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Hiscustomersweren’tordinarysailors.Theyworestiffruffsandalineoffancybuttonsdownthefrontoftheirtunics.JamiehadseenoneofthemaroundPlymouthbefore–theonewiththeredcurlyhairandthepointedbeard.

Hemustbeimportant,Jamiethought.Wheneverhegoesthere’sbustleandtalk.Buthelookslikeamanwhomightsharehispiewithahungryboy.

Jamiesawhimpushhistrayintothecrowdatthedooranddisappear．

‘Afterhim。

’Jamiesaidtohimself．

Hedroppedtohiskneesandcrawledthroughaforestofsturdylegs．Jamiecouldtellbyasniffthatthepiemanhadstoppedbyatableinthecorner．Keepinganeyeopenfortheinnkeeper,hecrawledon．Thepiemanhadsettwosteamingpiesonthetable．Hewascountingahandfulofcoinsintohispurse．

Hiscustomersweren’tordinarysailors．Theyworestiffruffsandalineoffancybuttonsdownthefrontoftheirtunics．JamiehadseenoneofthemaroundPlymouthbefore--theonewiththeredcurlyhairandthepointedbeard．

Hemustbeimportant，Jamiethought.Whereverhegoesthere’sbustleandtalk.Buthelookslikeamanwhomightsharehispiewithahungryboy.

‘Nomuttonpiesafterwesetsai1,'

themanwiththeredbeadwassayingtohisfriend.'

Ship'

sbiscuitsandhardcheeseandnotmuchelse.'

‘ButmaybesomeSpanishgoldtospendwhenwegetback,eh,Francis?

'

hisfriendsaid.

Francis.Sothatwashisname.AndSpanishgold.Thatmeantsea-fights,didn'

tit?

Maybetheywerepirates.

'

Well,MasterFrancis,'

Jamiesaidtohimself,'

Ican'

twaitforyourgoldbutI'

dliketoshareabitofyourpie.'

Andhepoppedupfrombehindthetableastheredheadedmanwasabouttoeat.

CanIsingyouasong,MasterFrancis?

Jamieaskedhim.Francisblinkedathimwithhismouthstil1open.

Please,Master,'

Jamiesaid.'

Asongforamouthfulofpie.'

Themanlaughedandaskedhimifhehadagoodvoice.

Awonderfulvoice,sir.Sweetasthebirds,Ipromise.'

‘IfyouwanttoearnthePriceofaPie,'

saidFrancis'

sfriend,'

youcangodowntotheharbourandhelploadourShip.'

whatshipisthat,sir?

Jamieasked.

ThePelican.Andit'

sbeingloadedforavoyageto…'

Butbeforehecouldsayanotherword,Francisheldupahandtostophim.

Quiet,Wi11,'

hesaid.'

Abusyinnisnottheplacetotalkaboutourplans.'

Willshuthismouthandlookedroundthenoisyroom.Jamielookedround,too.Andsureenough-orsohethought-therewasathinmanatthenexttable,leaningtowardsthemasiftocatcheveryword.ForasecondJamie'

seyemethis,andthemanscowled.

Afacetosourthemilk,Jamiethought.Andfulloftrouble,too.Aftertwoyearsonthestreets,Jamieknewtroublewhenhesawit.

Ashiveroffearranuphisspine.ButFranciswasspeakingtohimagain.

Comeonthen,lad,'

Singup.'

JamieopenedhismouthtoSing,butabroadhandtookholdofhisneckandhefelthimselfjerkedtohisfeet.

I'

vetoldyoubefore,'

boomedavoice.'

Youleavemygentlemeninpeace.'

Itwastheinnkeeper.HecrookedanarmroundJamie'

sthroatandcrushedhimagainsthisgreasyapron.

Jamiekickedoutandflailedhisarmsbutitwasnouse.Theinnkeeperhauledhimbackwardstothedoorandswunghimoutintothenight.

Hetwistedthroughtheairandlandedwithathudinthestreet.Insteadofthesmellofmutton,hisnosewasfi1ledwiththestenchofstrawandhorsedung.ItwasthesecondtimehehadbeenthrownoutofTheBoar'

sHeadthatnight.

Hestoodupandshookhimself.Acrossthestreethesawtheg1owofcandle-lightfromTheSwan.Thehumofvoicesinsidetemptedhimtotryhisluckthere,buthe'

dbeenthrownoutofTheSwan,too.Hedidn'

tfeellikebeingdumpedinhorsemuckafourthtime.

Ohwell,'

hemumbledashewipedhimselfdown,'

maybeIshouldgodowntotheharbour.Ifthey'

reloadingforavoyage,maybeIcanpickupsomescraps.'

Soonheheardthelapofwateragainstwoodenhullsandropesslappinginthebreeze.Hesawmastsswayingagainsttheblue-blacksky.TheshipinfrontofhimwasThePelican.Therewereothers,too,linedupbehindit.

Theharbourwasbusyforthetimeofnight.Darkfigureswithsacksontheirshouldershurriedbackwardsand

forwards.Somedumpedtheirloadsontheharbourwallandotherstotteredupplanksontotheships.

Hestoppedoneofthesailorsandaskedifhecouldhelp.

Clearoff,little'

un,'

thesailorgrowled.You'

llonlygetunderourfeet.'

Jamiesighedandsatdownintheshadowofawall.Hisstomachgrumbledwithhungerinthedark.Hisheadhurt.Hewatchedthemenloadingtheirstores.He'

dseenshipsbeingloadedmanytimes.Oncehe'

dseenasackdropandsplitopen,sendingcheesesrollingoverthecobbles.

Agoodroundcheesewoulddonicelynow,hethought.Maybesomeone'

lldropafewsackstonight.Sackaftersackhesawcarriedontotheships.Butnoonestumbled.Nothingspilled.Atlastthemenstoppedworkandwentofftogether,laughingandjoking.

ForawhileJamiewatchedthemoonclimbs1owlyinthesky.Thenhestoodupandstretched.

Nothingdoinghere,'

hesaidsoftlytohimself.HewasabouttowanderbackintoPlymouthTownwhensomethingcaughthiseye.

Twoofthemencameback.〇rweretheythesamemen?

Itwastoodarktoseeproperlyandtheywerewrappedinlongcloaks.

Theymovedlikethemenwho'

dloadedtheships,trottingalongwiththeirheadsbowed,buttherewassomethingdifferentaboutthem.

AtfirstJamiecouldn'

tthinkwhatitwas.Thenitcametohim.Theyhadnosacksontheirbacks.TheywererunninguptheplankontoThePelicanbuttheycarriednostores.Hesawthemdropintotheshipanddisappearinshadow.Jamiesatdownagainandwaited.

Amanwithalanternonapolecamewanderingalong-thewatchman,keepinghiseyeontheshipswiththeirloadoffreshstores.Hewalkedsteadilya1ongtheharbourwa1luntilhereachedtheshipfurthestfromThePelican.Thenhepausedforamomentbeforeturninground.Itwasthenthatthetwomencamescuttlingdowntheplankagain.

Onewastallwithpalehandswhichflutteredinthedark.Jamieknewhim.Itwasthesour-facedmanfromTheBoar'

sHead.Theothermanwasshortandthick-set.

Theymovednimblyandsilently,andthistimetheywerecarryingsome-thing,Atleast,theshortonewas.Itwasmorelikeablackbagthanasackandtheshortmancarrieditonhisshoulderlikeabarrel.

JamieShrankbackintotheshadowofawa11.HesawthemenlookroundandspottheWatchman.Thetallmanstoopedandpickedupastoneinhispalehands.

HehurledithighoverthemastsofmePelicanandJamiehearditdropintotheseawithadeepsplash.

Alongtheharbourwallthewatchmanheardittoo.Hespunroundandheldhimselfstill.Thenheliftedhislanternandpeeredbetweentheships,tryingtoseewherethesoundhadcomefrom.

Whilehewasstillstaringatthesea,themenhurriedawayintheoppositedirection,theircloaksflappingbehindthemastheyran.

CHAPTER2

Palehands

Jamie'

smindwasracing.Heknewthatsomethingoddwasgoingon.Hewaiteduntilthemenwerealmostoutofsight,thensetoffafterthem.Whentheyturnedintoasidestreet,heforcedhimselftorunfaster.Mustn'

tlosethemnow,hethoughtashepoundedalong.They'

lldisappeardownsomedarkalley.Imustkeepup.

Jamiehadseenplentyofthievesonthestreets,butthesetwoweredifferent-andhewassuretheyweredangerous

Commonsensetoldhimtostayoutofit.Buthewascurious.AndmaybetherewasthechanceofpleasingRedBeardandearningsomepie.Maybeevensomethingbetterthanpie.

Mustn'

tlosethem,'

hesaidtohimselfoverandover.'

tlosethem.'

Assoonasthemenreachedthesafetyofasidestreet,theystoppedrunningtocatchtheirbreath.

Theywerebendingdowntoexaminethethingintheblackbag,whenJamiehurtledroundthecornerandranstraightintothem.

Hefelloveroneandro1ledontotheother.Therewereroughshouts,therustleofcloaksandawavingofarms.

sstruggledidn'

tlastlong.

Soonhefeltakneeonhischestandlongfingerstighteningonhisarm.Hetwistedhisheadandsawthesamepalehandthathadthrownthestone。

Therewasasilverringonthemiddlefinger.Afacecamecloseandspoketohiminaharshvoice.

Andwheredoyouthinkyou'

regoing?

Itwasthebroadman,theonewhowaskneelingonhim,andtheStenchofhisbreathmadeJamieflinch.

I'

msorry,master,'

mSorry.'

Thenthetallmanspokeandhisvoicewasathinwhisper.

He'

sfollowingus,Tom.IsawhimtalkingtoRedBeardinTheBoar'

sHead.'

No,sir,'

saidJamie.Tmnotfollowingyou,I'

mrun