1 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:18,096 A voice calling from the woods woke everyone, including George Merry, who was supposed to be standing guard. 2 00:00:18,097 --> 00:00:19,846 "Ahoy, there!" 3 00:00:19,847 --> 00:00:24,512 I ran to a musket hole and looked out; it was the doctor. 4 00:00:24,513 --> 00:00:29,482 "Good morning to you!" Long John called out good-naturedly. 5 00:00:29,483 --> 00:00:34,761 "You're here bright and early. Your patients are doing well, sir. 6 00:00:34,762 --> 00:00:41,395 And we have a surprise for you—a little stranger, fit as any young lad should be." 7 00:00:41,396 --> 00:00:46,008 Dr. Livesey climbed over the fence and approached the house. "Jim?" 8 00:00:46,009 --> 00:00:50,067 "The very same," Long John said. 9 00:00:50,068 --> 00:00:56,781 The doctor stopped for a moment and then said, "Well, business before pleasure. Let's see the patients." 10 00:00:56,782 --> 00:01:05,227 Dr. Livesey entered, gave me a nod, and proceeded to treat the sick pirates as if he was on an ordinary visit to a quiet English family. 11 00:01:05,228 --> 00:01:08,548 "You're doing well," he said to the fellow with the bandaged head. 12 00:01:08,549 --> 00:01:12,123 "Your head must be as hard as iron." 13 00:01:12,124 --> 00:01:14,760 Then he looked into George Merry's eyes. 14 00:01:14,761 --> 00:01:19,973 "They look normal now, but you must stop drinking. Did you take your medicine?" 15 00:01:19,974 --> 00:01:25,136 "Aye, aye, sir, he took it," Tom Morgan interrupted eagerly. 16 00:01:25,137 --> 00:01:33,908 "Good. Since I'm the pirate doctor now," Dr. Livesey said pleasantly, "I don't want anyone to die before King George can hang him." 17 00:01:33,909 --> 00:01:39,452 The pirates looked at each other but reacted to the comment with silence. 18 00:01:39,453 --> 00:01:43,019 "Dick doesn't feel well, sir," one said. 19 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:47,178 "No?" the doctor said. "Stick out your tongue, Dick." 20 00:01:47,179 --> 00:01:52,883 The doctor inspected his tongue. "This would frighten the devil. You've got the fever." 21 00:01:52,884 --> 00:01:57,055 "That comes from cutting up Bibles," Tom Morgan remarked. 22 00:01:57,056 --> 00:02:00,058 "Or being a fool," the doctor retorted. 23 00:02:00,059 --> 00:02:04,407 "People should only camp in a swamp if they want malaria." 24 00:02:04,408 --> 00:02:09,798 The doctor passed out pills and potions, and the men took them like schoolchildren. 25 00:02:09,799 --> 00:02:15,896 "And now I'd like to talk with that boy, please." Dr. Livesey nodded carelessly in my direction. 26 00:02:15,897 --> 00:02:22,941 George Merry, still making a face at the bad-tasting medicine, swung around and yelled "No!" 27 00:02:22,942 --> 00:02:27,982 "Silence!" Long John roared. Then he turned to me. 28 00:02:27,983 --> 00:02:36,056 "Hawkins, will you give your word of honor as a young gentleman—for that is what you are—that you won't escape?" 29 00:02:36,057 --> 00:02:38,520 "I promise," I said. 30 00:02:38,521 --> 00:02:42,627 "Step outside the stockade, Doctor," commanded Long John. 31 00:02:42,628 --> 00:02:48,706 "I'll bring the boy to you on the inside. You can chat through the fence." 32 00:02:48,707 --> 00:02:53,876 When the doctor left the house, the pirates exploded in anger and suspicion. 33 00:02:53,877 --> 00:02:58,804 "You're trying to double-cross us!" shouted George Merry. 34 00:02:58,805 --> 00:03:06,984 "You're making a deal with them to save yourself," Tom Morgan yelled, "and forgetting about your mates." 35 00:03:06,985 --> 00:03:13,111 "Fools!" snapped Long John. "Jim and the doctor want to talk, that's all." 36 00:03:13,112 --> 00:03:21,064 He waved the map. "Will you break the treaty the very day you go treasure-hunting? No, by thunder!" he cried. 37 00:03:21,065 --> 00:03:31,728 "We'll break it when we decide. Until then, I'll make that doctor happy, even if I have to clean his boots with my best brandy. 38 00:03:31,729 --> 00:03:37,250 Now get that fire going," he ordered, and we both walked out. 39 00:03:37,251 --> 00:03:42,876 "Walk slow, lad," he said quietly. "They'll jump us if we hurry." 40 00:03:42,877 --> 00:03:52,555 We advanced to where the doctor waited on the other side of the stockade, and as soon as we were within easy speaking distance, Long John stopped. 41 00:03:52,556 --> 00:03:57,018 "Make a note of what I'm risking here, Doctor," said he. 42 00:03:57,019 --> 00:04:01,022 "The boy will attest that I saved his life. 43 00:04:01,023 --> 00:04:04,838 A good word from you could save me from the hangman. 44 00:04:04,839 --> 00:04:11,589 But believe me, it's not only my life I'm concerned with here—it's the boy's too." 45 00:04:11,590 --> 00:04:18,523 Long John's voice trembled, and with his back to his friends in the house, he looked like a different man. 46 00:04:18,524 --> 00:04:22,787 "Why, Silver, are you afraid?" asked Dr. Livesey. 47 00:04:22,788 --> 00:04:26,795 "I'm no coward, no! But I don't want to hang. 48 00:04:26,796 --> 00:04:29,643 You won't forget the good I've done, will you? 49 00:04:29,644 --> 00:04:32,521 I'll leave you and Jim alone now." 50 00:04:32,522 --> 00:04:41,415 Long John stepped back and sat on a tree stump, where he could keep an eye on me and the doctor, as well as on his unruly friends. 51 00:04:41,416 --> 00:04:47,948 "I don't blame you, Jim," the doctor said, "but when Captain Smollett was well, you didn't dare run off. 52 00:04:47,949 --> 00:04:51,740 Then when he was ill, you did. That was cowardly!" 53 00:04:51,741 --> 00:04:55,445 "Please, Doctor, I'm sorry," I said, weeping. 54 00:04:55,446 --> 00:04:59,169 "But I'd be dead if Long John hadn't stood up for me. 55 00:04:59,170 --> 00:05:05,953 I don't mind dying—maybe I deserve it—but I do fear torture, and—" 56 00:05:05,954 --> 00:05:10,666 "Jim," the doctor interrupted, "jump over the fence, and we'll run for it." 57 00:05:10,667 --> 00:05:14,265 "No," I said. "I gave my word." 58 00:05:14,266 --> 00:05:19,259 "Blame me. It'll be my shame, but I can't let you stay," he said. 59 00:05:19,260 --> 00:05:23,717 "Jump! One jump, and we'll run like antelopes." 60 00:05:23,718 --> 00:05:27,850 "No," I replied. "I promised I'd go back. 61 00:05:27,851 --> 00:05:33,948 But, Doctor, let me finish. I got the ship back—she's in North Inlet. 62 00:05:33,949 --> 00:05:38,105 If they torture me, I'm afraid I might tell where the ship is." 63 00:05:38,106 --> 00:05:41,126 "The ship!" the doctor exclaimed. 64 00:05:41,127 --> 00:05:46,295 Quickly, I described my adventures, and he heard me out. 65 00:05:46,296 --> 00:05:50,668 "Jim, you've saved our lives," said Dr. Livesey. 66 00:05:50,669 --> 00:05:54,734 "We're not going to let you lose yours!" He looked up. 67 00:05:54,735 --> 00:06:00,119 "Silver!" he called, and Silver drew near. "Don't hurry to get that treasure." 68 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,021 "My life and the boy's depend on finding it," said Long John. 69 00:06:05,022 --> 00:06:10,619 "It will go badly for you if you get near that treasure," warned the doctor. 70 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:18,879 "What?" Long John said. "I've done everything you told me to do, and yet you've never given me a word of hope! 71 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,700 Tell me what you're planning, so I can prepare myself." 72 00:06:22,701 --> 00:06:27,739 "No," answered the doctor. "I can't say any more, but I'll give you hope. 73 00:06:27,740 --> 00:06:33,705 If we both get out of this alive, I'll do my best to save you from the hangman." 74 00:06:33,706 --> 00:06:38,995 Long John Silver's face was radiant. "Thank you, sir!" 75 00:06:38,996 --> 00:06:44,665 "Keep that boy beside you and shout when you need help. Now, I'm off. Good-bye, Jim." 76 00:06:44,666 --> 00:06:53,768 Dr. Livesey shook my hand through the fence, nodded to Long John, and set off into the woods.