‘Tell me about this man,’ said the doctor. ‘Is he going to help
us?’
‘Yes, I think he is,’ I said.
‘There are fifteen pirates now,’ said the doctor. ‘And there are
six of us. Seven, with Ben Gunn.’
I was very tired and I slept well that night. The next morning
one of our men said: ‘Look! Someone’s coming! A man with a
white flag.’
‘Don’t shoot!’ said the man. ‘It’s me. John Silver.’ ‘What do
you want?’ asked Captain Smollett. ‘Captain Silver wants to talk
to you,’ said Long John. ‘Captain Silver now? Come on, then,’
said Captain Smollett. Long John came slowly up the hill to the
house. We all watched him.
‘Yes?’ asked the captain.
One of our men is dead,’ said Silver. ‘You killed him in the
night.’
The captain said nothing