Treasure Island (1934)

Lionel Barrymore: Billy Bones

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Quotes 

• Jim Hawkins : [At the "Admiral Benbow" Inn, Jim comes into Billy Bone's room, sees him peering out the window with a telescope]  What are you looking for?

  Billy Bones : Huh? Strangers, sonny. Strangers. I don't like strangers coming aboard me suddenly. Makes my spine jump like a porpoise, it does. What might your name be?

  Jim Hawkins : Jim Hawkins.

  Billy Bones : Now, look here, Jim. You and me's going to be mates. You'll get a silver 4-penny bit every month if you watches out for strangers and comes and lets the old captain know when they tops the horizon.

  Jim Hawkins : Well, what manner of strangers?

  Billy Bones : Seafarin' men.

  Jim Hawkins : Well, all seafaring men?

  Billy Bones : No, no, no, son. There's a special cut of the jib to these seafarin' men. But most especially, I want you to keep your eye open for a seafarin' man with one leg.

  Jim Hawkins : A seafaring man with one leg?

  Billy Bones : Aye.

  Jim Hawkins : Upon my word, sir, what shall I tell them? What do they want?

  Billy Bones : Never you mind *what* they want! You go on down below and get me a noggin of rum. A *double* noggin, Jim, because I'm becalmed. Becalmed in a sea of troubles, and I got to fill my sails again.

  Jim Hawkins : Yes, sir.

  [leaves to go get the rum] 

• Billy Bones : [at the "Admiral Benbow" tavern]  Hey! Silence there between decks!

  Doctor Livesey : You addressing me, sir?

  Billy Bones : Is it blowing a gale of wind you can't hear me? What did I say?

  Doctor Livesey : I have only this to say: I don't know you, but by your look, if you continue drinking rum, the world will soon be rid of a very dirty scoundrel.

  Billy Bones : [Angered, approaches Dr. Livesey menacingly, with cutlass raised]  By God, I'll split you double, you...

  Doctor Livesey : [sternly]  If you don't lower that cutlass, I promise on my honor that you shall hang at the next assizes.

  Doctor Livesey : [Billy Bones backs away from the doctor, then meekly walks away, muttering]  And furthermore, sir, I'm not only a doctor, but I'm Magistrate here. And if I catch another breath of complaint against you, if only for a piece of incivility like this, I'll have you routed out of here. Let that suffice?

  Billy Bones : [Meekly]  I ask your patience, sir. Just a squall from a poor old sailor man who took too much rum over his bowsprit. I ask your pardon.