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1Squalling was the word for it; Pew's anger rose so high at these objections till at last, his passion completely taking
2the upper hand, he struck at them right and left in his blindness and his stick sounded heavily on more than one. These,
3in their turn, cursed back at the blind miscreant, threatened him in horrid terms, and tried in vain to catch the stick
4and wrest it from his grasp. This quarrel was the saving of us, for while it was still raging, another sound came from
5the top of the hill on the side of the hamlet--the tramp of horses galloping. Almost at the same time a pistol-shot,
6flash and report, came from the hedge side. And that was plainly the last signal of danger, for the buccaneers turned at
7once and ran, separating in every direction, one seaward along the cove, one slant across the hill, and so on, so that
8in half a minute not a sign of them remained but Pew. Him they had deserted, whether in sheer panic or out of revenge
9for his ill words and blows I know not; but there he remained behind, tapping up and down the road in a frenzy, and
10groping and calling for his comrades. Finally he took a wrong turn and ran a few steps past me, towards the hamlet,
11crying, "Johnny, Black Dog, Dirk," and other names, "you won't leave old Pew, mates--not old Pew!" Just then the noise
12of horses topped the rise, and four or five riders came in sight in the moonlight and swept at full gallop down the
13slope. At this Pew saw his error, turned with a scream, and ran straight for the ditch, into which he rolled. But he was
14on his feet again in a second and made another dash, now utterly bewildered, right under the nearest of the coming
15horses. The rider tried to save him, but in vain. Down went Pew with a cry that rang high into the night; and the four
16hoofs trampled and spurned him and passed by. He fell on his side, then gently collapsed upon his face and moved no
17more. I leaped to my feet and hailed the riders. They were pulling up, at any rate, horrified at the accident; and I
18soon saw what they were. One, tailing out behind the rest, was a lad that had gone from the hamlet to Dr. Livesey's; the
19rest were revenue officers, whom he had met by the way, and with whom he had had the intelligence to return at once.
20Some news of the lugger in Kitt's Hole had found its way to Supervisor Dance and set him forth that night in our
21direction, and to that circumstance my mother and I owed our preservation from death. Pew was dead, stone dead. As for
22my mother, when we had carried her up to the hamlet, a little cold water and salts and that soon brought her back again,
23and she was none the worse for her terror, though she still continued to deplore the balance of the money. In the
24meantime the supervisor rode on, as fast as he could, to Kitt's Hole; but his men had to dismount and grope down the
25dingle, leading, and sometimes supporting, their horses, and in continual fear of ambushes; so it was no great matter
26for surprise that when they got down to the Hole the lugger was already under way, though still close in. He hailed her.
27A voice replied, telling him to keep out of the moonlight or he would get some lead in him, and at the same time a
28bullet whistled close by his arm. Soon after, the lugger doubled the point and disappeared. Mr. Dance stood there, as he
29said, "like a fish out of water," and all he could do was to dispatch a man to B---- to warn the cutter. "And that,"
30said he, "is just about as good as nothing. They've got off clean, and there's an end. Only," he added, "I'm glad I trod
31on Master Pew's corns," for by this time he had heard my story. I went back with him to the Admiral Benbow, and you
32cannot imagine a house in such a state of smash; the very clock had been thrown down by these fellows in their furious
33hunt after my mother and myself; and though nothing had actually been taken away except the captain's money-bag and a
34little silver from the till, I could see at once that we were ruined. Mr. Dance could make nothing of the scene. "They
35got the money, you say? Well, then, Hawkins, what in fortune were they after? More money, I suppose?" "No, sir; not
36money, I think," replied I. "In fact, sir, I believe I have the thing in my breast pocket; and to tell you the truth, I
37should like to get it put in safety." "To be sure, boy; quite right," said he. "I'll take it, if you like." "I thought
38perhaps Dr. Livesey--" I began. "Perfectly right," he interrupted very cheerily, "perfectly right--a gentleman and a
39magistrate. And, now I come to think of it, I might as well ride round there myself and report to him or squire. Master
40Pew's dead, when all's done; not that I regret it, but he's dead, you see, and people will make it out against an
41officer of his Majesty's revenue, if make it out they can. Now, I'll tell you, Hawkins, if you like, I'll take you
42along." I thanked him heartily for the offer, and we walked back to the hamlet where the horses were. By the time I had
43told mother of my purpose they were all in the saddle. "Dogger," said Mr. Dance, "you have a good horse; take up this
44lad behind you." As soon as I was mounted, holding on to Dogger's belt, the supervisor gave the word, and the party
45struck out at a bouncing trot on the road to Dr. Livesey's house. VI The Captain's Papers We rode hard all the way till
46we drew up before Dr. Livesey's door. The house was all dark to the front. Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and
47Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by. The door was opened almost at once by the maid. "Is Dr. Livesey in?" I asked.
48No, she said, he had come home in the afternoon but had gone up to the hall to dine and pass the evening with the
49squire. "So there we go, boys," said Mr. Dance. This time, as the distance was short, I did not mount, but ran with
50Dogger's stirrup-leather to the lodge gates and up the long, leafless, moonlit avenue to where the white line of the
51hall buildings looked on either hand on great old gardens. Here Mr. Dance dismounted, and taking me along with him, was
52admitted at a word into the house. The servant led us down a matted passage and showed us at the end into a great
53library, all lined with bookcases and busts upon the top of them, where the squire and Dr. Livesey sat, pipe in hand, on
54either side of a bright fire. I had never seen the squire so near at hand. He was a tall man, over six feet high, and
55broad in proportion, and he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
56His eyebrows were very black, and moved readily, and this gave him a look of some temper, not bad, you would say, but
57quick and high. "Come in, Mr. Dance," says he, very stately and condescending. "Good evening, Dance," says the doctor
58with a nod. "And good evening to you, friend Jim. What good wind brings you here?" The supervisor stood up straight and
59stiff and told his story like a lesson; and you should have seen how the two gentlemen leaned forward and looked at each
60other, and forgot to smoke in their surprise and interest. When they heard how my mother went back to the inn, Dr.
61Livesey fairly slapped his thigh, and the squire cried "Bravo!" and broke his long pipe against the grate. Long before
62it was done, Mr. Trelawney (that, you will remember, was the squire's name) had got up from his seat and was striding
63about the room, and the doctor, as if to hear the better, had taken off his powdered wig and sat there looking very
64strange indeed with his own close-cropped black poll. At last Mr. Dance finished the story. "Mr. Dance," said the
65squire, "you are a very noble fellow. And as for riding down that black, atrocious miscreant, I regard it as an act of
66virtue, sir, like stamping on a cockroach. This lad Hawkins is a trump, I perceive. Hawkins, will you ring that bell?
67Mr. Dance must have some ale."
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