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The glare of the torch showed me that the pirates had possession of the house and provisions.

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There were six of them, so these men were all that was left of the mutineers.

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Most of them were standing, sleepy and confused.

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One was lying on the floor, deadly pale with a bloodstained bandage around his head.

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The parrot sat on Long John's shoulder.

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"Jim Hawkins, shiver my timbers!" exclaimed Long John. "Dropped in to see me, eh?"

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I stood looking at them, my back against the wall, and I was certain my friends were dead.

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My heart ached because I hadn't been there to die with them.

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Long John Silver lit his pipe. "Now, Jim, I've always liked you.

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You remind me of myself when I was young.

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I always hoped you'd join me and my men, and now, I think you must.

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The captain doesn't want to see you again, and I heard the doctor call you an 'ungrateful scamp.'

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So you can't go back to your friends."

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"My friends are still alive!" I thought joyfully.

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"Your fate is in our hands," continued Long John, "but I never threaten.

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If you like our company, you'll join. If you don't, Jim, why, you're free to answer no."

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"Well," I said, growing a bit bolder, "if I'm to choose, I have a right to know where my friends are."

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"Yesterday morning," said Long John, "Dr. Livesey came to me with a flag of truce.

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He said, 'Captain Silver, your ship's gone.' We looked out, and by thunder, the ship was gone!

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'Well,' says the doctor, 'let's make peace.'

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We bargained, so here we are with everything—the food, the brandy, and the firewood you were thoughtful enough to cut.

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As for your friends, I don't know where they are."

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He puffed on his pipe. "But, Jim, you weren't included in that treaty.

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The doctor said, 'I don't know where that boy is and I don't care.'"

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"And now I must choose?" I asked.

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"You must choose," replied Long John.

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"Well, there's something I need to tell you first."

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"Speak, boy," ordered Long John.

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"A ship has been lost, treasure lost, men lost, and all your plans have been ruined.

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If you want to know who did it—it was me!

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I was in the apple barrel when we sighted land, and I heard you, Long John, and you, Dick Johnson, and Israel Hands, who's now at the bottom of the sea—

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and I told the captain every word.

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I cut the ship's anchor line and killed the men aboard. Kill me or spare me.

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But I'll say this—if you spare me, I'll do the best I can to save you all when you men are before a judge.

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It's for you to choose. Kill me and do yourselves no good, or spare me and keep a witness to save you from hanging."

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I stopped, out of breath, and no one moved.

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"Long John," I added, "if you decide to kill me, please let the doctor know I died bravely."

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"I'll bear it in mind," said Long John in a voice that sounded so peculiar that I couldn't tell if he was laughing at me or had been impressed by my courage.

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"Let's kill him!" yelled one pirate. He sprang up and drew his knife.

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"Stop!" shouted Long John. "Do you think you're the captain here, Tom Morgan?

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Don't cross me, or you'll be food for the fish."

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Morgan paused, but the others were grumbling out loud.

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"Do any of you want to challenge me?" Long John roared. "Well, I'm ready.

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Take a cutlass, any who dares, and we'll see the color of the inside of your stomach."

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Not a man stirred; not a man answered. Then Long John continued:

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"I was elected captain because I'm the best man here by a long sea mile.

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You won't fight me? Then, by thunder, you'll obey! I like that boy.

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He's more a man than any of you rats. Touch him and you'll be sorry."

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My heart was beating like a sledgehammer, but now, I had a ray of hope.

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Long John calmly leaned back against the wall, but his eyes never left the men.

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The pirates huddled together and started whispering in low hisses.

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Once in a while, one of them would look up nervously at Long John.

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Finally one pirate—a tall fellow—spoke up.

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"The crew is dissatisfied, and we claim our right to hold a meeting outside. You know the rules."

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The pirate saluted and left. One after another, the rest followed his example, saluting and marching out the door, until Long John Silver and I were alone.

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"Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," Long John whispered, "you're close to death, and even worse, torture. But I'll stand by you."

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I dimly began to understand. "You mean they're going to kill me?"

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"Aye, I do!" he answered. "I'll save you from them—if I can.

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But you must save Long John from hanging."

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"I'll do what I can," I said.

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"It's a bargain!" cried Long John. "By thunder, I've a chance!"

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He hobbled to the torch and lit his pipe again.

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"Understand me, Jim," he said, returning to his seat.

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"I'm on the squire's side now, because I know you've got that ship safe somewhere.

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I'll ask no questions, and I won't tell the others.

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Ah, you are so young—you and I might have done a powerful amount of good together!"

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He poured himself some brandy. "Why did that doctor give me the map, Jim?"

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I looked so surprised that he knew I had no idea what he was talking about.

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"Ah, he did," said he. "There's some reason why, no doubt—some reason, surely, Jim—bad or good."

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Long John took a swallow of the brandy and shook his head like a man who looks forward to the worst kind of luck.