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The Fall of a Chieftain

           "I’mBenGunn,Iam,"repliedthemaroon,wrigglinglikeaneelinhisembarrassment."And,"headded,afteralongpause,"howdo,Mr.Silver?Prettywell,Ithankye,saysyou."

           "Ben,Ben,"murmuredSilver,"tothinkasyou’vedoneme!"

           ThedoctorsentbackGrayforoneofthepick-axesdeserted,intheirflight,bythemutineers,andthenasweproceededleisurelydownhilltowheretheboatswerelying,relatedinafewwordswhathadtakenplace.ItwasastorythatprofoundlyinterestedSilver;andBenGunn,thehalf-idiotmaroon,wastheherofrombeginningtoend.

           Ben,inhislong,lonelywanderingsabouttheisland,hadfoundtheskeletonitwashethathadrifledit;hehadfoundthetreasure;hehaddugitup(itwasthehaftofhispick-axethatlaybrokenintheexcavation);hehadcarrieditonhisback,inmanywearyjourneys,fromthefootofthetallpinetoacavehehadonthetwo-pointedhillatthenorth-eastangleoftheisland,andthereithadlainstoredinsafetysincetwomonthsbeforethearrivaloftheHispaniola.

           Whenthedoctorhadwormedthissecretfromhimontheafternoonoftheattack,andwhennextmorninghesawtheanchoragedeserted,hehadgonetoSilver,givenhimthechart,whichwasnowuselessgivenhimthestores,forBenGunn’scavewaswellsuppliedwithgoats’meatsaltedbyhimselfgivenanythingandeverythingtogetachanceofmovinginsafetyfromthestockadetothetwo-pointedhill,theretobeclearofmalariaandkeepaguarduponthemoney.

           "Asforyou,Jim,"hesaid,"itwentagainstmyheart,butIdidwhatIthoughtbestforthosewhohadstoodbytheirduty;andifyouwerenotoneofthese,whosefaultwasit?"

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