Now Smee had found the tom-tom , and was at that moment sitting on it . `` You will never hear the tom-tom again , '' he muttered , but inaudibly of course , for strict silence had been enjoined -LSB- urged -RSB- . To his amazement Hook signed him to beat the tom-tom , and slowly there came to Smee an understanding of the dreadful wickedness of the order . Never , probably , had this simple man admired Hook so much . Twice Smee beat upon the instrument , and then stopped to listen gleefully . `` The tom-tom , '' the miscreants heard Peter cry ; `` an Indian victory ! '' The doomed children answered with a cheer that was music to the black hearts above , and almost immediately they repeated their good-byes to Peter . This puzzled the pirates , but all their other feelings were swallowed by a base delight that the enemy were about to come up the trees . They smirked at each other and rubbed their hands . Rapidly and silently Hook gave his orders : one man to each tree , and the others to arrange themselves in a line two yards apart . Chapter 13 DO YOU BELIEVE IN FAIRIES ? The more quickly this horror is disposed of the better . The first to emerge from his tree was Curly . He rose out of it into the arms of Cecco , who flung him to Smee , who flung him to Starkey , who flung him to Bill Jukes , who flung him to Noodler , and so he was tossed from one to another till he fell at the feet of the black pirate . All the boys were plucked from their trees in this ruthless manner ; and several of them were in the air at a time , like bales of goods flung from hand to hand . A different treatment was accorded to Wendy , who came last . With ironical politeness Hook raised his hat to her , and , offering her his arm , escorted her to the spot where the others were being gagged . He did it with such an air , he was so frightfully DISTINGUE -LSB- imposingly distinguished -RSB- , that she was too fascinated to cry out . She was only a little girl . Perhaps it is tell-tale to divulge that for a moment Hook entranced her , and we tell on her only because her slip led to strange results .
Had she haughtily unhanded him -LRB- and we should have loved to write it of her -RRB- , she would have been hurled through the air like the others , and then Hook would probably not have been present at the tying of the children ; and had he not been at the tying he would not have discovered Slightly 's secret , and without the secret he could not presently have made his foul attempt on XXXXX 's life .
Cecco Indian Jukes Noodler Peter Smee Starkey Wendy first tom-tom