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           Sometimeshecamehomewithhisheadbandaged,andthenWendycooedoverhimandbatheditinlukewarmwater,whilehetoldadazzlingtale.Butshewasneverquitesure,youknow.Therewere,however,manyadventureswhichsheknewtobetruebecauseshewasinthemherself,andtherewerestillmorethatwereatleastpartlytrue,fortheotherboyswereinthemandsaidtheywerewhollytrue.TodescribethemallwouldrequireabookaslargeasanEnglish-Latin,Latin-EnglishDictionary,andthemostwecandoistogiveoneasaspecimenofanaveragehourontheisland.Thedifficultyiswhichonetochoose.ShouldwetakethebrushwiththeredskinsatSlightlyGulch?Itwasasanguinaryaffair,andespeciallyinterestingasshowingoneofPeter’speculiarities,whichwasthatinthemiddleofafighthewouldsuddenlychangesides.AttheGulch,whenvictorywasstillinthebalance,sometimesleaningthiswayandsometimesthat,hecalledout,’I’mredskinto-day;whatareyou,Tootles?’AndTootlesanswered,’Redskin;whatareyou,Nibs?’andNibssaid,’Redskin;whatareyou,Twin?’andsoon;andtheywereallredskin;andofcoursethiswouldhaveendedthefighthadnottherealredskins,fascinatedbyPeter’smethods,agreedtobelostboysforthatonce,andsoatittheyallwentagain,morefiercelythanever.

           Theextraordinaryupshotofthisadventurewas—butwehavenotdecidedyetthatthisistheadventurewearetonarrate.