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PART III.
THE SEA COOK.
CHAPTER VII.
90 TO BRISTOL.

100 TO BRISTOL.
II was longer than the squire i'm
agined ere we were ready for the sea,
and none of our first plans-not even
DR.. Livesey's, of keeping me beside him
could be carried out as we intended.
The doctor had to go to London for
q physician TO take charge of his prac-
tice; the squire was hard at work at
Bristol; and lived on at the Hall un-
der the charge OF old Redruth, the
gamekeeper, almost a prisoner but full
of sea dreams and the most charming
anticipations of strange islands and adj
ventures. / brooded by the hour to-
gether over the map, all the details OF
which / well remembered. Sitting by
the fire In the housekeeper's room, i
approached that island in my fancy,
from every possible direction; / ex-
plored every acre of it's surface; i
climbed q thousand times to that tall
hill they call the Spy-glass, and from
the top enjoyed the most wonderful
and changing prospects. Sometimes
the isle was thick with savages, with
whom we fought; sometimes full OF
dangerous animals that hunted us; but
in oil my fancies nothing occurred TO
me so strange and tragic as our actual
adventures.
So the weeks passed on, till one fine
day there came letter addressed to DIR.
Livesey, with this addition: ITO be
opened In the case OF his absence by
Tom Redruth, or young Hawkins"
Obeying this order we found, or rather
i found-for the gamekeeper was
poor hand at reading anything but
print--the following important news:
''Old Anchor Inn, Bristol March 1. IL.
Dear Livesey: As do not know wheth-
er you are ut the Hall or still In London.
send this in double TO both places.
THE ship IL bought and fitted. She lies
at anchor, ready for sea You never Inn
agined sweeter schooner-a child might
sail her-two hundred tons: name. His
PAMELA.
at got her through my old friend, Bland
ly, who has proved himself throughout the
most surprising trump. The admirable
fellow literally shaved In my interest. and
90, I may say. did every one In Bristol, as
soon as they got wind OF the port we sailed
for--treasure. mean"
"Redruth," said /, interrupting the
letter, "Dr. Livesey will not like that.
The squire has been talking after ALL"
swell, who's got better right?"
yrowled the gamekeepcr. "a pretty
-um go IL squire amt to talk for DR..
Livesey, should think"
At that gave up all attempts ut COM
mentary, and read straight on:
''Blandiy himself found the Hispaniola.'
and by the most admirable management
got her for the merest trife. There IL a
class OF men in Bristol monstrously preju-
diced against Blandly. They go the length
OF declaring that this honest creature
would do anything for money. that the
TIispanioia' belonged TO him and that he
sold Il mo absurdly high--the most trans
parent calumnies. Mono OF them dare.
however, to deny the merits or the ship.
80 far there was not hitch. The work
people to be sure-riggers and what not
were most annoyfngly slow: but time cured
hat. II was the crew that troubled me.
81 wished a round score OF men-in case
OF natives, buccaneers, or the odious
rrench-and had the worry OF the deuce
itself to ind 80 much as half a dozen. till
the most remarkable stroke or fortune
brought me the very man that required.
II was standing on the dock, when. by
the merest accident. fell In talk with him.
house. knew all the seafaring men In Bris-
toll. had lost his health ashore. and want
ed good berth as cook 10 get TO sea again.
He had hobbled down there that morning
he said. TO get smell OF the salt.
IT was monstrousiy touched-eo would
you have been--and. out OF pure pity, en-
gagged him on the spot to be ships cook
Long John Silver. he " called. and has lost
Aieg; but that regarded az n recommends
ton. since he lost II In his country's serv-
ice. under the immortal Hawke. He has M
pension, Livesey. Imagine the abomin-
able age we live mi
well, sir, I thought had only found a
cook, but IL was n crew had discovered
Between Silver and myself we got to-
Rether In a few days company OF the
toughest old salts imaginable-not pretty
20 look ut. but fellows. by their faces. OF the
most indomitable spirit Ideclare we could
fight a frigate.
Long John even got rid OF two out OF the
SIX or seven I had already engaged. lie
showed mo In a moment THAI they were
Just tho sort OF fresh-water swabs we had
20 fear In an adventure OF Importance.
81 am In tho most magnificent health and
spirits. eating like a bull. sleeping like q
tree. yet shall not enjoy moment TIL I
hear my old tarpaulins tramping round the
capstan. Seward hoi Hang the treasured
IT'S the glory OF the sea that has turned
my head. So now, Livesey. come post; do
not lose an hour. n you respect me.
Let young Hawkins go at once to SEQ
his mother with Rcdruth for n guard; and
then both come full speed TO Bristol.
JOHN TRELAWNEY.
Up. 81 did not tell you that Biandly.
who by tho way, IL 20 send a consort after
US II VIC don't turn up by the end OF Au-
gust. hnd found an admirable fellow for
saiiing-fnaster-a stin man, which regret.
but, IN vi other respects, a treasure. Long
John SILVER unearthed very competent
man for a mate, a man named Arrow. I
have q boatswain who pipes. LiveSey; so
thingn shall go man-o'-war fashion on
board the good ship Hlspanioia.'
II forgot 10 tall you hat Silver Is a man
Of substance: know ofruy own iusvf-dge