In the midst of them, the blackest and largest in that dark setting, reclinedJames Hook, or as he wrote himself, Jas. Hook, of whom it is said he was theonly man that the Sea-Cook feared. He lay at his ease in a rough chariot drawnand propelled by his men, and instead of a right hand he had the iron hook withwhich ever and anon he encouraged them to increase their pace. As dogs thisterrible man treated and addressed them, and as dogs they obeyed him. In personhe was cadaverous and blackavized, and his hair was dressed in long curls,which at a little distance looked like black candles, and gave a singularlythreatening expression to his handsome countenance. His eyes were of the blueof the forget-me-not, and of a profound melancholy, save when he was plunginghis hook into you, at which time two red spots appeared in them and lit them uphorribly. In manner, something of the grand seigneur still clung to him, sothat he even ripped you up with an air, and I have been told that he was araconteur of repute. He was never more sinister than when he was mostpolite, which is probably the truest test of breeding; and the elegance of hisdiction, even when he was swearing, no less than the distinction of hisdemeanour, showed him one of a different cast from his crew. A man ofindomitable courage, it was said that the only thing he shied at was the sightof his own blood, which was thick and of an unusual colour. In dress hesomewhat aped the attire associated with the name of Charles II, having heardit said in some earlier period of his career that he bore a strange resemblanceto the ill-fated Stuarts; and in his mouth he had a holder of his owncontrivance which enabled him to smoke two cigars at once. But undoubtedly thegrimmest part of him was his iron claw.
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There was no other course but to press forward in redskin fashion, at whichhappily he was an adept. But in what direction, for he could not be sure thatthe children had been taken to the ship? A light fall of snow had obliteratedall footmarks; and a deathly silence pervaded the island, as if for a spaceNature stood still in horror of the recent carnage. He had taught the childrensomething of the forest lore that he had himself learned from Tiger Lily andTinker Bell, and knew that in their dire hour they were not likely to forgetit. Slightly, if he had an opportunity, would blaze the trees, for instance,Curly would drop seeds, and Wendy would leave her handkerchief at someimportant place. The morning was needed to search for such guidance, and hecould not wait. The upper world had called him, but would give no help. 2ff7e9595c
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