I am Dr Livesey. I am writing this part of the story. I am writing about what happened when Jim Hawkins went to the island on his own. Thirteen men went ashore in two boats. I stayed on the Hispaniola with Captain Smollett and Squire Trelawney. I saw the boats reach the shore. I saw Jim Hawkins run into the trees on the island. I was surprised. He had not told us where he was going. The Captain and I looked at the treasure map again. The map showed a small wooden stockade on the island. told Captain Smollett and Squire Trelawney that I had a plan Let us take guns and food to the stockade," I said"We will be safer on the island than on the ship. Also, there is water to drink in the stockade." Yes, let us go to the island," said Squire Trelawney. Long John Silver is on the island with twelve men. There are six of his men on the ship. If we wait, they will all attack us here. We will be safer in the stockade on the island. We began to load food, muskets and pistols into a small boat. The ship had three boats. Silver and his men had taken two of them. We used the third one. There were six of us Squire Trelawney, his three servants, Captain Smollett and me. Silver's men stayed on board the Hispaniola. The six