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When I came on deck the next morning, the island looked entirely different, a bit colorless and sad.
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The trees, which covered most of the surface, looked gray, with only streaks of yellow beach sand breaking up the dreariness.
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The three hills were oddly shaped spires of naked rock above the tall, dark pines and low trees.
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The Spyglass towered about four hundred feet above everything else, with sheer stone sides and a top that seemed flat enough to be a statue's pedestal.
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There was no wind, so we were stopped in the ocean, about half a mile from the coast.
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Water rolled across the Hispaniola's deck from the rough waves,
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and as the rudder banged to and fro, the whole ship creaked and groaned like some kind of factory.
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Though I was a decent sailor when we were moving forward, being rolled about on deck like a bottle in the muggy heat made me seasick.
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From the first look, I hated the very thought of Treasure Island.
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"We'll have a miserable morning's work," Job told me.
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"We have to tow the ship with ropes for three miles to the haven behind Skeleton Island."
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"I'll help," I volunteered.
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Job commanded my boat. Instead of keeping the crew calm, he grumbled the loudest.
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"Well, this misery won't last forever," he said, then spat.
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I thought his behavior was a very bad sign.
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Up until now, the men had worked willingly, but once we sighted the island, they lost all discipline.
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While we towed the ship, Long John gave directions to the steersman, because he knew the area well.
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"Move quickly through here with the tide," he said.
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"The sea bottom is deep enough here to let a ship pass through easily."
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We dropped anchor at the spot where someone had drawn an anchor on the chart,
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about a third of a mile from each shore—the main island on one side and Skeleton Island on the other.
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The stagnant smell of sodden leaves and rotting tree trunks hung over everything.
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"I don't know about treasure," the doctor said to the squire and the captain as he sniffed the air, "but I'll bet there's fever here."
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"Coil the ropes," the captain ordered as the men scrambled back on deck.
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The men gave him hostile looks and angrily obeyed.
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"Resentment is spreading to the honest men too," the doctor observed. "The entire crew is surly."
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"Mutiny hangs over us like a thundercloud," the squire whispered back.
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Long John, aware of the discontent, forced a smile onto his face and kept it there.
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He went about the ship setting a good example for the men, encouraging them to behave like real sailors.
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When the captain gave an order, Long John quickly got up with the cheeriest "Aye, aye, sir!"
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Later, when there was nothing else to do, he sang one song after another, as if to conceal the discontent of the men.
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"Silver's nervousness is the worst omen of the day," the doctor said.
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We met in the cabin together with Trelawney's men—Redruth, Hunter, and Joyce—who now knew about the pirate's plans.
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Smollett told us, "If I give the men another order, the whole ship will revolt.
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We've only one man to rely on now."
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"Who?" the squire asked.
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"Silver," the captain said. "He's as anxious as we are to keep this situation from exploding, because the time isn't right.
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Let's allow the men an afternoon ashore, and if they all go, we'll control the ship.
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If none go, we'll hold the cabin. If some go, you mark my words, sir, Silver will bring them aboard again as mild as lambs."
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Captain Smollett gave all the loyal men pistols, and then went on deck to address the crew.
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"My lads," he said, "it's hot, and we're all tired.
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Some time ashore will hurt nobody, and since the boats are still in the water, take them and go ashore for the afternoon.
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I'll fire a gun half an hour before sundown as a signal to return."
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"Hooray!" they cheered, their bad mood vanishing.
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"The silly fellows must think they'll trip over treasure as soon as they land," the squire muttered.
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Then Smollett quickly went below, leaving Long John to arrange who would go ashore.
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If the captain had remained on deck, he could no longer have pretended not to understand the situation,
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because it was plain that Long John was their real captain.
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At last, Long John decided six fellows would stay on board; he and the rest would leave the ship.
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Right then, a crazy notion, perhaps the one that saved us, came into my head.
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If six pirates were left, I knew our party could not take over the ship.
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But since there were only six, the cabin party had no need of my assistance, so I decided to go ashore.
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Quickly, I slipped over the side, curled up under the canvas on the nearest boat, then shoved off.
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No one took notice of me except Alan Jenkins, who said, "Is that you, Jim? Keep your head down."
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Long John looked sharply over from the other boat. "Is Jim going ashore too?"
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From that moment, I began to regret what I had done.
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The shore boats raced for the beach, but the boat I was in, having started first and being lighter and better manned, shot far ahead.
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Once the boat neared the trees along the shore, I caught an overhanging branch, swung myself out, and plunged into the nearest thicket.
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Long John and the rest were still a hundred yards behind.
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"Jim, Jim!" I heard him shouting.
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But I paid no heed. Jumping and ducking, I followed my nose and ran until I could run no longer.