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Over on the back the same hand wrote this further information:

“Tall tree, Spy-glass shoulder, bearing a point to the N. of N.N.E.

Skeleton Island E.S.E. and by E¹⁸.

Ten feet.

J.F.”

That was all. I couldn’t understand anything, but it filled the squire and Dr. Livesey with delight.

“Livesey,” said the squire, “you will give up your practice at once. Tomorrow I start for Bristol. In three weeks’ time, we’ll have the best ship, sir, and the best crew in England. We’ll take my servants with us.Hawkins¹⁹ will come as cabin boy. You, Livesey, are ship’s doctor; I am admiral.”

“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-cook

7. I Go to Bristol

Dr. Livesey went to London to look for a doctor who could replace him. The weeks passed on. 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,

I bought the ship and fitted it. It’s ready for sea. The name,Hispaniola²⁰. I got it through my old friend,Blandly²¹. 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 talked too much, after all.”