Meeting Long John Silver at the Spy-glass

1 Bristol port on the last morning ashore: quays, masts, crowds, and a boy with a note

2 John Silver swings on his crutch between tables and claps a favoured guest's shoulder

3 Silver takes Trelawney's note from Jim and goes still; his smile stays, his eyes don't

4 The landlord's broad pale hand closes over the boy's beside the squire's unfolded note

5 Black Dog flings himself out the Spy-glass side door; no one in the room looks up

7 Long John Silver whispers to Jim about Tom Morgan, his grey eyes sliding past the boy

8 Holding his breath, Jim Hawkins watches the landlord pace the Spy-glass, suspicion awake

9 Long John Silver falls on a bench laughing till he cries, and Jim Hawkins laughs with him

10 On the quay, the one-legged cook names the ships' rigs and flags as the boy looks up

11 In a smoky tavern, the one-legged cook tells his story to the squire, the doctor and Jim

12 The squire grabs his cocked hat and calls Jim to see the schooner; the doctor rises too