The first to fall out of the moving circle was the boys . They flung themselves down on the sward -LSB- turf -RSB- , close to their underground home . `` I do wish Peter would come back , '' every one of them said nervously , though in height and still more in breadth they were all larger than their captain . `` I am the only one who is not afraid of the pirates , '' Slightly said , in the tone that prevented his being a general favourite ; but perhaps some distant sound disturbed him , for he added hastily , `` but I wish he would come back , and tell us whether he has heard anything more about Cinderella . '' They talked of Cinderella , and Tootles was confident that his mother must have been very like her . It was only in Peter 's absence that they could speak of mothers , the subject being forbidden by him as silly . `` All I remember about my mother , '' Nibs told them , `` is that she often said to my father , ` Oh , how I wish I had a cheque-book of my own ! ' I do n't know what a cheque-book is , but I should just love to give my mother one . '' While they talked they heard a distant sound . You or I , not being wild things of the woods , would have heard nothing , but they heard it , and it was the grim song : `` Yo ho , yo ho , the pirate life , The flag o ' skull and bones , A merry hour , a hempen rope , And hey for Davy Jones . '' At once the lost boys -- but where are they ? They are no longer there . Rabbits could not have disappeared more quickly . I will tell you where they are . With the exception of Nibs , who has darted away to reconnoitre -LSB- look around -RSB- , they are already in their home under the ground , a very delightful residence of which we shall see a good deal presently . But how have they reached it ? for there is no entrance to be seen , not so much as a large stone , which if rolled away , would disclose the mouth of a cave . Look closely , however , and you may note that there are here seven large trees , each with a hole in its hollow trunk as large as a boy . These are the seven entrances to the home under the ground , for which Hook has been searching in vain these many moons . Will he find it tonight ?
As the pirates advanced , the quick eye of Starkey sighted XXXXX disappearing through the wood , and at once his pistol flashed out .
Cinderella Jones Nibs Peter Tootles cheque-book entrances hempen hour sward