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The Captain’s Papers

           Itwasaboutninemileslongandfiveacross,shaped,youmightsay,likeafatdragonstandingup,andhadtwofineland-lockedharbours,andahillinthecentrepartmarked"TheSpy-glass."Therewereseveraladditionsofalaterdate,butaboveall,threecrossesofredinktwoonthenorthpartoftheisland,oneinthesouthwestandbesidethislast,inthesameredink,andinasmall,neathand,verydifferentfromthecaptain’stotterycharacters,thesewords:"Bulkoftreasurehere."

           Overonthebackthesamehandhadwrittenthisfurtherinformation:

           Talltree,Spy-glassshoulder,bearingapointto

           theN.ofN.N.E.

           SkeletonIslandE.S.E.andbyE.

           Tenfeet.

           Thebarsilverisinthenorthcache;youcanfinditbythetrendoftheeasthummock,tenfathomssouthoftheblackcragwiththefaceonit.

           Thearmsareeasyfound,inthesand-hill,N.pointofnorthinletcape,bearingE.andaquarterN.

           J.F.

           Thatwasall;butbriefasitwas,andtomeincomprehensible,itfilledthesquireandDr.Liveseywithdelight.

           "Livesey,"saidthesquire,"youwillgiveupthiswretchedpracticeatonce.TomorrowIstartforBristol.Inthreeweeks’timethreeweeks!twoweekstendayswe’llhavethebestship,sir,andthechoicestcrewinEngland.Hawkinsshallcomeascabin-boy.

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