Питер Пэн и Венди
The Island Come True
Thenquicklytheywillbeontopofeachother.
Allarekeepingasharplook-outinfront,butnonesuspectsthatthedangermaybecreepingupfrombehind.Thisshowshowrealtheislandwas.
Thefirsttofalloutofthemovingcirclewastheboys.Theyflungthemselvesdownonthesward,closetotheirundergroundhome.
’IdowishPeterwouldcomeback,’everyoneofthemsaidnervously,thoughinheightandstillmoreinbreadththeywerealllargerthantheircaptain.
’Iamtheonlyonewhoisnotafraidofthepirates,’Slightlysaid,inthetonethatpreventedhisbeingageneralfavourite;butperhapssomedistantsounddisturbedhim,forheaddedhastily,’butIwishhewouldcomeback,andtelluswhetherhehasheardanythingmoreaboutCinderella.’
TheytalkedofCinderella,andTootleswasconfidentthathismothermusthavebeenverylikeher.
ItwasonlyinPeter’sabsencethattheycouldspeakofmothers,thesubjectbeingforbiddenbyhimassilly.
’AllIrememberaboutmymother,’Nibstoldthem,’isthatsheoftensaidtofather,"Oh,howIwishIhadacheque-bookofmyown."Idon’tknowwhatacheque-bookis,butIshouldjustlovetogivemymotherone.’
Whiletheytalkedtheyheardadistantsound.YouorI,notbeingwildthingsofthewoods,wouldhaveheardnothing,buttheyheardit,anditwasthegrimsong:
’Yoho,yoho,thepiratelife,
Theflago’skullandbones,
Amerryhour,ahempenrope,
AndheyforDavyJones.’
Atoncethelostboys—butwherearethey?Theyarenolongerthere.Rabbitscouldnothavedisappearedmorequickly.
