I told my mother everything and we knew that we were in danger.

    The sailors were sure to come back for the captain's chest (箱子). We quickly went to the nearest village to ask for help. But everyone was so a that no one had the courage to come back to the inn with us.

    We went back to the inn and l the door behind us. The captain was lying on the floor. We soon found his key on a string a his neck. My mother took the key and we hurried up to open his chest. It was full of clothes and other things, but right at the b there were some papers and a bag of gold. My mother started c out the money the captain owed us.

    I suddenly heard the tapping of the blind man's stick o. We heard him knocking on the door and t to open it, but thankfully it was locked. He walked off and some moments later, we heard a whistle blowing.

    "I'll take this to make up the difference, "I said and took the p.

    We quickly left the inn and went to hide near a bridge by the river. Behind us we heard footsteps running, and we saw a light moving in the darkness.

    Seven or eight men, i the blind man, were at the inn. The blind man shouted orders as the others ran inside.

    "Bill's dead." came a voice, "S has opened the chest."

    "Is it there? Flint's papers, I mean." cried Pew, the blind man.

    "No, there are no papers, "said another voice.

    "The boy from the inn," shouted Pew. "The boy took the papers. Find him! Search the house!"