Còpia de RESUM MOONFLEET
Còpia de RESUM MOONFLEET
Maskew one night was with the authorities when they chased a fishing boat with contraband. David Block was
with the smugglers in the boat and Maskew shot and killed him. The people of Moonfleet were shocked and
furious. After this, Elzevir Block (David’s father and the owner of Why Not? inn) was more fierce. John went to
the inn with Ratsey.
His favorite place was the graveyard, but he never went there at night. He wasn’t really afraid of Blckbeard, but
sometimes strange things happened. Once, he had to go to the doctor because her aunt was ill. When he
passed the graveyard, he saw lights moving. Next day, when he saw Ratsey, he asked for the lights he saw but
he said that It was her imagination.
When John was 13, Mr Glennie found the body of a boy called Tommy Brown in the graveyard. Nobody knew
why he was there or how he died. All people in Moonfleet believe that Blackbeard killed Tommy.
Blackbeard was a Mohune. Once he was a prison guard at Carisbrooke Castle and stole a diamond. After he
stole it, he became ill and died. When he was dying said he was sorry and he promised to use it to help the
poor.
One night, there was a terrible storm and the next day they went to the church. When Mr Glennie was giving
his sermon, they heard strange noises coming from the crypt under the church. People thought that the dead
Mohunes were coming but Mr Glennie said that the crypt was flooded because of all the heavy rain.
When he tried to leave the room he saw that the smugglers had placed a large stone to cover the entrance.
Chapter 4: Rescue
John didn't go to school, people thought that his aunt was sick and that he was taking care of her. When two
days passed, mr. Glennie went to John's aunt's house and she told him she didn't know where he was. Mr.
Glennie went to talk to Elziver and told him that John had disappeared and also that Bobby Farrel said he heard
strange noises in the cemetery. Elziver told Mr. Glennie that they needed to find Ratsey quickly and that John
might be trapped in the crypt.
The 3 men ran to the graveyard and quickly moved the stone. Elzevir jumped into the hole and saw John
immediately. John was unconscious, but he was breathing. When he woke up, he was terrified because he
knew his secret. John lay in bed at the Why not? for two weeks, Mr Glennie went to visit Aunt Jane and she
said that she didn't want John to live in her house anymore and that if he wanted he could stay in the inn. John
went to aunt Jane’s house to get her possessions and she gave to her a small bible.
Every five years Elzivi had to sign a new contract to have the inn. So a government official came and there was
a singing ceremony. The person who offers the highest rent will own the inn for the next five years. When the
government official came to Moonfleet to renew the contract for the inn, Maskew entered the inn. When
Erzivir made his bid, Maskew made a bid higher. Maskew shouted a much higher bid than Elzevir’s last offer,
finally he kept the inn. Elzevir told John that they would look for another place to live.
They worked throughout the night. At sunrise, all the contraband was on the beach. Suddenly they heard some
noises behind some bushes. There they found Maskew. Elzevir ordered everyone to leave. He was about to kill
Maskew but John stopped him. Suddenly the authorities arrived and started shooting at Elzevir and John. By
mistake they killed Maskew and John broke his leg. Elzevir and John had to go through the sheep path
(dangerous road) so that the authorities would not follow them.
Chapter 7: Clues in Bible
Elziver, after hours carrying John, was exhausted. Elziver told John that they were going to hide in a cave in an
old quarry. Trees and bushes hid the entrance to the quarry. Inside, there was a long path and, deep under the
ground, there were five or six tunnels leading to different directions. They lived in the cave for two months and
Elxiver took care of John. Every night Elzevir went out to find food. One tight Elzevir told to Joh the storie of
that cave, more than a century ago, there was black marble and it was very famous, but now everybody were
afraid because a lot of people died in the quarry because of the tunnels.
John lay for hours thinking about his old life in Moonfleet and about being rich. One day John heard noises in
one of the tunnels, but the voice was Ratsey. John asked him many questions and also explained his plan. He
showed her the paper he found in Blackbeard's locket. Ratsey told him that the numbers on the verses were
wrong. After Ratsey left, he picked up the Bible his mother gave him and found that Ratsey was right, the
numbers were wrong. Joan thought the numbers could indicate words and thought they could be clues to
finding the diamond. Finally he got five words: fourscore, feet, deep, well, north. With these words he was able
to decipher where the diamond was hidden and told Elzevir. John and Elzevir had to go to the Isle of Wight,
because it is where Carisbrooke Castle was.