So , though fear was upon her , and she longed to hear male voices , she would not waken them . Even when she heard the sound of muffled oars , though her heart was in her mouth , she did not waken them . She stood over them to let them have their sleep out . Was it not brave of Wendy ? It was well for those boys then that there was one among them who could sniff danger even in his sleep . Peter sprang erect , as wide awake at once as a dog , and with one warning cry he roused the others . He stood motionless , one hand to his ear . `` Pirates ! '' he cried . The others came closer to him . A strange smile was playing about his face , and Wendy saw it and shuddered . While that smile was on his face no one dared address him ; all they could do was to stand ready to obey . The order came sharp and incisive . `` Dive ! '' There was a gleam of legs , and instantly the lagoon seemed deserted . Marooners ' Rock stood alone in the forbidding waters as if it were itself marooned . The boat drew nearer . It was the pirate dinghy , with three figures in her , Smee and Starkey , and the third a captive , no other than Tiger Lily . Her hands and ankles were tied , and she knew what was to be her fate . She was to be left on the rock to perish , an end to one of her race more terrible than death by fire or torture , for is it not written in the book of the tribe that there is no path through water to the happy hunting-ground ?
Yet her XXXXX was impassive ; she was the daughter of a chief , she must die as a chief 's daughter , it is enough .
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