The sun was still hidden be-hind Spyglass Hill
I dropped down in the boat again,looking over my shoulder at the shore.And there,right behind me,was the pirate's fire on the beach!Then the wind,with sudden violence,turned the Hispaniola,and my little boat with it,and we were both sailing fast into the open sea.
There were sudden shouts and the sound of hurrying feet as the two men ran on deck.I lay down in my boat,sure that when we reached the rough,open water,that would be the end for me.I lay there for many hours,but at last I fell asleep,and in my small,helpless boat,dreamed of home and the Admiral Benbow.
It was daylight when I woke up.The sun was still hidden be-hind Spyglass Hill,which came down to the sea in dangerous cliffs on this side of the island.It was no place to row ashore,or I would be killed on the rocks.Also,the boat was so small that when I rowed,the waves came over the sides of the boat.I decided to wait
want until the sea took me somewhere safer on the north side of the island.
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