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PART vi.
CAPTAIN SILVER.
CHAPTER XVIII.
IN THE ENEMY'S CAMP.


IN THE ENEMY's CAMP.
The red glare of the torch, lighting
up che interior of the ock-houSe,
showed me the worst of my apprehen-
siotrs realized. The pirates were in pos
session of the house and stores; there
was a cask of cognac, there were the
pork and bread, as before; and, what
tenfold increased my horror, not sign
of any prisoner. I could only judge
that all had perished, and my heart
smote me sorely that 1 had not been
there to perish with them.
There were six of the buccaneers, all
told; not another man was left alive.
Five of them were on their feet, flushed
and swollen, suddenly called out of the
first sleep of drunkenness. The sixth
had only risen upon his elbow; he was
deadly pale, and the blood-stained
ban1age round his head told that he
had recently been wounded, and still
vnore recently dressed. l remembered
the man who had been shot and had run
Back among the woods in the great at
tack, and doubted not that this was he.
The parrot sat, preening her plumage,
on Long Johns shoulder. He himself.
thought, looked somewhat paler and
more stern than l was used to. He
still wore his fine broadcloth suit in
which he had fulfilled his mission, but
It was bitterly the worse for wear,
daubel with clay and torn with the
sharp briars of the wood.
$50" said he, "here's Jim Hawkins,
NV in
eh2 Well, come, take that friendly"
And thereupon he sat down across
the brandy-cask, and began to fill
pipe.
''Giye me the loan of link, Dick"
said he; and then, when he had good
light, "that'll do, lad" he added, stick
the glim in the wood heap; and you,
gentlemen, bring yourselves to!-you
neenn't stand up for Hawkins; he'll
excuse you, you may lay to that. And
90, Jfm"-stopping the tobacco-"here
you are. and quite a pleasant surprise
for poor old John. I see you were smart
when frst / set my eyes on you; but
this here gets away from ne clean, it
do"
To all this, as may be well supposed,
I made no answer. They had set me
with my back against the wall; and l
stood there, looking Silver in the face.
p,uckily enough, hope, to all outward
appearance, but with black despair in
my heart.
Silver took a Whit or two of his pipe
with great composure, and then ran on
again.
''Now, you see, Jim, so be as you are
here" says he, "Tll give you piece of
my mind. I've always liked you, 1 have,
for lad of spirit, and the picter of my
OWN self when l was young and hand
some. always wanted you to jine and
take your share, and die gentleman,
and now, my c0ck, you've got to. Cap'p
Smollett's fine seaman, as I'll own up
to any day, but stiff on discipline.
.Dooty Is dooty,' says he, and right he
Is. Just you keep clear Of the cap'n.
Tbe doctor himself is gone dead again
you-'ungrateful scamp was what he
said: and the short and the long of the
whole story is about here; you can't GO
back TO your own lot, for they won't
have you; and, without you start third
ships company all by yourself, which
'haEbA pc 1oHc4J, Ou II hdNc W JlhS WIN
Cap'n Silver."
So far so good. My friends, then
were still alive, and though partly be
lieyed the truth of Silver's statement
thai the cabin party were incensed al
me for my desertion, was more re-
iieved than distressed by what l heard
81 don't say nothing as to your be
ing in our hands," continued Silver
"though there you are, and you may lay
TO it. I'm all for argument; I never
srea good come out o. threatening. i
you like the service, well, you'll jine;
and if you don't, Jim, you're free tc
answer no--free and welcome, ship
mate, and if fairer can be said by NOR
tai seaman, shiver my sidcs!"
"Am to answer, then? 2" | asked, with
very tremuious voice. Through al
this sneering talk, | was made to fee
the threat of death that overhung me
and my cheeks burned and my hear
beat painfully in my breast.
LAD said Silver, "no ones a-pr-ss
ing Of you. Take your bearings. Non'
of us won't hurry you, mate; time goe'
SO pleasant in your company, you see.
'Bell," says I, growing a bit bolder
A'if Tn TO choose, | declare have righ
TO know what's what, and why your
here. and where my friends are"
"WOt's wot?" repeated one of the buc
cancers, in deep growl. "Ah, he'd b.
iucky one as knowed that"
You'll perhaps batten down yop