Treasure Island, Chapter 31 summary
Chapter 31 of 34 · Part 6: Captain Silver · 9 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 31, Silver takes Jim along as a captive while the pirates follow the chart toward the treasure and discover a skeleton arranged as a compass pointer. The discovery helps establish their route, but memories of Flint turn their cheerful search into a frightened advance.
What happens
- Silver thanks Jim for refusing to escape, then reassures the pirates while keeping Jim as a hostage.
- Jim fears both Silver’s possible betrayal and the violence his followers might direct against them.
- The party crosses the anchorage in two boats and climbs toward a plateau, searching for the chart’s tall tree.
- A pirate discovers a skeleton, and Silver finds that its position matches a compass bearing on the chart.
- Silver identifies the remains as probably Allardyce and attributes their arrangement to Flint.
- Missing belongings and memories of Flint’s death unsettle the pirates, who continue together in fear.
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