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1Silver, I should say, was allowed his entire liberty, and in spite of daily rebuffs, seemed to regard himself once more
2as quite a privileged and friendly dependent. Indeed, it was remarkable how well he bore these slights and with what
3unwearying politeness he kept on trying to ingratiate himself with all. Yet, I think, none treated him better than a
4dog, unless it was Ben Gunn, who was still terribly afraid of his old quartermaster, or myself, who had really something
5to thank him for; although for that matter, I suppose, I had reason to think even worse of him than anybody else, for I
6had seen him meditating a fresh treachery upon the plateau. Accordingly, it was pretty gruffly that the doctor answered
7him. "Drunk or raving," said he. "Right you were, sir," replied Silver; "and precious little odds which, to you and me."
8"I suppose you would hardly ask me to call you a humane man," returned the doctor with a sneer, "and so my feelings may
9surprise you, Master Silver. But if I were sure they were raving--as I am morally certain one, at least, of them is down
10with fever--I should leave this camp, and at whatever risk to my own carcass, take them the assistance of my skill."
11"Ask your pardon, sir, you would be very wrong," quoth Silver. "You would lose your precious life, and you may lay to
12that. I'm on your side now, hand and glove; and I shouldn't wish for to see the party weakened, let alone yourself,
13seeing as I know what I owes you. But these men down there, they couldn't keep their word--no, not supposing they wished
14to; and what's more, they couldn't believe as you could." "No," said the doctor. "You're the man to keep your word, we
15know that." Well, that was about the last news we had of the three pirates. Only once we heard a gunshot a great way off
16and supposed them to be hunting. A council was held, and it was decided that we must desert them on the island--to the
17huge glee, I must say, of Ben Gunn, and with the strong approval of Gray. We left a good stock of powder and shot, the
18bulk of the salt goat, a few medicines, and some other necessaries, tools, clothing, a spare sail, a fathom or two of
19rope, and by the particular desire of the doctor, a handsome present of tobacco. That was about our last doing on the
20island. Before that, we had got the treasure stowed and had shipped enough water and the remainder of the goat meat in
21case of any distress; and at last, one fine morning, we weighed anchor, which was about all that we could manage, and
22stood out of North Inlet, the same colours flying that the captain had flown and fought under at the palisade. The three
23fellows must have been watching us closer than we thought for, as we soon had proved. For coming through the narrows, we
24had to lie very near the southern point, and there we saw all three of them kneeling together on a spit of sand, with
25their arms raised in supplication. It went to all our hearts, I think, to leave them in that wretched state; but we
26could not risk another mutiny; and to take them home for the gibbet would have been a cruel sort of kindness. The doctor
27hailed them and told them of the stores we had left, and where they were to find them. But they continued to call us by
28name and appeal to us, for God's sake, to be merciful and not leave them to die in such a place. At last, seeing the
29ship still bore on her course and was now swiftly drawing out of earshot, one of them--I know not which it was--leapt to
30his feet with a hoarse cry, whipped his musket to his shoulder, and sent a shot whistling over Silver's head and through
31the main-sail. After that, we kept under cover of the bulwarks, and when next I looked out they had disappeared from the
32spit, and the spit itself had almost melted out of sight in the growing distance. That was, at least, the end of that;
33and before noon, to my inexpressible joy, the highest rock of Treasure Island had sunk into the blue round of sea. We
34were so short of men that everyone on board had to bear a hand--only the captain lying on a mattress in the stern and
35giving his orders, for though greatly recovered he was still in want of quiet. We laid her head for the nearest port in
36Spanish America, for we could not risk the voyage home without fresh hands; and as it was, what with baffling winds and
37a couple of fresh gales, we were all worn out before we reached it. It was just at sundown when we cast anchor in a most
38beautiful land-locked gulf, and were immediately surrounded by shore boats full of Negroes and Mexican Indians and
39half-bloods selling fruits and vegetables and offering to dive for bits of money. The sight of so many good-humoured
40faces (especially the blacks), the taste of the tropical fruits, and above all the lights that began to shine in the
41town made a most charming contrast to our dark and bloody sojourn on the island; and the doctor and the squire, taking
42me along with them, went ashore to pass the early part of the night. Here they met the captain of an English man-of-war,
43fell in talk with him, went on board his ship, and, in short, had so agreeable a time that day was breaking when we came
44alongside the HISPANIOLA. Ben Gunn was on deck alone, and as soon as we came on board he began, with wonderful
45contortions, to make us a confession. Silver was gone. The maroon had connived at his escape in a shore boat some hours
46ago, and he now assured us he had only done so to preserve our lives, which would certainly have been forfeit if "that
47man with the one leg had stayed aboard." But this was not all. The sea-cook had not gone empty-handed. He had cut
48through a bulkhead unobserved and had removed one of the sacks of coin, worth perhaps three or four hundred guineas, to
49help him on his further wanderings. I think we were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him. Well, to make a long story
50short, we got a few hands on board, made a good cruise home, and the HISPANIOLA reached Bristol just as Mr. Blandly was
51beginning to think of fitting out her consort. Five men only of those who had sailed returned with her. "Drink and the
52devil had done for the rest," with a vengeance, although, to be sure, we were not quite in so bad a case as that other
53ship they sang about: With one man of her crew alive, What put to sea with seventy-five. All of us had an ample share of
54the treasure and used it wisely or foolishly, according to our natures. Captain Smollett is now retired from the sea.
55Gray not only saved his money, but being suddenly smit with the desire to rise, also studied his profession, and he is
56now mate and part owner of a fine full-rigged ship, married besides, and the father of a family. As for Ben Gunn, he got
57a thousand pounds, which he spent or lost in three weeks, or to be more exact, in nineteen days, for he was back begging
58on the twentieth. Then he was given a lodge to keep, exactly as he had feared upon the island; and he still lives, a
59great favourite, though something of a butt, with the country boys, and a notable singer in church on Sundays and
60saints' days. Of Silver we have heard no more. That formidable seafaring man with one leg has at last gone clean out of
61my life; but I dare say he met his old Negress, and perhaps still lives in comfort with her and Captain Flint. It is to
62be hoped so, I suppose, for his chances of comfort in another world are very small. The bar silver and the arms still
63lie, for all that I know, where Flint buried them; and certainly they shall lie there for me. Oxen and wain-ropes would
64not bring me back again to that accursed island; and the worst dreams that ever I have are when I hear the surf booming
65about its coasts or start upright in bed with the sharp voice of Captain Flint still ringing in my ears: "Pieces of
66eight! Pieces of eight!"
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