Rabbits could not have disappeared more quickly . I will tell you where they are . With the exception of Nibs , who has darted away to reconnoitre , they are already in their home under the ground , a very delightful residence of which we shall see a good deal presently . But how have they reached it ? for there is no entrance to be seen , not so much as a pile of brushwood , which if removed would disclose the mouth of a cave . Look closely , however , and you may note that there are here seven large trees , each having in its hollow trunk a hole as large as a boy . These are the seven entrances to the home under the ground , for which Hook has been searching in vain these many moons . Will he find it to-night ? As the pirates advanced , the quick eye of Starkey sighted Nibs disappearing through the wood , and at once his pistol flashed out . But an iron claw gripped his shoulder . ` Captain , let go , ' he cried , writhing . Now for the first time we hear the voice of Hook . It was a black voice . ` Put back that pistol first , ' it said threateningly . ` It was one of those boys you hate . I could have shot him dead . ' ` Ay , and the sound would have brought Tiger Lily 's redskins upon us . Do you want to lose your scalp ? ' ` Shall I after him , captain , ' asked pathetic Smee , ` and tickle him with Johnny Corkscrew ? ' Smee had pleasant names for everything , and his cutlass was Johnny Corkscrew , because he wriggled it in the wound .
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Ay Captain Corkscrew Lily Nibs Smee brushwood entrances first to-night