Quick as thought he snatched a knife from Hook 's belt and was about to drive it home , when he saw that he was higher up the rock that his foe . It would not have been fighting fair . He gave the pirate a hand to help him up . It was then that Hook bit him . Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter . It made him quite helpless . He could only stare , horrified . Every child is affected thus the first time he is treated unfairly . All he thinks he has a right to when he comes to you to be yours is fairness . After you have been unfair to him he will love you again , but will never afterwards be quite the same boy . No one ever gets over the first unfairness ; no one except Peter . He often met it , but he always forgot it . I suppose that was the real difference between him and all the rest . So when he met it now it was like the first time ; and he could just stare , helpless . Twice the iron hand clawed him . A few moments afterwards the other boys saw Hook in the water striking wildly for the ship ; no elation on the pestilent face now , only white fear , for the crocodile was in dogged pursuit of him . On ordinary occasions the boys would have swum alongside cheering ; but now they were uneasy , for they had lost both Peter and Wendy , and were scouring the lagoon for them , calling them by name . They found the dinghy and went home in it , shouting `` Peter , Wendy '' as they went , but no answer came save mocking laughter from the mermaids . `` They must be swimming back or flying , '' the boys concluded . They were not very anxious , because they had such faith in Peter .
They chuckled , boylike , because they would be late for bed ; and it was all mother XXXXX 's fault !
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