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The Island Come True

           Inmanner,somethingofthegrandseigneurstillclungtohim,sothatheevenrippedyouupwithanair,andIhavebeentoldthathewasaraconteurofrepute.Hewasnevermoresinisterthanwhenhewasmostpolite,whichisprobablythetruesttestofbreeding;andtheeleganceofhisdiction,evenwhenhewasswearing,nolessthanthedistinctionofhisdemeanour,showedhimoneofadifferentcastefromhiscrew.Amanofindomitablecourage,itwassaidofhimthattheonlythingheshiedatwasthesightofhisownblood,whichwasthickandofanunusualcolour.IndresshesomewhatapedtheattireassociatedwiththenameofCharlesII.,havinghearditsaidinsomeearlierperiodofhiscareerthatheboreastrangeresemblancetotheill-fatedStuarts;andinhismouthhehadaholderofhisowncontrivancewhichenabledhimtosmoketwocigarsatonce.Butundoubtedlythegrimmestpartofhimwashisironclaw.

           Letusnowkillapirate,toshowHook’smethod.Skylightswilldo.Astheypass,Skylightslurchesclumsilyagainsthim,rufflinghislacecollar;thehookshootsforth,thereisatearingsoundandonescreech,thenthebodyiskickedaside,andthepiratespasson.Hehasnoteventakenthecigarsfromhismouth.

           SuchistheterriblemanagainstwhomPeterPanispitted.Whichwillwin?

           Onthetrailofthepirates,stealingnoiselesslydownthewar-path,whichisnotvisibletoinexperiencedeyes,cometheredskins,everyoneofthemwithhiseyespeeled.Theycarrytomahawksandknives,andtheirnakedbodiesgleamwithpaintandoil.

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