Treasure Island Page #8

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Then sharp to the block house,

Dick and I will cover.

The rest of you, go from the east,

we'll pinch them in the middle.

On my first shot, lads.

Gentlemen.

Aim for the centre of the body.

Make it count.

You listen for my voice

in the melee.

Don't shoot Smollett.

He's mine.

And Squire.

And don't shoot the boy.

He's mine.

Then there is no-one left

for me to shoot at.

Think you can do a job

for me there, Doctor?

Yes, yes.

My gun, my gun!

Get up!

Pistol, pistol!

Hawkins, hurry!

Go on, boys! No mercy!

Surrender!

Please no!

Bring them out, lads!

Come on, let me get at them!

Take the door, man the door!

Hold it, hold it!

Put the weight on it!

Mr Gray!

Kill them! Kill them all!

Hawkins.

Sit.

Are you hurt?

Come on, lads, let me see them!

Fire, fire it!

Got him, yes!

What... Get...

He's a bloody doctor!

Get away.

Go on! Get away.

Out of here, get out of here!

Push them back.

George!

Help me get the Captain back inside.

Covering fire, Mr Gray.

Long John.

Come, let's go!

Watch your step, sir.

Sit you here, Captain.

How many did we get?

Six or seven made it out.

That's better odds.

Squire.

Please help me.

You lily-livered cowards.

Didn't see you fighting there,

Silver.

I'm covering fire.

I've got one leg.

I'm suppose to hobble them to death?

We're so near the money, boys.

Get off the grog!

Now, you two go and get

the deck cannon.

That will do it for us.

Go on.

Go on!

We'll set up camp here.

I'm hurt bad, John.

Let's look.

Tom.

Lad.

Will you read to me, sir?

Yes.

When you get home...

you'll be home with us.

Tell my children

their father loved them.

Say thank you to my wife.

"The lord is my shepherd."

Sir...

"I shall not want."

I will tell them.

Will you see them right, sir?

"He maketh me to lie down

in green pastures."

"He leadeth me beside

the still waters."

"Ye though I walk through

the valley of the shadow of death."

"I will fear no evil."

Rachel.

"My rod, my staff, my comfort."

My son is out in the world

alongside Squire Trelawney

raising all the money we need.

Make your sign here, Widow Hawkins.

But Mr Redruth, you don't listen.

My son is on a venture

with Squire Trelawney.

Please don't do this.

And when he returns, sir

he should have money enough

to pay his father's debt.

I doubt the wages of the cabin boy

will even dent the interest.

No, you don't understand.

My understanding, woman,

is Squire Trelawney's orders

were to take possession of

this property while he was away.

On your way, girl, go on.

No.

Why are you burning?

What you can't carry from this place

today will be sold or destroyed

as is the law, woman.

They're my husband's clothes!

They're my son's!

Make your sign.

You headed for Bristol?

I was thinking that.

You know people there?

You have money?

Your son Jim is with this Trelawney?

Yes.

My John has a berth on that voyage.

Yes.

I saw your son in Bristol

before they sailed,

that's how I knew this was

a place for me to come.

You saw Jim?

My John said he would

look out for him.

He's a good man, my John.

I think he can have sympathy.

He showed sympathy when he found me.

Which was where?

Where will you go?

Where he paid for my company

then took me out of that house.

I think there is

a place we could stay.

At least for tonight.

Dig two separate holes

for these boys,

don't bundle them in

with the other scum.

That's fine, sir.

You get a shovel,

that's what we'll do.

The boy will do the shovelling,

he's staying here.

You and Dr Livesey will go with me

to get the treasure.

We'll get picked off one by one.

Don't question my authority.

We can't defend this place

if we don't have any shot

and I have the map which is

the upper hand by any score.

And I will go hunting!

We won't follow you, sir.

He's right, Doctor.

We can't defend that place again.

Not even against seven.

Especially if he thinks

they get that cannon off the ship.

There's a man who could help us.

His name's Ben Gunn.

He's no friend of Silver's

and he knows the island.

We think he may know of somewhere

more secure for us than here.

He could hide us out somewhere.

He's survived here for three years.

It's worth a try.

We can't stay here.

You know where to meet him?

He told Jim of a place

and said he wants contact.

I'll find it, sir.

Take Trelawney with you.

No, no.

He's good with a sword.

Sir, the Squire still has

thought for only one thing.

It's a fool

who looks for treasure now.

I'll go alone.

Pistol for one shot.

Thank you.

Cheese like Jim said.

If he's trouble,

don't think twice about binding him.

That's what I was thinking.

Jim, I owe you an apology.

No.

For so much.

The simple truth is, I think...

we're not always the men

we hoped we would be.

That's the truth.

Just don't lose the cheese.

Silver's made camp on the beach.

He's waiting for the cannon.

He's got men hoisting it

off the ship now.

We're dead if he gets hold of that.

We can't stop them.

Not with the ship so near.

Glass, missus.

Thank you.

It's through this way.

Dr Livesey also leads the venture

with Squire Trelawney.

He is a friend of my husband.

I know he wouldn't mind.

I've been asking all round for you.

You're one difficult b*tch to find.

Trawled every tollgate,

every turnpike out of Bristol

till I got wind

you walked this road.

I'm leaving a silence now

in our talk

because I'm angry Long John's money

is not in your package.

You got it?

She knows nothing about it.

Who are you?

Who am I?

Black Dog.

I'm your nightmare, love.

Where's his money, girl?

Cos I'm...

I'm having it.

Leave here alone!

You've got what you came for,

now leave.

Get out!

I am.

I'm going.

I'm going.

Get out!

Get out of here!

Who's that?

What?

Spooks in there, Silver.

I swear it.

Just sit up.

Should have never left port

on a Friday, John.

It's the day they killed our Lord.

You listening

to those Christian folk?

You'd be scared silly

just waking up in the morning.

They're not getting

that cannon off, are they?

They're hitting the bottle.

They'll be here by morning.

Ben Gunn?

Push, my love. Push, push!

David.

Was it a boy?

Yes.

No-one could have saved us.

What's Christian about you then?

What?

What name you go by?

David.

David, David, David.

Are you the captain, Dave?

I have cheese for you.

Jim told me you liked cheese.

Should I leave it here?

There's cheese on there,

then is it?

Yes.

I want to go home.

We all do, Ben.

But we're in serious trouble now.

Silver has the ship and the cannon

and we need your help.

We need to move from the stockade.

If you can find us a place of safety

on the island, we can get you home.

I have a palace, Captain Dave.

The palace I built.

Where is it?

Is it safe?

Cold, sweetheart? It's warm in me.

Stay here.

This way.

I'm cheaper than a pint.

Hey, how much, girl?

I'm talking to you, girl.

Get away!

Jesus.

I can't do this.

Listen, I ain't going back

to this life either.

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