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I Go to Bristol

           Igotherthroughmyoldfriend,Blandly,whohasprovedhimselfthroughoutthemostsurprisingtrump.Theadmirablefellowliterallyslavedinmyinterest,andso,Imaysay,dideveryoneinBristol,assoonastheygotwindoftheportwesailedfortreasure,Imean.

           "Redruth,"saidI,interruptingtheletter,"Dr.Liveseywillnotlikethat.Thesquirehasbeentalking,afterall."

           "Well,who’sabetterright?"growledthegamekeeper."Aprettyrumgoifsquireain’ttotalkforDr.Livesey,Ishouldthink."

           AtthatIgaveupallattemptsatcommentaryandreadstraighton:

           BlandlyhimselffoundtheHispaniola,andbythemostadmirablemanagementgotherforthemeresttrifle.ThereisaclassofmeninBristolmonstrouslyprejudicedagainstBlandly.Theygothelengthofdeclaringthatthishonestcreaturewoulddoanythingformoney,thattheHispaniolabelongedtohim,andthathesolditmeabsurdlyhighthemosttransparentcalumnies.Noneofthemdare,however,todenythemeritsoftheship.

           Sofartherewasnotahitch.Theworkpeople,tobesureriggersandwhatnotweremostannoyinglyslow;buttimecuredthat.Itwasthecrewthattroubledme.

           Iwishedaroundscoreofmenincaseofnatives,buccaneers,ortheodiousFrenchandIhadtheworryofthedeuceitselftofindsomuchashalfadozen,tillthemostremarkablestrokeoffortunebroughtmetheverymanthatIrequired.

           Iwasstandingonthedock,when,bythemerestaccident,Ifellintalkwithhim.

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