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           Veryprettywrote,tobesure;likeprint,Iswear.Yourhando’write,George?Why,youwasgettin’quitealeadin’maninthisherecrew.You’llbecap’nnext,Ishouldn’twonder.Justobligemewiththattorchagain,willyou?Thispipedon’tdraw."

           "Come,now,"saidGeorge,"youdon’tfoolthiscrewnomore.You’reafunnyman,byyouraccount;butyou’reovernow,andyou’llmaybestepdownoffthatbarrelandhelpvote."

           "Ithoughtyousaidyouknowedtherules,"returnedSilvercontemptuously."Leastways,ifyoudon’t,Ido;andIwaithere—andI’mstillyourcap’n,mind—tillyououtswithyourgrievancesandIreply;inthemeantime,yourblackspotain’tworthabiscuit.Afterthat,we’llsee."

           "Oh,"repliedGeorge,"youdon’tbeundernokindofapprehension;WE’REallsquare,weare.First,you’vemadeahashofthiscruise—you’llbeaboldmantosaynotothat.Second,youlettheenemyouto’thisheretrapfornothing.Whydidtheywantout?Idunno,butit’sprettyplaintheywantedit.Third,youwouldn’tletusgoatthemuponthemarch.Oh,weseethroughyou,JohnSilver;youwanttoplaybooty,that’swhat’swrongwithyou.Andthen,fourth,there’sthishereboy."

           "Isthatall?"askedSilverquietly.

           "Enough,too,"retortedGeorge."We’llallswingandsun-dryforyourbungling."

           "Wellnow,lookhere,I’llanswerthesefourp’ints;oneafteranotherI’llanswer’em.Imadeahasho’thiscruise,didI?Wellnow,youallknowwhatIwanted,andyouallknowifthathadbeendonethatwe’d’abeenaboardtheHispaniolathisnightaseverwas,everymanofusalive,andfit,andfullofgoodplum-duff,andthetreasureintheholdofher,bythunder!