We Must Strike First Before They Expect It
In a tense council, Smollett argues for delaying a direct assault until treasure is found and loyalties are tested. The group counts seven trustworthy men among twenty six, with only six grown men and one boy on their side. The debate centers on timing, trust, and the danger of mutiny as they decide how to proceed.
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Jim
Hawkins
Squire
Sonn
Skeleton Island
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John
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Joyce
Redruth
Weryame
Thad
Ciamer XIV
Fea
Tom
Alan
Hispaniola
Aquire
Attle Hill
My Shore Adventure Part II Chapter XIII Began Shore Venture
Excerpt shows a calm failed wind morning near Treasure Island era, the Hispaniola leaning under mizzen and deck, narrator fearing landfall with gray woods and dark spires. Crew braces for work as boats are lowered and Skeleton Island nears, tension rising after mutinous weather.
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Tower
Pagange
Skeleton Island
Nderson
Island Duel and Ben Gunn Meets Jim in Tale
Jim describes a tense mutiny crisis aboard the Hispaniola and his escape ashore to a wooded island, where he hides and overhears Long John Silver plotting. He then encounters Ben Gunn, marooned for three years, who reveals Flint’s treasure and hints at future plans to reclaim the voyage home.
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Lance More
Ren Gunn
Ben Gunn
Tam
Thad
Jim
Tim
Poe
Tuck
Ind
Flint
Mint
Hen Gunn
Linean
Billy
Bones
Long John
Bays
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