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On ordinary occasions the boys would have swum alongside cheering; but now they were uneasy, for they had lost both Peter and Wendy, and were scouring the lagoon for them, calling them by name. ON ORDINARY OCCASIONS THE BOYS WOULD HAVE SWUM ALONGSIDE CHEERING BUT NOW THEY WERE UNEASY FOR THEY HAD LOST BOTH PETER AND WENDY AND WERE SCOURING THE LAGOON FOR THEM CALLING THEM BY NAME
 the rock than his foe. It would not have been fighting fair. He gave the pirate a hand to help him up. It was then that Hook bit him. Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter. It made him quite helpless. He could only stare, horrified. Every child is affected thus the first time he is treated unfairly. All he thinks he has a right to when he comes to you to be yours is fairness. After you have been unfair to him he will love you again, but he will never afterwards be quite the same boy. No one ever gets over the first unfairness; no one except Peter. He often met it, but he always forgot it. I suppose that was the real difference between him and all the rest. So when he met it now it was like the first time; and he could just stare, helpless. Twice the iron hand clawed him. A few minutes afterwards the other boys saw Hook in the water striking wildly for the ship; no elation on his pestilent face now, only white fear, for the crocodile was in dogged pursuit of him.  SAW THAT HE WAS HIGHER UP THE ROCK THAN HIS FOE IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FAIR HE GAVE THE PIRATE A HAND TO HELP HIM UP IT WAS THEN THAT HOOK BIT HIM NOT THE PAIN OF THIS BUT ITS UNFAIRNESS WAS WHAT DAZED PETER IT MADE HIM QUITE HELPLESS HE COULD ONLY STARE HORRIFIED EVERY CHILD IS AFFECTED THUS THE FIRST TIME IS TREATED UNFAIRLY ALL HE THINKS HE HAS A RIGHT TO WHEN HE COMES TO YOU TO BE YOURS AND FAIR'S AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN UNFAIR TO HIM HE WILL LOVE YOU AGAIN BUT HE WILL NEVER AFTERWARDS BE QUITE THE SAME BOY NO ONE EVER GETS OVER THE FIRST UNFAIRNESS NO ONE EXCEPT PETER HE OFTEN MET IT BUT HE ALWAYS FORGOT IT I SUPPOSE THAT WAS THE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIM AND ALL THE REST SO WHEN HE MET IT NOW IT WAS LIKE THE FIRST TIME AND HE COULD JUST SPARE HELPLESS TWICE THE IRON HAND CLAWED HIM A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS THE OTHER BOY SAW A HOOK IN THE WATER STRIKING WILDLY FOR THE SHIP NO ELATION ON HIS PESTILENT FACE NOW ONLY A WHITE FARE FOR THE CROCODILE WAS IN DOGGED PURSUIT OF HIM
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