what if you don't live to get home again

what if you don't live to get home again Flint was captain ot me,’said Silver.‘In the same battle that I lost my leg, old Pew lost his sight .But I got two thou－sand when I sailed with Flint——and it's all safe in the bank at home.’

‘But what if you don't live to get home again?’asked an－other, doubtful voice. I recognized the voice of the youngest seaman aboard.

‘Pirates live rough,’agreed Silver.‘They live dangerously and some get caught and die by the law .But they eat and drink the best, and when the voyage is done, it's hundreds of pounds instead of hundreds ofPence in their pockets. Once I'm back from this trip ,I'll live like a gentleman .But I began life like you—a clever young seaman without a penny in my pocket!’

‘I didn't like this job until this talk woth you, John,’said the young seaman,‘but I'm with you now.’

They shook hands so hard that the barrel shook as well, with me inside it.By this time, I understood that Silver Cord embriodery had just turned an honest seaman into a pirate.Perhaps every man in the crew was now a pirate!