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Chapter 10

The voyage and the apple barrel

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  1. Before dawn, the schooner lies alone off Bristol, lanterns lit, as two boats approach

    1 Before dawn, the schooner lies alone off Bristol, lanterns lit, as two boats approach

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  2. Lit by lanterns, Long John Silver throws back his head and strikes up the old song

    2 Lit by lanterns, Long John Silver throws back his head and strikes up the old song

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  3. At the third Ho! the crew heave the capstan; Jim joins in as Silver beats time

    3 At the third Ho! the crew heave the capstan; Jim joins in as Silver beats time

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  4. In the heeling companion house, the mate's bunk lies empty; a boy freezes on the ladder

    4 In the heeling companion house, the mate's bunk lies empty; a boy freezes on the ladder

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  5. The one-legged cook hands himself across the flooded waist as seamen look on, admiring

    5 The one-legged cook hands himself across the flooded waist as seamen look on, admiring

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  6. By the galley range, Long John Silver gravely touches his forelock in salute to the boy

    6 By the galley range, Long John Silver gravely touches his forelock in salute to the boy

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  7. The open apple barrel stands lashed in the Hispaniola's waist as cheerful seamen dip in

    7 The open apple barrel stands lashed in the Hispaniola's waist as cheerful seamen dip in

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  8. Jim Hawkins climbs into the apple barrel in the empty waist as the sunset burns out

    8 Jim Hawkins climbs into the apple barrel in the empty waist as the sunset burns out

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  9. In the barrel, wide-eyed Jim hears Silver and knows the honest men's lives depend on him

    10 In the barrel, wide-eyed Jim hears Silver and knows the honest men's lives depend on him

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