` Smee , ' he said , ` this seat is hot . ' He jumped up . ` Odds bobs , hammer and tongs I 'm burning . ' They examined the mushroom , which was of a size and solidity unknown on the mainland ; they tried to pull it up , and it came away at once in their hands , for it had no root . Stranger still , smoke began at once to ascend . The pirates looked at each other . ' A chimney ! ' they both exclaimed . They had indeed discovered the chimney of the home under the ground . It was the custom of the boys to stop it with a mushroom when enemies were in the neighbourhood . Not only smoke came out of it . There came also children 's voices , for so safe did the boys feel in their hiding-place that they were gaily chattering . The pirates listened grimly , and then replaced the mushroom . They looked around them and noted the holes in the seven trees . ` Did you hear them say Peter Pan 's from home ? ' Smee whispered , fidgeting with Johnny Corkscrew . Hook nodded . He stood for a long time lost in thought , and at last a curdling smile lit up his swarthy face . Smee had been waiting for it . ` Unrip your plan , captain , ' he cried eagerly .
` To return to the ship , ' XXXXX replied slowly through his teeth , ` and cook a large rich cake of a jolly thickness with green sugar on it .
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