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Flint in Stevenson's novel
Although Flint is not a direct participant in the novel, episodic information about him periodically “pops up” throughout the narrative, mainly in the memories of John Silver and other pirates. Flint had been successfully engaged in piracy for a long time. According to Silver, Flint's ship "Walrus" was "...soaked in blood, and there was so much gold on it that it almost sank."
During his pirate career, Flint created a very sinister reputation for himself, enough for the mere mention of his name to terrify people. The only person Flint himself was afraid of was his quartermaster John Silver (according to Silver himself), who later actually, as if in mockery, called his parrot “Captain Flint.”
Despite the fact that Flint himself, according to the recollections of the pirates, suffered from a strong addiction to rum (especially at the end of his life), on his ship, according to Silver’s recollections, iron discipline was maintained.
According to the plot of the novel, Flint hid his huge treasures by burying them on an island in the West Indies (the island itself does not exist in reality). He was helped in burying these treasures by six members of the Walrus crew, whom Flint treacherously killed after the treasure was hidden. He left the corpse of a sailor named Allardyce as an imaginary arrow (compass) - with outstretched arms pointing to the place where the treasures were hidden. The location of the hidden treasure was marked by Flint on a map, which subsequently fell into the hands of the Walrus' navigator William (Billy) Bones, and after Bones died of an apoplexy, to the hero of the novel, young Jim Hawkins.
Flint died some time before the start of Treasure Island, at an inn in Savannah, Georgia (it is believed that this place has survived to this day, although it has undergone changes since it was built in, and is now called the Pirate's House Inn). Flint's dying words were “Darby McGraw! Darby McGraw! Darby, give me some rum!..”
Although Flint is only mentioned briefly in the novel Treasure Island, he has been featured several times in its film adaptations.
Prototype
The image of Flint may have been based on the biography of a real person. According to Pierre MacOrlan, Flint was mentioned by the English novelist M. Charles Whitehead in his book The Lives and Exploits of Robbers, Pirates and Robbers of All Nations. MacOrlan writes about this in his preface to the French translation of Captain Charles Johnson's 1921 book, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Famous Pirates.
Undoubtedly, one of the most charismatic pirates of his time, Edward Teach - “Blackbeard,” also played a role in shaping the image of Captain Flint. The novel even contains a deliberate contrast (“Blackbeard is a baby before Flint”), put, however, into the mouth of the talkative Squire Trelawney, and the time of the novel (the first half of the 18th century) approximately coincides with the period of Teach’s “pirate career.”
There are also a number of parallels between the biographies of Teach and Flint. In particular, the place of Flint's death from delirium tremens - Savannah - is very close to the place of Teach's death in a naval battle, and the real Israel Hands, one of the negative heroes of Treasure Island, was a senior mate on Edward Teach's ship.
Reminiscences
The figure of Captain Flint is often mentioned as the archetypal pirate:
- In Stephen Roberts's book "Piastres... Piasters!" (2016) Flint is shown as a sullen, angry pirate. His story and his participation in the robbery of the Viceroy of India are told. This description of Flint is considered the best among followers. In addition, the book tells the full story of the events leading up to the events of Stevenson's original novel.
- In the novel “Peter Pan” by the Scottish writer J. Barry: “...here is Bill Jewkes, every inch of his body is covered with a tattoo, the same Bill Jewkes who on the Walrus received six dozen from Flint before he gave away the bag of coins... »
- Ronald Frederick Delderfield, in his novel The Adventures of Ben Gunn, gives a more detailed description of Flint than Stevenson. After reading this novel, you can find out the character of this character, his life story, and where “The Walrus” came from. It also describes a raid on Santalena, one of the towns in South America, from where the Silver Caravans exported wealth. After Santalena's robbery, it becomes clear where the treasure came from and how it ended up on Kidd's Island.
- In the film "The Buccaneer" (with Yul Brynner), the events of which unfolded during the War of 1812, there was a character called Captain Flint (played by Nassau in the bosom of the English crown. It is not known what happened to Hamilton, but it is known that his wife Miranda became McGraw's de facto wife and lives in Nassau, and McGraw himself called himself James Flint and became the semi-legendary pirate captain of the ship "Walrus". At the beginning of the series, Flint meets John Silver and tries to take a page from him from the ship's log of the sunken ship. ship, where Silver served as a sailor (he introduced himself to the Walrus crew as a cook). On the page there is a record of the route of the Spanish galleon Urca De Lima, on which gold and silver are located, later buried on Treasure Island. In the middle of the second season, and It was in episode five that James McGraw was revealed to be having an affair with Thomas Hamilton, and Thomas's father Alfred Hamilton used this information to have his son locked up in a mental institution when his political views became too dangerous for their family. James and Miranda were banished from England on pain of death.
- Borderlands 2 introduces a second boss (with a special cutscene), who is the commander of bandits in the Southern Shelf and also the captain of a fortress ship named “Captain Flint”.
Although Flint is not a direct participant in the novel, episodic information about him periodically “pops up” throughout the narrative, mainly in the memories of John Silver and other pirates. Flint had been successfully engaged in piracy for a long time. According to Silver, Flint's ship "Walrus" was "...soaked in blood, and there was so much gold on it that it almost sank."
During his pirate career, Flint created a very sinister reputation for himself, enough for the mere mention of his name to terrify people. The only person Flint himself was afraid of was his quartermaster John Silver (according to Silver himself), who later actually, as if in mockery, called his parrot “Captain Flint.”
Despite the fact that Flint himself, according to the recollections of the pirates, suffered from a strong addiction to rum (especially at the end of his life), on his ship, according to Silver’s recollections, iron discipline was maintained.
According to the plot of the novel, Flint hid his huge treasures by burying them on an island in the West Indies (the island itself does not exist in reality). He was helped in burying these treasures by six members of the Walrus crew, whom Flint treacherously killed after the treasure was hidden. He left the corpse of a sailor named Allardyce as an imaginary arrow (compass) - with outstretched arms pointing to the place where the treasures were hidden. The location of the hidden treasure was marked by Flint on a map, which subsequently fell into the hands of the Walrus' navigator William (Billy) Bones, and after Bones died of apoplexy - to the hero of the novel, young Jim Hawkins.
Flint died some time before the start of Treasure Island, at an inn in Savannah, Georgia (it is believed that this place has survived to this day, although it has undergone changes since it was built in, and is now called the Pirate's House Inn). Flint's dying words were “Darby McGraw! Darby McGraw! Darby, give me some rum!..”
Although Flint is only mentioned briefly in the novel Treasure Island, he has been featured several times in its film adaptations.
Prototype
The image of Flint may have been based on the biography of a real person. According to Pierre MacOrlan, Flint was mentioned by the English novelist M. Charles Whitehead in his book The Lives and Exploits of Robbers, Pirates and Robbers of All Nations. McOrlan writes about this in his preface to the French translation of the book A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson in 1921.
Undoubtedly, one of the most charismatic pirates of his time, Edward Teach, “Blackbeard,” also played a role in shaping the image of Captain Flint. The novel even contains a deliberate contrast (“Blackbeard is a baby before Flint”), put, however, into the mouth of the talkative Squire Trelawney, and the time of the novel (the first half of the 18th century) approximately coincides with the period of Teach’s “pirate career.”
There are also a number of parallels between the biographies of Teach and Flint. In particular, the place of Flint's death from delirium tremens - Savannah - is very close to the place of Teach's death in a naval battle, and the real Israel Hands, one of the negative heroes of Treasure Island, was a senior mate on Edward Teach's ship.
Reminiscences
The figure of Captain Flint is often mentioned as the archetypal pirate:
- In the novel “Peter Pan” by the Scottish writer J. Barry: “... here is Bill Jewkes, every inch of his body is covered with a tattoo, the same Bill Jewkes who on the Walrus received six dozen from Flint before giving away the bag of coins... »
- Ronald Frederick Delderfield, in his novel The Adventures of Ben Gunn, gives a more detailed description of Flint than Stevenson. After reading this novel, you can find out the character of this character, his life story, and where “The Walrus” came from. It also describes a raid on Santalena, one of the towns in South America, from where the Silver Caravans exported wealth. After Santalena's robbery, it becomes clear where the treasure came from and how it ended up on Kidd's Island.
- The film The Buccaneer (with Yul Brynner), set during the War of 1812, featured a character named Captain Flint (played by Paul Newman).
- In the book Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome. Arthur Ransome mentioned this name in subsequent books.
- In the science fiction animated feature film "Treasure Planet".
- In the famous bard song of the 30s “Brigantine”.
- In the series “Black Sails” (USA-South Africa, 2014-2016), the role of Captain Flint was played by Toby Stevens. According to the story, the man who became Flint was previously an English naval officer, James McGraw, highly ambitious due to his low birth, which attracted the attention of an equally ambitious nobleman, Thomas Hamilton, obsessed with the desire to return Nassau to the bosom of the English crown. It is unknown what happened to Hamilton, but it is known that his wife Miranda became McGraw's de facto wife and lives in Nassau, and McGraw himself called himself James Flint and became the semi-legendary pirate captain of the ship "Walrus". At the beginning of the series, Flint meets John Silver and tries to take from him a page from the ship's log of a sunken ship, where Silver served as a sailor (he introduced himself to the Walrus crew as a cook). The page contains a record of the route of the Spanish galleon Urca de Lima, which contained gold and silver that was later buried on Treasure Island. In the middle of the second season, namely in the fifth episode, it was revealed that James McGraw was having an affair with Thomas Hamilton. Thomas's father Alfred Hamilton used this information to have his son locked up in a mental institution when his political views became too dangerous for their family. James and Miranda were banished from England on pain of death.
- Borderlands 2 features a second boss (with a special cutscene), who is the commander of the bandits in the Southern Shelf and also the captain of a fortress ship named “Captain Flint”.
“Flint took the path of robbery in his youth, sailed with England, Davis, Blackbeard and even Steed-Bennett until he himself became a captain. He was the son of a convict exiled to Barbados at the end of the last century for participating in the rebellion against King James In total, after that riot, about a thousand people were sent overseas from the western counties.
Flint's father was very young at that time. When King James was replaced by the Dutchman William and declared an amnesty, he received a plot of land on the island, married a quadron and became a family man. Our Flint was his third son and could have grown up to be a respectable planter or shipowner, if not for the Spaniards, who at all costs wanted to expel the English, French and Dutch, since the Spanish king declared the entire West Indies and Maine his possessions.
One night, a Spanish privateer attacked the settlement and burned everything to the ground, hanging old man Flint and his two eldest sons from poles under the roof of their own house. The younger Flint sat out in the bushes, and then joined the French buccaneers in the San Domingo area. Together with them, he successfully fought against the Spaniards for many years.
Like Silver, he took advantage of the royal amnesty, but only to get a break and try to get a larger ship. Small ships and schooners no longer tempted him; he dreamed of attacking a silver caravan or a large settlement on the mainland."
Flint got his ship, the Walrus, by capturing the convict ship on which Ben Gunn escaped from justice with Nick Allardyce.
As a result, Flint nevertheless realized his dream and carried out a raid on Santalena - one of the towns in South America, from where the Silver Caravans exported wealth. The loot that Flint and his team captured in this city and became the treasure for which the heroes of “Treasure Island” fought
Despite his terrible reputation, Flint loved animals and often had pets on his ship.
Flint in Stevenson's novel
According to the plot of the novel, Flint buried huge treasures on an island in the West Indies (the island itself is fictional). He was assisted in burying the treasure by six members of the Walrus crew, whom Flint killed after the treasure was hidden. He left the corpse of a sailor named Allardyce as a compass - with outstretched arms pointing to the place where the treasure was hidden.
The location of the treasure was indicated by Flint on a map, which subsequently fell into the hands of the Walrus' navigator William "Billy" Bones, and after Bones died of apoplexy - to the hero of the novel, Jim Hawkins.
The only person Flint feared was his quartermaster John Silver, who later even named his parrot "Captain Flint" in mockery.
Flint died at an inn in Savannah, Georgia. Flint's dying words were "Darby McGraw - give me some rum...".
Although Flint is only mentioned briefly in the novel Treasure Island, he is featured several times in the film adaptation.
Prototype
The image of Flint may have been based on the biography of a real person. According to Pierre MacOrlan, Flint was mentioned by a certain M. Whitehead in his Lives of English Thieves and Pirates. Mac Orlan writes about this in his preface to the French translation of Captain Charles Johnson's 1921 book A General History of the Robberies and Murders Committed by the Most Notorious Pirates
Mentions of Flint in other literary works and films
Flint is also mentioned in the novel “Peter Pan” by the Scottish writer Sir J. Barrie: “...there is Bill Jewkes, every inch of his body is covered with a tattoo, the same Bill Jewkes who on the Walrus received six dozen from Flint before he gave bag of coins..."
Robert Frederick Delderfield, in his novel The Adventures of Ben Gan, gives a more detailed description of Flint than Stevenson. After reading this novel, you can find out the character of this character, his life story, and where “The Walrus” came from. It also describes a raid on Santalena - one of the towns in South America, from where the Silver Caravans exported wealth. After Santalena's robbery, it becomes clear where the treasure came from and how it ended up on Kidd's Island.
The film The Buccaneer (1958) (with Yul Brynner), set during the War of 1812, featured a character named Captain Flint (played by Paul Newman).
In Arthur Ransome's book Swallows and Amazons, the Swallows gave Blackett's uncle James Turner the nickname Captain Flint because they believed he was a retired pirate, and so took the name from Treasure Island. Arthur Ransome mentioned this name in subsequent books.
Captain Flint is also briefly mentioned in the science fiction animated feature film Treasure Planet. In the film, the character is known as Nathaniel Flint, a space pirate belonging to a non-human race, who robbed merchant ships with his crew, and became famous thanks to the ship he captained and his crew. He appeared and disappeared unnoticed, and may have hidden his treasure (referred to by many as "Flint's loot" and/or "the loot of a thousand worlds") inside a gigantic, unearthly mechanism known as the "Treasure Planet".
Evseev Anton 03/04/2019 at 16:00
The image of the pirate captain Flint created by Stevenson still attracts many lovers of sea romance. It is believed that the prototype of this insidious villain was Captain Edward Teach, who was also called Blackbeard. It is interesting that this completely historical character is probably the most slandered pirate in the entire history of corsairship.
What do we know about Flint from Stevenson's novel? That he was extremely cruel to prisoners and dishonest with his own crew. After capturing the ship, he preferred to kill the former, and constantly deceived the latter (the story of the murder of assistants on Treasure Island while burying treasure is good proof of this). Flint constantly abused not only the trust of his comrades, but also alcohol - the novel says that he died from rum. From time to time, Flint allowed himself some very wild antics - for example, he made a sign to the place where the treasure was buried, from the corpse of one of his sailors.
Stevenson’s narrative also says that Flint obtained the treasure as a result of an attack either on Spanish galleons or on coastal settlements. From the characters' remarks we can conclude that Flint's name alone terrified all sailors who sailed in the Caribbean, including the military. So, as you can see, despite his physical absence from the narrative, Flint is nevertheless described in sufficient detail.
Many researchers of Stevenson's work believe that Flint's prototype was the famous pirate Edward Teach (however, some believe that his nickname should sound like Teach, from the English thatch- thick hair), also known as Blackbeard. However, his real name was Edward Drummond. In various books on the history of piracy they wrote about him that he was extremely cruel to both prisoners and crew, was a heavy drunkard and troublemaker, and was also famous for his wild antics.
For example, late one evening Teach, his navigator Israel Hands (who in the novel Stevenson made a gunner, that is, chief gunner), the pilot and another pirate were drinking on board the ship. Teach, unnoticed by those sitting nearby, pulled out two pistols and, cocking the hammers, placed them near him. The pirate noticed these actions and decided to leave the table, where it was becoming increasingly dangerous to sit, leaving Hands and the pilot to revel with the captain. Then Blackbeard, having put out the candle, which greatly increased his chances of not getting shot in return, lowered both pistols under the table and fired them, although there was no obvious reason for this action.
As a result, he wounded his navigator in the kneecap, which left him limping for the rest of his days, but the pilot escaped with a slight fright. When Blackbeard was asked what caused this action, he replied: “If I don’t kill one of my people from time to time, they will forget who I really am.”
It was also often said that shortly before his death, Teach hid a large amount of gold and other riches on several uninhabited islands. At the same time, he always went to bury treasures with one of the sailors, and returned alone. When asked by the team where his companion had gone, Blackbeard replied that he “fell off a cliff,” although in fact he always killed his assistant with a shot to the back of the head. By the way, many literary scholars believe that perhaps it was the legend of Teach’s treasure that prompted Stevenson to write the famous novel.
The very appearance of Blackbeard was very terrifying. In Charles Johnson's book "The History of Piracy" (it was recently revealed that the famous writer Daniel Defoe was hiding under this pseudonym) it is said that this pirate braided many braids on his beard and hair (this detail was used in the image of Jack Sparrow from "Pirates of the Caribbean "). In preparation for boarding, he wove fuses into them, set them on fire and, in clouds of smoke, like Satan from the underworld, burst into the ranks of the enemy. It is not surprising that everyone was afraid of Tich like fire - who would want to meet such a monster?
However, modern piracy researchers believe that Defoe either deliberately mystified the story of Teach, or retold legends in his book, mistaking them for historical facts. Because when examining the testimony of his sailors and the captains he robbed, a completely different person appears before us. But let's talk about everything in order.
It is believed that Edward Drummond was born in Bristol (the same city from which, as we remember, the Hispaniola sailed in search of treasure) sometime in 1680. There is no information about his childhood and youth; it is only known that in 1701-1703 he took part as a corsair (that is, a “licensed” pirate) in the War of the Spanish Succession. Everyone who saw him then noted that he was distinguished by reckless courage and was an unsurpassed master of combat with cutlasses. After the end of the fighting, he served for some time in the English Navy as a fencing instructor (this is where another version of his nickname comes from, because teach means to teach).
Teach began piracy in October 1717. He went to sea on the ship of another pirate captain, Benjamin Hornigold, but soon took command of a captured six-gun sloop. A month later, he managed to capture the huge French ship Concorde, which was transporting slaves. This ship was refitted, its armament increased to 40 guns, after which Teach made it his flagship, renaming it Queen Anne's Revenge.
On this ship with a crew of 80 to 100 people, Teach, sometimes teaming up with other captains, pirated for about a year in the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico and Honduras, and near the northern coast of Cuba. Actually, he practically never visited the Caribbean Sea, so he cannot be considered a Caribbean pirate. The pirates made their base the city of Buttown in North Carolina, with officials from which Teach had excellent relations - he sold them the stolen goods.
It is believed that during this time Blackbeard robbed over 30 ships, although only attacks on 19 ships are documented. However, in 1718, English lieutenant Robert Maynard put an end to his robberies by attacking a pirate near Ocracoke Island. On November 22, a boarding battle took place between the teams of Teach and Maynard, during which Blackbeard and most of his pirates were killed.
Teach himself, fighting with four opponents, received more than 25 saber wounds (including three to the head), after which he fell dead. Maynard cut off the captain's head and ordered it to be hung on the bowsprit of his ship. Of the 15 pirates captured alive, 13 were convicted and executed by hanging, one was acquitted, and one, for agreeing to testify against corrupt Buttown officials (this was the same Israel Hands), was pardoned.
According to reports from captains whose ships Blackbeard robbed, he treated his captives very humanely, never used torture, and very rarely destroyed captured ships. For pirates of that time, such an attitude was rare. Residents of Buttown, many of whom knew Teach personally, said that this man was very kind and pleasant to deal with when sober and absolutely unbearable when drunk. However, this can be said about many; this is not at all an indicator of some kind of extreme cruelty.
As for Teach's wild antics, most of them were apparently invented by his sailors (or himself). The story of Hands' injury, according to the testimony of several sailors at the trial, was actually somewhat different - the navigator cheated while playing cards, and the enraged Teach shot him in the thigh. However, later he greatly regretted his action, gave Hands monetary compensation for being wounded in battle, and even paid for his treatment.
As for the ignition cords in the hair, no one who dealt with Teach personally, including Maynard, mentions them. And, you see, such a masquerade is pure absurdity - during a battle, this decoration primarily interferes with the fighter himself and, moreover, can turn the original from Captain Blackbeard into Captain Bald Skull in a matter of minutes. Braids in a beard are also fiction - no one has ever seen them. And who would braid them for the captain? His mythical 14 wives (it was believed that he had exactly that many, but only one marriage of Blackbeard was documented)?
Apparently, this pirate also did not have any special treasures. His biggest booty was six thousand jochimstallers captured on board Captain Clark's ship. However, at that time Teach’s team consisted of about 120 people, so the captain himself (he, according to the agreement, received a seventh share of the spoils) did not receive so much. In most cases, the cost of the pirates' plunder was less than £500 at a time. This, of course, is not so little, but with such an income, you will agree, there is not much to bury on the island. So all the reports about buried treasures and assistants killed in the process are pure legend.
During his piracy, Teach never attacked Spanish ships or Spanish settlements. That is why he rarely had silver and gold in their pure form, and he had no jewelry at all. And even the money that he managed to get, Teach quickly drank away, because, judging by the reviews of his contemporaries, he really was a chronic alcoholic. It is possible that he was constantly tormented by his conscience about his wrong lifestyle, which he calmed using the traditional method with the help of rum and brandy.
Flint was the son of a rebel who was exiled to the island of Barbados. Flint's father, having received an amnesty, began farming on the island and raised three sons (Flint was the youngest). Everything was fine, but one day the Spaniards attacked the island and killed the entire family of Flint, who, hiding in the bushes, watched as his father and brothers were hanged.
After this, Flint joined the pirates. Having earned a good reputation for his fighting qualities and hatred of the Spaniards, Flint, at different periods of time, was a member of the crew of such famous pirates as Blackbeard, England and Davis. Having matured, he organized his own team and became captain.
Delderfield's novel The Adventures of Ben Gunn describes Flint's fate from the capture of a convict ship to his death after dividing up the spoils on Treasure Island.
How Flint got the treasure and died
Flint, with the help of Billy Bones, Silver and familiar convicts, captured the ship on which Nick Allardyce and Ben Gunn were sailing. The ship was converted into a pirate (combat) ship and received the name "Walrus".
Flint robbed small ships for a long time, but his dream was some kind of big deal. And soon he pulled it off. The Walrus crew, teaming up with French pirates, attacked the town of Santalenu (South America), which was a transshipment base for the export of Indian gold and silver to Europe. The attack plan was developed flawlessly and, after the capture of the town, enormous wealth was in the hands of Flint.
The pirates brought the loot to Kidd Island (also known as “treasure island”). And then Flint (along with Silver and other leaders) made a fateful decision for many people. He (through Silver, who was a good speaker) proposed to hide the treasure on the island, and then come on several ships and divide it. Naturally, the pirates began to be indignant (they were already planning to show off their share), but Silver quickly calmed everyone down.
Another problem has arisen. Who will know where the treasures are buried? A draw was made and Flint, along with six pirates, set off to hide the wealth. After everything was buried, Flint killed his assistants (either out of distrust, or he was defending himself from Silver’s “agents”). During the battle, Flint received a terrible wound, but was able to return to the ship.
After that, he began to drink uncontrollably (this was facilitated by his mute servant Darby McGraw, who could not refuse the owner and brought him rum). As a result, he died (drunkenness and injury), but before his death he managed to draw a map indicating the location of the treasure. This is where the adventures described in Stevenson’s novel “Treasure Island” began (Billy Bones ran away with the map).
Excerpts from books describing the pirate Flint
Flint's appearance
It was he who first attracted my attention. His powerful build and tall stature were striking; Broad shoulders and narrow hips revealed a man who knew how not only to deliver a powerful blow, but also to deftly avoid a retaliatory attack. He was wearing a faded red doublet, like those worn by cavalrymen, and worn but still durable naval boots that hugged his calves. Over a silk sash with long tassels, he tightened a wide belt with a buckle and four clips into which pistols were inserted. The blue cambric shirt with an open collar was darkened with sweat. The whole somewhat faded outfit was completed with a simple woolen cap, which fit tightly around the filibuster's skull, suggesting that he was bald and usually wore a wig. However, what struck me most was not the clothes, but the man’s face. Elongated, fox-like, insidious, it was all dotted with dark dots. Of course, he wasn't born with that face; they said that Flint was disfigured by an explosion that almost sent him to the next world and covered his entire face from forehead to neck with powder. It always seemed to me that the most terrible thing about Flint was not his face, not his voice, or even his eerie composure, but his laughter. When Flint laughed, it was time to remember the catechism and go over all his sins in his memory, because he rarely laughed, and if he laughed, it meant that someone around him could slowly get ready for the journey to the next world. Flint's laughter was somehow special, guttural, not a single sound escaped from his throat, and his face remained completely motionless, only his shoulders shook...
Flint in battle
Flint disarmed him in several steps and dealt a terrible blow, from which the captain collapsed on the deck with a severed shoulder. Soon the Spaniards threw down their weapons, begging for mercy. Perhaps Silver would have spared them if not for Flint. "Death! Death!" - he shouted in a creepy voice. The Spaniards jumped overboard in fear, and the wounded, with the help of Pugh and Hands, went there...
Flint after being wounded on the island
He raised his head, and we saw that his face was even more terrible than usual: pale as chalk, his cheeks sunken, his inflamed eyes burning like coals in the deep sockets. It’s as if they took a skull and covered it with brown leather. - The rest? - Flint growled. “The rest died, damn that treacherous bastard!” Climbing the ladder, he almost fell; Anderson had to go down and almost pull him on board in his arms. There was dead silence when Flint stepped onto the deck. The team stared at him, and he stared back at us, baring his yellow teeth in a wolfish grin. “Well,” he said at last, “is anyone eager to join them?” Flint's right hand reached for one of the four pistols hanging from his belt. No one moved from their place, everyone silently looked at the terrible, ominous face of the captain...
Pirates about Flint
“I don’t feel like it,” Morgan grumbled. - As soon as I remembered Flint, I immediately lost my appetite. “Yes, my son, it’s your happiness that he died,” said Silver. - And his face was like that of the devil! - exclaimed the third pirate, shuddering. - All blue! “It’s from the rum,” Merry added. - Blue! It wouldn't be blue! Rum will turn you blue, that's true. The sight of the skeleton and the memory of Flint had such an effect on these people that they began to talk more and more quietly and finally reached a barely audible whisper that hardly disturbed the forest silence. And suddenly, from a nearby grove, someone’s thin, sharp, piercing voice began to sing a well-known song:
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Mortal horror gripped the pirates. All six faces immediately turned green. Some jumped to their feet, others frantically grabbed each other. Morgan fell to the ground and crawled like a snake. - This is Flint! - exclaimed Merry...
