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           "Ah!BlackDog,"sayshe."He’sabadun;butthere’sworsethatputhimon.Now,ifIcan’tgetawaynohow,andtheytipmetheblackspot,mindyou,it’smyoldsea-chestthey’reafter;yougetonahorse—youcan,can’tyou?Well,then,yougetonahorse,andgoto—well,yes,Iwill!—tothateternaldoctorswab,andtellhimtopipeallhands—magistratesandsich—andhe’lllay’emaboardattheAdmiralBenbow—alloldFlint’screw,manandboy,allon’emthat’sleft.Iwasfirstmate,Iwas,oldFlint’sfirstmate,andI’mtheon’yoneasknowstheplace.HegaveitmeatSavannah,whenhelaya-dying,likeasifIwastonow,yousee.Butyouwon’tpeachunlesstheygettheblackspotonme,orunlessyouseethatBlackDogagainoraseafaringmanwithoneleg,Jim—himaboveall."

           "Butwhatistheblackspot,captain?"Iasked.

           "That’sasummons,mate.I’lltellyouiftheygetthat.Butyoukeepyourweather-eyeopen,Jim,andI’llsharewithyouequals,uponmyhonour."

           Hewanderedalittlelonger,hisvoicegrowingweaker;butsoonafterIhadgivenhimhismedicine,whichhetooklikeachild,withtheremark,"Ifeveraseamanwanteddrugs,it’sme,"hefellatlastintoaheavy,swoon-likesleep,inwhichIlefthim.WhatIshouldhavedonehadallgonewellIdonotknow.ProbablyIshouldhavetoldthewholestorytothedoctor,forIwasinmortalfearlestthecaptainshouldrepentofhisconfessionsandmakeanendofme.Butasthingsfellout,mypoorfatherdiedquitesuddenlythatevening,whichputallothermattersononeside.Ournaturaldistress,thevisitsoftheneighbours,thearrangingofthefuneral,andalltheworkoftheinntobecarriedoninthemeanwhilekeptmesobusythatIhadscarcelytimetothinkofthecaptain,farlesstobeafraidofhim.