John 's hat ! Tink agreed to travel by hat if it was carried in the hand . John carried it , though she had hoped to be carried by Peter . Presently Wendy took the hat , because John said it struck against his knee as he flew ; and this , as we shall see , led to mischief , for Tinker Bell hated to be under an obligation to Wendy . In the black topper the light was completely hidden , and they flew on in silence . It was the stillest silence they had ever known , broken once by a distant lapping , which Peter explained was the wild beasts drinking at the ford , and again by a rasping sound that might have been the branches of trees rubbing together , but he said it was the redskins sharpening their knives . Even these noises ceased . To Michael the loneliness was dreadful . ` If only something would make a sound ! ' he cried . As if in answer to his request , the air was rent by the most tremendous crash he had ever heard . The pirates had fired Long Tom at them . The roar of it echoed through the mountains , and the echoes seemed to cry savagely , ` Where are they , where are they , where are they ? ' Thus sharply did the terrified three learn the difference between an island of make-believe and the same island come true . When at last the heavens were steady again , John and Michael found themselves alone in the darkness . John was treading the air mechanically , and Michael without knowing how to float was floating . ` Are you shot ? ' John whispered tremulously . ' I have n't tried yet , ' Michael whispered back . We know now that no one had been hit .
Peter , however , had been carried by the wind of the shot far out to sea , while Wendy was blown upwards with no companion but Tinker XXXXX .
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