A terrible answer suddenly presented itself -- `` Good form ? '' Had the bo ` sun good form without knowing it , which is the best form of all ? He remembered that you have to prove you do n't know you have it before you are eligible for Pop -LSB- an elite social club at Eton -RSB- . With a cry of rage he raised his iron hand over Smee 's head ; but he did not tear . What arrested him was this reflection : `` To claw a man because he is good form , what would that be ? '' `` Bad form ! '' The unhappy Hook was as impotent -LSB- powerless -RSB- as he was damp , and he fell forward like a cut flower . His dogs thinking him out of the way for a time , discipline instantly relaxed ; and they broke into a bacchanalian -LSB- drunken -RSB- dance , which brought him to his feet at once , all traces of human weakness gone , as if a bucket of water had passed over him . `` Quiet , you scugs , '' he cried , `` or I 'll cast anchor in you ; '' and at once the din was hushed . `` Are all the children chained , so that they can not fly away ? '' `` Ay , ay . '' `` Then hoist them up . '' The wretched prisoners were dragged from the hold , all except Wendy , and ranged in line in front of him . For a time he seemed unconscious of their presence . He lolled at his ease , humming , not unmelodiously , snatches of a rude song , and fingering a pack of cards . Ever and anon the light from his cigar gave a touch of colour to his face . `` Now then , bullies , '' he said briskly , `` six of you walk the plank to-night , but I have room for two cabin boys . Which of you is it to be ? '' `` Do n't irritate him unnecessarily , '' had been Wendy 's instructions in the hold ; so Tootles stepped forward politely . Tootles hated the idea of signing under such a man , but an instinct told him that it would be prudent to lay the responsibility on an absent person ; and though a somewhat silly boy , he knew that mothers alone are always willing to be the buffer .
All children XXXXX this about mothers , and despise them for it , but make constant use of it .
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