In one , sailors were singing at their work , in another there were men aloft , high over my head , hanging to threads that seemed no thicker than a spider 's . Though I had lived by the shore all my life , I seemed never to have been near the sea till then . The smell of tar and salt was something new . I saw the most wonderful figureheads , that had all been far over the ocean . I saw , besides , many old sailors , with rings in their ears , and whiskers curled in ringlets , and tarry pigtails , and their swaggering , clumsy sea-walk ; and if I had seen as many kings or archbishops I could not have been more delighted . And I was going to sea myself , to sea in a schooner , with a piping boatswain and pig-tailed singing seamen , to sea , bound for an unknown island , and to seek for buried treasure ! While I was still in this delightful dream , we came suddenly in front of a large inn and met Squire Trelawney , all dressed out like a sea-officer , in stout blue cloth , coming out of the door with a smile on his face and a capital imitation of a sailor 's walk . `` Here you are , '' he cried , `` and the doctor came last night from London . Bravo ! The ship 's company complete ! '' `` Oh , sir , '' cried I , `` when do we sail ? '' `` Sail ! '' says he . `` We sail tomorrow ! '' 8 At the Sign of the Spy-glass WHEN I had done breakfasting the squire gave me a note addressed to John Silver , at the sign of the Spy-glass , and told me I should easily find the place by following the line of the docks and keeping a bright lookout for a little tavern with a large brass telescope for sign . I set off , overjoyed at this opportunity to see some more of the ships and seamen , and picked my way among a great crowd of people and carts and bales , for the dock was now at its busiest , until I found the tavern in question . It was a bright enough little place of entertainment . The sign was newly painted ; the windows had neat red curtains ; the floor was cleanly sanded . There was a street on each side and an open door on both , which made the large , low room pretty clear to see in , in spite of clouds of tobacco smoke . The customers were mostly seafaring men , and they talked so loudly that I hung at the door , almost afraid to enter .
As I was waiting , a man XXXXX out of a side room , and at a glance I was sure he must be Long John .
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