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He signed to her to listen. The two pirates were very curious to know what had brought their captain to them, but he sat with his head on his hook in a position of profound melancholy. HE SIGNED TO HER TO LISTEN THE TWO PIRATES WERE VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT HAD BROUGHT THEIR CAPTAIN TO THEM BUT HE SAT WITH HIS HEAD ON HIS HOOK IN A POSITION OF PROFOUND MELANCHOLY
e knew that he would be elated also and very likely crow and thus betray himself, so at once her hand went out to cover his mouth. But it was stayed even in the act, for 'Boat ahoy!' rang over the lagoon in Hook's voice, and this time it was not Peter who had spoken. Peter may have been about to crow, but his face puckered in a whistle of surprise instead. 'Boat ahoy!' again came the cry. Now Wendy understood. The real Hook was also in the water. He was swimming to the boat, and as his men showed a light to guide him he had soon reached them. In the light of the lantern Wendy saw his hook grip the boat's side; she saw his evil swarthy face as he rose dripping from the water, and, quaking, she would have liked to swim away, but Peter would not budge. He was tingling with life and also top-heavy with conceit. 'Am I not a wonder, oh, I am a wonder!' he whispered to her; and though she thought so also, she was really glad for the sake of his reputation that no one heard him except herself. LATED OVER PETER'S CLEVERNESS BUT SHE KNEW THAT HE WOULD BE ELATED ALSO AND VERY LIKELY CROW AND THUS BETRAY HIMSELF SO AT ONCE HER HAND WENT OUT TO COVER HIS MOUTH BUT IT WAS STAYED EVEN IN THE ACT FOR BOTAHOY RANG OVER THE LAGOON IN HOOK'S VOICE AND THIS TIME IT WAS NOT PETER WHO HAD SPOKEN PETER MAY HAVE BEEN ABOUT TO CROW BUT HIS FACE PUCKERED IN A WHISTLE OF SURPRISE INSTEAD BOAT AHOY AGAIN CAME THE CRY NOW WENDY UNDERSTOOD THE REAL HOOK WAS ALSO IN THE WATER HE WAS SWIMMING TO THE BOAT AND AS HIS MEN SHOWED DELIGHT TO GUIDE HIM HE HAD SOON REACHED THEM IN THE LIGHT OF THE LANTERN WENDY SAW HIS HOOK GRIP THE BOAT'S SIDE HE SAW HIS EVIL SWARTHY FACE AS HE ROSE DRIPPING FROM THE WATER AND QUAKING SHE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SWIM AWAY BUT PETER WOULD NOT BUDGE HE WAS TINGLING WITH LIFE AND ALSO TOP HEAVY WITH CONCEIT AM I NOT A WONDER OH I AM A WONDER HE WHISPERED TO HER AND THOUGH SHE THOUGHT SO ALSO SHE WAS REALLY GLAD FOR THE SAKE OF HIS REPUTATION THAT NO ONE HEARD HIM EXCEPT HIMSELF
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