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The Children Are Carried Off

           Thepandemoniumabovehasceasedalmostassuddenlyasitarose,passedlikeafiercegustofwind;buttheyknowthatinthepassingithasdeterminedtheirfate.

           Whichsidehadwon?

           Thepirates,listeningavidlyatthemouthsofthetrees,heardthequestionputbyeveryboy,andalas,theyalsoheardPeter’sanswer.

           ’Iftheredskinshavewon,’hesaid,’theywillbeatthetom-tom;itisalwaystheirsignofvictory.’

           NowSmeehadfoundthetom-tom,andwasatthatmomentsittingonit.’Youwillneverhearthetom-tomagain,’hemuttered,butinaudiblyofcourse,forstrictsilencehadbeenenjoined.TohisamazementHooksignedtohimtobeatthetom-tom;andslowlytherecametoSmeeanunderstandingofthedreadfulwickednessoftheorder.Never,probably,hadthissimplemanadmiredHooksomuch.

           TwiceSmeebeatupontheinstrument,andthenstoppedtolistengleefully.

           ’Thetom-tom,’themiscreantsheardPetercry;’anIndianvictory!’

           Thedoomedchildrenansweredwithacheerthatwasmusictotheblackheartsabove,andalmostimmediatelytheyrepeatedtheirgoodbyestoPeter.Thispuzzledthepirates,butalltheirotherfeelingswereswallowedbyabasedelightthattheenemywereabouttocomeupthetrees.Theysmirkedateachotherandrubbedtheirhands.RapidlyandsilentlyHookgavehisorders:onemantoeachtree,andtheotherstoarrangethemselvesinalinetwoyardsapart.

           

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