>TM 4 >LS 2 >PS ON >PL62 >SM6 >CP ON >FO OFF >------L-----------------------!---------------------------R ä88ä You leave the ship and walk cross the quayside to the Š Good Cheer Inn. It is an old timber-framed tavern Š which looks deserted at this early hour. A bell Š tinkles as you push open its heavy door, attracting Š the attention of a doe-eyed innkeeper who is mopping Š last night's spilt ale from the floor. You ask if he Š has seen Captain Raker. "You must be the journeyman who's sailing south." The answer comes from the top of a staircase. Moments Š later a broad-shouldered man with a golden beard and Š sharp blue eyes comes striding down the stairs. "I'm Š Raker," he says, as he struggles to pull on his Š leather jerkin and fix the belt of his heavy-bladed Š cutlass. "Hey, Squin. Go rustle me up some grub. I'm Š so hungry m'stomach thinks m'throat's been cut." As the innkeeper goes away to fetch breakfast for the Š Captain, he asks if you want some food as well. After having ridden all night without once stopping, Š you answer: "I'll have whatever the Captain's Š having." "Good man!" booms Raker, "I ain't fond of eating Š alone. Here, let's sit ourselves down and fill our Š bellies before we set sail." Turn to â127â