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Endnotes explained
A brief endnote noting that one of the mutineers shot by Squire Trelawney died of his wound that evening, though this was not known until later by the loyal party.
What happens
A brief endnote noting that one of the mutineers shot by Squire Trelawney died of his wound that evening, though this was not known until later by the loyal party.
Characters to notice
- Squire Trelawney
Shot a mutineer on board the schooner, who later died of his wound.
Key passages
“The mutineers were soon only eight in number, for the man shot by Mr. Trelawney on board the schooner died that same evening of his wound.”
The number of mutineers dropped to eight because the man Trelawney shot on the schooner died that night.
Clarifies the reduction in mutineer count due to a death from a gunshot wound.