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The Mermaids’ Lagoon

           

           ’Whoareyou,stranger,speak?’Hookdemanded.

           ’IamJamesHook,’repliedthevoice,’captainoftheJollyRoger.’

           ’Youarenot;youarenot,’Hookcriedhoarsely.

           ’Brimstoneandgall,’thevoiceretorted,’saythatagain,andI’llcastanchorinyou.’

           Hooktriedamoreingratiatingmanner.’IfyouareHook,’hesaidalmosthumbly,’cometellme,whoamI?’

           ’Acodfish,’repliedthevoice,’onlyacodfish.’

           ’Acodfish!’Hookechoedblankly;anditwasthen,butnottillthen,thathisproudspiritbroke.Hesawhismendrawbackfromhim.

           ’Havewebeencaptainedallthistimebyacodfish!’theymuttered.’Itisloweringtoourpride.’

           Theywerehisdogssnappingathim,but,tragicfigurethoughhehadbecome,hescarcelyheededthem.Againstsuchfearfulevidenceitwasnottheirbeliefinhimthatheneeded,itwashisown.Hefelthisegoslippingfromhim.’Don’tdesertme,bully,’hewhisperedhoarselytoit.

           Inhisdarknaturetherewasatouchofthefeminine,asinallthegreatpirates,anditsometimesgavehimintuitions.Suddenlyhetriedtheguessinggame.

           ’Hook,’hecalled,’haveyouanothervoice?’

           NowPetercouldneverresistagame,andheansweredblithelyinhisownvoice,’Ihave.’

           ’Andanothername?’

           ’Ay,ay.’

           ’Vegetable?’askedHook.

           ’No.’

           ’Mineral?’

           ’No.’

           ’Animal?’

           ’Yes.’

           ’Man?’

           ’No!’Thisanswerrangoutscornfully.

           ’Boy?’

           ’Yes.’

           ’Ordinaryboy?’

           ’No!’

           ’Wonderfulboy?’

           ToWendy’spaintheanswerthatrangoutthistimewas’Yes.’

           ’AreyouinEngland?’

           ’No.

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