Chapter 29
Silver is handed the "black spot" (torn out of the Bible), a judgement that tells him he is no longer in charge. The pirates gave him this in punishment for messing up the assignment. Silver says that they would have already had the treasure at this point if they had just listened to him. Silver reminds the pirates of everything he did for them. Silver gives Jim the "black spot" as a type of souvenir and Jim reads the Biblical quote from Revelation. This was very ambiguous, and could have meant anything. Jim sleeps while thinking about the man he killed that day, and about Silver's destiny.
Chapter 30
The next morning, Livesey begins to tend to the pirates. It's obvious that Livesey is surprised to see Jim. After a while of not speaking to Jim, Livesey asks to speak to him alone. Still in view of Silver, Silver invites himself to join in the conversation. Livesey comments how it's odd that Silver isn't concerned about losing his hostage. Livesey also calls Jim a coward because he deserted the captain at his breaking point, and Jim begins to cry. What seemed to be out of nowhere, Livesey suggests to ditch the pirates. Jim says that's not too bright, and also mentions that he knows where the ship is. Livesey returns Jim to Silver. He tells Silver not to be in too big of a hurry to find the booty.
Chapter 31
After thanking Silver for saving his life, Jim sits down for breakfast. Three times as much food as needed has been prepared, and Jim is appalled. Jim is convinced that Silver will abandon him when the time is right. The treasure hunt began after breakfast. The gang found a skeleton lying at the top of a hill that looked like it was pointing to the treasure like a compass. The skeleton's knife is missing, so they're probably not the first to see it. The pirates identify the corpse as a man named Allardyce. Allardyce worked for Flint. With little ambivalence, the pirates follow Allardyce's hint, and the hunt continues.
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