Where they have it , I do n't know yet ; but once we hit the treasure , we 'll have to jump about and find out . And then , mates , us that has the boats , I reckon , has the upper hand . '' Thus he kept running on , with his mouth full of the hot bacon ; thus he restored their hope and confidence , and , I more than suspect , repaired his own at the same time . `` As for hostage , '' he continued , `` that 's his last talk , I guess , with them he loves so dear . I 've got my piece o ' news , and thanky to him for that ; but it 's over and done . I 'll take him in a line when we go treasure-hunting , for we 'll keep him like so much gold , in case of accidents , you mark , and in the meantime . Once we got the ship and treasure both and off to sea like jolly companions , why then we 'll talk Mr. Hawkins over , we will , and we 'll give him his share , to be sure , for all his kindness . '' It was no wonder the men were in a good humour now . For my part , I was horribly cast down . Should the scheme he had now sketched prove feasible , Silver , already doubly a traitor , would not hesitate to adopt it . He had still a foot in either camp , and there was no doubt he would prefer wealth and freedom with the pirates to a bare escape from hanging , which was the best he had to hope on our side . Nay , and even if things so fell out that he was forced to keep his faith with Dr. Livesey , even then what danger lay before us ! What a moment that would be when the suspicions of his followers turned to certainty and he and I should have to fight for dear life -- he a cripple and I a boy -- against five strong and active seamen ! Add to this double apprehension the mystery that still hung over the behaviour of my friends , their unexplained desertion of the stockade , their inexplicable cession of the chart , or harder still to understand , the doctor 's last warning to Silver , `` Look out for squalls when you find it , '' and you will readily believe how little taste I found in my breakfast and with how uneasy a heart I set forth behind my captors on the quest for treasure . We made a curious figure , had anyone been there to see us -- all in soiled sailor clothes and all but me armed to the teeth . Silver had two guns slung about him -- one before and one behind -- besides the great cutlass at his waist and a pistol in each pocket of his square-tailed coat . To complete his strange appearance , Captain Flint sat perched upon his shoulder and gabbling odds and ends of purposeless sea-talk . I had a line about my waist and followed obediently after the sea-cook , who held the loose end of the rope , now in his free hand , now between his powerful teeth . For all the world , I was led like a dancing bear . The other men were variously burthened , some carrying picks and shovels -- for that had been the very first necessary they brought ashore from the HISPANIOLA -- others laden with pork , bread , and brandy for the midday meal .
All the stores , I observed , came from our stock , and I could XXXXX the truth of Silver 's words the night before .
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