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so I would . '' Well , as it seemed to me , there was some sense in this . We struck our bargain on the spot . In three minutes I had the _ Hispaniola _ sailing easily before the wind along the coast of Treasure Island , with good hopes of turning the northern point ere noon , and beating down again as far as North Inlet before high water , when we might beach her safely , and wait till the subsiding tide permitted us to land . Then I lashed the tiller and went below to my own chest , where I got a soft silk handkerchief of my mother 's . With this , and with my aid , Hands bound up the great bleeding stab he had received in the thigh , and after he had eaten a little and had a swallow or two more of the brandy , he began to pick up visibly , sat straighter up , spoke louder and clearer , and looked in every way another man . The breeze served us admirably .