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How My Shore Adventure Began

           "Mylads,"saidhe,"we’vehadahotdayandarealltiredandoutofsorts.Aturnashore’llhurtnobodytheboatsarestillinthewater;youcantakethegigs,andasmanyaspleasemaygoashorefortheafternoon.I’llfireagunhalfanhourbeforesundown."

           Ibelievethesillyfellowsmusthavethoughttheywouldbreaktheirshinsovertreasureassoonastheywerelanded,fortheyallcameoutoftheirsulksinamomentandgaveacheerthatstartedtheechoinafar-awayhillandsentthebirdsoncemoreflyingandsquallingroundtheanchorage.

           Thecaptainwastoobrighttobeintheway.Hewhippedoutofsightinamoment,leavingSilvertoarrangetheparty,andIfancyitwasaswellhedidso.Hadhebeenondeck,hecouldnolongersomuchashavepretendednottounderstandthesituation.Itwasasplainasday.Silverwasthecaptain,andamightyrebelliouscrewhehadofit.ThehonesthandsandIwassoontoseeitprovedthatthereweresuchonboardmusthavebeenverystupidfellows.Orrather,Isupposethetruthwasthis,thatallhandsweredisaffectedbytheexampleoftheringleadersonlysomemore,someless;andafew,beinggoodfellowsinthemain,couldneitherbelednordrivenanyfurther.Itisonethingtobeidleandskulkandquiteanothertotakeashipandmurderanumberofinnocentmen.

           Atlast,however,thepartywasmadeup.Sixfellowsweretostayonboard,andtheremainingthirteen,includingSilver,begantoembark.

           Thenitwasthattherecameintomyheadthefirstofthemadnotionsthatcontributedsomuchtosaveourlives.IfsixmenwereleftbySilver,itwasplainourpartycouldnottakeandfighttheship;andsinceonlysixwereleft,itwasequallyplainthatthecabinpartyhadnopresentneedofmyassistance.

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