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The Voyage

           Butgooddidcomeoftheapplebarrel,asyoushallhear,forifithadnotbeenforthat,weshouldhavehadnonoteofwarningandmightallhaveperishedbythehandoftreachery.

           Thiswashowitcameabout.

           WehadrunupthetradestogetthewindoftheislandwewereafterIamnotallowedtobemoreplainandnowwewererunningdownforitwithabrightlookoutdayandnight.Itwasaboutthelastdayofouroutwardvoyagebythelargestcomputation;sometimethatnight,oratlatestbeforenoonofthemorrow,weshouldsighttheTreasureIsland.WewereheadingS.S.W.andhadasteadybreezeabeamandaquietsea.TheHispaniolarolledsteadily,dippingherbowspritnowandthenwithawhiffofspray.Allwasdrawingalowandaloft;everyonewasinthebravestspiritsbecausewewerenowsonearanendofthefirstpartofouradventure.

           Now,justaftersundown,whenallmyworkwasoverandIwasonmywaytomyberth,itoccurredtomethatIshouldlikeanapple.Iranondeck.Thewatchwasallforwardlookingoutfortheisland.Themanatthehelmwaswatchingtheluffofthesailandwhistlingawaygentlytohimself,andthatwastheonlysoundexceptingtheswishoftheseaagainstthebowsandaroundthesidesoftheship.

           InIgotbodilyintotheapplebarrel,andfoundtherewasscarceanappleleft;butsittingdownthereinthedark,whatwiththesoundofthewatersandtherockingmovementoftheship,Ihadeitherfallenasleeporwasonthepointofdoingsowhenaheavymansatdownwithratheraclashcloseby.Thebarrelshookasheleanedhisshouldersagainstit,andIwasjustabouttojumpupwhenthemanbegantospeak.

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