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And Last

           Itwenttoallourhearts,Ithink,toleavetheminthatwretchedstate;butwecouldnotriskanothermutiny;andtotakethemhomeforthegibbetwouldhavebeenacruelsortofkindness.Thedoctorhailedthemandtoldthemofthestoreswehadleft,andwheretheyweretofindthem.Buttheycontinuedtocallusbynameandappealtous,forGod’ssake,tobemercifulandnotleavethemtodieinsuchaplace.

           Atlast,seeingtheshipstillboreonhercourseandwasnowswiftlydrawingoutofearshot,oneofthemIknownotwhichitwasleapttohisfeetwithahoarsecry,whippedhismuskettohisshoulder,andsentashotwhistlingoverSilver’sheadandthroughthemain-sail.

           Afterthat,wekeptundercoverofthebulwarks,andwhennextIlookedouttheyhaddisappearedfromthespit,andthespititselfhadalmostmeltedoutofsightinthegrowingdistance.Thatwas,atleast,theendofthat;andbeforenoon,tomyinexpressiblejoy,thehighestrockofTreasureIslandhadsunkintotheblueroundofsea.

           Weweresoshortofmenthateveryoneonboardhadtobearahandonlythecaptainlyingonamattressinthesternandgivinghisorders,forthoughgreatlyrecoveredhewasstillinwantofquiet.WelaidherheadforthenearestportinSpanishAmerica,forwecouldnotriskthevoyagehomewithoutfreshhands;andasitwas,whatwithbafflingwindsandacoupleoffreshgales,wewereallwornoutbeforewereachedit.

           Itwasjustatsundownwhenwecastanchorinamostbeautifulland-lockedgulf,andwereimmediatelysurroundedbyshoreboatsfullofNegroesandMexicanIndiansandhalf-bloodssellingfruitsandvegetablesandofferingtodiveforbitsofmoney.

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