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I Go to Bristol

           PostscriptIdidnottellyouthatBlandly,who,bytheway,istosendaconsortafterusifwedon’tturnupbytheendofAugust,hadfoundanadmirablefellowforsailingmasterastiffman,whichIregret,butinallotherrespectsatreasure.LongJohnSilverunearthedaverycompetentmanforamate,amannamedArrow.Ihaveaboatswainwhopipes,Livesey;sothingsshallgoman-o’-warfashiononboardthegoodshipHispaniola.

           IforgottotellyouthatSilverisamanofsubstance;Iknowofmyownknowledgethathehasabanker’saccount,whichhasneverbeenoverdrawn.Heleaveshiswifetomanagetheinn;andassheisawomanofcolour,apairofoldbachelorslikeyouandImaybeexcusedforguessingthatitisthewife,quiteasmuchasthehealth,thatsendshimbacktoroving.

           J.T.

           P.P.S.Hawkinsmaystayonenightwithhismother.

           J.T.

           Youcanfancytheexcitementintowhichthatletterputme.Iwashalfbesidemyselfwithglee;andifeverIdespisedaman,itwasoldTomRedruth,whocoulddonothingbutgrumbleandlament.Anyoftheunder-gamekeeperswouldgladlyhavechangedplaceswithhim;butsuchwasnotthesquire’spleasure,andthesquire’spleasurewaslikelawamongthemall.NobodybutoldRedruthwouldhavedaredsomuchaseventogrumble.

           ThenextmorningheandIsetoutonfootfortheAdmiralBenbow,andthereIfoundmymotheringoodhealthandspirits.Thecaptain,whohadsolongbeenacauseofsomuchdiscomfort,wasgonewherethewickedceasefromtroubling.Thesquirehadhadeverythingrepaired,andthepublicroomsandthesignrepainted,andhadaddedsomefurnitureaboveallabeautifularmchairformotherinthebar.

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