Calico Illustrated Classics: Treasure Island

Calico Illustrated Classics: Treasure Island — page 1
1 An Old Sea Dog at the Inn Dr Livesey and my friends have said I should write my tale of our experiences on Treasure Island and so I do The story rightly begins when a tall ragged seaman first burst through the door of the Admiral Benbow Inn with a great sea chest in tow A thick white scar across his cheek gave the man a dangerous look The man rapped sharply on the floor with a piece of stick he carried like a cane As soon as my father appeared the stranger called for a glass of rum As he waited he launched into a song he would sing many times during his stay with us Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum 4