CHAPTER I. At the "Admiral Benbow" 3

II. Black Dog Appears and Disappears 11 III. The Black Spot 19 IV. The Sea-Chest 26 V. The Last of the Blind Man 33 VI. The Captain's Papers 40 PART II The Sea-Cook VII. I Go to Bristol 49 VIII. At the Sign of the "Spy-Glass" 55 IX. Powder and Arms 62 X. The Voyage 69 XI. What I Heard in the Apple Barrel 76 XII. Council of War 83 PART III[vi] My Shore Adventure XIII. How My Shore Adventure Began 93 XIV. The First Blow 99 XV. The Man of the Island 106 PART IV The Stockade XVI. Narrative Continued by the Doctor—How the Ship was Abandoned 117 XVII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor—The Jolly-Boat's Last Trip 123 XVIII. Narrative Continued by the Doctor—End of the First Day's Fighting 129 XIX. Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins—The Garrison in the Stockade 135 XX. Silver's Embassy 142 XXI. The Attack 149 PART V My Sea Adventure XXII. How My Sea Adventure Began 159 XXIII. The Ebb-Tide Runs 166 XXIV. The Cruise of the Coracle 172 XXV. I Strike the Jolly Roger 179 XXVI. Israel Hands 185 XXVII. "Pieces of Eight" 195 PART VI[vii] Captain Silver XXVIII. In the Enemy's Camp 205 XXIX. The Black Spot Again 214 XXX. On Parole 222 XXXI. The Treasure-Hunt—Flint's Pointer 230 XXXII. The Treasure-Hunt—The Voice among the Trees 238 XXXIII. The Fall of a Chieftain 245 XXXIV. And Last 252

THE BLACK ARROW A TALE OF THE TWO ROSES

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

ILLUSTRATED BY N. C. WYETH

NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS MCMXXXIII

Copyright, 1916, by CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

CONTENTS Prologue

John Amend-all 3

Book I

THE TWO LADS

At the Sign of the Sun in Kettley 25 In the Fen 36 The Fen Ferry 44 A Greenwood Company 54 “Bloody as the Hunter” 64 To the Day’s End 75 The Hooded Face 84

Book II

THE MOAT HOUSE

Dick Asks Questions 97 The Two Oaths 108 The Room Over the Chapel 118 The Passage 127 How Dick Changed Sides 133

Book III

MY LORD FOXHAM

[viii]

The House by the Shore 147 A Skirmish in the Dark 156 St. Bride’s Cross 164 The “Good Hope” 169 The “Good Hope” (Continued) 180 The “Good Hope” (Concluded) 188

Book IV

THE DISGUISE

The Den 197 “In Mine Enemies’ House” 206 The Dead Spy 218 In the Abbey Church 228 Earl Risingham 240 Arblaster Again 245

Book V

CROOKBACK

The Shrill Trumpet 261 The Battle of Shoreby 270 The Battle of Shoreby (Concluded) 279 The Sack of Shoreby 285 Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham 298 Night in the Woods (Concluded): Dick and Joan 308 Dick’s Revenge 320 Conclusion 325

[ix] ILLUSTRATIONS facing page “Now, mark me, mine host,” Sir Daniel said, “follow but mine orders and I shall be your good lord ever” 26 In the fork, like a mastheaded seaman, there stood a man in a green tabard, spying far and wide 56 Lastly, a little before dawn, a spearman had come staggering to the moat side, pierced by arrows 98 “We must be in the dungeons,” Dick remarked 128 The little cockle dipped into the swell and staggered under every gust of wind 174 And Lawless, keeping half a step in front of his companion and holding his head forward like a hunting-dog upon the scent, ... studied out their path 198 First came the bride, a sorry sight, as pale as the winter, clinging to Sir Daniel’s arm 234 There were seven or eight assailants, and but one to keep head against them 262 “But be at rest; the Black Arrow flieth nevermore” 324

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(etext transcriber's note) KIDNAPPED

BEING MEMOIRS OF THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR IN THE YEAR 1751

HOW HE WAS KIDNAPPED AND CAST AWAY; HIS SUFFERINGS IN A DESERT ISLE; HIS JOURNEY IN THE WILD HIGHLANDS; HIS AC- QUAINTANCE WITH ALAN BRECK STEWART AND OTHER NOTORIOUS HIGHLAND JACOBITES; WITH ALL THAT HE SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF HIS UNCLE, EBENEZER BALFOUR OF SHAWS, FALSELY SO CALLED

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF

AND NOW SET FORTH BY

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Copyright, 1905, 1913, by CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. I Set off upon My Journey to the House of Shaws 3 II. I Come to My Journey’s End 9 III. I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle 16 IV. I Run a Great Danger in the House of Shaws 26 V. I Go to the Queen’s Ferry 37 VI. What Befell at the Queen’s Ferry 46 VII. I Go to Sea in the Brig “Covenant” of Dysart 53 VIII. The Round-House 63 IX. The Man with the Belt of Gold 70 X. The Siege of the Round-House 82 XI. The Captain Knuckles Under 91 XII. I Hear of the “Red Fox” 97 XIII. The Loss of the Brig 108 XIV. The Islet 116 XV. The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull 128 XVI. The Lad with the Silver Button: Across Morven 139 XVII. The Death of the Red Fox 149 XVIII. I Talk with Alan in the Wood of Lettermore 157 XIX. The House of Fear 168 XX. The Flight in the Heather: the Rocks 177 XXI. The Flight in the Heather: the Heugh of Corrynakiegh 188 XXII. The Flight in the Heather: the Moor 198 XXIII. Cluny’s Cage 208 XXIV. The Flight in the Heather: the Quarrel 219 XXV. In Balquhidder 232 XXVI. End of the Flight: We Pass the Forth 241 XXVII. I Come to Mr. Rankeillor 255 XXVIII. I Go in Quest of My Inheritance 266 XXIX. I Come into My Kingdom{xi} 276 XXX. Good-Bye 285 ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Mr. Balfour, of the House of Shaws 18 What he was, whether by trade or birth, was more than I could fathom At Queen’s Ferry 48 And the spirit of all that I beheld put me in thoughts of far voyages and foreign places The Siege of the Round-House 84 It came all of a sudden when it did, with a rush of feet and a roar, and then a shout from Alan The Wreck of the “Covenant” 112 It was the spare yard I had got hold of, and I was amazed to see how far I had travelled from the brig On the Island of Earraid 122 But the second day passed; and as long as the light lasted I kept a bright look-out for boats on the sound or men passing on the Boss The Murderer of Roy Campbell of Glenure 154 At that the murderer gave a little, quick look over his shoulder, and began to run At the Cards in Cluny’s Cage 214 But Alan and Cluny were most of the time at the cards Two Pipers in Balquhidder 238 All night long the brose was going and the pipes changing hands The Parting 286 For we both knew without a word said that we had come to where our ways parted Map 3 Sketch of the Cruise of the Brig Covenant and the probable course of David Balfour’s Wanderings