` 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 chin 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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Peter Tink bite chamber distress finger first fourth poisoned wall