` Good-bye , ' replied Solomon Caw with a queer look . But Peter hesitated . ` Why do n't you go ? ' the old one asked politely . ' I suppose , ' said Peter huskily , ' I suppose I can still fly ? ' You see he had lost faith . ` Poor little half-and-half ! ' said Solomon , who was not really hard-hearted , ` you will never be able to fly again , not even on windy days . You must live here on the island always . ' ` And never even go to the Kensington Gardens ? ' Peter asked tragically . ` How could you get across ? ' said Solomon . He promised very kindly , however , to teach Peter as many of the bird ways as could be learned by one of such an awkward shape . ` Then I sha n't be exactly a human ? ' Peter asked . ` No . ' ` Nor exactly a bird ? ' ` No . ' ` What shall I be ? '
` You will be a Betwixt-and-Between , ' XXXXX said , and certainly he was a wise old fellow , for that is exactly how it turned out .
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