The rock was slippery as a ball , and they had to crawl rather than climb . Neither knew that the other was coming . Each feeling for a grip met the other 's arm : in surprise they raised their heads ; their faces were almost touching ; so they met . Some of the greatest heroes have confessed that just before they fell to -LSB- began combat -RSB- they had a sinking -LSB- feeling in the stomach -RSB- . Had it been so with Peter at that moment I would admit it . After all , he was the only man that the Sea-Cook had feared . But Peter had no sinking , he had one feeling only , gladness ; and he gnashed his pretty teeth with joy . 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 XXXXX time ; and he could just stare , helpless .
Peter Sea-Cook fairness first pain rest right sinking surprise unfairness