Tink sat up in bed almost briskly to listen to her fate . She fancied she heard answers in the affirmative , and then again she was n't sure . ` What do you think ? ' she asked Peter . ` If you believe , ' he shouted to them , ` clap your hands ; do n't let Tink die . ' Many clapped . Some did n't . A few little beasts hissed . The clapping stopped suddenly ; as if countless mothers had rushed to their nurseries to see what on earth was happening ; but already Tink was saved . First her voice grew strong ; then she popped out of bed ; then she was flashing through the room more merry and impudent than ever . She never thought of thanking those who believed , but she would have liked to get at the ones who had hissed . ` And now to rescue Wendy . ' The moon was riding in a cloudy heaven when Peter rose from his tree , begirt with weapons and wearing little else , to set out upon his perilous quest . It was not such a night as he would have chosen . He had hoped to fly , keeping not far from the ground so that nothing unwonted should escape his eyes ; but in that fitful light to have flown low would have meant trailing his shadow through the trees , thus disturbing the birds and acquainting a watchful foe that he was astir . He regretted now that he had given the birds of the island such strange names that they are very wild and difficult of approach . There was no other course but to press forward in redskin fashion , at which happily he was an adept . But in what direction , for he could not be sure that the children had been taken to the ship ? A slight fall of snow had obliterated all footmarks ; and a deathly silence pervaded the island , as if for a space Nature stood still in horror of the recent carnage . He had taught the children something of the forest lore that he had himself learned from Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell , and knew that in their dire hour they were not likely to forget it .
Slightly , if he had an opportunity , would blaze the trees , for instance , Curly would drop seeds , and XXXXX would leave her handkerchief at some important place .
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