAS RIGHT AND HIS TIE WAS RIGHT AND HIS SOCKS WERE RIGHT JAMES HOOK THOU NOT UNHOLY UNHEROIC FIGURE FAREWELL FOR WE HAVE COME TO HIS LAST MOMENT SEEING PETER SLOWLY ADVANCING UPON HIM THROUGH THE AIR WITH DAGGER POISED HE SPRANG UPON THE BULKS TO CAST HIMSELF INTO THE SEA HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CROCODILE WAS WAITING FOR HIM FOR WE PURPOSELY STOPPED THE CLOCK THAT THIS KNOWLEDGE MIGHT BE SPARED HIM A LITTLE MARK OF RESPECT FROM US AT THE END HE HAD ONE LAST TRIUMPH WHICH I THINK WE NEED NOT GRUDGE HIM AS HE STOOD ON THE BULWARK LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER AT PETER GLIDING THROUGH THE AIR HE INVITED HIM WITH A GESTURE TO USE HIS FOOT IT MADE PETER KICK INSTEAD OF STAB AT LAST HOOK HAD GOT THE BOON FOR WHICH HE CRAVED BAD FORM HE CRIED JEERINGLY AND WENT CONTENT TO THE CROCODILE
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