Once more we were back in our home at Polruan, Alec Johnston
remaining as a trusted servant. The rest of the crew of the "Fortuna"
have scattered far and wide, but we frequently hear from most of
them, while the bos'n and the quartermaster, who have bought pretty
little cottages near Falmouth, often pay us a welcome visit.
The proceeds of the residue of the treasure have been judiciously
invested, and the only thing that apparently troubles my father is
the importunities of the Inland Revenue authorities.
One link serves to remind me forcibly of the past. Over the door of
the now rebuilt summer-house that had played an important part in
this story is fixed the huge graven image which we had brought from
the treasure island; and I never look at it without vividly recalling
the terrifying ordeal I underwent when lying bound and helpless
before the figure-head of the "San Philipo."
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