«Silver was gone. The maroon had
Connived at his escape in a shore boat some hours ago, and he now assured us he had only done so to preserve our lives, which would certainly have been forfeit if “That man with the one leg had stayed aboard. ” But this was not all. The sea-cook Had not gone empty- handed. He had cut through a bulkhead unobserved and had Removed one of the sacks of coin, worth perhaps three or four hundred guineas, to Help him on his further wanderings. I think we were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him. » Robert Louis Stevenson
Old Silver's flower hobby (2020 edition)
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