he was a very silent man by custom [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 man 2 was 7 by 3 a 6 man 4 very 5 silent 5 silent 6 man 6 man 7 by 7 by 8 custom every day when he came back from his stroll he would ask if any seafaring men had gone by along the road [.] 1 every 2 day 2 day 10 he 3 when 4 he 3 when 5 came 3 when 10 he 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 back 6 back 7 from 7 from 9 stroll 8 his 9 stroll 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 ask 12 ask 13 if 13 if 16 men 13 if 18 gone 14 any 16 men 15 seafaring 16 men 16 men 17 had 17 had 18 gone 18 gone 19 by 18 gone 20 along 20 along 22 road 21 the 22 road nor would he allow anyone to leave the inn till he had drunk himself sleepy and reeled off to bed [.] 1 nor 2 would 2 would 3 he 2 would 4 allow 4 allow 5 anyone 4 allow 6 to 4 allow 16 and 6 to 16 and 7 leave 9 inn 7 leave 10 till 7 leave 15 sleepy 7 leave 16 and 8 the 9 inn 10 till 11 he 10 till 13 drunk 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 drunk 13 drunk 14 himself 16 and 17 reeled 17 reeled 18 off 17 reeled 20 bed 19 to 20 bed suddenly he the captain , that is began to pipe up his eternal song : 1 suddenly 15 : 2 he 4 captain 2 he 10 pipe 2 he 15 : 3 the 4 captain 4 captain 6 that 4 captain 7 is 4 captain 8 began 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 is 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 pipe 9 to 10 pipe 10 pipe 11 up 11 up 14 song 12 his 14 song 13 eternal 14 song the old fellow 's fury was awful [.] 1 the 3 fellow 2 old 3 fellow 3 fellow 4 's 4 's 5 fury 5 fury 6 was 6 was 7 awful i told you [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 you i told him he was out walking [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 him 2 told 4 he 2 told 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 out 5 was 7 walking the stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door , peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse [.] 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 kept 3 kept 4 hanging 4 hanging 5 about 4 hanging 7 inside 4 hanging 15 corner 4 hanging 16 like 4 hanging 20 for 5 about 6 just 7 inside 11 , 8 the 10 door 9 inn 10 door 10 door 11 , 11 , 13 round 12 peering 13 round 14 the 15 corner 15 corner 16 like 16 like 18 cat 17 a 18 cat 18 cat 19 waiting 18 cat 20 for 20 for 22 mouse 21 a 22 mouse the captain made a sort of gasp [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 made 3 made 6 of 4 a 6 of 5 sort 6 of 6 of 7 gasp he bade me go and leave the door wide open [.] 1 he 2 bade 2 bade 3 me 2 bade 5 and 4 go 5 and 5 and 6 leave 6 leave 8 door 6 leave 9 wide 7 the 8 door 9 wide 10 open that blow was the last of the battle [.] 1 that 2 blow 2 blow 3 was 3 was 5 last 4 the 5 last 5 last 6 of 6 of 8 battle 7 the 8 battle then he passed his hand over his eyes several times and at last turned back into the house [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 passed 3 passed 5 hand 3 passed 16 into 4 his 5 hand 5 hand 11 and 5 hand 14 turned 5 hand 16 into 6 over 10 times 6 over 11 and 7 his 10 times 8 eyes 10 times 9 several 10 times 11 and 12 at 12 at 13 last 14 turned 15 back 16 into 18 house 17 the 18 house at the same instant my mother , alarmed by the cries and fighting , came running downstairs to help me [.] 1 at 4 instant 1 at 6 mother 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 instant 5 my 6 mother 6 mother 8 alarmed 6 mother 15 came 7 , 8 alarmed 8 alarmed 9 by 8 alarmed 14 , 9 by 12 and 10 the 11 cries 11 cries 12 and 12 and 13 fighting 15 came 16 running 16 running 17 downstairs 17 downstairs 18 to 18 to 19 help 19 help 20 me between us we raised his head [.] 1 between 2 us 1 between 3 we 3 we 4 raised 4 raised 6 head 5 his 6 head it was tattooed in several places [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 tattooed 3 tattooed 4 in 4 in 6 places 5 several 6 places a great deal of blood was taken before the captain opened his eyes and looked mistily about him [.] 1 a 2 great 1 a 3 deal 2 great 3 deal 3 deal 4 of 3 deal 6 was 4 of 5 blood 6 was 7 taken 7 taken 8 before 7 taken 17 about 8 before 10 captain 9 the 10 captain 10 captain 14 and 10 captain 17 about 11 opened 13 eyes 11 opened 14 and 12 his 13 eyes 14 and 15 looked 14 and 16 mistily 17 about 18 him come , now , make an effort [.] 1 come 3 now 2 , 3 now 3 now 4 , 4 , 5 make 5 make 7 effort 6 an 7 effort and with that he went off to see my father , taking me with him by the arm [.] 1 and 4 he 1 and 5 went 2 with 3 that 2 with 4 he 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 off 5 went 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 10 father 9 my 10 father 10 father 12 taking 11 , 12 taking 12 taking 13 me 12 taking 14 with 12 taking 16 by 14 with 15 him 16 by 18 arm 17 the 18 arm your doctor hisself said one glass wouldn't hurt me [.] 1 your 3 hisself 2 doctor 3 hisself 3 hisself 4 said 4 said 6 glass 4 said 8 hurt 5 one 6 glass 6 glass 7 wouldn't 7 wouldn't 8 hurt 8 hurt 9 me he paused when he had got into a sitting position on the edge [.] 1 he 2 paused 2 paused 3 when 3 when 4 he 3 when 6 got 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 got 6 got 7 into 6 got 11 on 7 into 10 position 8 a 10 position 9 sitting 10 position 11 on 13 edge 12 the 13 edge i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked i 'll tell you if they get that [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 5 if 5 if 6 they 5 if 7 get 6 they 7 get 7 get 8 that but with all that , he minded people less and seemed shut up in his own thoughts and rather wandering [.] 1 but 2 with 1 but 5 , 1 but 6 he 2 with 4 that 3 all 4 that 6 he 10 and 7 minded 8 people 7 minded 9 less 7 minded 10 and 10 and 11 seemed 10 and 12 shut 10 and 18 and 13 up 14 in 13 up 18 and 14 in 17 thoughts 15 his 16 own 15 his 17 thoughts 18 and 19 rather 18 and 20 wandering and he gave it , as he spoke , a wrench that made me cry out [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 gave 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 it 3 gave 6 as 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 13 made 7 he 8 spoke 8 spoke 9 , 8 spoke 11 wrench 10 a 11 wrench 12 that 13 made 13 made 14 me 13 made 15 cry 15 cry 16 out the captain is not what he used to be [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 is 3 is 4 not 3 is 5 what 5 what 6 he 5 what 7 used 6 he 7 used 7 used 8 to 7 used 9 be 8 to 9 be he sits with a drawn cutlass [.] 1 he 2 sits 2 sits 3 with 3 with 6 cutlass 4 a 6 cutlass 5 drawn 6 cutlass another gentleman " 1 another 2 gentleman 2 gentleman 3 " the expression of his face was not so much of terror as of mortal sickness [.] 1 the 2 expression 2 expression 3 of 2 expression 6 was 3 of 5 face 4 his 5 face 6 was 7 not 6 was 11 terror 6 was 12 as 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 of 9 much 11 terror 10 of 11 terror 12 as 13 of 13 of 15 sickness 14 mortal 15 sickness business is business [.] 1 business 2 is 2 is 3 business hold out your left hand [.] 1 hold 2 out 1 hold 5 hand 3 your 5 hand 4 left 5 hand i ran to him at once , calling to my mother [.] 1 i 2 ran 2 ran 3 to 2 ran 6 once 2 ran 8 calling 3 to 4 him 5 at 6 once 7 , 8 calling 8 calling 9 to 9 to 11 mother 10 my 11 mother the captain had been struck dead by thundering apoplexy [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 struck 5 struck 6 dead 6 dead 7 by 7 by 8 thundering 8 thundering 9 apoplexy bare-headed as we were , we ran out at once in the gathering evening and the frosty fog [.] 1 bare-headed 6 we 2 as 3 we 2 as 4 were 2 as 5 , 2 as 6 we 3 we 4 were 6 we 7 ran 7 ran 8 out 8 out 10 once 8 out 11 in 9 at 10 once 11 in 15 and 12 the 14 evening 13 gathering 14 evening 14 evening 15 and 15 and 18 fog 16 the 18 fog 17 frosty 18 fog for that matter , anyone who was a comrade of the captain 's was enough to frighten them to death [.] 1 for 4 , 1 for 6 who 2 that 3 matter 3 matter 4 , 4 , 5 anyone 6 who 7 was 7 was 9 comrade 8 a 9 comrade 9 comrade 10 of 9 comrade 14 was 9 comrade 17 frighten 10 of 13 's 11 the 12 captain 12 captain 13 's 14 was 15 enough 14 was 16 to 14 was 17 frighten 16 to 17 frighten 17 frighten 18 them 17 frighten 19 to 19 to 20 death we 'll have that chest open , if we die for it [.] 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 5 chest 3 have 6 open 3 have 8 if 4 that 5 chest 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 we 8 if 10 die 9 we 10 die 10 die 11 for 11 for 12 it my heart was beating finely when we two set forth in the cold night upon this dangerous venture [.] 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 3 was 3 was 4 beating 4 beating 5 finely 4 beating 6 when 6 when 8 two 6 when 9 set 7 we 8 two 8 two 9 set 9 set 10 forth 9 set 11 in 9 set 15 upon 11 in 14 night 12 the 14 night 13 cold 14 night 15 upon 18 venture 16 this 18 venture 17 dangerous 18 venture he lay as we had left him , on his back , with his eyes open and one arm stretched out [.] 1 he 2 lay 2 lay 3 as 2 lay 9 on 2 lay 13 with 3 as 4 we 3 as 6 left 4 we 5 had 5 had 6 left 6 left 7 him 8 , 9 on 9 on 11 back 9 on 12 , 10 his 11 back 13 with 15 eyes 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 17 and 15 eyes 20 stretched 16 open 17 and 17 and 19 arm 17 and 20 stretched 18 one 19 arm 20 stretched 21 out i went down on my knees at once [.] 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 down 2 went 4 on 2 went 8 once 4 on 6 knees 5 my 6 knees 7 at 8 once on the floor close to his hand there was a little round of paper , blackened on the one side [.] 1 on 3 floor 1 on 9 was 2 the 3 floor 3 floor 4 close 4 close 5 to 4 close 8 there 5 to 7 hand 6 his 7 hand 7 hand 8 there 9 was 12 round 10 a 11 little 10 a 12 round 11 little 12 round 12 round 13 of 13 of 14 paper 14 paper 16 blackened 15 , 16 blackened 16 blackened 17 on 17 on 20 side 18 the 19 one 19 one 20 side i felt in his pockets , one after another [.] 1 i 2 felt 2 felt 3 in 2 felt 8 after 3 in 6 , 4 his 5 pockets 5 pockets 6 , 6 , 7 one 8 after 9 another i have often wondered since why he should have carried about these shells with him in his wandering , guilty , and hunted life [.] 1 i 22 and 2 have 4 wondered 2 have 22 and 3 often 4 wondered 4 wondered 5 since 4 wondered 6 why 6 why 7 he 6 why 10 carried 7 he 8 should 8 should 9 have 9 have 10 carried 10 carried 11 about 10 carried 13 shells 10 carried 14 with 10 carried 16 in 11 about 12 these 13 shells 14 with 14 with 15 him 16 in 19 , 17 his 18 wandering 18 wandering 19 , 19 , 20 guilty 21 , 22 and 22 and 23 hunted 23 hunted 24 life that was enough , and more than enough , for both of us [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 enough 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 more 5 and 7 than 5 and 10 for 7 than 8 enough 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 both 11 both 12 of 12 of 13 us we had not started a moment too soon [.] 1 we 2 had 2 had 3 not 2 had 4 started 3 not 4 started 4 started 6 moment 4 started 8 soon 5 a 6 moment 7 too 8 soon far less than half-way to the hamlet , very little beyond the bottom of the hill , we must come forth into the moonlight [.] 1 far 2 less 1 far 3 than 1 far 5 to 1 far 17 , 1 far 18 we 3 than 4 half-way 5 to 7 hamlet 6 the 7 hamlet 7 hamlet 10 little 8 , 10 little 9 very 10 little 10 little 11 beyond 10 little 17 , 11 beyond 13 bottom 12 the 13 bottom 13 bottom 14 of 14 of 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 18 we 19 must 19 must 20 come 20 come 21 forth 20 come 22 into 22 into 24 moonlight 23 the 24 moonlight so there we had to stay my mother almost entirely exposed and both of us within earshot of the inn [.] 1 so 3 we 1 so 4 had 2 there 3 we 3 we 4 had 4 had 5 to 4 had 6 stay 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 12 and 6 stay 16 within 7 my 12 and 8 mother 11 exposed 8 mother 12 and 9 almost 10 entirely 10 entirely 11 exposed 12 and 13 both 12 and 14 of 12 and 16 within 14 of 15 us 16 within 17 earshot 17 earshot 18 of 18 of 20 inn 19 the 20 inn " down with the door ! " he cried [.] 1 " 9 cried 2 down 8 he 3 with 5 door 3 with 6 ! 3 with 8 he 4 the 5 door 6 ! 7 " 8 he 9 cried but the pause was brief , for the blind man again issued his commands [.] 1 but 3 pause 1 but 4 was 2 the 3 pause 3 pause 4 was 4 was 5 brief 4 was 7 for 6 , 7 for 7 for 10 man 8 the 10 man 9 blind 10 man 10 man 12 issued 11 again 12 issued 12 issued 14 commands 13 his 14 commands his voice sounded louder and higher , as if he were afire with eagerness and rage [.] 1 his 2 voice 2 voice 3 sounded 3 sounded 5 and 4 louder 5 and 5 and 6 higher 6 higher 9 if 7 , 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 were 10 he 11 were 11 were 12 afire 12 afire 13 with 13 with 15 and 14 eagerness 15 and 15 and 16 rage but the blind man swore at them again for their delay [.] 1 but 4 man 1 but 5 swore 2 the 4 man 3 blind 4 man 4 man 5 swore 5 swore 6 at 5 swore 8 again 5 swore 9 for 6 at 7 them 9 for 11 delay 10 their 11 delay i could hear their feet rattling up our old stairs , so that the house must have shook with it [.] 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 5 feet 3 hear 7 up 4 their 5 feet 5 feet 6 rattling 7 up 10 stairs 7 up 12 so 8 our 10 stairs 9 old 10 stairs 11 , 12 so 12 so 13 that 12 so 18 shook 13 that 15 house 13 that 18 shook 14 the 15 house 15 house 16 must 16 must 17 have 17 have 18 shook 18 shook 19 with 19 with 20 it the blind man cursed the money [.] 1 the 3 man 2 blind 3 man 3 man 4 cursed 4 cursed 6 money 5 the 6 money he fell on his side , then gently collapsed upon his face and moved no more [.] 1 he 7 then 2 fell 3 on 2 fell 7 then 3 on 5 side 4 his 5 side 6 , 7 then 7 then 13 and 7 then 16 more 8 gently 9 collapsed 9 collapsed 10 upon 9 collapsed 13 and 10 upon 12 face 11 his 12 face 13 and 14 moved 15 no 16 more i leaped to my feet and hailed the riders [.] 1 i 6 and 2 leaped 3 to 2 leaped 6 and 3 to 5 feet 4 my 5 feet 6 and 7 hailed 7 hailed 9 riders 8 the 9 riders pew was dead , stone dead [.] 1 pew 2 was 2 was 5 stone 2 was 6 dead 3 dead 4 , 3 dead 5 stone he hailed her [.] 1 he 2 hailed 2 hailed 3 her i thanked him heartily for the offer , and we walked back to the hamlet where the horses were [.] 1 i 2 thanked 2 thanked 3 him 2 thanked 4 heartily 2 thanked 5 for 2 thanked 13 to 2 thanked 16 where 5 for 9 and 6 the 7 offer 7 offer 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we 9 and 11 walked 9 and 13 to 11 walked 12 back 13 to 15 hamlet 14 the 15 hamlet 15 hamlet 16 where 16 where 18 horses 16 where 19 were 17 the 18 horses 18 horses 19 were the house was all dark to the front [.] 1 the 2 house 2 house 3 was 3 was 4 all 4 all 5 dark 5 dark 6 to 6 to 8 front 7 the 8 front the door was opened almost at once by the maid [.] 1 the 2 door 2 door 3 was 3 was 4 opened 4 opened 5 almost 4 opened 8 by 5 almost 7 once 6 at 7 once 8 by 10 maid 9 the 10 maid i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked i had never seen the squire so near at hand [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 4 seen 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 6 squire 5 the 6 squire 6 squire 8 near 7 so 8 near 8 near 10 hand 9 at 10 hand the next ten or twelve pages were filled with a curious series of entries [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 4 or 3 ten 4 or 4 or 5 twelve 4 or 6 pages 6 pages 7 were 7 were 8 filled 8 filled 9 with 9 with 12 series 10 a 11 curious 10 a 12 series 11 curious 12 series 12 series 13 of 13 of 14 entries over on the back the same hand had written this further information : 1 over 2 on 1 over 13 : 2 on 4 back 3 the 4 back 4 back 7 hand 4 back 9 written 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 hand 7 hand 8 had 8 had 9 written 10 this 12 information 11 further 12 information 12 information 13 : ten feet [.] 1 ten 2 feet we are not the only men who know of this paper [.] 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 not 2 are 6 men 4 the 5 only 4 the 6 men 6 men 7 who 6 men 8 know 7 who 8 know 8 know 9 of 9 of 11 paper 10 this 11 paper the ship is bought and fitted [.] 1 the 2 ship 2 ship 3 is 3 is 5 and 4 bought 5 and 5 and 6 fitted none of them dare , however , to deny the merits of the ship [.] 1 none 2 of 1 none 3 them 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 dare 4 dare 6 however 4 dare 8 to 4 dare 9 deny 5 , 6 however 6 however 7 , 8 to 9 deny 9 deny 11 merits 10 the 11 merits 11 merits 12 of 12 of 14 ship 13 the 14 ship so far there was not a hitch [.] 1 so 2 far 2 far 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 not 4 was 7 hitch 6 a 7 hitch it was the crew that troubled me [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 crew 3 the 4 crew 4 crew 5 that 4 crew 6 troubled 5 that 6 troubled 6 troubled 7 me i declare we could fight a frigate [.] 1 i 2 declare 2 declare 3 we 2 declare 5 fight 3 we 4 could 4 could 5 fight 5 fight 7 frigate 6 a 7 frigate he showed me in a moment that they were just the sort of fresh-water swabs we had to fear in an adventure of importance [.] 1 he 2 showed 2 showed 3 me 2 showed 4 in 2 showed 7 that 4 in 6 moment 5 a 6 moment 7 that 8 they 7 that 9 were 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 just 9 were 15 swabs 11 the 12 sort 12 sort 13 of 12 sort 15 swabs 13 of 15 swabs 14 fresh-water 15 swabs 15 swabs 16 we 15 swabs 17 had 16 we 17 had 17 had 18 to 17 had 20 in 18 to 19 fear 20 in 22 adventure 21 an 22 adventure 22 adventure 23 of 23 of 24 importance it 's the glory of the sea that has turned my head [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 glory 2 's 8 that 2 's 9 has 3 the 4 glory 4 glory 5 of 5 of 7 sea 6 the 7 sea 8 that 9 has 9 has 10 turned 10 turned 12 head 11 my 12 head i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked the smell of tar and salt was something new [.] 1 the 2 smell 2 smell 3 of 2 smell 7 was 3 of 5 and 4 tar 5 and 5 and 6 salt 7 was 8 something 8 something 9 new it was a bright enough little place of entertainment [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 place 3 a 4 bright 3 a 7 place 4 bright 5 enough 4 bright 7 place 6 little 7 place 7 place 8 of 8 of 9 entertainment he was very tall and strong , with a face as big as a ham plain and pale , but intelligent and smiling [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 and 2 was 8 with 3 very 4 tall 4 tall 5 and 5 and 6 strong 7 , 8 with 8 with 10 face 8 with 17 and 9 a 10 face 10 face 12 big 11 as 12 big 12 big 13 as 13 as 15 ham 14 a 15 ham 16 plain 17 and 17 and 20 but 18 pale 20 but 19 , 20 but 20 but 22 and 21 intelligent 22 and 22 and 23 smiling but one look at the man before me was enough [.] 1 but 3 look 1 but 9 was 2 one 3 look 3 look 4 at 3 look 9 was 4 at 6 man 5 the 6 man 6 man 7 before 7 before 8 me 9 was 10 enough i asked , holding out the note [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 4 holding 3 , 4 holding 4 holding 5 out 4 holding 7 note 6 the 7 note and then as he saw the squire 's letter , he seemed to me to give something almost like a start [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 11 he 1 and 12 seemed 3 as 4 he 3 as 5 saw 3 as 10 , 3 as 11 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 9 letter 6 the 7 squire 7 squire 8 's 8 's 9 letter 11 he 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 to 12 seemed 15 to 12 seemed 16 give 13 to 14 me 15 to 16 give 16 give 17 something 16 give 18 almost 18 almost 19 like 19 like 21 start 20 a 21 start and he took my hand in his large firm grasp [.] 1 and 3 took 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 hand 3 took 6 in 4 my 5 hand 5 hand 6 in 6 in 10 grasp 7 his 10 grasp 8 large 10 grasp 9 firm 10 grasp it was close by him , and he was out in the street in a moment [.] 1 it 7 and 2 was 3 close 2 was 7 and 3 close 4 by 4 by 5 him 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 was 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 out 10 out 11 in 10 out 14 in 11 in 13 street 12 the 13 street 13 street 14 in 14 in 16 moment 15 a 16 moment that were his name for certain [.] 1 that 2 were 2 were 4 name 2 were 6 certain 3 his 4 name 5 for 6 certain i see that when you first come in [.] 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 that 2 see 4 when 4 when 5 you 4 when 7 come 5 you 7 come 6 first 7 come 7 come 8 in and then , all of a sudden , he stopped , and his jaw dropped as though he had remembered something [.] 1 and 9 he 1 and 11 , 2 then 3 , 2 then 9 he 3 , 7 sudden 4 all 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 , 7 sudden 9 he 9 he 10 stopped 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 jaw 12 and 15 dropped 13 his 14 jaw 14 jaw 15 dropped 15 dropped 17 though 16 as 17 though 17 though 18 he 17 though 20 remembered 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 remembered 20 remembered 21 something and falling on a bench , he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks [.] 1 and 7 he 2 falling 3 on 2 falling 6 , 2 falling 7 he 3 on 5 bench 4 a 5 bench 7 he 8 laughed 8 laughed 9 until 9 until 11 tears 9 until 12 ran 10 the 11 tears 11 tears 12 ran 12 ran 13 down 12 ran 15 cheeks 14 his 15 cheeks this won't do [.] 1 this 2 won't 2 won't 3 do dooty is dooty , messmates [.] 1 dooty 4 , 2 is 3 dooty 2 is 4 , 4 , 5 messmates i began to see that here was one of the best of possible shipmates [.] 1 i 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 that 5 that 6 here 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 11 best 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 of 12 of 14 shipmates 13 possible 14 shipmates the captain , who was close behind his messenger , entered at once and shut the door behind him [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 4 who 2 captain 14 and 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 was 4 who 10 , 5 was 6 close 6 close 7 behind 7 behind 9 messenger 8 his 9 messenger 11 entered 13 once 11 entered 14 and 12 at 13 once 14 and 15 shut 15 shut 17 door 16 the 17 door 17 door 18 behind 18 behind 19 him you don't , you say , like this cruise [.] 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 7 like 3 , 5 say 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 , 5 say 7 like 7 like 9 cruise 8 this 9 cruise next , you say you don't like the crew [.] 1 next 2 , 1 next 3 you 3 you 4 say 4 say 5 you 4 say 7 like 6 don't 7 like 7 like 9 crew 8 the 9 crew they are putting the powder and the arms in the fore hold [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 putting 3 putting 6 and 3 putting 9 in 4 the 5 powder 5 powder 6 and 6 and 8 arms 7 the 8 arms 9 in 12 hold 10 the 12 hold 11 fore 12 hold the new arrangement was quite to my liking [.] 1 the 3 arrangement 2 new 3 arrangement 3 arrangement 4 was 4 was 6 to 5 quite 6 to 6 to 8 liking 7 my 8 liking and then the whole crew bore chorus : 1 and 2 then 1 and 7 chorus 1 and 8 : 3 the 7 chorus 4 whole 5 crew 5 crew 7 chorus 6 bore 7 chorus 7 chorus 8 : i am not going to relate that voyage in detail [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 2 am 4 going 3 not 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 relate 5 to 6 relate 6 relate 8 voyage 6 relate 9 in 7 that 8 voyage 8 voyage 9 in 9 in 10 detail it was fairly prosperous [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 fairly 2 was 4 prosperous time after time he was ordered below in disgrace [.] 1 time 2 after 1 time 6 ordered 2 after 3 time 3 time 4 he 3 time 5 was 4 he 5 was 6 ordered 7 below 6 ordered 8 in 8 in 9 disgrace in the meantime , we could never make out where he got the drink [.] 1 in 3 meantime 1 in 4 , 1 in 5 we 2 the 3 meantime 5 we 6 could 6 could 8 make 7 never 8 make 8 make 9 out 8 make 10 where 10 where 11 he 10 where 12 got 11 he 12 got 12 got 14 drink 13 the 14 drink that was the ship 's mystery [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 6 mystery 3 the 4 ship 4 ship 5 's 5 's 6 mystery but there we were , without a mate ; and it was necessary , of course , to advance one of the men [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 we 3 we 4 were 4 were 6 without 5 , 6 without 6 without 8 mate 6 without 9 ; 7 a 8 mate 9 ; 10 and 9 ; 19 advance 10 and 11 it 10 and 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 necessary 13 necessary 18 to 14 , 16 course 15 of 16 course 16 course 17 , 16 course 18 to 18 to 19 advance 19 advance 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 23 men 22 the 23 men still more strange was it to see him in the heaviest of weather cross the deck [.] 1 still 3 strange 2 more 3 strange 3 strange 4 was 3 strange 6 to 4 was 5 it 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 him 7 see 9 in 7 see 14 cross 9 in 11 heaviest 10 the 11 heaviest 11 heaviest 12 of 12 of 13 weather 14 cross 16 deck 15 the 16 deck yet some of the men who had sailed with him before expressed their pity to see him so reduced [.] 1 yet 2 some 2 some 3 of 2 some 12 expressed 3 of 5 men 4 the 5 men 5 men 6 who 5 men 7 had 6 who 7 had 7 had 8 sailed 8 sailed 9 with 8 sailed 11 before 9 with 10 him 12 expressed 14 pity 13 their 14 pity 14 pity 15 to 14 pity 16 see 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 him 16 see 19 reduced 18 so 19 reduced all the crew respected and even obeyed him [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 5 and 1 all 7 obeyed 2 the 3 crew 3 crew 4 respected 3 crew 5 and 5 and 6 even 7 obeyed 8 him he had a way of talking to each and doing everybody some particular service [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 way 2 had 14 service 3 a 4 way 4 way 5 of 5 of 6 talking 6 talking 7 to 6 talking 11 everybody 7 to 9 and 8 each 9 and 9 and 10 doing 12 some 14 service 13 particular 14 service sit you down and hear the news [.] 1 sit 2 you 1 sit 3 down 1 sit 4 and 4 and 5 hear 5 hear 7 news 6 the 7 news and the parrot would say , with great rapidity , " pieces of eight ! 1 and 3 parrot 1 and 5 say 2 the 3 parrot 3 parrot 4 would 4 would 5 say 5 say 7 with 5 say 15 ! 6 , 7 with 7 with 9 rapidity 7 with 15 ! 8 great 9 rapidity 9 rapidity 12 pieces 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 pieces 12 pieces 13 of 12 pieces 15 ! 13 of 14 eight the squire , at this , would turn away and march up and down the deck , chin in air [.] 1 the 2 squire 2 squire 4 at 2 squire 7 would 3 , 4 at 4 at 5 this 4 at 6 , 7 would 10 and 8 turn 9 away 8 turn 10 and 10 and 13 and 10 and 19 in 11 march 12 up 11 march 13 and 13 and 17 , 14 down 16 deck 14 down 17 , 15 the 16 deck 17 , 18 chin 19 in 20 air this was how it came about [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 5 came 4 it 5 came 5 came 6 about i ran on deck [.] 1 i 2 ran 2 ran 4 deck 3 on 4 deck the watch was all forward looking out for the island [.] 1 the 2 watch 2 watch 3 was 3 was 6 looking 4 all 6 looking 5 forward 6 looking 6 looking 7 out 7 out 8 for 8 for 10 island 9 the 10 island i dunno [.] 1 i 2 dunno now , the most goes for rum and a good fling , and to sea again in their shirts [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 most 3 the 4 most 4 most 5 goes 5 goes 13 and 5 goes 16 again 5 goes 17 in 6 for 8 and 6 for 13 and 7 rum 8 and 8 and 11 fling 9 a 10 good 9 a 11 fling 10 good 11 fling 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 to 14 to 15 sea 17 in 19 shirts 18 their 19 shirts time enough too , says you [.] 1 time 2 enough 1 time 3 too 1 time 4 , 4 , 5 says 5 says 6 you but my old missis has it all by now [.] 1 but 3 old 1 but 4 missis 2 my 3 old 4 missis 5 has 5 has 7 all 5 has 8 by 6 it 7 all 8 by 9 now and he turned his quid and spat [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 6 and 2 he 6 and 3 turned 5 quid 3 turned 6 and 4 his 5 quid 6 and 7 spat no more do you , says you [.] 1 no 2 more 2 more 5 , 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 , 5 , 6 says 6 says 7 you then we 'll see [.] 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 see but you 're never happy till you 're drunk [.] 1 but 2 you 1 but 3 're 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 never 3 're 5 happy 5 happy 6 till 6 till 7 you 6 till 8 're 7 you 8 're 8 're 9 drunk i know you [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you dooty is dooty , mates [.] 1 dooty 4 , 2 is 3 dooty 2 is 4 , 4 , 5 mates i give my vote death [.] 1 i 2 give 2 give 5 death 3 my 5 death 4 vote 5 death i 've a gauge on the keg , mind [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 4 gauge 3 a 4 gauge 4 gauge 5 on 5 on 8 , 6 the 7 keg 7 keg 8 , 8 , 9 mind hence there were still faithful men on board [.] 1 hence 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 4 still 3 were 6 men 3 were 7 on 4 still 5 faithful 5 faithful 6 men 6 men 7 on 7 on 8 board it 's a pleasant thing to be young and have ten toes , and you may lay to that [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 thing 2 's 6 to 2 's 17 lay 3 a 5 thing 4 pleasant 5 thing 6 to 9 and 7 be 8 young 7 be 9 and 9 and 14 and 10 have 12 toes 10 have 14 and 11 ten 12 toes 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 lay 15 you 16 may 16 may 17 lay 17 lay 18 to 18 to 19 that and with that he turned on his heel and rejoined the other two [.] 1 and 9 and 2 with 3 that 2 with 4 he 4 he 9 and 5 turned 6 on 5 turned 9 and 6 on 8 heel 7 his 8 heel 9 and 10 rejoined 10 rejoined 13 two 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 two this land that we have sighted is the place we have been sailing for [.] 1 this 2 land 2 land 3 that 2 land 6 sighted 2 land 7 is 3 that 4 we 3 that 6 sighted 4 we 5 have 5 have 6 sighted 7 is 9 place 8 the 9 place 9 place 10 we 9 place 14 for 10 we 11 have 11 have 12 been 12 been 13 sailing 13 sailing 14 for and this also was given with a will [.] 1 and 2 this 2 this 4 was 3 also 4 was 4 was 5 given 5 given 6 with 6 with 8 will 7 a 8 will " we must go on , because we can't turn back [.] 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 must 3 must 4 go 4 go 5 on 4 go 7 because 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 we 7 because 10 turn 8 we 9 can't 9 can't 10 turn 10 turn 11 back it would be pleasanter to come to blows [.] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 pleasanter 4 pleasanter 5 to 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 to 7 to 8 blows but there 's no help for it till we know our men [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 's 2 there 3 's 3 's 5 help 3 's 6 for 3 's 8 till 4 no 5 help 5 help 6 for 6 for 7 it 8 till 9 we 8 till 10 know 9 we 10 know 10 know 12 men 11 our 12 men the bottom was clean sand [.] 1 the 2 bottom 2 bottom 3 was 3 was 5 sand 4 clean 5 sand a peculiar stagnant smell hung over the anchorage a smell of sodden leaves and rotting tree trunks [.] 1 a 2 peculiar 1 a 4 smell 2 peculiar 4 smell 3 stagnant 4 smell 4 smell 5 hung 5 hung 6 over 6 over 17 trunks 7 the 17 trunks 8 anchorage 17 trunks 9 a 10 smell 10 smell 11 of 10 smell 14 and 11 of 13 leaves 12 sodden 13 leaves 14 and 15 rotting 14 and 17 trunks 16 tree 17 trunks i observed the doctor sniffing and sniffing , like someone tasting a bad egg [.] 1 i 8 , 2 observed 4 doctor 2 observed 8 , 3 the 4 doctor 4 doctor 6 and 5 sniffing 6 and 6 and 7 sniffing 8 , 9 like 9 like 10 someone 10 someone 11 tasting 11 tasting 14 egg 12 a 13 bad 12 a 14 egg 13 bad 14 egg they lay about the deck growling together in talk [.] 1 they 2 lay 2 lay 3 about 2 lay 8 in 3 about 5 deck 4 the 5 deck 5 deck 6 growling 5 deck 8 in 6 growling 7 together 8 in 9 talk we held a council in the cabin [.] 1 we 2 held 2 held 4 council 2 held 5 in 3 a 4 council 4 council 5 in 5 in 7 cabin 6 the 7 cabin let's allow the men an afternoon ashore [.] 1 let's 2 allow 2 allow 4 men 2 allow 6 afternoon 2 allow 7 ashore 3 the 4 men 5 an 6 afternoon if they all go , why we 'll fight the ship [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 4 go 1 if 5 , 1 if 7 we 2 they 4 go 3 all 4 go 6 why 7 we 7 we 8 'll 8 'll 9 fight 9 fight 11 ship 10 the 11 ship the captain was too bright to be in the way [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 was 3 was 4 too 3 was 5 bright 5 bright 6 to 5 bright 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 in 8 in 10 way 9 the 10 way it was as plain as day [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 plain 3 as 4 plain 4 plain 5 as 5 as 6 day silver was the captain , and a mighty rebellious crew he had of it [.] 1 silver 2 was 2 was 6 and 3 the 4 captain 4 captain 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 crew 6 and 11 he 6 and 12 had 6 and 13 of 7 a 8 mighty 7 a 10 crew 8 mighty 9 rebellious 9 rebellious 10 crew 13 of 14 it at last , however , the party was made up [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 , 1 at 7 party 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 7 party 6 the 7 party 7 party 8 was 8 was 9 made 9 made 10 up then it was that there came into my head the first of the mad notions that contributed so much to save our lives [.] 1 then 2 it 1 then 6 came 2 it 3 was 4 that 5 there 4 that 6 came 6 came 7 into 7 into 9 head 8 my 9 head 9 head 11 first 9 head 21 save 10 the 11 first 11 first 12 of 11 first 21 save 12 of 15 notions 13 the 15 notions 14 mad 15 notions 15 notions 16 that 15 notions 20 to 16 that 17 contributed 17 contributed 19 much 17 contributed 20 to 18 so 19 much 21 save 23 lives 22 our 23 lives it occurred to me at once to go ashore [.] 1 it 2 occurred 2 occurred 3 to 2 occurred 6 once 2 occurred 7 to 2 occurred 8 go 3 to 4 me 5 at 6 once 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 ashore i heard him shouting [.] 1 i 2 heard 2 heard 3 him 2 heard 4 shouting on the far side of the open stood one of the hills , with two quaint , craggy peaks shining vividly in the sun [.] 1 on 4 side 1 on 8 stood 2 the 4 side 3 far 4 side 4 side 5 of 5 of 7 open 6 the 7 open 8 stood 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 12 hills 11 the 12 hills 12 hills 14 with 13 , 14 with 14 with 19 peaks 15 two 19 peaks 16 quaint 17 , 16 quaint 19 peaks 18 craggy 19 peaks 19 peaks 20 shining 20 shining 21 vividly 20 shining 22 in 22 in 24 sun 23 the 24 sun i now felt for the first time the joy of exploration [.] 1 i 3 felt 2 now 3 felt 3 felt 4 for 3 felt 9 joy 4 for 7 time 5 the 6 first 5 the 7 time 8 the 9 joy 9 joy 10 of 10 of 11 exploration the sun beat full upon them [.] 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 beat 3 beat 4 full 4 full 5 upon 5 upon 6 them and then all of a sudden he was interrupted by a noise [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 7 he 1 and 9 interrupted 3 all 4 of 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 sudden 6 sudden 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 interrupted 9 interrupted 10 by 10 by 12 noise 11 a 12 noise he stood where he was , resting lightly on his crutch , watching his companion like a snake about to spring [.] 1 he 2 stood 2 stood 3 where 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 resting 5 was 13 watching 6 , 7 resting 7 resting 8 lightly 7 resting 9 on 7 resting 12 , 9 on 11 crutch 10 his 11 crutch 12 , 13 watching 13 watching 15 companion 13 watching 16 like 14 his 15 companion 15 companion 16 like 16 like 18 snake 17 a 18 snake 18 snake 19 about 19 about 20 to 19 about 21 spring 20 to 21 spring kill me too , if you can [.] 1 kill 2 me 1 kill 3 too 1 kill 5 if 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 7 can 6 you 7 can but he was not destined to go far [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 destined 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 5 destined 4 not 5 destined 5 destined 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 far whether he were injured much or little , none could ever tell [.] 1 whether 2 he 1 whether 3 were 1 whether 8 , 1 whether 9 none 2 he 3 were 3 were 6 or 4 injured 5 much 4 injured 6 or 6 or 7 little 9 none 10 could 10 could 12 tell 11 ever 12 tell like enough , to judge from the sound , his back was broken on the spot [.] 1 like 2 enough 1 like 4 to 3 , 4 to 4 to 5 judge 4 to 9 , 5 judge 6 from 6 from 8 sound 7 the 8 sound 9 , 11 back 9 , 13 broken 10 his 11 back 11 back 12 was 12 was 13 broken 13 broken 14 on 14 on 16 spot 15 the 16 spot but he had no time given him to recover [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 time 4 no 5 time 5 time 6 given 6 given 7 him 6 given 8 to 8 to 9 recover more men would be coming [.] 1 more 2 men 2 men 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 coming i might be discovered [.] 1 i 2 might 2 might 3 be 3 be 4 discovered there was nothing left for me but death by starvation or death by the hands of the mutineers [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 left 4 left 5 for 4 left 7 but 4 left 9 by 4 left 13 by 5 for 6 me 7 but 8 death 8 death 9 by 9 by 11 or 10 starvation 11 or 11 or 12 death 11 or 13 by 13 by 15 hands 14 the 15 hands 15 hands 16 of 16 of 18 mutineers 17 the 18 mutineers and here a fresh alarm brought me to a standstill with a thumping heart [.] 1 and 5 alarm 1 and 6 brought 2 here 5 alarm 3 a 4 fresh 3 a 5 alarm 4 fresh 5 alarm 5 alarm 6 brought 6 brought 7 me 6 brought 8 to 6 brought 11 with 8 to 10 standstill 9 a 10 standstill 10 standstill 11 with 11 with 14 heart 12 a 13 thumping 12 a 14 heart 13 thumping 14 heart but the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand [.] 1 but 3 terror 1 but 8 brought 2 the 3 terror 3 terror 4 of 3 terror 8 brought 4 of 7 apparition 5 this 7 apparition 6 new 7 apparition 8 brought 9 me 8 brought 10 to 10 to 12 stand 11 a 12 stand i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked i could now see that he was a white man like myself and that his features were even pleasing [.] 1 i 2 could 2 could 4 see 3 now 4 see 4 see 13 and 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 was 5 that 13 and 6 he 7 was 7 was 10 man 7 was 11 like 8 a 9 white 8 a 10 man 9 white 10 man 10 man 11 like 11 like 12 myself 13 and 14 that 14 that 16 features 14 that 17 were 15 his 16 features 16 features 17 were 17 were 18 even 17 were 19 pleasing i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried you mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you , now ? 1 you 2 mightn't 2 mightn't 3 happen 3 happen 4 to 3 happen 5 have 4 to 5 have 5 have 7 piece 5 have 10 about 5 have 13 now 6 a 7 piece 7 piece 8 of 8 of 9 cheese 9 cheese 10 about 10 about 11 you 12 , 13 now 13 now 14 ? but at my last words he perked up into a kind of startled slyness [.] 1 but 2 at 1 but 6 he 2 at 5 words 3 my 4 last 3 my 5 words 6 he 7 perked 7 perked 8 up 7 perked 9 into 9 into 14 slyness 10 a 11 kind 11 kind 12 of 11 kind 14 slyness 12 of 14 slyness 13 startled 14 slyness i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked and he seemed very much relieved [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 seemed 2 he 3 seemed 3 seemed 6 relieved 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 relieved it was battle , murder , and sudden death , leastways him against six [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 battle 3 battle 7 and 4 , 7 and 5 murder 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 death 7 and 10 , 8 sudden 9 death 10 , 11 leastways 11 leastways 12 him 11 leastways 13 against 13 against 14 six that 's what he said [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 what 3 what 5 said 4 he 5 said no , says you [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 says 3 says 4 you and with that he winked and pinched me hard [.] 1 and 6 and 2 with 3 that 2 with 4 he 4 he 6 and 5 winked 6 and 6 and 7 pinched 7 pinched 8 me 7 pinched 9 hard and he pinched me again in the most confidential manner [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 pinched 2 he 3 pinched 3 pinched 4 me 3 pinched 5 again 3 pinched 6 in 6 in 10 manner 7 the 8 most 8 most 10 manner 9 confidential 10 manner i keep her under the white rock [.] 1 i 2 keep 2 keep 3 her 2 keep 4 under 4 under 7 rock 5 the 7 rock 6 white 7 rock i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried we ran on deck [.] 1 we 2 ran 2 ran 4 deck 3 on 4 deck what particularly took my fancy was the spring [.] 1 what 3 took 1 what 6 was 2 particularly 3 took 3 took 5 fancy 4 my 5 fancy 6 was 8 spring 7 the 8 spring i was thinking this over when there came ringing over the island the cry of a man at the point of death [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 18 at 3 thinking 4 this 3 thinking 5 over 3 thinking 7 there 3 thinking 8 came 5 over 6 when 8 came 9 ringing 9 ringing 10 over 9 ringing 14 cry 10 over 12 island 11 the 12 island 13 the 14 cry 14 cry 15 of 15 of 17 man 16 a 17 man 17 man 18 at 18 at 20 point 19 the 20 point 20 point 21 of 21 of 22 death it is something to have been an old soldier , but more still to have been a doctor [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 something 2 is 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 11 but 6 been 13 still 7 an 8 old 7 an 9 soldier 8 old 9 soldier 9 soldier 11 but 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 more 13 still 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 18 doctor 17 a 18 doctor there is no time to dilly-dally in our work [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 time 3 no 4 time 4 time 5 to 4 time 6 dilly-dally 5 to 6 dilly-dally 6 dilly-dally 7 in 7 in 9 work 8 our 9 work and one of the six forecastle hands was little better [.] 1 and 2 one 1 and 8 was 2 one 3 of 3 of 7 hands 4 the 5 six 5 six 7 hands 6 forecastle 7 hands 8 was 9 little 9 little 10 better i told my plan to the captain , and between us we settled on the details of its accomplishment [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 4 plan 2 told 12 we 2 told 13 settled 3 my 4 plan 4 plan 9 and 5 to 7 captain 5 to 9 and 6 the 7 captain 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 between 10 between 11 us 12 we 13 settled 13 settled 14 on 14 on 16 details 15 the 16 details 16 details 17 of 17 of 19 accomplishment 18 its 19 accomplishment by this time , tumbling things in as they came , we had the jolly-boat loaded as much as we dared [.] 1 by 3 time 1 by 12 we 2 this 3 time 3 time 5 tumbling 4 , 5 tumbling 5 tumbling 6 things 5 tumbling 7 in 5 tumbling 8 as 5 tumbling 11 , 8 as 9 they 8 as 10 came 9 they 10 came 12 we 13 had 13 had 15 jolly-boat 14 the 15 jolly-boat 15 jolly-boat 16 loaded 16 loaded 18 much 16 loaded 19 as 17 as 18 much 19 as 20 we 19 as 21 dared 20 we 21 dared we had soon touched land in the same place as before and set to provision the block house [.] 1 we 2 had 2 had 12 and 3 soon 4 touched 4 touched 5 land 4 touched 6 in 4 touched 10 as 4 touched 11 before 4 touched 12 and 5 land 6 in 6 in 9 place 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 place 10 as 11 before 12 and 13 set 13 set 14 to 14 to 15 provision 15 provision 18 house 16 the 18 house 17 block 18 house they had the advantage of numbers , of course , but we had the advantage of arms [.] 1 they 2 had 2 had 4 advantage 2 had 9 course 3 the 4 advantage 4 advantage 5 of 5 of 6 numbers 7 , 9 course 8 of 9 course 9 course 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 we 11 but 13 had 12 we 13 had 13 had 15 advantage 14 the 15 advantage 15 advantage 16 of 16 of 17 arms there was no answer from the forecastle [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 answer 2 was 5 from 3 no 4 answer 4 answer 5 from 5 from 7 forecastle 6 the 7 forecastle still no reply [.] 1 still 3 reply 2 no 3 reply there was a pause [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 pause 3 a 4 pause if we let the current have its way we should come ashore beside the gigs , where the pirates might appear at any moment [.] 1 if 2 we 1 if 3 let 1 if 19 pirates 2 we 3 let 3 let 5 current 3 let 6 have 4 the 5 current 6 have 8 way 7 its 8 way 8 way 9 we 8 way 11 come 9 we 10 should 10 should 11 come 11 come 12 ashore 11 come 13 beside 13 beside 16 , 14 the 15 gigs 15 gigs 16 , 16 , 17 where 18 the 19 pirates 19 pirates 20 might 20 might 21 appear 21 appear 22 at 22 at 24 moment 23 any 24 moment hands , if possible , " said the captain [.] 1 hands 7 said 2 , 4 possible 3 if 4 possible 4 possible 5 , 4 possible 7 said 5 , 6 " 7 said 9 captain 8 the 9 captain he looked to the priming of his gun [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 to 3 to 5 priming 4 the 5 priming 5 priming 6 of 6 of 8 gun 7 his 8 gun my lady 's maid couldn't miss [.] 1 my 2 lady 2 lady 3 's 3 's 4 maid 4 maid 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 miss the one source of danger was the gun [.] 1 the 2 one 2 one 3 source 3 source 4 of 3 source 6 was 4 of 5 danger 6 was 8 gun 7 the 8 gun but it was plain that they meant nothing should delay their shot [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 plain 4 plain 5 that 5 that 6 they 5 that 7 meant 6 they 7 meant 7 meant 8 nothing 7 meant 10 delay 8 nothing 9 should 9 should 10 delay 10 delay 12 shot 11 their 12 shot the report fell in at the same instant of time [.] 1 the 2 report 2 report 3 fell 3 fell 4 in 3 fell 5 at 5 at 8 instant 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 instant 8 instant 9 of 9 of 10 time so far there was no great harm [.] 1 so 2 far 2 far 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 7 harm 5 no 7 harm 6 great 7 harm no lives were lost , and we could wade ashore in safety [.] 1 no 2 lives 2 lives 6 and 3 were 4 lost 3 were 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 wade 7 we 8 could 8 could 9 wade 9 wade 10 ashore 9 wade 11 in 11 in 12 safety the other three had gone down with the boat [.] 1 the 2 other 2 other 3 three 3 three 4 had 4 had 5 gone 5 gone 6 down 5 gone 7 with 7 with 9 boat 8 the 9 boat i began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming [.] 1 i 14 and 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 see 2 began 14 and 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 we 4 see 7 have 5 we 6 should 6 should 7 have 7 have 9 brush 7 have 10 for 7 have 12 in 8 a 9 brush 10 for 11 it 12 in 13 earnest 14 and 15 looked 15 looked 16 to 16 to 18 priming 17 my 18 priming it was plain from every line of his body that our new hand was worth his salt [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 from 3 plain 10 that 4 from 6 line 5 every 6 line 6 line 7 of 7 of 9 body 8 his 9 body 10 that 13 hand 10 that 14 was 11 our 13 hand 12 new 13 hand 13 hand 14 was 14 was 15 worth 15 worth 17 salt 16 his 17 salt the squire dropped down beside him on his knees and kissed his hand , crying like a child [.] 1 the 2 squire 2 squire 10 and 3 dropped 4 down 3 dropped 5 beside 3 dropped 7 on 3 dropped 10 and 5 beside 6 him 7 on 9 knees 8 his 9 knees 10 and 11 kissed 11 kissed 13 hand 12 his 13 hand 13 hand 15 crying 14 , 15 crying 15 crying 16 like 16 like 18 child 17 a 18 child after a little while of silence , he said he thought somebody might read a prayer [.] 1 after 6 silence 1 after 7 , 1 after 8 he 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 4 while 5 of 4 while 6 silence 5 of 6 silence 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 thought 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 somebody 11 thought 14 read 12 somebody 13 might 13 might 14 read 14 read 16 prayer 15 a 16 prayer then , climbing on the roof , he had with his own hand bent and run up the colours [.] 1 then 8 he 2 , 3 climbing 3 climbing 4 on 3 climbing 7 , 3 climbing 8 he 4 on 6 roof 5 the 6 roof 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 with 9 had 17 up 9 had 19 colours 10 with 15 and 11 his 12 own 11 his 13 hand 13 hand 14 bent 13 hand 15 and 15 and 16 run 18 the 19 colours this seemed mightily to relieve him [.] 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 to 2 seemed 5 relieve 3 mightily 4 to 4 to 5 relieve 5 relieve 6 him he re-entered the log-house and set about counting up the stores as if nothing else existed [.] 1 he 5 and 2 re-entered 4 log-house 2 re-entered 5 and 3 the 4 log-house 5 and 6 set 5 and 7 about 7 about 8 counting 8 counting 9 up 8 counting 11 stores 8 counting 13 if 10 the 11 stores 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 nothing 13 if 16 existed 14 nothing 15 else 14 nothing 16 existed then he pulled me aside [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 me 3 pulled 5 aside i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked and he pointed to the dead body under the flag [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 to 2 he 4 to 3 pointed 4 to 4 to 7 body 4 to 8 under 5 the 7 body 6 dead 7 body 7 body 8 under 8 under 10 flag 9 the 10 flag it must be the flag they are aiming at [.] 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 5 flag 4 the 5 flag 5 flag 6 they 5 flag 9 at 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 aiming 8 aiming 9 at barring rum , his match were never seen [.] 1 barring 2 rum 1 barring 3 , 1 barring 5 match 4 his 5 match 5 match 6 were 6 were 8 seen 7 never 8 seen and he pinched me the third time with the same air of cleverness [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 pinched 2 he 3 pinched 3 pinched 4 me 3 pinched 7 time 3 pinched 8 with 5 the 7 time 6 third 7 time 8 with 11 air 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 air 11 air 12 of 12 of 13 cleverness no , says you [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 says 3 says 4 you the next moment each of us had taken to his heels in a different direction [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 moment 3 moment 4 each 3 moment 7 had 3 moment 11 heels 4 each 5 of 4 each 7 had 5 of 6 us 7 had 8 taken 8 taken 9 to 9 to 10 his 11 heels 12 in 12 in 15 direction 13 a 15 direction 14 different 15 direction for a good hour to come frequent reports shook the island , and balls kept crashing through the woods [.] 1 for 4 hour 1 for 8 reports 2 a 4 hour 3 good 4 hour 4 hour 5 to 4 hour 6 come 5 to 6 come 7 frequent 8 reports 8 reports 9 shook 9 shook 17 through 10 the 11 island 11 island 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 balls 13 and 15 kept 15 kept 16 crashing 16 crashing 17 through 17 through 19 woods 18 the 19 woods i lay for some time watching the bustle which succeeded the attack [.] 1 i 2 lay 2 lay 3 for 3 for 5 time 4 some 5 time 5 time 6 watching 6 watching 8 bustle 7 the 8 bustle 8 bustle 9 which 8 bustle 10 succeeded 9 which 10 succeeded 10 succeeded 12 attack 11 the 12 attack but there was a sound in their voices which suggested rum [.] 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 sound 4 a 5 sound 5 sound 6 in 6 in 8 voices 7 their 8 voices 8 voices 9 which 8 voices 10 suggested 9 which 10 suggested 10 suggested 11 rum i had soon told my story and began to look about me [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 7 and 3 soon 4 told 4 told 6 story 4 told 7 and 5 my 6 story 7 and 8 began 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 about 11 about 12 me another time he came and was silent for a while [.] 1 another 2 time 2 time 5 and 3 he 4 came 4 came 5 and 5 and 6 was 6 was 7 silent 7 silent 8 for 8 for 10 while 9 a 10 while then he put his head on one side , and looked at me [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 put 5 head 3 put 6 on 3 put 10 and 4 his 5 head 6 on 8 side 7 one 8 side 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 10 and 12 at 12 at 13 me it doesn't lie in human nature [.] 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 lie 3 lie 4 in 4 in 6 nature 5 human 6 nature and besides that , we had two able allies rum and the climate [.] 1 and 5 we 2 besides 3 that 2 besides 4 , 2 besides 5 we 5 we 6 had 6 had 11 and 7 two 11 and 8 able 9 allies 9 allies 10 rum 10 rum 11 and 11 and 13 climate 12 the 13 climate the chill and the vapour taken together told a poor tale of the island [.] 1 the 2 chill 2 chill 3 and 3 and 5 vapour 3 and 6 taken 3 and 8 told 4 the 5 vapour 7 together 8 told 8 told 11 tale 9 a 10 poor 9 a 11 tale 10 poor 11 tale 11 tale 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 island then he hailed the buccaneer [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hailed 3 hailed 5 buccaneer 4 the 5 buccaneer the captain was in the porch , keeping himself carefully out of the way of a treacherous shot , should any be intended [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 6 porch 5 the 6 porch 6 porch 8 keeping 7 , 8 keeping 8 keeping 9 himself 8 keeping 10 carefully 8 keeping 12 of 8 keeping 19 , 11 out 12 of 12 of 14 way 13 the 14 way 14 way 15 of 15 of 18 shot 16 a 17 treacherous 16 a 18 shot 17 treacherous 18 shot 19 , 20 should 20 should 21 any 20 should 22 be 22 be 23 intended the watch below , all hands to load muskets [.] 1 the 2 watch 2 watch 3 below 2 watch 6 hands 4 , 5 all 5 all 6 hands 6 hands 7 to 7 to 8 load 8 load 9 muskets and then he turned again to the mutineers [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 turned 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 turned 4 turned 5 again 4 turned 6 to 6 to 8 mutineers 7 the 8 mutineers this time it was the other man who replied [.] 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 man 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 man 7 man 8 who 7 man 9 replied 8 who 9 replied don't know him [.] 1 don't 2 know 2 know 3 him silver had terrible hard work getting up the knoll [.] 1 silver 2 had 2 had 5 work 3 terrible 5 work 4 hard 5 work 5 work 6 getting 6 getting 7 up 6 getting 9 knoll 8 the 9 knoll it 's your own doing [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 doing 3 your 4 own 3 your 5 doing i don't deny it was a good lay [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 deny 3 deny 4 it 3 deny 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 lay 6 a 7 good 6 a 8 lay 7 good 8 lay and the captain looked at him calmly and proceeded to fill a pipe [.] 1 and 8 and 2 the 3 captain 3 captain 8 and 4 looked 5 at 4 looked 7 calmly 4 looked 8 and 5 at 6 him 8 and 9 proceeded 8 and 10 to 10 to 11 fill 11 fill 13 pipe 12 a 13 pipe it was as good as the play to see them [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 good 3 as 4 good 4 good 5 as 4 good 8 to 5 as 7 play 6 the 7 play 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 them you do that , and we 'll offer you a choice [.] 1 you 5 and 2 do 3 that 2 do 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 offer 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 offer 8 offer 9 you 8 offer 11 choice 10 a 11 choice you can't find the treasure [.] 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 find 3 find 5 treasure 4 the 5 treasure you can't sail the ship there 's not a man among you fit to sail the ship [.] 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 sail 3 sail 11 among 3 sail 14 to 4 the 5 ship 5 ship 6 there 5 ship 7 's 7 's 8 not 7 's 10 man 9 a 10 man 10 man 11 among 11 among 13 fit 12 you 13 fit 14 to 15 sail 15 sail 17 ship 16 the 17 ship he shook the fire out of his pipe [.] 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 4 fire 2 shook 6 of 3 the 4 fire 4 fire 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 pipe 7 his 8 pipe not a man among us moved [.] 1 not 3 man 1 not 6 moved 2 a 3 man 3 man 4 among 3 man 6 moved 4 among 5 us then he spat into the spring [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spat 3 spat 4 into 4 into 6 spring 5 the 6 spring laugh , by thunder , laugh ! 1 laugh 3 by 2 , 3 by 3 by 5 , 3 by 7 ! 4 thunder 5 , 5 , 6 laugh before an hour 's out , ye 'll laugh upon the other side [.] 1 before 3 hour 1 before 4 's 1 before 6 , 1 before 7 ye 2 an 3 hour 3 hour 4 's 4 's 5 out 7 ye 8 'll 8 'll 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 upon 10 upon 13 side 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 side it was the first time we had ever seen him angry [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 time 2 was 11 angry 3 the 5 time 4 first 5 time 5 time 6 we 5 time 9 seen 6 we 7 had 7 had 9 seen 8 ever 9 seen 9 seen 10 him the captain looked on for a while in silence [.] 1 the 2 captain 2 captain 3 looked 3 looked 4 on 3 looked 5 for 3 looked 8 in 5 for 7 while 6 a 7 while 8 in 9 silence then he spoke [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spoke then he went the rounds and saw , as he said , that all was clear [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 6 and 3 went 9 as 4 the 5 rounds 5 rounds 6 and 6 and 7 saw 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 that 12 , 15 was 13 that 15 was 14 all 15 was 15 was 16 clear in the middle , the cutlasses lay ranged [.] 1 in 3 middle 1 in 4 , 1 in 6 cutlasses 2 the 3 middle 5 the 6 cutlasses 6 cutlasses 7 lay 7 lay 8 ranged and while this was going on , the captain completed , in his own mind , the plan of the defence [.] 1 and 9 captain 1 and 10 completed 2 while 3 this 2 while 4 was 2 while 7 , 2 while 9 captain 3 this 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 on 8 the 9 captain 9 captain 10 completed 10 completed 12 in 10 completed 18 plan 11 , 12 in 12 in 15 mind 12 in 16 , 13 his 14 own 13 his 15 mind 17 the 18 plan 18 plan 19 of 19 of 21 defence 20 the 21 defence as the captain had said , the chill was past [.] 1 as 5 said 1 as 6 , 1 as 8 chill 2 the 3 captain 3 captain 4 had 4 had 5 said 7 the 8 chill 8 chill 9 was 9 was 10 past an hour passed away [.] 1 an 2 hour 2 hour 3 passed 3 passed 4 away but this was not so easily answered [.] 1 but 2 this 1 but 7 answered 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 7 answered 4 not 7 answered 5 so 6 easily 6 easily 7 answered from the east and west only a single shot had been fired [.] 1 from 4 and 1 from 11 been 2 the 3 east 3 east 4 and 4 and 5 west 6 only 9 shot 7 a 8 single 7 a 9 shot 8 single 9 shot 9 shot 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 fired the boarders swarmed over the fence like monkeys [.] 1 the 2 boarders 2 boarders 3 swarmed 3 swarmed 4 over 3 swarmed 7 like 4 over 6 fence 5 the 6 fence 6 fence 7 like 7 like 8 monkeys in a moment , the four pirates had swarmed up the mound and were upon us [.] 1 in 3 moment 1 in 4 , 1 in 7 pirates 2 a 3 moment 5 the 6 four 6 four 7 pirates 7 pirates 8 had 8 had 13 and 9 swarmed 10 up 9 swarmed 13 and 10 up 12 mound 11 the 12 mound 13 and 14 were 14 were 15 upon 15 upon 16 us meanwhile a third , running unharmed all around the house , appeared suddenly in the doorway and fell with his cutlass on the doctor [.] 1 meanwhile 3 third 2 a 3 third 3 third 5 running 3 third 17 and 4 , 5 running 5 running 6 unharmed 5 running 11 , 6 unharmed 8 around 7 all 8 around 8 around 10 house 9 the 10 house 12 appeared 13 suddenly 12 appeared 14 in 12 appeared 17 and 14 in 16 doorway 15 the 16 doorway 17 and 18 fell 17 and 19 with 17 and 22 on 19 with 21 cutlass 20 his 21 cutlass 21 cutlass 22 on 22 on 24 doctor 23 the 24 doctor our position was utterly reversed [.] 1 our 2 position 2 position 3 was 3 was 5 reversed 4 utterly 5 reversed the log-house was full of smoke , to which we owed our comparative safety [.] 1 the 2 log-house 2 log-house 3 was 3 was 4 full 4 full 5 of 5 of 6 smoke 6 smoke 8 to 7 , 8 to 8 to 9 which 8 to 10 we 8 to 11 owed 10 we 11 owed 11 owed 14 safety 12 our 14 safety 13 comparative 14 safety i dashed out of the door into the clear sunlight [.] 1 i 2 dashed 2 dashed 4 of 2 dashed 7 into 3 out 4 of 4 of 6 door 5 the 6 door 6 door 7 into 7 into 10 sunlight 8 the 10 sunlight 9 clear 10 sunlight that 's better odds than we had at starting [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 4 odds 2 's 5 than 2 's 8 at 3 better 4 odds 5 than 6 we 5 than 7 had 5 than 8 at 6 we 7 had 8 at 9 starting as for the captain , his wounds were grievous indeed , but not dangerous [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 5 , 1 as 7 wounds 2 for 4 captain 3 the 4 captain 6 his 7 wounds 7 wounds 8 were 8 were 12 but 9 grievous 10 indeed 9 grievous 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 12 but 14 dangerous 13 not 14 dangerous no organ was fatally injured [.] 1 no 2 organ 2 organ 3 was 3 was 4 fatally 3 was 5 injured it was a night out of ten thousand for my purpose [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 night 2 was 6 of 2 was 9 for 3 a 4 night 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 thousand 7 ten 8 thousand 8 thousand 9 for 9 for 11 purpose 10 my 11 purpose the fog had now buried all heaven [.] 1 the 2 fog 2 fog 3 had 3 had 5 buried 4 now 5 buried 5 buried 7 heaven 6 all 7 heaven the other was , of course , my friend of the red night-cap [.] 1 the 2 other 2 other 3 was 3 was 6 course 3 was 9 friend 4 , 6 course 5 of 6 course 6 course 7 , 8 my 9 friend 9 friend 10 of 10 of 13 night-cap 11 the 13 night-cap 12 red 13 night-cap the speed in the meantime had strangely increased [.] 1 the 2 speed 2 speed 3 in 2 speed 6 had 3 in 5 meantime 4 the 5 meantime 6 had 8 increased 7 strangely 8 increased i opened my eyes at once [.] 1 i 2 opened 2 opened 4 eyes 2 opened 6 once 3 my 4 eyes 5 at 6 once i glanced over my shoulder , and my heart jumped against my ribs [.] 1 i 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 over 2 glanced 11 against 3 over 7 and 4 my 5 shoulder 5 shoulder 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 heart 7 and 10 jumped 7 and 11 against 8 my 9 heart 11 against 13 ribs 12 my 13 ribs that notion was soon given over [.] 1 that 2 notion 2 notion 3 was 3 was 5 given 4 soon 5 given 5 given 6 over there was a great , smooth swell upon the sea [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 7 swell 2 was 8 upon 3 a 4 great 3 a 7 swell 4 great 5 , 4 great 7 swell 6 smooth 7 swell 7 swell 8 upon 8 upon 10 sea 9 the 10 sea i began after a little to grow very bold and sat up to try my skill at paddling [.] 1 i 10 and 2 began 3 after 2 began 6 to 2 began 7 grow 2 began 10 and 3 after 5 little 4 a 5 little 6 to 7 grow 7 grow 9 bold 8 very 9 bold 10 and 11 sat 11 sat 12 up 12 up 13 to 12 up 18 paddling 13 to 14 try 14 try 16 skill 14 try 17 at 15 my 16 skill 16 skill 17 at 17 at 18 paddling but even a small change in the disposition of the weight will produce violent changes in the behaviour of a coracle [.] 1 but 2 even 1 but 5 change 3 a 4 small 3 a 5 change 4 small 5 change 5 change 6 in 5 change 12 will 6 in 8 disposition 7 the 8 disposition 8 disposition 9 of 9 of 11 weight 10 the 11 weight 12 will 13 produce 13 produce 15 changes 13 produce 16 in 14 violent 15 changes 15 changes 16 in 16 in 18 behaviour 17 the 18 behaviour 18 behaviour 19 of 19 of 21 coracle 20 a 21 coracle i was , indeed , close in [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 indeed 3 , 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 , 5 , 6 close 6 close 7 in again and again was this repeated [.] 1 again 2 and 2 and 3 again 3 again 4 was 4 was 5 this 4 was 6 repeated it became plain to me that nobody was steering [.] 1 it 2 became 2 became 3 plain 3 plain 4 to 3 plain 6 that 4 to 5 me 6 that 7 nobody 6 that 8 was 7 nobody 8 was 8 was 9 steering the current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate [.] 1 the 2 current 2 current 3 was 3 was 4 bearing 4 bearing 6 and 4 bearing 8 southward 4 bearing 9 at 5 coracle 6 and 6 and 7 schooner 9 at 12 rate 10 an 11 equal 10 an 12 rate 11 equal 12 rate i could not choose but suppose she was deserted [.] 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 5 but 3 not 4 choose 4 choose 5 but 5 but 6 suppose 6 suppose 7 she 6 suppose 9 deserted 7 she 8 was 8 was 9 deserted for some time she had been doing the worse thing possible for me standing still [.] 1 for 3 time 1 for 4 she 2 some 3 time 4 she 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 doing 7 doing 10 thing 8 the 10 thing 9 worse 10 thing 10 thing 11 possible 10 thing 14 standing 11 possible 12 for 12 for 13 me 14 standing 15 still the main-sail hung drooped like a banner [.] 1 the 2 main-sail 2 main-sail 3 hung 2 main-sail 4 drooped 4 drooped 5 like 5 like 7 banner 6 a 7 banner she was stock-still but for the current [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 stock-still 3 stock-still 4 but 4 but 5 for 5 for 7 current 6 the 7 current i could see the waves boiling white under her forefoot [.] 1 i 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 5 waves 4 the 5 waves 5 waves 6 boiling 6 boiling 7 white 6 boiling 8 under 7 white 8 under 8 under 10 forefoot 9 her 10 forefoot immensely tall she looked to me from my low station in the coracle [.] 1 immensely 3 she 2 tall 3 she 3 she 4 looked 4 looked 5 to 4 looked 7 from 4 looked 11 in 5 to 6 me 7 from 10 station 8 my 10 station 9 low 10 station 10 station 11 in 11 in 13 coracle 12 the 13 coracle i had scarce time to think scarce time to act and save myself [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 4 time 3 scarce 4 time 4 time 5 to 4 time 11 and 5 to 6 think 6 think 8 time 6 think 9 to 7 scarce 8 time 9 to 11 and 10 act 11 and 11 and 12 save 11 and 13 myself i was on the summit of one swell when the schooner came stooping over the next [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 on 2 was 14 over 3 on 5 summit 4 the 5 summit 5 summit 6 of 6 of 8 swell 7 one 8 swell 8 swell 9 when 8 swell 13 stooping 8 swell 14 over 9 when 11 schooner 9 when 12 came 10 the 11 schooner 11 schooner 12 came 14 over 16 next 15 the 16 next the bowsprit was over my head [.] 1 the 2 bowsprit 2 bowsprit 3 was 3 was 4 over 4 over 6 head 5 my 6 head i sprang to my feet and leaped , stamping the coracle under water [.] 1 i 6 and 2 sprang 3 to 2 sprang 6 and 3 to 5 feet 4 my 5 feet 6 and 7 leaped 6 and 9 stamping 8 , 9 stamping 9 stamping 11 coracle 9 stamping 12 under 10 the 11 coracle 11 coracle 12 under 12 under 13 water not a soul was to be seen [.] 1 not 3 soul 1 not 4 was 2 a 3 soul 3 soul 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen the floor was thick with mud where ruffians had sat down to drink or consult after wading in the marshes round their camp [.] 1 the 2 floor 2 floor 3 was 3 was 4 thick 4 thick 5 with 4 thick 7 where 4 thick 12 to 5 with 6 mud 7 where 8 ruffians 7 where 10 sat 8 ruffians 9 had 9 had 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 12 to 14 or 13 drink 14 or 14 or 15 consult 14 or 16 after 14 or 18 in 14 or 23 camp 16 after 17 wading 17 wading 18 in 18 in 21 round 19 the 21 round 20 marshes 21 round 22 their 23 camp dozens of empty bottles clinked together in corners to the rolling of the ship [.] 1 dozens 2 of 1 dozens 4 bottles 2 of 4 bottles 3 empty 4 bottles 4 bottles 5 clinked 5 clinked 6 together 5 clinked 7 in 5 clinked 9 to 7 in 8 corners 8 corners 9 to 9 to 11 rolling 10 the 11 rolling 11 rolling 12 of 12 of 14 ship 13 the 14 ship he must have drunk a gill before he took the bottle from his mouth [.] 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 have 3 have 4 drunk 4 drunk 6 gill 4 drunk 7 before 5 a 6 gill 7 before 8 he 7 before 9 took 8 he 9 took 9 took 11 bottle 9 took 12 from 10 the 11 bottle 11 bottle 12 from 12 from 14 mouth 13 his 14 mouth i had sat down already in my own corner and begun to eat [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 10 and 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 10 and 4 down 5 already 4 down 6 in 6 in 9 corner 7 my 8 own 7 my 9 corner 10 and 11 begun 10 and 12 to 12 to 13 eat i asked him [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 him as for that swab , he 's good and dead , he is , " he added , indicating the man with the red cap [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 5 , 1 as 6 he 2 for 4 swab 3 that 4 swab 6 he 11 , 7 's 9 and 7 's 11 , 8 good 9 and 9 and 10 dead 11 , 13 is 12 he 13 is 13 is 19 indicating 14 , 17 added 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 added 17 added 18 , 17 added 19 indicating 19 indicating 21 man 19 indicating 22 with 20 the 21 man 21 man 22 with 22 with 25 cap 23 the 25 cap 24 red 25 cap he looked at me sourly enough but said nothing [.] 1 he 7 but 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sourly 2 looked 7 but 3 at 4 me 5 sourly 6 enough 7 but 8 said 8 said 9 nothing " to be sure you did , " he cried [.] 1 " 10 cried 2 to 3 be 2 to 7 , 2 to 9 he 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 5 you 4 sure 6 did 5 you 6 did 7 , 8 " 9 he 10 cried well , as it seemed to me , there was some sense in this [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 9 there 2 , 5 seemed 3 as 4 it 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 to 5 seemed 8 , 5 seemed 9 there 6 to 7 me 9 there 10 was 10 was 12 sense 10 was 13 in 11 some 12 sense 12 sense 13 in 13 in 14 this we struck our bargain on the spot [.] 1 we 2 struck 2 struck 4 bargain 2 struck 5 on 3 our 4 bargain 4 bargain 5 on 5 on 7 spot 6 the 7 spot the breeze served us admirably [.] 1 the 2 breeze 2 breeze 3 served 3 served 4 us 3 served 5 admirably i was greatly elated with my new command , and pleased with the bright , sunshiny weather and these different prospects of the coast [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 greatly 2 was 4 elated 4 elated 5 with 4 elated 12 with 5 with 10 and 6 my 8 command 7 new 8 command 8 command 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 pleased 10 and 12 with 12 with 18 and 13 the 17 weather 14 bright 15 , 14 bright 17 weather 16 sunshiny 17 weather 17 weather 18 and 18 and 21 prospects 18 and 22 of 19 these 21 prospects 20 different 21 prospects 22 of 24 coast 23 the 24 coast the whole story was a pretext [.] 1 the 3 story 2 whole 3 story 3 story 4 was 4 was 6 pretext 5 a 6 pretext i said [.] 1 i 2 said i cried [.] 1 i 2 cried he , for his part , took a great draught of the wine and spoke with the most unusual solemnity [.] 1 he 3 for 1 he 7 took 2 , 3 for 3 for 5 part 3 for 6 , 4 his 5 part 7 took 10 draught 7 took 16 with 8 a 9 great 8 a 10 draught 9 great 10 draught 10 draught 11 of 11 of 14 and 12 the 13 wine 13 wine 14 and 14 and 15 spoke 14 and 16 with 16 with 20 solemnity 17 the 20 solemnity 18 most 19 unusual 19 unusual 20 solemnity and now , you look here , " he added , suddenly changing his tone , " we 've had about enough of this foolery [.] 1 and 4 you 1 and 7 , 2 now 3 , 2 now 4 you 4 you 5 look 5 look 6 here 7 , 10 added 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 added 10 added 13 changing 10 added 16 , 10 added 18 we 10 added 19 've 11 , 13 changing 12 suddenly 13 changing 13 changing 15 tone 13 changing 16 , 14 his 15 tone 16 , 17 " 18 we 19 've 19 've 20 had 20 had 21 about 20 had 22 enough 22 enough 23 of 23 of 25 foolery 24 this 25 foolery the tide 's made good enough by now [.] 1 the 2 tide 2 tide 3 's 3 's 4 made 4 made 5 good 5 good 6 enough 5 good 7 by 7 by 8 now i cursed myself for my neglect [.] 1 i 2 cursed 2 cursed 3 myself 2 cursed 4 for 4 for 6 neglect 5 my 6 neglect so near were we , indeed , that my head came against the coxswain 's foot with a crack that made my teeth rattle [.] 1 so 2 near 2 near 3 were 2 near 6 indeed 2 near 8 that 2 near 12 against 2 near 17 with 3 were 4 we 5 , 6 indeed 6 indeed 7 , 8 that 10 head 8 that 11 came 9 my 10 head 10 head 11 came 12 against 16 foot 13 the 14 coxswain 14 coxswain 15 's 15 's 16 foot 16 foot 17 with 17 with 19 crack 18 a 19 crack 19 crack 20 that 19 crack 21 made 20 that 21 made 21 made 23 teeth 21 made 24 rattle 22 my 23 teeth he stopped instantly [.] 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 instantly sometimes , by the quivering of the water , he appeared to move a little , as if he were trying to rise [.] 1 sometimes 2 , 1 sometimes 10 he 2 , 3 by 3 by 5 quivering 3 by 9 , 3 by 10 he 4 the 5 quivering 5 quivering 6 of 6 of 8 water 7 the 8 water 10 he 11 appeared 11 appeared 12 to 11 appeared 13 move 12 to 13 move 13 move 15 little 13 move 18 if 14 a 15 little 16 , 18 if 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 he 18 if 20 were 19 he 20 were 20 were 21 trying 20 were 22 to 22 to 23 rise the hot blood was running over my back and chest [.] 1 the 3 blood 2 hot 3 blood 3 blood 4 was 4 was 5 running 4 was 6 over 5 running 6 over 6 over 9 and 7 my 8 back 8 back 9 and 9 and 10 chest i began to see a danger to the ship [.] 1 i 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 see 3 to 4 see 4 see 6 danger 4 see 7 to 5 a 6 danger 6 danger 7 to 7 to 9 ship 8 the 9 ship i scrambled forward and looked over [.] 1 i 4 and 2 scrambled 3 forward 2 scrambled 4 and 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 over there lay the schooner , clear at last from buccaneers and ready for our own men to board and get to sea again [.] 1 there 2 lay 2 lay 4 schooner 3 the 4 schooner 4 schooner 11 and 5 , 11 and 6 clear 7 at 6 clear 9 from 6 clear 11 and 7 at 8 last 9 from 10 buccaneers 11 and 12 ready 12 ready 13 for 12 ready 17 to 12 ready 19 and 13 for 16 men 14 our 15 own 14 our 16 men 17 to 19 and 18 board 19 and 19 and 20 get 19 and 23 again 20 get 21 to 21 to 22 sea suddenly a kind of brightness fell about me [.] 1 suddenly 5 brightness 2 a 3 kind 3 kind 4 of 3 kind 5 brightness 4 of 5 brightness 5 brightness 6 fell 6 fell 7 about 7 about 8 me there was not a soul stirring nor a sound beside the noises of the breeze [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 7 nor 2 was 10 beside 4 a 5 soul 5 soul 6 stirring 5 soul 7 nor 7 nor 9 sound 7 nor 10 beside 8 a 9 sound 10 beside 12 noises 11 the 12 noises 12 noises 13 of 13 of 15 breeze 14 the 15 breeze and one of the men left the log-house and presently returned with a lighted brand [.] 1 and 9 and 2 one 3 of 2 one 9 and 3 of 5 men 4 the 5 men 6 left 8 log-house 6 left 9 and 7 the 8 log-house 9 and 11 returned 9 and 12 with 10 presently 11 returned 12 with 15 brand 13 a 15 brand 14 lighted 15 brand there were six of the buccaneers , all told ; not another man was left alive [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 six 2 were 9 told 3 six 4 of 4 of 6 buccaneers 5 the 6 buccaneers 7 , 9 told 8 all 9 told 9 told 10 ; 10 ; 11 not 11 not 13 man 11 not 14 was 12 another 13 man 13 man 14 was 14 was 15 left 14 was 16 alive i asked with a very tremulous voice [.] 1 i 2 asked 2 asked 3 with 3 with 7 voice 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 voice 5 very 6 tremulous 6 tremulous 7 voice take your bearings [.] 1 take 3 bearings 2 your 3 bearings well , maybe we 'd been taking a glass , and a song to help it round [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 17 round 3 maybe 15 help 4 we 5 'd 5 'd 6 been 6 been 7 taking 7 taking 11 and 7 taking 14 to 8 a 9 glass 9 glass 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 song 12 a 13 song 14 to 15 help 15 help 16 it 15 help 17 round i won't say no [.] 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 say 3 say 4 no he drew again quietly at his pipe [.] 1 he 2 drew 2 drew 3 again 2 drew 4 quietly 2 drew 5 at 5 at 7 pipe 6 his 7 pipe i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked kill me , if you please , or spare me [.] 1 kill 2 me 1 kill 4 if 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 4 if 8 or 5 you 8 or 6 please 8 or 7 , 8 or 8 or 9 spare 9 spare 10 me it is for you to choose [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 for 2 is 5 to 2 is 6 choose 3 for 4 you 5 to 6 choose and he sprang up , drawing his knife as if he had been twenty [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 sprang 2 he 3 sprang 3 sprang 6 drawing 4 up 5 , 4 up 6 drawing 6 drawing 7 his 6 drawing 8 knife 7 his 8 knife 8 knife 10 if 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 he 10 if 13 been 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 twenty not much worth to fight , you ain't [.] 1 not 3 worth 1 not 7 you 2 much 3 worth 4 to 5 fight 4 to 6 , 4 to 7 you 7 you 8 ain't there was a long pause after this [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 pause 2 was 6 after 3 a 4 long 3 a 5 pause 4 long 5 pause 6 after 7 this the sea-cook instantly removed his pipe [.] 1 the 2 sea-cook 2 sea-cook 4 removed 3 instantly 4 removed 4 removed 6 pipe 5 his 6 pipe they 're going to throw me off [.] 1 they 2 're 2 're 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 throw 5 throw 6 me 5 throw 7 off i began dimly to understand [.] 1 i 2 began 2 began 4 to 3 dimly 4 to 4 to 5 understand i asked [.] 1 i 2 asked i know you 've got that ship safe somewheres [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 got 5 got 7 ship 5 got 9 somewheres 6 that 7 ship 8 safe 9 somewheres now you mark me [.] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 mark 3 mark 4 me and he took another swallow of the brandy , shaking his great fair head like a man who looks forward to the worst [.] 1 and 3 took 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 swallow 4 another 5 swallow 5 swallow 6 of 6 of 8 brandy 7 the 8 brandy 8 brandy 10 shaking 9 , 10 shaking 10 shaking 14 head 10 shaking 15 like 11 his 14 head 12 great 14 head 13 fair 14 head 14 head 15 like 15 like 17 man 16 a 17 man 17 man 18 who 17 man 20 forward 18 who 19 looks 18 who 20 forward 19 looks 20 forward 20 forward 21 to 21 to 23 worst 22 the 23 worst the sea-cook looked at what had been given him [.] 1 the 2 sea-cook 2 sea-cook 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 5 what 5 what 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 given 8 given 9 him i thought so , " he observed [.] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 so 2 thought 6 he 2 thought 7 observed 3 so 4 , 4 , 5 " 6 he 7 observed but here the long man with the yellow eyes struck in [.] 1 but 2 here 1 but 5 man 3 the 5 man 4 long 5 man 5 man 6 with 5 man 10 struck 6 with 9 eyes 7 the 9 eyes 8 yellow 9 eyes 10 struck 11 in third , you wouldn't let us go at them upon the march [.] 1 third 2 , 1 third 3 you 3 you 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 let 5 let 6 us 5 let 7 go 7 go 8 at 7 go 10 upon 8 at 9 them 10 upon 12 march 11 the 12 march you say this cruise is bungled [.] 1 you 2 say 2 say 4 cruise 2 say 6 bungled 3 this 4 cruise 4 cruise 5 is 5 is 6 bungled we 're that near the gibbet that my neck 's stiff with thinking on it [.] 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 that 2 're 4 near 4 near 6 gibbet 5 the 6 gibbet 6 gibbet 7 that 6 gibbet 11 stiff 7 that 10 's 7 that 11 stiff 8 my 9 neck 9 neck 10 's 10 's 11 stiff 11 stiff 12 with 11 stiff 14 on 12 with 13 thinking 13 thinking 14 on 14 on 15 it ah , well , there 's a deal to say to number three [.] 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 5 there 2 , 3 well 3 well 4 , 5 there 6 's 6 's 8 deal 6 's 11 to 7 a 8 deal 8 deal 9 to 8 deal 10 say 9 to 10 say 11 to 12 number 12 number 13 three but if it were inexplicable to me , the appearance of the chart was incredible to the surviving mutineers [.] 1 but 10 appearance 1 but 14 was 2 if 3 it 2 if 4 were 2 if 10 appearance 3 it 4 were 4 were 5 inexplicable 6 to 7 me 6 to 8 , 6 to 10 appearance 9 the 10 appearance 10 appearance 11 of 10 appearance 14 was 11 of 13 chart 12 the 13 chart 14 was 15 incredible 15 incredible 16 to 16 to 19 mutineers 17 the 19 mutineers 18 surviving 19 mutineers they leaped upon it like cats upon a mouse [.] 1 they 2 leaped 2 leaped 3 upon 2 leaped 5 like 2 leaped 7 upon 3 upon 4 it 5 like 6 cats 6 cats 7 upon 7 upon 9 mouse 8 a 9 mouse but that was never my way [.] 1 but 2 that 1 but 3 was 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 never 3 was 6 way 5 my 6 way it was around about the size of a crown piece [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 around 2 was 4 about 4 about 6 size 5 the 6 size 6 size 7 of 7 of 10 piece 8 a 10 piece 9 crown 10 piece that was the end of the night 's business [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 end 3 the 4 end 4 end 5 of 5 of 9 business 6 the 7 night 7 night 8 's 8 's 9 business and the doctor it was [.] 1 and 3 doctor 1 and 5 was 2 the 3 doctor 4 it 5 was did he take that medicine , men ? " 1 did 2 he 1 did 3 take 3 take 5 medicine 4 that 5 medicine 5 medicine 7 men 6 , 7 men 7 men 8 ? 8 ? 9 " and he nodded his head in my direction carelessly [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 nodded 2 he 3 nodded 3 nodded 5 head 3 nodded 6 in 3 nodded 9 carelessly 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 in 6 in 8 direction 7 my 8 direction silver struck the barrel with his open hand [.] 1 silver 2 struck 2 struck 4 barrel 2 struck 5 with 3 the 4 barrel 4 barrel 5 with 5 with 8 hand 6 his 8 hand 7 open 8 hand i readily gave the pledge required [.] 1 i 3 gave 2 readily 3 gave 3 gave 5 pledge 4 the 5 pledge 5 pledge 6 required " no , by thunder ! " he cried [.] 1 " 9 cried 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 by 4 by 5 thunder 4 by 6 ! 4 by 8 he 6 ! 7 " 8 he 9 cried silver 's face was radiant [.] 1 silver 2 's 2 's 3 face 3 face 4 was 4 was 5 radiant it was no wonder the men were in a good humour now [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 wonder 2 was 12 now 3 no 4 wonder 5 the 6 men 6 men 7 were 7 were 8 in 8 in 11 humour 9 a 10 good 9 a 11 humour 10 good 11 humour 11 humour 12 now as we pulled over , there was some discussion on the chart [.] 1 as 2 we 1 as 3 pulled 1 as 5 , 1 as 6 there 2 we 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 over 6 there 7 was 7 was 9 discussion 7 was 10 on 8 some 9 discussion 9 discussion 10 on 10 on 12 chart 11 the 12 chart a tall tree was thus the principal mark [.] 1 a 3 tree 2 tall 3 tree 3 tree 4 was 4 was 5 thus 4 was 8 mark 6 the 8 mark 7 principal 8 mark the top of the plateau was dotted thickly with pine-trees of varying height [.] 1 the 2 top 2 top 3 of 2 top 6 was 3 of 5 plateau 4 the 5 plateau 6 was 7 dotted 7 dotted 8 thickly 7 dotted 9 with 9 with 10 pine-trees 10 pine-trees 11 of 11 of 12 varying 12 varying 13 height thence , bending to our left , we began to ascend the slope towards the plateau [.] 1 thence 2 , 1 thence 3 bending 3 bending 4 to 3 bending 9 began 4 to 7 , 5 our 6 left 6 left 7 , 7 , 8 we 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 ascend 10 to 11 ascend 11 ascend 13 slope 11 ascend 14 towards 12 the 13 slope 13 slope 14 towards 14 towards 16 plateau 15 the 16 plateau it was , indeed , a most pleasant portion of the island that we were now approaching [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 indeed 2 was 9 portion 3 , 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 , 6 a 9 portion 7 most 8 pleasant 8 pleasant 9 portion 9 portion 10 of 9 portion 13 that 9 portion 17 approaching 10 of 12 island 11 the 12 island 13 that 14 we 13 that 15 were 14 we 15 were 15 were 16 now 15 were 17 approaching indeed , as we found when we also reached the spot , it was something very different [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 13 it 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 we 3 as 5 found 3 as 12 , 3 as 13 it 4 we 5 found 5 found 6 when 5 found 11 spot 6 when 7 we 6 when 9 reached 7 we 9 reached 8 also 9 reached 10 the 11 spot 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 something 15 something 17 different 16 very 17 different i believe a chill struck for a moment to every heart [.] 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 4 chill 2 believe 6 for 2 believe 9 to 3 a 4 chill 4 chill 5 struck 4 chill 6 for 6 for 8 moment 7 a 8 moment 8 moment 9 to 9 to 11 heart 10 every 11 heart indeed , on a second glance , it seemed impossible to fancy that the body was in a natural position [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 8 it 3 on 6 glance 3 on 7 , 3 on 8 it 4 a 6 glance 5 second 6 glance 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 impossible 10 impossible 11 to 10 impossible 13 that 11 to 12 fancy 13 that 15 body 13 that 16 was 14 the 15 body 15 body 16 was 16 was 17 in 17 in 20 position 18 a 20 position 19 natural 20 position it was done [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 done care killed a cat [.] 1 care 2 killed 2 killed 4 cat 3 a 4 cat the terror of the dead buccaneer had fallen on their spirits [.] 1 the 2 terror 2 terror 3 of 2 terror 7 had 3 of 6 buccaneer 4 the 6 buccaneer 5 dead 6 buccaneer 7 had 8 fallen 8 fallen 9 on 9 on 11 spirits 10 their 11 spirits the plateau being somewhat tilted towards the west , this spot on which we had paused commanded a wide prospect on either hand [.] 1 the 3 being 2 plateau 3 being 3 being 5 tilted 3 being 12 on 3 being 17 commanded 4 somewhat 5 tilted 5 tilted 6 towards 6 towards 9 , 7 the 8 west 8 west 9 , 9 , 11 spot 10 this 11 spot 12 on 13 which 12 on 14 we 12 on 16 paused 14 we 15 had 15 had 16 paused 17 commanded 20 prospect 17 commanded 21 on 18 a 20 prospect 19 wide 20 prospect 20 prospect 21 on 21 on 23 hand 22 either 23 hand there was no sound but that of the distant breakers , mounting from all round , and the chirp of countless insects in the brush [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 sound 3 no 4 sound 4 sound 5 but 4 sound 7 of 5 but 6 that 7 of 10 breakers 8 the 10 breakers 9 distant 10 breakers 10 breakers 12 mounting 11 , 12 mounting 12 mounting 13 from 12 mounting 17 and 12 mounting 23 in 13 from 14 all 15 round 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 chirp 17 and 20 of 17 and 23 in 18 the 19 chirp 20 of 22 insects 21 countless 22 insects 23 in 25 brush 24 the 25 brush it 's child 's play to find the stuff now [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 play 2 's 6 to 3 child 4 's 4 's 5 play 6 to 7 find 7 find 9 stuff 7 find 10 now 8 the 9 stuff 9 stuff 10 now i never have seen men more dreadfully affected than the pirates [.] 1 i 3 have 2 never 3 have 3 have 4 seen 4 seen 5 men 5 men 8 affected 6 more 7 dreadfully 7 dreadfully 8 affected 8 affected 9 than 9 than 11 pirates 10 the 11 pirates stand by to go about [.] 1 stand 2 by 1 stand 3 to 3 to 4 go 4 go 5 about his courage had come back as he spoke , and some of the colour to his face along with it [.] 1 his 2 courage 2 courage 3 had 3 had 4 come 4 come 5 back 4 come 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 spoke 7 he 8 spoke 8 spoke 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 some 10 and 17 face 11 some 12 of 11 some 17 face 12 of 14 colour 13 the 14 colour 14 colour 15 to 15 to 16 his 17 face 19 with 18 along 19 with 19 with 20 it the buccaneers remained rooted to the ground , their eyes starting from their heads [.] 1 the 2 buccaneers 2 buccaneers 3 remained 3 remained 4 rooted 4 rooted 5 to 4 rooted 12 from 5 to 7 ground 6 the 7 ground 8 , 10 eyes 9 their 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 starting 10 eyes 12 from 12 from 14 heads 13 their 14 heads long after the voice had died away they still stared in silence , dreadfully , before them [.] 1 long 2 after 2 after 4 voice 2 after 6 died 2 after 8 they 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 had 5 had 6 died 6 died 7 away 8 they 10 stared 9 still 10 stared 10 stared 11 in 10 stared 14 dreadfully 10 stared 16 before 11 in 12 silence 13 , 14 dreadfully 14 dreadfully 15 , 16 before 17 them he , on his part , had pretty well fought his weakness down [.] 1 he 3 on 1 he 7 had 2 , 3 on 3 on 5 part 3 on 6 , 4 his 5 part 7 had 10 fought 8 pretty 9 well 9 well 10 fought 10 fought 12 weakness 10 fought 13 down 11 his 12 weakness well , maybe , " he said [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 4 , 2 , 3 maybe 4 , 7 said 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 said there was an echo [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 echo 3 an 4 echo this argument seemed weak enough to me [.] 1 this 2 argument 2 argument 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 weak 4 weak 5 enough 4 weak 6 to 6 to 7 me but the older hands greeted this remark with scorn [.] 1 but 4 hands 1 but 5 greeted 2 the 4 hands 3 older 4 hands 4 hands 5 greeted 5 greeted 7 remark 5 greeted 8 with 6 this 7 remark 7 remark 8 with 8 with 9 scorn we were now at the margin of the thicket [.] 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 now 2 were 4 at 4 at 6 margin 5 the 6 margin 6 margin 7 of 7 of 9 thicket 8 the 9 thicket a low cry arose [.] 1 a 2 low 1 a 3 cry 2 low 3 cry 3 cry 4 arose before us was a great excavation , not very recent , for the sides had fallen in and grass had sprouted on the bottom [.] 1 before 2 us 1 before 3 was 3 was 6 excavation 4 a 5 great 4 a 6 excavation 5 great 6 excavation 6 excavation 10 recent 7 , 10 recent 8 not 9 very 9 very 10 recent 10 recent 11 , 11 , 12 for 11 , 16 fallen 11 , 18 and 12 for 14 sides 13 the 14 sides 14 sides 15 had 15 had 16 fallen 16 fallen 17 in 18 and 19 grass 18 and 21 sprouted 19 grass 20 had 20 had 21 sprouted 21 sprouted 22 on 22 on 24 bottom 23 the 24 bottom in this were the shaft of a pick broken in two and the boards of several packing-cases strewn around [.] 1 in 2 this 1 in 3 were 3 were 12 and 4 the 5 shaft 5 shaft 6 of 5 shaft 12 and 6 of 8 pick 7 a 8 pick 8 pick 9 broken 9 broken 10 in 10 in 11 two 12 and 14 boards 12 and 15 of 13 the 14 boards 15 of 17 packing-cases 16 several 17 packing-cases 17 packing-cases 18 strewn 18 strewn 19 around all was clear to probation [.] 1 all 2 was 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 to 4 to 5 probation each of these six men was as though he had been struck [.] 1 each 2 of 1 each 6 was 2 of 5 men 3 these 4 six 4 six 5 men 6 was 8 though 7 as 8 though 8 though 9 he 8 though 12 struck 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been he held it up with a perfect spout of oaths [.] 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 it 3 it 4 up 4 up 5 with 5 with 8 spout 6 a 7 perfect 6 a 8 spout 7 perfect 8 spout 8 spout 9 of 9 of 10 oaths i tell you now , that man there knew it all along [.] 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 2 tell 7 man 2 tell 9 knew 4 now 5 , 4 now 7 man 6 that 7 man 7 man 8 there 7 man 9 knew 9 knew 10 it 9 knew 12 along 11 all 12 along they began to scramble out of the excavation , darting furious glances behind them [.] 1 they 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 scramble 3 to 4 scramble 4 scramble 6 of 4 scramble 13 behind 5 out 6 of 6 of 9 , 7 the 8 excavation 8 excavation 9 , 9 , 12 glances 10 darting 12 glances 11 furious 12 glances 13 behind 14 them he was brave , and no mistake [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 brave 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 mistake 6 no 7 mistake he was raising his arm and his voice , and plainly meant to lead a charge [.] 1 he 10 and 2 was 3 raising 2 was 10 and 3 raising 6 and 4 his 5 arm 5 arm 6 and 6 and 8 voice 7 his 8 voice 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 meant 11 plainly 12 meant 12 meant 13 to 12 meant 14 lead 13 to 14 lead 14 lead 16 charge 15 a 16 charge and we set off at a great pace , sometimes plunging through the bushes to the chest [.] 1 and 2 we 1 and 3 set 2 we 3 set 3 set 4 off 3 set 5 at 5 at 8 pace 6 a 7 great 6 a 8 pace 7 great 8 pace 8 pace 11 plunging 9 , 11 plunging 10 sometimes 11 plunging 11 plunging 12 through 11 plunging 15 to 12 through 14 bushes 13 the 14 bushes 14 bushes 15 to 15 to 17 chest 16 the 17 chest sure enough there was no hurry [.] 1 sure 2 enough 1 sure 3 there 1 sure 4 was 4 was 6 hurry 5 no 6 hurry and by this time we had reached the gigs [.] 1 and 5 we 1 and 7 reached 2 by 4 time 2 by 5 we 3 this 4 time 5 we 6 had 6 had 7 reached 7 reached 9 gigs 8 the 9 gigs this was a run of eight or nine miles [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 run 3 a 4 run 4 run 5 of 5 of 9 miles 6 eight 7 or 7 or 8 nine 7 or 9 miles as it was , there was little amiss beyond the wreck of the main-sail [.] 1 as 2 it 1 as 3 was 1 as 4 , 1 as 5 there 2 it 3 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 little 7 little 8 amiss 8 amiss 9 beyond 9 beyond 11 wreck 10 the 11 wreck 11 wreck 12 of 12 of 14 main-sail 13 the 14 main-sail a gentle slope ran up from the beach to the entrance of the cave [.] 1 a 2 gentle 1 a 3 slope 2 gentle 3 slope 3 slope 4 ran 4 ran 5 up 5 up 6 from 5 up 9 to 6 from 8 beach 7 the 8 beach 8 beach 9 to 9 to 11 entrance 10 the 11 entrance 11 entrance 12 of 12 of 14 cave 13 the 14 cave at the top , the squire met us [.] 1 at 3 top 1 at 4 , 1 at 6 squire 2 the 3 top 5 the 6 squire 6 squire 7 met 7 met 8 us to me he was cordial and kind , saying nothing of my escapade either in the way of blame or praise [.] 1 to 2 me 1 to 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 and 5 cordial 6 and 6 and 7 kind 7 kind 9 saying 8 , 9 saying 9 saying 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 of 11 of 13 escapade 12 my 13 escapade 13 escapade 20 or 14 either 20 or 15 in 17 way 15 in 20 or 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 of 18 of 19 blame 20 or 21 praise it was a large , airy place , with a little spring and a pool of clear water , overhung with ferns [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 place 3 a 4 large 3 a 7 place 4 large 5 , 4 large 7 place 6 airy 7 place 7 place 9 with 7 place 20 overhung 8 , 9 with 9 with 13 and 9 with 19 , 10 a 11 little 10 a 12 spring 11 little 12 spring 12 spring 13 and 13 and 15 pool 13 and 16 of 14 a 15 pool 16 of 18 water 17 clear 18 water 19 , 20 overhung 20 overhung 21 with 21 with 22 ferns the floor was sand [.] 1 the 2 floor 2 floor 3 was 3 was 4 sand you 're too much of the born favourite for me [.] 1 you 2 're 2 're 4 much 2 're 9 for 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 of 5 of 8 favourite 6 the 8 favourite 7 born 8 favourite 8 favourite 9 for 9 for 10 me therefore the work was pushed on briskly [.] 1 therefore 3 work 2 the 3 work 3 work 4 was 4 was 5 pushed 5 pushed 6 on 5 pushed 7 briskly it was only a snatch that reached our ears , followed by the former silence [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 only 2 was 5 snatch 2 was 12 by 4 a 5 snatch 5 snatch 6 that 5 snatch 10 , 6 that 10 , 7 reached 9 ears 7 reached 10 , 8 our 9 ears 10 , 11 followed 12 by 15 silence 13 the 15 silence 14 former 15 silence that was about our last doing on the island [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 about 2 was 7 on 3 about 6 doing 4 our 6 doing 5 last 6 doing 6 doing 7 on 7 on 9 island 8 the 9 island the doctor hailed them and told them of the stores we had left , and where they were to find them [.] 1 the 2 doctor 2 doctor 5 and 2 doctor 8 of 2 doctor 15 and 3 hailed 4 them 3 hailed 5 and 5 and 6 told 5 and 7 them 8 of 10 stores 9 the 10 stores 10 stores 11 we 10 stores 12 had 11 we 12 had 12 had 13 left 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 where 15 and 17 they 15 and 20 find 17 they 18 were 18 were 19 to 18 were 20 find 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 them silver was gone [.] 1 silver 2 was 2 was 3 gone but this was not all [.] 1 but 2 this 1 but 3 was 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 5 all the sea-cook had not gone empty-handed [.] 1 the 2 sea-cook 2 sea-cook 3 had 3 had 4 not 3 had 5 gone 4 not 5 gone 5 gone 6 empty-handed all of us had an ample share of the treasure and used it wisely or foolishly , according to our natures [.] 1 all 2 of 1 all 11 and 2 of 3 us 4 had 7 share 4 had 11 and 5 an 6 ample 5 an 7 share 6 ample 7 share 7 share 8 of 8 of 10 treasure 9 the 10 treasure 11 and 12 used 12 used 13 it 12 used 15 or 12 used 19 to 14 wisely 15 or 15 or 16 foolishly 17 , 19 to 18 according 19 to 19 to 21 natures 20 our 21 natures