`` Besides , '' said Peter , quite believing himself `` I never fell asleep . '' He raised the cup . No time for words now ; time for deeds ; and with one of her lightning movements Tink got between his lips and the draught , and drained it to the dregs . `` Why , Tink , how dare you drink my medicine ? '' But she did not answer . Already she was reeling in the air . `` What is the matter with you ? '' cried Peter , suddenly afraid . `` It was poisoned , Peter , '' she told him softly ; `` and now I am going to be dead . '' `` O Tink , did you drink it to save me ? '' `` Yes . '' `` But why , Tink ? '' Her wings would scarcely carry her now , but in reply she alighted on his shoulder and gave his nose a loving bite . She whispered in his ear `` You silly ass , '' and then , tottering to her chamber , lay down on the bed . His head almost filled the fourth wall of her little room as he knelt near her in distress . Every moment her light was growing fainter ; and he knew that if it went out she would be no more . She liked his tears so much that she put out her beautiful finger and let them run over it . Her voice was so low that at first he could not make out what she said . Then he made it out . She was saying that she thought she could get well again if children believed in fairies .
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