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The Captain’s Papers

           "Verywell,"saidthedoctor."Now,then,ifJimisagreeable,we’llopenthepacket";andhelaiditbeforehimonthetable.

           Thebundlewassewntogether,andthedoctorhadtogetouthisinstrumentcaseandcutthestitcheswithhismedicalscissors.Itcontainedtwothingsabookandasealedpaper.

           "Firstofallwe’lltrythebook,"observedthedoctor.

           ThesquireandIwerebothpeeringoverhisshoulderasheopenedit,forDr.Liveseyhadkindlymotionedmetocomeroundfromtheside-table,whereIhadbeeneating,toenjoythesportofthesearch.Onthefirstpagetherewereonlysomescrapsofwriting,suchasamanwithapeninhishandmightmakeforidlenessorpractice.Onewasthesameasthetattoomark,"BillyBoneshisfancy";thentherewas"Mr.W.Bones,mate,""Nomorerum,""OffPalmKeyhegotitt,"andsomeothersnatches,mostlysinglewordsandunintelligible.Icouldnothelpwonderingwhoitwasthathad"gotitt,"andwhat"itt"wasthathegot.Aknifeinhisbackaslikeasnot.

           "Notmuchinstructionthere,"saidDr.Liveseyashepassedon.

           Thenexttenortwelvepageswerefilledwithacuriousseriesofentries.Therewasadateatoneendofthelineandattheotherasumofmoney,asincommonaccount-books,butinsteadofexplanatorywriting,onlyavaryingnumberofcrossesbetweenthetwo.Onthe12thofJune,1745,forinstance,asumofseventypoundshadplainlybecomeduetosomeone,andtherewasnothingbutsixcrossestoexplainthecause.Inafewcases,tobesure,thenameofaplacewouldbeadded,as"OffeCaraccas,"oramereentryoflatitudeandlongitude,as"62o17’20",19o2’40"."

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