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           Youneedn’tstandupforMr.Hawkins;he’llexcuseyou,youmaylaytothat.Andso,Jim"—stoppingthetobacco—"hereyouwere,andquiteapleasantsurpriseforpooroldJohn.IseeyouweresmartwhenfirstIsetmyeyesonyou,butthisheregetsawayfrommeclean,itdo."

           Toallthis,asmaybewellsupposed,Imadenoanswer.Theyhadsetmewithmybackagainstthewall,andIstoodthere,lookingSilverintheface,pluckilyenough,Ihope,toalloutwardappearance,butwithblackdespairinmyheart.

           Silvertookawhiffortwoofhispipewithgreatcomposureandthenranonagain.

           "Now,yousee,Jim,sobeasyouAREhere,"sayshe,"I’llgiveyouapieceofmymind.I’vealwayslikedyou,Ihave,foraladofspirit,andthepicterofmyownselfwhenIwasyoungandhandsome.Ialwayswantedyoutojineandtakeyourshare,anddieagentleman,andnow,mycock,you’vegotto.Cap’nSmollett’safineseaman,asI’llownuptoanyday,butstiffondiscipline.‘Dootyisdooty,’sayshe,andrightheis.Justyoukeepclearofthecap’n.Thedoctorhimselfisgonedeadagainyou—‘ungratefulscamp’waswhathesaid;andtheshortandthelongofthewholestoryisabouthere:youcan’tgobacktoyourownlot,fortheywon’thaveyou;andwithoutyoustartathirdship’scompanyallbyyourself,whichmightbelonely,you’llhavetojinewithCap’nSilver."

           Sofarsogood.Myfriends,then,werestillalive,andthoughIpartlybelievedthetruthofSilver’sstatement,thatthecabinpartywereincensedatmeformydesertion,IwasmorerelievedthandistressedbywhatIheard.

           "Idon’tsaynothingastoyourbeinginourhands,"continuedSilver,"thoughthereyouare,andyoumaylaytoit.I’mallforargyment;Ineverseengoodcomeouto’threatening.