--- title: Chapter XV. “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” — Peter Pan · full text with trees description: Chapter XV. “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME”, «Peter Pan» by J. M. Barrie: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Peter Pan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/) / Chapter XV. “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” # Chapter XV. “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Chapter XV. “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” of «Peter Pan» by J. M. Barrie: the whole text, 198 sentences and 3209 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself; 3 of them are in the tales treebank and were checked by a teacher model. **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/page/2/) - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/1/) — Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/2/) — Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/3/) — Now such an experience had come that night to Peter. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/4/) — When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/5/) — He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/6/) — At first he thought this eerie, but soon concluded rightly that the clock had run down. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/7/) — Without giving a thought to what might be the feelings of a fellow-creature thus abruptly deprived of its closest companion, Peter began to consider how he could turn the catastrophe to his own use; and he decided to tick, so that wild beasts should believe he was the crocodile and let him pass unmolested. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/8/) — He ticked superbly, but with one unforeseen result. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/9/) — The crocodile was among those who heard the sound, and it followed him, though whether with the purpose of regaining what it had lost, or merely as a friend under the belief that it was again ticking itself, will never be certainly known, for, like slaves to a fixed idea, it was a stupid beast. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/10/) — Peter reached the shore without mishap, and went straight on, his legs encountering the water as if quite unaware that they had entered a new element. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/11/) — Thus many animals pass from land to water, but no other human of whom I know. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/12/) — As he swam he had but one thought: “Hook or me this time.” - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/13/) — He had ticked so long that he now went on ticking without knowing that he was doing it. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/14/) — Had he known he would have stopped, for to board the brig by help of the tick, though an ingenious idea, had not occurred to him. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/15/) — On the contrary, he thought he had scaled her side as noiseless as a mouse; and he was amazed to see the pirates cowering from him, with Hook in their midst as abject as if he had heard the crocodile. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/16/) — The crocodile! - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/17/) — No sooner did Peter remember it than he heard the ticking. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/18/) — At first he thought the sound did come from the crocodile, and he looked behind him swiftly. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/19/) — Then he realised that he was doing it himself, and in a flash he understood the situation. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/20/) — “How clever of me!” he thought at once, and signed to the boys not to burst into applause. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/21/) — It was at this moment that Ed Teynte the quartermaster emerged from the forecastle and came along the deck. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/22/) — Now, reader, time what happened by your watch. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/23/) — Peter struck true and deep. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/24/) — John clapped his hands on the ill-fated pirate’s mouth to stifle the dying groan. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/25/) — He fell forward. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/26/) — Four boys caught him to prevent the thud. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/27/) — Peter gave the signal, and the carrion was cast overboard. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/28/) — There was a splash, and then silence. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/29/) — How long has it taken? - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/30/) — “One!” - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/31/) — (Slightly had begun to count.) - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/32/) — None too soon, Peter, every inch of him on tiptoe, vanished into the cabin; for more than one pirate was screwing up his courage to look round. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/33/) — They could hear each other’s distressed breathing now, which showed them that the more terrible sound had passed. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/34/) — “It’s gone, captain,” Smee said, wiping off his spectacles. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/35/) — “All’s still again.” - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/36/) — Slowly Hook let his head emerge from his ruff, and listened so intently that he could have caught the echo of the tick. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/37/) — There was not a sound, and he drew himself up firmly to his full height. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/38/) — “Then here’s to Johnny Plank!” he cried brazenly, hating the boys more than ever because they had seen him unbend. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/39/) — He broke into the villainous ditty: - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/40/) — “Yo ho, yo ho, the frisky plank, You walks along it so, Till it goes down and you goes down To Davy Jones below!” - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/41/) — To terrorise the prisoners the more, though with a certain loss of dignity, he danced along an imaginary plank, grimacing at them as he sang; and when he finished he cried, “Do you want a touch of the cat before you walk the plank?” - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/42/) — At that they fell on their knees. - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/43/) — “No, no!” they cried so piteously that every pirate smiled. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/44/) — “Fetch the cat, Jukes,” said Hook; “it’s in the cabin.” - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/45/) — The cabin! - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/46/) — Peter was in the cabin! - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/47/) — The children gazed at each other. - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/48/) — “Ay, ay,” said Jukes blithely, and he strode into the cabin. - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/49/) — They followed him with their eyes; they scarce knew that Hook had resumed his song, his dogs joining in with him: - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/50/) — “Yo ho, yo ho, the scratching cat, Its tails are nine, you know, And when they’re writ upon your back—” - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/51/) — What was the last line will never be known, for of a sudden the song was stayed by a dreadful screech from the cabin. - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/52/) — It wailed through the ship, and died away. - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/53/) — Then was heard a crowing sound which was well understood by the boys, but to the pirates was almost more eerie than the screech. - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/54/) — “What was that?” cried Hook. - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/55/) — “Two,” said Slightly solemnly. - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/56/) — The Italian Cecco hesitated for a moment and then swung into the cabin. - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/57/) — He tottered out, haggard. - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/58/) — “What’s the matter with Bill Jukes, you dog?” hissed Hook, towering over him. - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/59/) — “The matter wi’ him is he’s dead, stabbed,” replied Cecco in a hollow voice. - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/60/) — “Bill Jukes dead!” cried the startled pirates. - [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/61/) — “The cabin’s as black as a pit,” Cecco said, almost gibbering, “but there is something terrible in there: the thing you heard crowing.” - [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/62/) — The exultation of the boys, the lowering looks of the pirates, both were seen by Hook. - [63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/63/) — “Cecco,” he said in his most steely voice, “go back and fetch me out that doodle-doo.” - [64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/64/) — Cecco, bravest of the brave, cowered before his captain, crying “No, no”; but Hook was purring to his claw. - [65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/65/) — “Did you say you would go, Cecco?” he said musingly. - [66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/66/) — Cecco went, first flinging his arms despairingly. - [67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/67/) — There was no more singing, all listened now; and again came a death-screech and again a crow. - [68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/68/) — No one spoke except Slightly. — checked by a teacher - [69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/69/) — “Three,” he said. - [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/70/) — Hook rallied his dogs with a gesture. - [71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/71/) — “’S’death and odds fish,” he thundered, “who is to bring me that doodle-doo?” - [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/72/) — “Wait till Cecco comes out,” growled Starkey, and the others took up the cry. - [73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/73/) — “I think I heard you volunteer, Starkey,” said Hook, purring again. - [74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/74/) — “No, by thunder!” - [75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/75/) — Starkey cried. - [76](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/76/) — “My hook thinks you did,” said Hook, crossing to him. - [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/77/) — “I wonder if it would not be advisable, Starkey, to humour the hook?” - [78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/78/) — “I’ll swing before I go in there,” replied Starkey doggedly, and again he had the support of the crew. - [79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/79/) — “Is this mutiny?” asked Hook more pleasantly than ever. - [80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/80/) — “Starkey’s ringleader!” - [81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/81/) — “Captain, mercy!” - [82](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/82/) — Starkey whimpered, all of a tremble now. - [83](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/83/) — “Shake hands, Starkey,” said Hook, proffering his claw. - [84](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/84/) — Starkey looked round for help, but all deserted him. - [85](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/85/) — As he backed up Hook advanced, and now the red spark was in his eye. - [86](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/86/) — With a despairing scream the pirate leapt upon Long Tom and precipitated himself into the sea. - [87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/87/) — “Four,” said Slightly. - [88](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/88/) — “And now,” Hook said courteously, “did any other gentlemen say mutiny?” - [89](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/89/) — Seizing a lantern and raising his claw with a menacing gesture, “I’ll bring out that doodle-doo myself,” he said, and sped into the cabin. - [90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/90/) — “Five.” - [91](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/91/) — How Slightly longed to say it. - [92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/92/) — He wetted his lips to be ready, but Hook came staggering out, without his lantern. - [93](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/93/) — “Something blew out the light,” he said a little unsteadily. - [94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/94/) — “Something!” echoed Mullins. - [95](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/95/) — “What of Cecco?” demanded Noodler. - [96](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/96/) — “He’s as dead as Jukes,” said Hook shortly. - [97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/97/) — His reluctance to return to the cabin impressed them all unfavourably, and the mutinous sounds again broke forth. - [98](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/98/) — All pirates are superstitious, and Cookson cried, “They do say the surest sign a ship’s accurst is when there’s one on board more than can be accounted for.” - [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/99/) — “I’ve heard,” muttered Mullins, “he always boards the pirate craft last. - [100](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/100/) — Had he a tail, captain?” **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/16/page/2/) - ← previous: [Chapter XIV. THE PIRATE SHIP](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/15/) - next →: [Chapter XVI. THE RETURN HOME](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/17/) - ↑ back to [Peter Pan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg16/)