said Solomon a little cruelly , and Peter saw , to his consternation , that all his toes were fingers . The shock was so great that it drove away his cold . ` Ruffle your feathers , ' said that grim old Solomon , and Peter tried most desperately hard to ruffle his feathers , but he had none . Then he rose up , quaking , and for the first time since he stood on the window ledge , he remembered a lady who had been very fond of him . -LSB- Illustration : Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw -LRB- missing from book -RRB- -RSB- ' I think I shall go back to mother , ' he said , timidly . ` Good-bye , ' replied Solomon Caw with a queer look . But Peter hesitated . ` Why do n't you go ? ' the old one asked politely . ' I suppose , ' said Peter huskily , ' I suppose I can still fly ? ' You see he had lost faith . ` Poor little half-and-half ! ' said Solomon , who was not really hard-hearted , ` you will never be able to fly again , not even on windy days . You must live here on the island always . ' ` And never even go to the Kensington Gardens ? ' Peter asked tragically . ` How could you get across ? ' said Solomon . He promised very kindly , however , to teach Peter as many of the bird ways as could be learned by one of such an awkward shape . ` Then I sha n't be exactly a human ? '
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