that's strange
that's strange
that's strange
‘They're going to kill youHydraulic Hose，Jim，’said Silver when the two of us were alone，‘and they're going to stop me being their captain．When I looked into that bay and saw the ship was gone，I knew it was all over．Now，I'll save your life，if I can，but it must be a bargain----you must save Long John from dying under the law．’
‘I'll do what I can，’I told him．
‘There's trouble coming，Jim，’he said#x．‘And talking of trouble，why did the doctor give me the map？’
I stared at him in great surprise．Why indeed？
‘Well，he did，’Silver went on．‘And that's strange．’
The door opened and the five pirates came in．They pushed one man forward and he gave something to Silver．
The sea cook looked at what the man had given himHydraulic Hose．‘The black spot！’he said．He turned the paper over．‘What's this？No longer captain．You're becoming quite a leading man in this crew，George Merry．You'll be cap’n next，I suppose．But tell me what's wrong．’
‘I'll tell you what's wrong！’said George．‘First，you made too many mistakes on this trip．Second，you let the enemy out of this trap for nothing．And then there's this boy．’
‘Is that all？’asked Silver quietly．
‘It's enough，’replied George．
‘Well，I'll answer you，’said Silver#x．‘You all know what I wanted but you wouldn't listen，would you？In my plan，we'd be on the Hispaniola now，every dead man alive and the treasure on ship，by thunder！Next,State Flags，this boy．Well，we'll use him to bargain with．He might be our last chance．And the doctor？You've been glad enough to have a doctor coming to see you every day----you，John，with your head broken…or you，George，sick and shaking with fever only a few hours ago．I made a bargain，that's why I let’em go！’He threw a piece of paper on to the floor．It was the map with the three crosses．
The pirates jumped on it like cats upon a mouse．
‘Very pretty，’said George，‘but how are we going to get away with the treasure，when we have no ship？’
‘You tell me，George！’shouted Silver．‘You and the others lost the ship；I found the treasure．But I'll not be your captain any longer！’
‘Silver for cap’n！’shouted the pirates．
After a moment，the sea cook smiled．‘George，’he saidHydraulic Hose．‘I think you'll have to wait a while before you get another chance to be captain．’
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