asked the ignorant Smee . Wendy was so shocked that she exclaimed , ` He does n't know ! ' and always after this she felt that if you could have a pet pirate Smee would be her one . Peter pulled her beneath the water , for Hook had started up , crying , ` What was that ? ' ' I heard nothing , ' said Starkey , raising the lantern over the waters , and as the pirates looked they saw a strange sight . It was the nest I have told you of , floating on the lagoon , and the Never bird was sitting on it . ` See , ' said Hook in answer to Smee 's question , ` that is a mother . What a lesson . The nest must have fallen into the water , but would the mother desert her eggs ? No . ' There was a break in his voice , as if for a moment he recalled innocent days when -- but he brushed away this weakness with his hook . Smee , much impressed , gazed at the bird as the nest was borne past , but the more suspicious Starkey said , ` If she is a mother , perhaps she is hanging about here to help Peter . ' Hook winced . ` Ay , ' he said , ` that is the fear that haunts me . ' He was roused from this dejection by Smee 's eager voice . ` Captain , ' said Smee , ` could we not kidnap these boys ' mother and make her our mother ? ' ` It is a princely scheme , ' cried Hook , and at once it took practical shape in his great brain . ` We will seize the children and carry them to the boat : the boys we will make walk the plank , and Wendy shall be our mother . ' Again Wendy forgot herself . ` Never ! '
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