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'And now, Hook asked courteously, 'did any other gentleman say mutiny? 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. 'Five. How Slightly longed to say it. He wetted his lips to be ready, but Hook came staggering out, without his lantern. 'Something blew out the light, he said a little unsteadily.
The exultation of the boys, the lowering looks of the pirates, both were seen by Hook. "Cecco," he said in his most steely voice, "go back and fetch me out that doodle-doo." Cecco, bravest of the brave, cowered before his captain, crying "No, no"; but Hook was purring to his claw. "Did you say you would go, Cecco?" he said musingly. Cecco went, first flinging his arms despairingly.
Then a cock crowed, Cock-a- doodle-doo! The story is all told, Cock-a-doodle-doo! 159 The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders I will tell you something.
Hook had well-nigh forgotten his prisoners, but as he swung round on them now his face lit up again. 'Lads, he cried to his crew, 'here's a notion. Open the cabin door and drive them in. Let them fight the doodle-doo for their lives. If they kill him, we're so much the better; if he kills them, we're none the worse. For the last time his dogs admired Hook, and devotedly they did his bidding.
There was no more singing, all listened now; and again came a death-screech and again a crow. No one spoke except Slightly. "Three," he said. Hook rallied his dogs with a gesture. "'S'death and odds fish," he thundered, "who is to bring me that doodle-doo?" "Wait till Cecco comes out," growled Starkey, and the others took up the cry.
He had the knack, too, of closely imitating the various sounds made by animals and birds, and one of his infant jokes was to steal behind a person's chair and suddenly break forth "with conspuent doodle-doo."
No one spoke except Slightly. 'Three, he said. Hook rallied his dogs with a gesture. ''Sdeath and odds fish, he thundered, 'who is to bring me that doodle-doo? 'Wait till Cecco comes out, growled Starkey, and the others took up the cry. 'I think I heard you volunteer, Starkey, said Hook, purring again. 'No, by thunder! Starkey cried. 'My hook thinks you did, said Hook, crossing to him.
'Wind bloweth, Cock croweth, Doodle-doo; Hippy verteth, Ricky sterteth, Sing Cuckoo! There's an old native pastoral! Why don't you write a Spring sonnet, Ricky? The asparagus-beds are full of promise, I hear, and eke the strawberry. Berries I fancy your Pegasus has a taste for.
'Cecco, he said in his most steely voice, 'go back and fetch me out that doodle-doo. Cecco, bravest of the brave, cowered before his captain, crying 'No, no'; but Hook was purring to his claw. 'Did you say you would go, Cecco? he said musingly. Cecco went, first flinging up his arms despairingly. There was no more singing, all listened now; and again came a death-screech and again a crow.
'Wind bloweth, Cock croweth, Doodle-doo; Hippy verteth, Ricky sterteth, Sing Cuckoo! There's an old native pastoral! Why don't you write a Spring sonnet, Ricky? The asparagus-beds are full of promise, I hear, and eke the strawberry. Berries I fancy your Pegasus has a taste for.
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