Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter . It made him quite helpless . He could only stare , horrified . Every child is affected thus the first time he is treated unfairly . All he thinks he has a right to when he comes to you to be yours is fairness . After you have been unfair to him he will love you again , but he will never afterwards be quite the same boy . No one ever gets over the first unfairness ; no one except Peter . He often met it , but he always forgot it . I suppose that was the real difference between him and all the rest . So when he met it now it was like the first time ; and he could just stare , helpless . Twice the iron hand clawed him . A few minutes afterwards the other boys saw Hook in the water striking wildly for the ship ; no elation on his pestilent face now , only white fear , for the crocodile was in dogged pursuit of him . On ordinary occasions the boys would have swum alongside cheering ; but now they were uneasy , for they had lost both Peter and Wendy , and were scouring the lagoon for them , calling them by name . They found the dinghy and went home in it , shouting ` Peter , Wendy ' as they went , but no answer came save mocking laughter from the mermaids . ` They must be swimming back or flying , ' the boys concluded . They were not very anxious , they had such faith in Peter . They chuckled , boylike , because they would be late for bed ; and it was all mother Wendy 's fault ! When their voices died away there came cold silence over the lagoon , and then a feeble cry . ` Help , help ! ' Two small figures were beating against the rock ; the girl had fainted and lay on the boy 's arm .
With a last effort Peter pulled her up the XXXXX and then lay down beside her .
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