Tobias Brown Inventor Esquire by Robin Bennett

Author:Robin Bennett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Magic, Harry Potter, Inventors, submarines, pirates, sea monsters, boys adventure, Robin Bennett, creake castle
ISBN: 9780957456563
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2013
Published: 2013-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Storm

‘So we tied everyone up from the other boat and made the Captain walk the gangplank.

Just as he got to the end of the plank Captain Deaf called him back. You see, he wasn’t the ‘orrible sort of pirate who drowns people just for the fun of it. That’s just propaganda put about by the government. He’d got his gold, and he also knew that by the time they untied themselves The Crosspatch Peccadillo would be miles off and they would have no chance of catching it. Even if they had wanted to. No - it was much better to leave the Royal Navy Captain tied up, just wearing his vest and long johns he got for Christmas. We nicked all their rum too, and their ship’s biscuits. And last of all we took the Union Jack flag down and we hoisted the Jolly Roger instead. The English captain got very angry about his and started shouted threats like ‘Wait until I get back to England, you’ll be sorry, I’ll see you hanged before I’m through!’ and other things, which was quite brave considering he had nearly just walked the gangplank and his knees were still probably quite wobbly.

But the pirates just laughed.’

‘What about the treasure, what about the treasure?’ cried all the pirates back in the cave. Black-eyed George held up his hand for silence.

‘The gold,’ he said after a long silence. (He almost whispered it as if he were talking about something holy that you couldn’t mention too loudly). His face glowed in the firelight and his eyes sparkled like two precious gems at the thought of all the money. Everyone held their breath, including Fred.

‘MASSES OF IT THERE WAS!’ he suddenly shouted and everyone jumped, and then laughed excitedly. ‘Pots and pots; gold sovereigns, golden nuggets,

gold cans and silver pans,

precious stones in dead men’s bones

with sharpened knives

and jewels for wives.

Melted ores and silky drawers,

cups for wine and gems sublime,

rubies, pearls and diamond swirls.’

At that, Black-eyed George jumped up and started dancing a jig with excitement on the tips of his toes. Everyone except Fred and Tobias suddenly jumped up and did the same. They looked like Indians all dancing around the fire.

‘A basket here and casket there

and sparkling baubles everywhere,

heaps and heaps for everyone,

with silver bracelets by the ton,

And Captain Deaf laughed at these things

Saying ‘Even now we’re rich as Kings

I’ll just pop out and buy Alaska

And build a golf course - in Madagascar!

Here, my boy - an enormous sum,

So pass me up a tot of rum

And now a drink to toast your health!

And wish you all stupendous wealth!’

‘HURRAH,’ they all shouted. ‘HOORAY FOR GOOD OLD CAPTAIN DEAF.’

Just then there was a loud crash as Black-eyed George jigged too far left and fell over a rock. Everyone gasped until his smiling face reappeared. He rubbed his head. ‘Oooh, I think I’ve got a black eye coming on.’

‘But how did they end up in this cave if they had so much money? Black-eyed George’s story doesn’t explain

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