[00:02.26]Chapter 7.
[00:03.66]I go to Bristol.
[00:07.77]While Squire Trelawny was in Bristol, I stayed on at the hall in case the pirates returned to the Admiral Benbo to look for the map.
[00:16.47]One fine day, a letter arrived for Dr. Livesey.
[00:20.65]There was a note on the envelope saying, "In the doctor's absence, to be opened by Jim Hawkins."
[00:29.38]As I hoped, it contained news from the squire in Bristol.
[00:34.96]Old Anchor Inn, Bristol, March 1st.
[00:39.21]Dear Livesey, the ship is bought and lies at anchor ready for sea.
[00:45.24]You never imagined a sweeter craft, and her name is Hispaniola.
[00:52.89]Finding the ship was no trouble, but a crew was another matter until I had a stroke of fortune.
[01:01.55]One morning on the dock, I ran into an old sailor who runs an inn nearby.
[01:07.54]He knows all the seamen in Bristol, and wanted a job as ship's cook to smell the salt of the sea again.
[01:16.30]Long John Silver is his name, and he lost one leg serving his country in the navy.
[01:24.38]He soon helped me to find a crew who are some of the toughest old salts you can imagine.
[01:33.64]They're not pretty to look at, but by their faces they are bold and brave fellows.
[01:41.66]I am itching to weigh anchor and get to sea.
[01:46.31]Let young Hawkins go and see his mother with my gamekeeper Redruth to watch over him.
[01:53.49]Then both come full speed to Bristol.
[01:57.87]John Trelawny.
[02:02.72]The next day, I said goodbye to my mother, and the cove where I had lived since I was born.
[02:10.52]We took the night mail coach to Bristol and arrived the next morning.
[02:16.97]At a large inn, we met Squire Trelawny, all dressed up in blue like a naval officer.
[02:24.80]Here you are!
[02:26.97]He cried.
[02:28.57]And the doctor came last night from London.
[02:32.69]Our ship's company is complete.
[02:38.01]Oh, sir, when do we sail?
[02:41.36]I cried.
[02:42.81]Sail?
[02:45.49]said he.
[02:46.87]We sail tomorrow.