Treasure Island Part IV Chapter IV - The Garrison in the Stockade

In which young Jim Hawkins encounters his clever and eccentric companion Ben Gunn amid the thunderous cannonade that shakes the island, and finds refuge within the stockade where a small band of steadfast friends strive to hold their ground against the mutinous pirates. The night is restless with sparse comforts, sober reflections, and a grim determination to survive, while the dawning hours bring an unexpected parley that promises to alter their weary vigil.