Three, ' reckoned the captain, 'ourselves make seven, counting Hawkins, here. Now, about honest hands?' Most likely Trelawney's own men, " said the doctor; 'those he had picked up for himself, before he lit on Silver.'Nay, ' replied the squire. 'Hands was one of mine.' I did think I could have trusted Hands, ' added the captain. Robert Louis Stevenson
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When the captain says “Three,” he is referring to the number of men left on the ship after they killed Silver. He is trying to figure out if he has enough men to survive as there are only three men left. He says to himself, “Now, about honest hands?” meaning if they don’t have enough people on the ship, then they must turn to Silver and his crew for help. Later, when Silver tells them that they have to kill his men first before they will help them, the captain says that he has thought about it and that “hands was one of mine.” This means that he has trusted Hands with his life.

Source: Treasure Island

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