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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.’

           Atoncethelostboysbutwherearethey?Theyarenolongerthere.Rabbitscouldnothavedisappearedmorequickly.

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