Treasure Island

ICHAPTER XXXON PAROLEWAS wakened indeed, we were all wakened, for Icould see even the sentinel shake himself together fromwhere he had fallen against the door-post - - by a clear,hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the wT ood:"Block-house, itahoy!" cried. 'Here 's the doctor."And the doctor it wras.Although I was glad to hear thesound, yet my gladness was not without admixture. I rememberedwith confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct;and when I saw where it had brought me- -amongwhat companions and surrounded by what dangers - - 1 feltashamed to look him in the face.He must have risen in the dark, for the day had hardlycome; and when I ran to a loophole and looked out, I sawhim standing, like Silver once before, upto the mid-leg increeping vapour.'You, doctor! Top o' the morning to you,Silver, broad awake and beaming with good nature in amoment. "Bright and early, to be sure; and it's the earlybird, as the saying goes, that gets the rations. George, shakesir!" criedup your timbers, son, and help Dr. Livesey over the ship'sside. All a-doin' well, your patients was - - all well andmerry."[233 ]