Treasure Island, Chapter 19: riassunto
Chapter 19 di 34 · Part 4: The Stockade · 8 min per leggere: chapter
In Chapter 19, Jim Hawkins leaves Ben Gunn, reaches his friends through cannon fire, and finds their shelter uncomfortable and their supplies dangerously low. Captain Smollett organizes work and defense, the leaders choose to weaken the pirates through attacks, and Silver arrives under a flag of truce the next morning.
Cosa succede
- Ben Gunn gives Jim conditions for a private meeting and asks him not to reveal his presence to Silver.
- Cannon fire separates them, and Jim hides until he can approach the stockade and rejoin his friends.
- Jim finds a smoky, sandy shelter where Gray wears a bandage and Tom Redruth lies dead.
- Captain Smollett assigns watches and tasks, while the doctor sets aside cheese for Ben Gunn.
- After Redruth’s burial, the leaders decide to attack the pirates while protecting their own men and conserving their limited resources.
- Jim wakes the next morning to news that Silver approaches under a flag of truce.
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Cosa notare
Limited food makes passive defense impossible. This explains why the leaders choose to reduce the pirates’ numbers while guarding their own men.
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