Treasure Island Part II Chapter I - I Go to Bristol

In which the young narrator, held in quiet preparation by his guardian and the gamekeeper, finds himself at last summoned to Bristol to join a carefully chosen crew aboard the newly purchased schooner Hispaniola, aboard which the promise of secret adventure and far-off islands stirs his boyish heart to eager longing. The bustling port life, the lively ships, and the hope of the sea’s call all set the scene for a voyage that is as much a passage from home and youth as it is a journey into the unknown.