Treasure Island Page #10

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Stay close to your John.

Two Guineas.

Two Guineas.

You're the man for bargaining,

aren't you?

With your captain's guile.

This cripple has led us

to nothing, boys!

Is two Guineas what a life's worth?!

Stand behind me, Jim.

Keep your guns on him, boys.

I'm gonna hang this mongrel

from a tree.

Are you safe, Jim?

Yes, sir.

I see you've been excavating

before us, Dr Livesey.

Not me.

He took two and a half years

to find this spot.

Looked all over the island.

Young Mr Gunn.

Should I kill the devil,

Captain Dave?

Kill all devils

with the slit in their eye.

No, Ben, don't. Don't.

Can someone tell me

where my treasure is?

Captain Dave's treasure, it is.

Maybe Jim's.

Maybe his there who's name I forgot.

Don't know what he's called.

Bargained away the treasure

for a cake of cheese

and Trelawney's Bible, didn't you?

It's like a slice of heaven,

Mr Silver.

It's everything you want.

Is it now?

This is my palace, Mr Jim.

Captain Smollett.

I'm safe, Jim.

Good to see you, young man.

What's he doing here?

Between him and Jim,

the others are dead.

Me and Jim, sir.

I looked out for him, I did.

You're a mutineer, Silver.

Are you doing the adding up,

Squire Trelawney?

A little bit of book work.

You're a mutineer.

And you'll be hanged as one

when we get home.

I think the lad would talk of

a different John Silver.

One who was forced to mutineer

the crew he tried to control.

I've seen what kind of

a man you are, Silver.

Silver came between me

and a knifing, Captain.

He risked his neck on my behalf.

I hope everyone's listening

to this honest young man.

Get that man in irons, Livesey.

No, let's try and have

some better thoughts.

Words that befit gentleman.

Now, you did a deal with the

professor of divinity over there.

Something about cheese and a Bible.

So he could do a deal with me.

They'll be no deal with you.

I'm the only one left alive

who owns this gold,

who earned this gold.

And ownership

is nine-tenths of the law.

Possession is nine-tenths

of the law.

That's a different law,

not one I like.

I don't care what you like!

I don't care about the law!

You're a thief and a murderer!

You've brought peril and destruction

to this whole enterprise!

All this.

This mirror here.

These sacks.

This chest, these coins.

They're now legally mine

and in my possession.

My ownership because I have taken

them through my venture and risk.

Trelawney.

The risk you took

was with other men's lives.

I was talking of a risk financial.

Which does not exist

separate to men's lives.

However you tried to insulate

the thought that it might.

This is contraband, sir.

Stained thick with blood.

When we get back to England,

if we manage to get off this island,

it will be handed over as such.

Aye-aye.

I have the ship, sir.

Beached up on the north coast.

There is another way to end this.

Which is perhaps more palatable

to the futures of all present.

Which is we share

a little of what's won

amongst all us loyal survivors.

And we share it,

each according to his station.

And being the captain, sir...

You being the captain...

Put Mr Silver in irons, Dr. Livesey.

He will be tried for mutiny.

In Bristol.

Sir.

Captain?

Been watching you, John.

Watching this last dance all the way.

I know that.

And I'll be the last thing you see

when you do your little jig

at execution dock.

I was loyal to you.

Loyalty.

Loyalty, John.

It's what you can hold in your hand.

Ben?

I've been thinking, Christian Jim.

Thinking of my home

and what's there for me.

This is my home.

You're coming with us, Ben.

Now that the treasure has gone,

no Devils will come and hurt me.

Take my heaven.

That's what Ben Gunn thinks,

that's what he'll do.

What are you doing?

Protecting you.

From a world out there.

You'll do alright in the world.

No.

I've seen them.

Blistered and starved

in the bolts of their gold.

There's no heaven out there.

This the right way, Hawkins?

Keep going, sir.

Bit more.

Get the nets as ballast

to the quarterdeck, Jim.

We're gonna need much weight

on the stern to help lift it off.

Dr Livesey, Mr Gray.

Sir.

Ditch that cannon from the bow.

The tide will do the rest.

'15 men on

the dead man's chest.'

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.

Let's go now.

What are you doing?

Stop that!

Stop that, what are you doing?!

Any more of that

and I'll snap your neck.

It's all going.

Smollett, stop him!

Let him do it.

No!

It's two more bags to go, Jim.

Secure Mr Silver below deck,

Mr Gray.

Aye, sir.

Let's get to Jamaica, we'll crew up

and go home.

What is it?

There's word on the docks

the Hispaniola has been seen

flying her colours off Boscastle.

Jim's coming home.

This is wonderful, Jim.

Suitable feast for our last night.

On arrival in Bristol, I'll need

the assistance of sergeant in arms.

I'll need to take Silver

into custody.

Are you still planning

on speaking up for him, Jim?

I am, sir.

I will too.

He chose to stand between Jim

and death on two occasions.

You won't save him, Jim.

He's one of Flint's men.

He'll drop for that alone.

Do those potatoes like I told you?

I did.

Plenty of butter.

That's the thing.

Pad yourselves up

for the chilly winters.

It's fit enough

for the captain's table, this.

I've made a sea cook out of you.

When do we dock?

Tomorrow morning.

Something you can do for me.

The woman you met down the Spyglass.

My wife.

I don't want her coming to

the trial and seeing me played out.

Will you see to that?

And give her this.

Take a bit for your mum.

But my girl gets the lion's share.

I'm a bloody thief, Jim.

They gave me a load of treasure

and told me to drag it

through the jungle.

Me and the parrot were thinking,

we don't want a lad with prospects

getting tainted

by speaking up

for one of Flint's crew.

So you don't do it.

Alright?

I don't want it.

You'll make a fine gentleman,

Jim Hawkins.

Look at this mashed potato,

mashed up to high heaven.

Fine enough

to grace any captain's table.

You can go now.

Food for a couple of days.

A pistol and powder.

Jim.

You're a prince among thieves.

You taken your share?

You're about a mile and a half

off the north Devon coast.

Jimmy, if you want help or advice...

I won't be coming to you.

Yeah, that's probably best.

But if you ever want a venture,

want to feel that spirit inside,

come looking for Long John.

He'll be waiting.

I will.

And keep Flint for me.

For safe keeping.

I'll come for him one day.

Remember, Jim.

Any fast living, come looking.

I'll be there, I will.

A gentleman.

As a fine gentleman,

you are going to make.

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