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“Trelawney,” said the doctor, “I’ll go with you; so will Jim. There’s only one man I’m afraid of.”

“And who’s that?” cried the squire.

“You!” replied the doctor. “For you cannot hold your tongue. We are not the only men who know of this paper.”

“Livesey,” said the squire, “I’ll be as silent as the grave.”

Part Two
The Sea-cook²⁷

7. I Go to Bristol

So the weeks passed on, till one fine day there came a letter addressed to Dr. Livesey, with the addition “To be opened, in the case of his absence, by Tom Redruth or young Hawkins”. I found the following important news:

Dear Livesey,

The ship is bought and fitted, and ready for sea. The name, Hispaniola ²⁸. I got it through my old friend, Blandly ²⁹. Everyone here in Bristol helped us when they heard where we wanted to go – for treasure, I mean.

“Redruth,” said I, “Dr. Livesey will not like that. The squire was talking, after all.”

I read straight on:

Blandly himself found the Hispaniola. But some people say that the Hispaniola belonged to him, and that he sold it me absurdly high.

I found an old sailor, he knew all the seamen in Bristol, and wanted to get to sea again. His name is Long John Silver ³⁰, and he has lost a leg. With the help of Silver I gathered a company of real sea dogs.

So now, Livesey, there’s no time to lose. Let young Hawkins go at once to see his mother and then come quickly to Bristol.

John Trelawney.

PS: Blandly has found us an excellent man to be captain. His name is Smollett ³¹.

The next day, after dinner, Redruth and I were afoot again and on the road. I said good-bye to Mother and the cove where I lived, and the dear old Admiral Benbow. Next moment we had turned the corner and my home was out of sight. Soon we found ourselves in Bristol.