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First ship that ever I lost,' said Captain Smollett.
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- And clapping me in the friendliest way upon the shoulder he hobbled off forward and went below.
- The cheer followed — that was a matter of course; but it rang out so full and hearty, that I confess I could hardly believe these same men were plotting for our blood.
- As upon myself,' declared the squire.
- I thought this was a very bad sign; for, up to that day, the men had gone briskly and willingly about their business; but the very sight of the island had relaxed the cords of discipline.
- We held a council in the cabin.
- At last, however, the party was made up. Six fellows were to stay on board, and the remaining thirteen, including Silver, began to embark.
- I WAS so pleased at having given the slip to Long John, that I began to enjoy myself and look around me with some interest on the strange land that I was in.
- The sun beat full upon them. Silver had thrown his hat beside him on the ground, and his great, smooth, blond face all shining with heat, was lifted to the other man's in a kin' of appeal.
- And at this poor Tom flashed out like a hero.
- At that I once more stopped.
- I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.
- Ah,' said he, 'so you would.' And he seemed very much relieved.
- Another pause, and then, not a quarter of a mile in front of me, I beheld the Union Jack flutter in the air above a wood.
- I had not gone a hundred yards when I reached the stockade.
- By good fortune Hunter pulled a good oar. We made the water fly; and the boat was soon alongside, and I aboard the schooner.
- And the head popped back again; and we heard no more, for the time, of these six very faint-hearted seamen.
- The captain made us trim the boat, and we got her to lie a little more evenly. All the same, we were afraid to breathe.
- Look astern, doctor,' replied the captain.
- Who's the best shot?' asked the captain.
- But it was plain that they meant nothing should delay their shot. They had never so much as looked at their fallen comrade, though he was not dead, and I could see him trying to crawl away.
- After reloading, we walked down the outside of the palisade to see the fallen enemy. He was stone dead — shot through the heart.
- The squire dropped down beside him on his knees and kissed his hand, crying like a child.
- At the second trial, the aim was better, and the ball descended inside the stockade, scattering a cloud of sand, but doing no further damage.
- Then I skirted among the woods until I had regained the rear, or shoreward side, of the stockade, and was soon warmly welcomed by the faithful party.
- From time to time the doctor came to the door for a little air and to rest his eyes, which were almost smoked out of his head; and whenever he did so, he had a word for me.
- First ship that ever I lost,' said Captain Smollett.
- Long John answered for himself.
- This little whiff of temper seemed to cool Silver down. He had been growing nettled before, but now he pulled himself together.
- Not a man among us moved. Growling the foulest imprecations, he crawled along the sand till he got hold of the porch and could hoist himself again upon his crutch. Then he spat into the spring.
- The doctor's watch were all back at their loopholes, the rest were busy loading the spare muskets, and every one with a red face, you may be certain, and a flea in his ear, as the saying is.
- The iron fire-basket was carried bodily out by Mr. Trelawney, and the embers smothered among sand.
- And just at that moment came the first news of the attack.
- Did you hit your man?' asked the captain.
- The head of Job Anderson, the boatswain, appeared at the middle loophole.
- Have they run?' asked Mr. Smollett.
- My own accidental cut across the knuckles was a flea-bite. Dr. Livesey patched it up with plaster, and pulled my ears for me into the bargain.
- The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder-horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms.
- Soon after the jolly-boat shoved off and pulled for shore, and the man with the red cap and his comrade went below by the cabin companion.
- At last the breeze came; the schooner sidled and drew nearer in the dark; I felt the hawser slacken once more, and with a good, tough effort, cut the last fibres through.
- The endless ballad had come to an end at last, and the whole diminished company about the camp fire had broken into the chorus I had heard so often: —
- There was a great, smooth swell upon the sea. The wind blowing steady and gentle from the south, there was no contrariety between that and the current, and the billows rose and fell unbroken.
- Clumsy fellows,' said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' And I thought how Captain Smollett would have set them skipping.
- For the last little while I had even lost; but now, redoubling my efforts, I began once more to overhaul the chase.
- This had nearly tossed me off into the sea; and now I lost no time, crawled back along the bowsprit, and tumbled head foremost on the deck.
- At the same time, I observed around both of them, splashes of dark blood upon the planks, and began to feel sure that they had killed each other in their drunken wrath.
- Why, yes,' says I, 'with all my heart, Mr. Hands. Say on.' And I went back to my meal with a good appetite.
- I'm not strong enough, and I don't like the job; and there he lies, for me,' said I.
- For the life of me, I could not think what it might be.
- And one of the men left the log-house, and presently returned with a lighted brand.
- Silver took a whiff or two of his pipe with great composure, and then ran on again.
I was dead tired, as you may fancy; and when I got to sleep which was not till after a great deal of tossing, I slept like log of wood.
The rest had long been up, and had already breakfasted and increased the pile of firewood by about half as much again, when I was wakened by a bustle and the sound of voices.
5. 'Flag of truce!' I heard someone say; and then, immediately after, with a cry of surprise, 'Silver himself!'
And, at that, up I jumped, and, rubbing my eyes, ran to a loophole in the wall.
Chapter XX (глава 20)
Silver's Embassy (посольство Сильвера)
SURE enough, there were two men just outside the stockade (действительно, прямо за частоколом было два человека), one of them waving a white cloth (один из них размахивал белой тряпкой); the other, no less a person than Silver himself, standing placidly by (другой, никто иной, как сам Сильвер, стоял спокойно рядом; placid — безмятежный, мирный, спокойный, тихий).
It was still quite early (было еще довольно рано), and the coldest morning that I think I ever was abroad in (и /стояло/ самое холодное утро, в каком, думаю, я когда либо был = я не мог вспомнить утро холоднее); a chill that pierced into the marrow (холод пронизывал до костей; to pierce — пронзать, просверливать, проникать; marrow — сущность, костный мозг). The sky was bright and cloudless overhead (небо было ясным и безоблачным над головой; cloud — облако), and the tops of the trees shone rosily in the sun (и верхушки деревьев розовели: «сияли в розово» на солнце). But where Silver stood with his lieutenant all was still in shadow (но /там/, где Сильвер стоял со своим помощником, все находилось еще в тени; lieutenant — заместитель, помощник, поручик), and they waded knee deep in a low, white vapour (и они шли по колено в низком белом тумане), that had crawled during the night out of the morass (который сполз = поднялся ночью с болота). The chill and the vapour taken together told a poor tale of the island (холод и туман, вместе взятые, рассказывали несчастную историю острова = были бедой этого острова). It was plainly a damp, feverish, unhealthy spot (это было просто сырое, малярийное, нездоровое место; health — здоровье).
'Keep indoors, men (не выходить, ребята),' said the captain. 'Ten to one this is a trick (держу пари: «десять против одного», что это какая-то хитрость).'
placidly [`plxsIdlI] cloudless [`klaudlIs] lieutenant [lef`tenqnt] vapour [`veIpq]
SURE enough, there were two men just outside the stockade, one of them waving a white cloth; the other, no less a person than Silver himself, standing placidly by.
It was still quite early, and the coldest morning that I think I ever was abroad in; a chill that pierced into the marrow. The sky was bright and cloudless overhead, and the tops of the trees shone rosily in the sun. But where Silver stood with his lieutenant all was still in shadow, and they waded knee deep in a low, white vapour, that had crawled during the night out of the morass. The chill and the vapour taken together told a poor tale of the island. It was plainly a damp, feverish, unhealthy spot.
'Keep indoors, men,' said the captain. 'Ten to one this is a trick.'
1. Then he hailed the buccaneer (затем он окликнул пирата).
2. 'Who goes (кто идет)? Stand, or we fire (стой, или мы /будем/ стрелять).'
3. 'Flag of truce (белый флаг: «флаг перемирия»),' cried Silver (крикнул Сильвер).
4. The captain was in the porch (капитан был на крыльце), keeping himself carefully out of the way of a treacherous shot should any be intended (избегая пути = закрываясь от предательской пули, если такая случилась бы; to keep out of — избегать, не вмешиваться; to intend — намереваться, замыслить, предназначать). He turned and spoke to us (он повернулся и сказал нам): —
5. 'Doctor's watch on the look out (вахта доктора на наблюдательном посту). Dr. Livesey take the north side, if you please (доктор Ливси, займите северную стену, пожалуйста); Jim, the east (Джим — восточную); Gray, west (Грей — западную). The watch below, all hands to load muskets (подвахтенные, — всем заряжать мушкеты). Lively, men, and careful (живо, ребята, и /будьте/ внимательны).'
treacherous [`tretSqrqs] north [nLT] lively [`laIvlI]
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