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The Island Come True

           

           Iwilltellyouwheretheyare.WiththeexceptionofNibs,whohasdartedawaytoreconnoitre,theyarealreadyintheirhomeundertheground,averydelightfulresidenceofwhichweshallseeagooddealpresently.Buthowhavetheyreachedit?forthereisnoentrancetobeseen,notsomuchasapileofbrushwood,whichifremovedwoulddisclosethemouthofacave.Lookclosely,however,andyoumaynotethatthereareheresevenlargetrees,eachhavinginitshollowtrunkaholeaslargeasaboy.Thesearethesevenentrancestothehomeundertheground,forwhichHookhasbeensearchinginvainthesemanymoons.Willhefinditto-night?

           Asthepiratesadvanced,thequickeyeofStarkeysightedNibsdisappearingthroughthewood,andatoncehispistolflashedout.Butanironclawgrippedhisshoulder.

           ’Captain,letgo,’hecried,writhing.

           NowforthefirsttimewehearthevoiceofHook.Itwasablackvoice.’Putbackthatpistolfirst,’itsaidthreateningly.

           ’Itwasoneofthoseboysyouhate.Icouldhaveshothimdead.’

           ’Ay,andthesoundwouldhavebroughtTigerLily’sredskinsuponus.Doyouwanttoloseyourscalp?’

           ’ShallIafterhim,captain,’askedpatheticSmee,’andticklehimwithJohnnyCorkscrew?’Smeehadpleasantnamesforeverything,andhiscutlasswasJohnnyCorkscrew,becausehewriggleditinthewound.OnecouldmentionmanylovabletraitsinSmee.Forinstance,afterkilling,itwashisspectacleshewipedinsteadofhisweapon.

           ’Johnny’sasilentfellow,’heremindedHook.

           ’Notnow,Smee,’Hooksaiddarkly.

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