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"Hook Or Me This Time"

           Hookhadwell-nighforgottenhisprisoners,butasheswungroundonthemnowhisfacelitupagain.

           ’Lads,’hecriedtohiscrew,’here’sanotion.Openthecabindooranddrivethemin.Letthemfightthedoodle-doofortheirlives.Iftheykillhim,we’resomuchthebetter;ifhekillsthem,we’renonetheworse.’

           ForthelasttimehisdogsadmiredHook,anddevotedlytheydidhisbidding.Theboys,pretendingtostruggle,werepushedintothecabinandthedoorwasclosedonthem.

           ’Now,listen,’criedHook,andalllistened.Butnotonedaredtofacethedoor.Yes,one,Wendy,whoallthistimehadbeenboundtothemast.Itwasforneitherascreamnoracrowthatshewaswatching;itwasforthereappearanceofPeter.

           Shehadnotlongtowait.Inthecabinhehadfoundthethingforwhichhehadgoneinsearch:thekeythatwouldfreethechildrenoftheirmanacles;andnowtheyallstoleforth,armedwithsuchweaponsastheycouldfind.Firstsigningtothemtohide,PetercutWendy’sbonds,andthennothingcouldhavebeeneasierthanforthemalltoflyofftogether;butonethingbarredtheway,anoath,’Hookormethistime.’SowhenhehadfreedWendy,hewhisperedtohertoconcealherselfwiththeothers,andhimselftookherplacebythemast,hercloakaroundhimsothatheshouldpassforher.Thenhetookagreatbreathandcrowed.

           Tothepiratesitwasavoicecryingthatalltheboyslayslaininthecabin;andtheywerepanic-stricken.

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