Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom

For the first time, a light sparked in Chamba’s eyes, and he
smiled. The expression transformed his face. “Aye, Cap’n! I be a good
sailor man, the best! You will see!”
Jack held out the shirt. “Here. Put this on. Keep the dirt out of
those wounds.”
With a hiss of pain, Chamba eased the shirt over his head. It was
so long it fell past his hips. Jack handed him a blanket. “You can make
yourself a bed in my pantry. There’s enough room in there for you to
stretch out. The doors close.”
“Aye, Cap’n.” Gamely, Chamba climbed to his feet and limped
after him to arrange his sleeping place.
“And over here is the head,” Jack said, and took him to the other
side of the cabin to show him the other enclosure overhanging the
quarter gallery. While he was standing there, looking at the head,
something occurred to him, and he looked at the youth. “If Mr. Blount
comes to the ship tomorrow, looking for you, you’ll need to hide,
understand? I’ll give you some warning. If you hear me rap on the door
to my cabin, one rap, hide.” He demonstrated.
Chamba nodded. “Where, Cap’n?”
“I think you can fit in here. I’ll move the rum out…temporarily.” Jack
opened the hidden compartment, leaned over, and pulled out the
bottles. He stowed them away in the pantry. When he came back,
Chamba was staring down into the box-like hiding area.
Jack looked at it, then at the lad. “Can you can fit in there?” he
asked, dubiously.
“Aye, Cap’n,” Chamba said. “If fitting mean Mr. Blount don’t catch
me, I fit.”
“All right, then. Make sure you don’t leave any sign that you’ve
been here in the cabin, savvy? Er…understand? If Blount comes here,
I’ll make sure this is the last place he comes in. That should give you
time to hide.”
“Aye, Cap’n. Hide good, that’s me.”
After he’d settled the youth in the pantry, Jack stripped down to his
drawers, then blew out the lantern. He’d wondered if he’d lie awake,
but the long day, coupled with the effort of hauling the runaway through
the window, had tired him. It wasn’t long before he slept.