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The Treasure-hunt — Flint’s Pointer

           Atthefirstoutset,heavy,mirygroundandamatted,marishvegetationgreatlydelayedourprogress;butbylittleandlittlethehillbegantosteepenandbecomestonyunderfoot,andthewoodtochangeitscharacterandtogrowinamoreopenorder.Itwas,indeed,amostpleasantportionoftheislandthatwewerenowapproaching.Aheavy-scentedbroomandmanyfloweringshrubshadalmosttakentheplaceofgrass.Thicketsofgreennutmeg-treesweredottedhereandtherewiththeredcolumnsandthebroadshadowofthepines;andthefirstmingledtheirspicewiththearomaoftheothers.Theair,besides,wasfreshandstirring,andthis,underthesheersunbeams,wasawonderfulrefreshmenttooursenses.

           Thepartyspreaditselfabroad,inafanshape,shoutingandleapingtoandfro.Aboutthecentre,andagoodwaybehindtherest,SilverandIfollowedItetheredbymyrope,heploughing,withdeeppants,amongtheslidinggravel.Fromtimetotime,indeed,Ihadtolendhimahand,orhemusthavemissedhisfootingandfallenbackwarddownthehill.

           Wehadthusproceededforabouthalfamileandwereapproachingthebrowoftheplateauwhenthemanuponthefarthestleftbegantocryaloud,asifinterror.Shoutaftershoutcamefromhim,andtheothersbegantoruninhisdirection.

           "Hecan’t’afoundthetreasure,"saidoldMorgan,hurryingpastusfromtheright,"forthat’scleana-top."

           Indeed,aswefoundwhenwealsoreachedthespot,itwassomethingverydifferent.Atthefootofaprettybigpineandinvolvedinagreencreeper,whichhadevenpartlyliftedsomeofthesmallerbones,ahumanskeletonlay,withafewshredsofclothing,ontheground.Ibelieveachillstruckforamomenttoeveryheart.

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