Twice did Peter raise the arrow , and twice did his hand fall . ' I can not strike , ' he said with awe , ` there is something stays my hand . ' All looked at him in wonder , save Nibs , who fortunately looked at Wendy . ` It is she , ' he cried , ` the Wendy lady ; see , her arm . ' Wonderful to relate , Wendy had raised her arm . Nibs bent over her and listened reverently . ' I think she said `` Poor Tootles , '' ' he whispered . ` She lives , ' Peter said briefly . Slightly cried instantly , ` The Wendy lady lives . ' Then Peter knelt beside her and found his button . You remember she had put it on a chain that she wore round her neck . ` See , ' he said , ` the arrow struck against this . It is the kiss I gave her . It has saved her life . ' ' I remember kisses , ' Slightly interposed quickly , ` let me see it . Ay , that 's a kiss . ' Peter did not hear him . He was begging Wendy to get better quickly , so that he could show her the mermaids . Of course she could not answer yet , being still in a frightful faint ; but from overhead came a wailing note . ` Listen to Tink , ' said Curly , ` she is crying because the Wendy lives . '
Then they had to tell Peter of XXXXX 's crime , and almost never had they seen him look so stern .
Ay Curly Nibs Peter Tink Tootles Wendy mermaids neck note