Well , come , I take that friendly . '' And thereupon he sat down across the brandy cask and began to fill a pipe . `` Give me a loan of the link , Dick , '' said he ; and then , when he had a good light , `` That 'll do , lad , '' he added ; `` stick the glim in the wood heap ; and you , gentlemen , bring yourselves to ! You need n't stand up for Mr. Hawkins ; HE 'LL excuse you , you may lay to that . And so , Jim '' -- stopping the tobacco -- `` here you were , and quite a pleasant surprise for poor old John . I see you were smart when first I set my eyes on you , but this here gets away from me clean , it do . '' To all this , as may be well supposed , I made no answer . They had set me with my back against the wall , and I stood there , looking Silver in the face , pluckily enough , I hope , to all outward appearance , but with black despair in my heart . Silver took a whiff or two of his pipe with great composure and then ran on again . `` Now , you see , Jim , so be as you ARE here , '' says he , `` I 'll give you a piece of my mind . I 've always liked you , I have , for a lad of spirit , and the picter of my own self when I was young and handsome . I always wanted you to jine and take your share , and die a gentleman , and now , my cock , you 've got to . Cap'n Smollett 's a fine seaman , as I 'll own up to any day , but stiff on discipline . ` Dooty is dooty , ' says he , and right he is . Just you keep clear of the cap'n . The doctor himself is gone dead again you -- ` ungrateful scamp ' was what he said ; and the short and the long of the whole story is about here : you ca n't go back to your own lot , for they wo n't have you ; and without you start a third ship 's company all by yourself , which might be lonely , you 'll have to jine with Cap'n Silver . '' So far so good . My friends , then , were still alive , and though I partly believed the truth of Silver 's statement , that the cabin party were incensed at me for my desertion , I was more relieved than distressed by what I heard . `` I do n't say nothing as to your being in our hands , '' continued Silver , `` though there you are , and you may lay to it . I 'm all for argyment ; I never seen good come out o ' threatening .
If you like the service , well , you 'll jine ; and if you do n't , XXXXX , why , you 're free to answer no -- free and welcome , shipmate ; and if fairer can be said by mortal seaman , shiver my sides ! ''
'LL Dick Dooty Jim John jine picter right scamp tobacco