Somebody brought a light and I saw the inside of the house. Five pirates were on their feet, and another man was lying down with a head wound. But my heart became filled with fear when I saw no prisoners. Were my friends all dead? "Here's Jim Hawkins!" said Silver. How friendly of you to visit us, Jim Where are my friends?' I asked. Silver answered in a smooth voice. "Yesterday morning, Doctor Livesey came down with a white flag. "Cap'n Silver," he said, "you've lost. The ship's gone We locked out and, by thunder, the ship had gone! "Let's bargain said the doctor. So we bargained, and here we are, in the house. And your friends? They walked off and I don't know where they are. And now, are you going to join us, Jim?'