Then the ship turned again, big and dangerous as she came closer and closer to Ben Gunn’s little boat. Suddenly, I was on the top of one wave as she came thundering over the next. And there she was, almost upon me!
I jumped up, pushed the boat under the water with my feet, and caught one of the ship’s ropes. Then I heard the Hispaniola hit the little boat, and I was left with no way to escape.