He fell forward . Four boys caught him to prevent the thud . Peter gave the signal , and the carrion was cast overboard . There was a splash , and then silence . How long has it taken ? ` One ! ' -LRB- Slightly had begun to count . -RRB- None too soon , Peter , every inch of him on tiptoe , vanished into the cabin ; for more than one pirate was screwing up his courage to look round . They could hear each other 's distressed breathing now , which showed them that the more terrible sound had passed . ` It 's gone , captain , ' Smee said , wiping his spectacles . ` All 's still again . ' Slowly Hook let his head emerge from his ruff , and listened so intently that he could have caught the echo of the tick . There was not a sound , and he drew himself up firmly to his full height . ` Then here 's to Johnny Plank , ' he cried brazenly , hating the boys more than ever because they had seen him unbend . He broke into the villainous ditty : ` Yo ho , yo ho , the frisky plank , You walks along it so , Till it goes down and you goes down To Davy Jones below ! ' To terrorise the prisoners the more , though with a certain loss of dignity , he danced along an imaginary plank , grimacing at them as he sang ; and when he finished he cried , ` Do you want a touch of the cat before you walk the plank ? ' At that they fell on their knees . ` No , no , ' they cried so piteously that every pirate smiled . ` Fetch the cat , Jukes , ' said Hook ; ` it 's in the cabin . ' The cabin !
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