Great stuff.

There they are," pointing to an old quarto on some well lined shelves, for John is something of a scholar too; "borrow them some time." "Yes, but I want to hear more about the treasure," interrupted I, bringing him back to the point.
"Well, as I was saying, Nassau was the rendezvous for all the cut-throats of the Caribbean Sea.

Here they came in with their loot, their doubloons and pieces of eight"; and John's eyes twinkled with enjoyment of the rich old romantic words, as though they were old port.
"Here they squandered much of it, no doubt, but they couldn't squander it all.

Some of them were thrifty knaves too, and these, looking around for some place of safety, would naturally think of the bush.

The niggers keep their little hoards there to this day.