human
You didn't forget the key, surely, Gar'ner?
gpt
No, sir; we did our whole duty by that part of the voyage.
human
Did you find it--was the place accurately described?
gpt
No chart could have made it better. We lost a month in looking for the principal land-mark, which had been altered by the weather; but, that once found, the rest was easy. The difficulty we met with in starting, has brought us home so late in the spring.
human
Never mind the spring, Gar'ner; the part that is past is sartain to come round ag'in, in due time. And so you found the very key that was described by Daggett?
gpt
We did, sir; and just where he described it to be.
human
And how about the tree, and the little hillock of sand, at its foot?
gpt
Both were there, deacon. The hillock must have grown a good deal, by reason of the shifting sand; but, all things considered, the place was well enough described.
human
Well--well--well--you opened the hillock, of course!
gpt
We did, sir; and found the box mentioned by the pirate.
human
A good large box, I'll warrant ye! Them pirates seldom do things by halves--he! he! he!
gpt
I can't say much for the size of the box, deacon--it looked to me as if it had once held window-glass, and that of rather small dimensions.
human
But, the contents--you do not mention the contents.
gpt
They are here, sir, taking a small bag from his pocket, and laying it on the bed, by the deacon's side.
human
The pieces are all of gold, and there are just one hundred and forty-three of them.--Heavy doubloons, it is true, and I dare say well worth their 16 dollars each.