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Silver’s Embassy

           AndI’llnotdenyneitherbutwhatsomeofmypeoplewasshookmaybeallwasshook;maybeIwasshookmyself;maybethat’swhyI’mhereforterms.Butyoumarkme,cap’n,itwon’tdotwice,bythunder!We’llhavetodosentry-goandeaseoffapointorsoontherum.Maybeyouthinkwewereallasheetinthewind’seye.ButI’lltellyouIwassober;Iwason’ydogtired;andifI’dawokeasecondsooner,I’d’acaughtyouattheact,Iwould.Hewasn’tdeadwhenIgotroundtohim,nothe."

           "Well?"saysCaptainSmollettascoolascanbe.

           AllthatSilversaidwasariddletohim,butyouwouldneverhaveguesseditfromhistone.Asforme,Ibegantohaveaninkling.BenGunn’slastwordscamebacktomymind.Ibegantosupposethathehadpaidthebuccaneersavisitwhiletheyalllaydrunktogetherroundtheirfire,andIreckonedupwithgleethatwehadonlyfourteenenemiestodealwith.

           "Well,hereitis,"saidSilver."Wewantthattreasure,andwe’llhaveitthat’sourpoint!Youwouldjustassoonsaveyourlives,Ireckon;andthat’syours.Youhaveachart,haven’tyou?"

           "That’sasmaybe,"repliedthecaptain.

           "Oh,well,youhave,Iknowthat,"returnedLongJohn."Youneedn’tbesohuskywithaman;thereain’taparticleofserviceinthat,andyoumaylaytoit.WhatImeanis,wewantyourchart.Now,Inevermeantyounoharm,myself."

           "Thatwon’tdowithme,myman,"interruptedthecaptain."Weknowexactlywhatyoumeanttodo,andwedon’tcare,fornow,yousee,youcan’tdoit."

           Andthecaptainlookedathimcalmlyandproceededtofillapipe.

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