And then as I was hurrying off I heard him say , quite loudly , to the doctor , `` I 'll have no favourites on my ship . '' I assure you I was quite of the squire 's way of thinking , and hated the captain deeply . 10 The Voyage ALL that night we were in a great bustle getting things stowed in their place , and boatfuls of the squire 's friends , Mr. Blandly and the like , coming off to wish him a good voyage and a safe return . We never had a night at the Admiral Benbow when I had half the work ; and I was dog-tired when , a little before dawn , the boatswain sounded his pipe and the crew began to man the capstan-bars . I might have been twice as weary , yet I would not have left the deck , all was so new and interesting to me -- the brief commands , the shrill note of the whistle , the men bustling to their places in the glimmer of the ship 's lanterns . `` Now , Barbecue , tip us a stave , '' cried one voice . `` The old one , '' cried another . `` Aye , aye , mates , '' said Long John , who was standing by , with his crutch under his arm , and at once broke out in the air and words I knew so well : `` Fifteen men on the dead man 's chest -- '' And then the whole crew bore chorus : -- `` Yo-ho-ho , and a bottle of rum ! '' And at the third `` Ho ! '' drove the bars before them with a will . Even at that exciting moment it carried me back to the old Admiral Benbow in a second , and I seemed to hear the voice of the captain piping in the chorus . But soon the anchor was short up ; soon it was hanging dripping at the bows ; soon the sails began to draw , and the land and shipping to flit by on either side ; and before I could lie down to snatch an hour of slumber the HISPANIOLA had begun her voyage to the Isle of Treasure . I am not going to relate that voyage in detail . It was fairly prosperous . The ship proved to be a good ship , the crew were capable seamen , and the captain thoroughly understood his business . But before we came the length of Treasure Island , two or three things had happened which require to be known . Mr. Arrow , first of all , turned out even worse than the captain had feared . He had no command among the men , and people did what they pleased with him . But that was by no means the worst of it , for after a day or two at sea he began to appear on deck with hazy eye , red cheeks , stuttering tongue , and other marks of drunkenness . Time after time he was ordered below in disgrace .
Sometimes he fell and cut himself ; sometimes he lay all day long in his little bunk at one side of the companion ; sometimes for a XXXXX or two he would be almost sober and attend to his work at least passably .
Arrow Benbow Ho John Yo-ho-ho boatfuls day favourites left third