1 He looked to the priming of his gun.
2 The one source of danger was the gun.
3 "I wish I had had a lick at them with the gun first," he replied.
4 Now," cried the captain, "easy with that gun, sir, or you'll swamp the boat.
5 But there were all our stores at the bottom, and to make things worse, only two guns out of five remained in a state for service.
6 I HAD scarce gained a position on the bowsprit when the flying jib flapped and filled upon the other tack, with a report like a gun.
7 They had the gun, by this time, slewed round upon the swivel, and Hands, who was at the muzzle with the rammer, was in consequence the most exposed.
8 Silver had two guns slung about him--one before and one behind--besides the great cutlass at his waist and a pistol in each pocket of his square-tailed coat.
9 The squire raised his gun, the rowing ceased, and we leaned over to the other side to keep the balance, and all was so nicely contrived that we did not ship a drop.
10 They exchanged guns, and Trelawney, silent and cool as he had been since the beginning of the bustle, hung a moment on his heel to see that all was fit for service.
11 Not only that, but it flashed into my mind at the same moment that the round-shot and the powder for the gun had been left behind, and a stroke with an axe would put it all into the possession of the evil ones abroad.