Silver has gone，he told us，but not empty-handed．He's taken one of the bags of coins，perhps worth three or four hundred guineas．I think we were all pleased to lose the scoundrel at so small a price．We found a crew for the ship at the port，and then had a good voyage home．Only five of the men who had sailed from Bristol with the Hispaniola returned with her．We all took a large piece of the treasure，and some used it sensibly，and some did not．Captain Smollett no longer goes to sea．Gray saved his money and is now half-owner and captain of a fine ship．Ben Gunn got a thousand pounds which he spent or lost in three weeks，then he came begging and was given a job as a gatekeeper．Of Silver we have heard no more．That frightening seaman with one leg has gone out of my lift．I will never return to Treasure Island，but in my worst dreams I still hear the sharp，high scream of Captain Flint the parrot：Pieces of eight！Pieces of eight！
