[00:00.55] Chapter 16.
[00:02.44] The story is continued by Dr. Livesey.
[00:05.95] How the ship was abandoned.
[00:10.94] It was about half past one when the two boats went ashore to the island.
[00:16.78] The captain, the squire and I talked things over in the cabin.
[00:21.60] If we'd had a breath of wind, we would have attacked Silver's six men on board and made off with the ship.
[00:29.54] But there was no wind.
[00:31.92] And then Hunter told us the news that Jim Hawkins had got ashore with the rest.
[00:39.29] With the men in such a dangerous mood, we feared for his life.
[00:48.71] Waiting was a strain, so we decided Hunter and I would go ashore in a boat to see what was happening.
[00:56.69] We rode towards the island in the direction of the stockade that was marked on the map.
[01:03.38] Silver's men on the shore watched us go by, but stayed with their boats as they'd been ordered.
[01:11.85] Once on the island, I went to find the stockade.
[01:16.62] It was a log house on the hilltop, surrounded by a fence 6 ft high.
[01:24.52] It was big enough to hold 20 people and had loopholes to fire muskets from.
[01:31.41] Anyone with arms and ammunition could hold the place against a regiment.
[01:38.40] I made up my mind instantly to leave the Hispaniola and move to the stockade.
[01:46.85] Just as I was thinking that, I heard the cry of a dying man ring out across the island.
[01:54.23] My first thought was, Jim Hawkins is dead.
[02:02.73] It wasn't long before we were back on the Hispaniola.
[02:07.53] Everyone on board had heard that terrible cry.
[02:14.34] The squire was pale, and one of Silver's men, Abraham Gray, looked just as shaken.
[02:24.29] There's a man who'll join us if he's steered in the right direction, said the captain.
[02:29.67] He's not got the stomach for murder.
[02:35.49] I told my plan to the captain, and we soon put it into action.
[02:41.30] Hunter brought the boat round to the stern of the ship, where Joyce and I began loading her.
[02:49.52] We took muskets, powder, biscuits, pork, and of course, my medicine chest.
[02:57.88] Meanwhile, the squire and the captain stayed on deck, where they took Silver's men by surprise.
[03:06.62] Smolett called to the Coxson.
[03:10.35] Mr. Hans, we are armed with pistols.
[03:15.97] If anyone of you tries to signal to your friends, you're a dead man.
[03:22.85] By this time we had the boat loaded, and Joyce, Hunter and I made for the shore as fast as we could row.
[03:33.87] Our second trip caused the stir among Silver's men sitting on the shore.
[03:40.13] Before we were out of sight, one of them went running off into the trees to find Long John.
[03:47.63] We landed out of their sight and carried our supplies up to the stockade.
[03:54.18] I left Joyce and Hunter on guard with muskets, while I rode back to the Hispaniola alone.
[04:05.75] The squire was waiting for me at the stern window.
[04:10.29] We loaded up the boat a second time.
[04:14.37] Now we had to hurry.
[04:17.47] We could hear shouts from the shore and knew that Silver's men had sounded the alarm.
[04:25.26] As Captain Smolett climbed into the boat, he made one last appeal to Abraham Gray.
[04:32.17] Gray, do you hear me?
[04:35.53] I am leaving this boat and order you to follow your captain.
[04:42.61] There was no reply.
[04:45.31] Gray, I know you're a good man at heart.
[04:50.66] I give you 30 seconds to join me.
[04:57.76] There was a sound of a scuffle, and Abraham Gray came running with a knife cut on his cheek.
[05:05.81] He dropped into our boat and we shoved off from the ship.
[05:12.60] We were clear of the Hispaniola, but by no means out of danger.