# Mr. Dance — Treasure Island character guide

> Mr. Dance in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dance

**First appearance:** 0008-v-the-last-of-the-blind-man

## Who they are

The chief officer of the revenue service who helps Jim.

## In the story

### [The Last of the Blind Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/v-the-last-of-the-blind-man)

Revenue officer who arrives with his men, scatters the pirates, and later takes Jim to Doctor Livesey.

### [The Captain's Papers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/vi-the-captain-s-papers)

Rides with Jim to the Hall, tells the story of the inn raid, and is praised by the squire before being dismissed.

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