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The Treasure-hunt — Flint’s Pointer

           Wemadeacuriousfigure,hadanyonebeentheretoseeus—allinsoiledsailorclothesandallbutmearmedtotheteeth.Silverhadtwogunsslungabouthim—onebeforeandonebehind—besidesthegreatcutlassathiswaistandapistolineachpocketofhissquare-tailedcoat.Tocompletehisstrangeappearance,CaptainFlintsatpercheduponhisshoulderandgabblingoddsandendsofpurposelesssea-talk.Ihadalineaboutmywaistandfollowedobedientlyafterthesea-cook,whoheldthelooseendoftherope,nowinhisfreehand,nowbetweenhispowerfulteeth.Foralltheworld,Iwasledlikeadancingbear.

           Theothermenwerevariouslyburthened,somecarryingpicksandshovels—forthathadbeentheveryfirstnecessarytheybroughtashorefromtheHispaniola—othersladenwithpork,bread,andbrandyforthemiddaymeal.Allthestores,Iobserved,camefromourstock,andIcouldseethetruthofSilver’swordsthenightbefore.Hadhenotstruckabargainwiththedoctor,heandhismutineers,desertedbytheship,musthavebeendriventosubsistonclearwaterandtheproceedsoftheirhunting.Waterwouldhavebeenlittletotheirtaste;asailorisnotusuallyagoodshot;andbesidesallthat,whentheyweresoshortofeatables,itwasnotlikelytheywouldbeveryflushofpowder.

           Well,thusequipped,weallsetout—eventhefellowwiththebrokenhead,whoshouldcertainlyhavekeptinshadow—andstraggled,oneafteranother,tothebeach,wherethetwogigsawaitedus.Eventheseboretraceofthedrunkenfollyofthepirates,oneinabrokenthwart,andbothintheirmuddyandunbailedcondition.Bothweretobecarriedalongwithusforthesakeofsafety;andso,withournumbersdividedbetweenthem,wesetforthuponthebosomoftheanchorage.

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