? ? ? ? Mr. Canler had asked for no security, and you know, dearie, what that will mean for me if papa cannot meet them. Oh, how I detest that man!
? ? ? ? We all tried to look on the bright side of things, but Mr. Philander, and Mr. Clayton--he joined us in London just for the adventure--both felt as skeptical as I.
? ? ? ? Well, to make a long story short, we found the island and the treasure--a great iron-bound oak chest, wrapped in many layers of oiled sailcloth, and as strong and firm as when it had been buried nearly two hundred years ago.
? ? ? ? It was SIMPLY FILLED with gold coin, and was so heavy that four men bent underneath its weight.
? ? ? ? The horrid thing seems to bring nothing but murder and misfortune to those who have anything to do with it, for three days after we sailed from the Cape Verde Islands our own crew mutinied and killed every one of their officers.
? ? ? ? Oh, it was the most terrifying experience one could imagine--I cannot even write of it.
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