Chapter II

* Dicken’s didn’t write the second chapter and it is omitted in this edition. In it the prisoners are firstly made a ransom¹ of for the treasure left on the Island and then manage to escape from the Pirates.

1 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。