CHAPTER TWENTY

Captain Silver was the most dreaded pirate before the year 1800 and I'd finally come face to face with the devil.

He bade us take the money out of the cave while he belled us up with a gun, we did his bidding.

He let us sit down and gave us food, the food was bland but we had no choice, we were famished.

Captain Silver was a huge, one-eyed unsmiling man, he was covered with hair all over and from the grime on his body, I could tell he had been on this island for a very long time.

I could tell he was scared from the way he eyed us furtively and made sure his gun was pointed at us.

The captain had to put him at ease.

Captain Silver, we know you and are fully aware of your uncanny ability to deal with treachery. Relax your gun, we mean no harm.

The doctor corroborated his speech and added that he could give Silver his life back when we returned home and I said nothing.