Even more mysterious, he also hires Jim for a four penny a month to "weather-eye open for a seafaring man with one leg." The boy is in awe of the stories he told, dreadful stories about far-off places told in crude language. Without fail, he always inquires if any new seaman has appeared and if they had, he kept a low profile. Calling himself a Captain, he often sings (especially when drunk) the following verse:ĭrink and the devil had done for the rest-ĭuring the day, he spends his time near the cove or the cliff, looking for something or someone through his telescope. One day, an old, brown, dirty, ragged seamen with a sabre cut on his cheek, arrives at the inn and satisfied that the inn contains few people, throws down some gold money and stays for several months. He proceeds by recounting a pirate that resided with his family while he was a boy, living at his father's inn, the "Admiral Benbow," near Bristol, England, during some unspecified part of the 18th century. Livesey, and other gentlemen have requested him to write down the details his experience with Treasure Island, since the treasure remains on the island. The book begins with the narrator, Jim Hawkins, explaining his motive for telling this story: Squire Trelawney, Dr.
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