Wendy quite liked it , until Peter pointed out the drawbacks . `` She tells me , '' he said , `` that the pirates sighted us before the darkness came , and got Long Tom out . '' `` The big gun ? '' `` Yes . And of course they must see her light , and if they guess we are near it they are sure to let fly . '' `` Wendy ! '' `` John ! '' `` Michael ! '' `` Tell her to go away at once , Peter , '' the three cried simultaneously , but he refused . `` She thinks we have lost the way , '' he replied stiffly , `` and she is rather frightened . You do n't think I would send her away all by herself when she is frightened ! '' For a moment the circle of light was broken , and something gave Peter a loving little pinch . `` Then tell her , '' Wendy begged , `` to put out her light . '' `` She ca n't put it out . That is about the only thing fairies ca n't do . It just goes out of itself when she falls asleep , same as the stars . '' `` Then tell her to sleep at once , '' John almost ordered . `` She ca n't sleep except when she 's sleepy . It is the only other thing fairies ca n't do . '' `` Seems to me , '' growled John , `` these are the only two things worth doing . ''
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