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We were now at the margin of the thicket.

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2. 'Huzza, mates, altogether!' shouted Merry; and the foremost broke into a run.

And suddenly, not ten yards further, we beheld them stop. A low cry arose. Silver doubled his pace, digging away with the foot of his crutch like one possessed; and next moment he and I had come also to a dead halt.

4. Before us was a great excavation, not very recent, for the sides had fallen in and grass had sprouted on the bottom. In this were the shaft of a pick broken in two and the boards of several packing-cases strewn around. On one of these boards I saw, branded with a hot iron, the name Walrus — the name of Flint's ship.

5. All was clear to probation. The cache had been found and rifled: the seven hundred thousand pounds were gone!

 

 

Chapter XXXIII (глава 33)
The Fall of a Chieftain (падение главаря; chieftain — вождь, атаман, глава)

THERE never was such an overturn in this world (никогда не было такого крушения /планов/ в этом мире; overturn — поражение, свержение). Each of these six men was as though he had been struck (каждый из этих шести = все шестеро стояли, словно пораженные /молнией/). But with Silver the blow passed almost instantly (но у Сильвера потрясение прошло почти мгновенно). Every thought of his soul had been set full-stretch, like a racer, on that money (каждая мысль его души шла на полной скорости, словно гоночная яхта, к этим деньгам = он всей душой стремился к этим деньгам; to be set — быть установленным; stretch — вытягивание, напряжение, участок дистанции, этап соревнований; racer — гонщик, скаковая лошадь, гоночная яхта); well, he was brought up in a single second, dead (он окаменел на секунду; to bring up — поднимать; неожиданно остановить; стать на якорь); and he kept his head, found his temper (но сохранил присутствие духа: «голову», овладел собой; temper — нрав, характер; самообладание), and changed his plan before the others had had time to realise the disappointment (и изменил свой план прежде, чем остальные успели осознать постигшую их беду; disappointment — разочарование, обманутая надежда).

'Jim (Джим),' he whispered (прошептал он), 'take that, and stand by for trouble (возьми это и приготовься; trouble — тревога, беда, неприятность).'

And he passed me a double-barrelled pistol (и он передал мне двуствольный пистолет).

At the same time he began quietly moving northward (в то же время он начал тихо двигаться к северу), and in a few steps had put the hollow between us two and the other five (и через несколько шагов расположил котлован между нами обоими и остальными пятью). Then he looked at me and nodded, as much as to say (затем он посмотрел на меня и кивнул, словно говоря), 'Here is a narrow corner (тут узкий угол = положение нелегкое),' as, indeed, I thought it was (и действительно, я /тоже/ так думал). His looks were now quite friendly (его взгляды были теперь весьма дружелюбны); and I was so revolted at these constant changes (и меня так возмутили эти постоянные перемены = двуличие; to revolt — восставать, вызывать отвращение, отталкивать), that I could not forbear whispering (что я не мог удержаться от /того, чтобы сказать/ шепотом; to forbear — быть терпеливым, воздерживаться), 'So you've changed sides again (так значит вы снова перешли на другую сторону: «поменяли стороны»).'

 

racer [`reIsq] trouble [trAbl] barrelled [`bxrqld] forbear [fL`beq]

 

THERE never was such an overturn in this world. Each of these six men was as though he had been struck. But with Silver the blow passed almost instantly. Every thought of his soul had been set full-stretch, like a racer, on that money; well, he was brought up in a single second, dead; and he kept his head, found his temper, and changed his plan before the others had had time to realise the disappointment.

'Jim,' he whispered, 'take that, and stand by for trouble.'

And he passed me a double-barrelled pistol.

At the same time he began quietly moving northward, and in a few steps had put the hollow between us two and the other five. Then he looked at me and nodded, as much as to say, 'Here is a narrow corner,' as, indeed, I thought it was. His looks were now quite friendly; and I was so revolted at these constant changes, that I could not forbear whispering, 'So you've changed sides again.'

 

1. There was no time left for him to answer in (ему не дали времени ответить: «не было времени оставлено для него, чтобы ответить»). The buccaneers, with oaths and cries, began to leap, one after another, into the pit (пираты, ругаясь и крича, начали прыгать один за другим в яму), and to dig with their fingers, throwing the boards aside as they did so (и копать пальцами = руками, разбрасывая доски в разные стороны при этом). Morgan found a piece of gold (Морган нашел золотую монету). He held it up with a perfect spout of oaths (он показал ее, /изрыгая/ мощный поток брани; to hold up — выставлять, показывать, поддерживать; spout — столб воды, поток, фонтан). It was a two-guinea piece (это была монета в две гинеи), and it went from hand to hand among them for a quarter of a minute (и она переходила из рук в руки среди них некоторое время: «четверть минуты»).

2. 'Two guineas (две гинеи)!' roared Merry, shaking it at Silver (заревел Морган, тряся ей перед Сильвером; to shake — трясти/сь/, дрожать, потрясать). 'That's your seven hundred thousand pounds, is it (это и есть твои семьсот тысяч фунтов)? You're the man for bargains, aint you (ты любитель сделок, да)? You're him that never bungled nothing, you wooden-headed lubber (ты тот, кто никогда ничего не портил = по-твоему, тебе всегда все удается, тупой: «деревянноголовый» ты увалень)!'

3. 'Dig away, boys (копайте, ребята),' said Silver, with the coolest insolence (сказал Сильвер с холоднейшей надменностью); 'you'll find some pig-nuts and I shouldn't wonder (вы найдете пару земляных каштанов, не сомневаюсь; to wonder — желать знать; удивляться).'

 

piece [pJs] guinea [`gInI] insolence [`Insqlqns]

 

There was no time left for him to answer in. The buccaneers, with oaths and cries, began to leap, one after another, into the pit, and to dig with their fingers, throwing the boards aside as they did so. Morgan found a piece of gold. He held it up with a perfect spout of oaths. It was a two-guinea piece, and it went from hand to hand among them for a quarter of a minute.

2. 'Two guineas!' roared Merry, shaking it at Silver. 'That's your seven hundred thousand pounds, is it? You're the man for bargains, aint you? You're him that never bungled nothing, you wooden-headed lubber!'

3. 'Dig away, boys,' said Silver, with the coolest insolence; 'you'll find some pig-nuts and I shouldn't wonder.'

 

1. 'Pig-nuts (земляных каштанов)!' repeated Merry, in a scream (повторил Мерри, взвизгивая). 'Mates, do you hear that (ребята, вы слышите это)? I tell you, now, that man there knew it all along (говорю вам, что он знал все заранее; all along — все время, всегда). Look in the face of him, and you'll see it wrote there (посмотрите на его лицо, и увидите, там это /ясно/ написано).'

2. 'Ah, Merry (эх, Мерри),' remarked Silver (заметил Сильвер), 'standing for cap'n again (метишь снова в капитаны)? You're a pushing lad, to be sure (ты напористый малый, бес сомнений).'

3. But this time everyone was entirely in Merry's favour (но на этот раз все были решительно на стороне Мерри; entirely — полностью, совершенно, исключительно; in favour — в защиту, в пользу, за). They began to scramble out of the excavation, darting furious glances behind them (они стали вылезать из ямы, метая бешенные взгляды назад = на нас; to scramble — карабкаться, протискиваться). One thing I observed, which looked well for us (одну вещь я заметил, которая выглядела хорошо для нас = кое-что нам помогло): they all got out upon the opposite side from Silver (все они вылезли на противоположной стороне от Сильвера; to get out — выбраться, вылезать, высадиться).

4. Well, there we stood, two on one side (так мы стояли — двое на одной стороне), five on the other the pit between us (пятеро на другой стороне ямы между нами = разделявшей нас), and nobody screwed up high enough to offer the first blow (и никто не решался нанести первый удар; to screw up — завинчивать; подтягивать /струны/, приободряться; to offer — предлагать; пытаться; пробовать). Silver never moved (Сильвер совсем не двигался); he watched them very upright on his crutch (он наблюдал за ними, /стоя/ во весь рост, /опершись/ на костыль; upright — вертикально, прямо), and looked as cool as ever I saw him (и выглядел таким же хладнокровным, каким я всегда его видел). He was brave, and no mistake (он был храбрым, это точно = был действительно смелым человеком).

 

entirely [In`taIqlI] favour [`feIvq] furious [`fjuqrIqs] opposite [`OpqzIt] screwed [skrHd]

 

1. 'Pig-nuts!' repeated Merry, in a scream. 'Mates, do you hear that? I tell you, now, that man there knew it all along. Look in the face of him, and you'll see it wrote there.'

2. 'Ah, Merry,' remarked Silver, 'standing for cap'n again? You're a pushing lad, to be sure.'

3. But this time everyone was entirely in Merry's favour. They began to scramble out of the excavation, darting furious glances behind them. One thing I observed, which looked well for us: they all got out upon the opposite side from Silver.

Well, there we stood, two on one side, five on the other the pit between us, and nobody screwed up high enough to offer the first blow. Silver never moved; he watched them very upright on his crutch, and looked as cool as ever I saw him. He was brave, and no mistake.

 

1. At last, Merry seemed to think a speech might help matters (наконец, Мерри, кажется, подумал, что речь поможет делу).

2. 'Mates (друзья),' says he, 'there's two of them alone there (их здесь только двое); one's the old cripple that brought us all here and blundered us down to this (один — старый калека, который привел нас всех сюда и провалил все; blunder — грубая ошибка; промах, просчет; to blunder — плохо справляться с чем-л.; испортить; напутать); the other's that cub that I mean to have the heart of (другой — щенок, у которого я хочу вырезать сердце; cub — щенок, неопытный юнец). Now, mates (итак, друзья) — — '

3. He was raising his arm and his voice (он поднял руку и повысил голос), and plainly meant to lead a charge (очевидно, намереваясь продолжить обвинения; to lead a charge — поддерживать обвинение). But just then — crack! crack! crack! (но вдруг — пафф! пафф! пафф!) — three musket-shots flashed out of the thicket (три мушкетных выстрела грянули из чащи; to flash out — вспыхнуть, вспылить). Merry tumbled head foremost into the excavation (Мерри полетел головой вниз в яму; to tumble — рушиться, бросаться, опрокидываться); the man with the bandage spun round like a teetotum (матрос с повязкой /на голове/ закрутился волчком; to spin — прясть, сучить /шерсть/; плести /о пауке/; крутиться, кружиться), and fell all his length upon his side, where he lay dead, but still twitching (и упал во всю длину на бок = растянулся во весь рост на боку, и лежал мертвый, но все еще подергиваясь); and the other three turned and ran for it with all their might (трое остальных развернулись и пустились в бегство что есть мочи; might — мощь, энергия).

 

charge [tSRG] teetotum [`tJ`tqutqm] length [leNT] might [maIt]

 

At last, Merry seemed to think a speech might help matters.

2. 'Mates,' says he, 'there's two of them alone there; one's the old cripple that brought us all here and blundered us down to this; the other's that cub that I mean to have the heart of. Now, mates — — '

3. He was raising his arm and his voice, and plainly meant to lead a charge. But just then — crack! crack! crack! — three musket-shots flashed out of the thicket. Merry tumbled head foremost into the excavation; the man with the bandage spun round like a teetotum, and fell all his length upon his side, where he lay dead, but still twitching; and the other three turned and ran for it with all their might.

 

1. Before you could wink (прежде, чем вы могли бы моргнуть = в одно мгновение), Long John had fired two barrels of a pistol into the struggling Merry (Долговязый Джон выстрелил из обоих стволов пистолета в старавшегося /вылезти/ из ямы Мерри; to struggle — бороться; делать усилия; стараться изо всех сил); and as the man rolled up his eyes at him in the last agony (и когда тот глянул н него в последней агонии; to roll up — закатывать, свертывать), 'George (Джордж),' said he (сказал он), 'I reckon I settled you (полагаю, мы в расчете; to settle — приводить в порядок, улаживать, устраивать).'

2. At the same moment the doctor, Gray, and Ben Gunn joined us (в тот же миг доктор, Грей и Бен Ганн присоединились к нам), with smoking muskets, from among the nutmeg trees (с дымящимися мушкетами /вышли/ из зарослей мускатного ореха).

3. 'Forward (вперед)!' cried the doctor (крикнул доктор). 'Double quick, my lads (ускоренным маршем, мои ребята). We must head 'em off the boats (мы должны отрезать их от шлюпок; to head off — перехитрить, перехватить, отрезать путь).'

4. And we set off at a great pace (и мы побежали с большой скоростью), sometimes plunging through the bushes to the chest (иногда пробираясь через кусты, /доходившие/ до груди; to plunge — нырять, погружаться).

5. I tell you, but Silver was anxious to keep up with us (скажу вам, что Сильвер старался изо всех сил поспевать за нами; to be anxious — стремиться, заботиться, тревожиться; to keep pace with — идти в ногу с, не отставать от). The work that man went through (труд, который проделал этот человек; to go through — выдержать, пережить), leaping on his crutch till the muscles of his chest were fit to burst (прыгая на своем костыле, до тех пор, что мускулы его груди /казалось/ вот-вот разорвутся; to be fit for — годиться, быть пригодным; burst — разрыв, взрыв), was work no sound man ever equaled (был трудом = нагрузкой, которую ни один здоровый человек никогда бы не выдержал; to equal — быть равным, соответствовать); and so thinks the doctor (и так же думает доктор). As it was, he was already thirty yards behind us, and on the verge of strangling (как бы то ни было, он был уже в тридцати футах позади нас и совсем запыхался; on the verge of — на грани, близкий к; to strangle — задушить; задыхаться), when we reached the brow of the slope (когда мы добежали до кромки спуска).

 

agony [`xgqnI] plunging [`plAnGIN] anxious [`xNkSqs] muscles [`mAslz]

 

1. Before you could wink, Long John had fired two barrels of a pistol into the struggling Merry; and as the man rolled up his eyes at him in the last agony, 'George,' said he, 'I reckon I settled you.'

At the same moment the doctor, Gray, and Ben Gunn joined us, with smoking muskets, from among the nutmeg trees.

3. 'Forward!' cried the doctor. 'Double quick, my lads. We must head 'em off the boats.'

And we set off at a great pace, sometimes plunging through the bushes to the chest.

I tell you, but Silver was anxious to keep up with us. The work that man went through, leaping on his crutch till the muscles of his chest were fit to burst, was work no sound man ever equalled; and so thinks the doctor. As it was, he was already thirty yards behind us, and on the verge of strangling, when we reached the brow of the slope.

 

1. 'Doctor (доктор),' he hailed (он крикнул), 'see there (посмотрите)! no hurry (нечего спешить)!'

2. Sure enough there was no hurry (действительно, спешить было некуда). In a more open part of the plateau (/выйдя/ на более открытую часть плоскогорья), we could see the three survivors still running in the same direction as they had started, right for Mizzen-mast Hill (мы увидели, как трое уцелевших бежали в том же направлении, откуда пришли, прямо к Холму Бизань-мачты). We were already between them and the boats (мы уже находились между ними и лодками); and so we four sat down to breathe (и потому мы сели перевести дыхание), while Long John, mopping his face, came slowly up with us (пока Долговязый Джон, вытирая лицо, медленно подошел к нам; to come up with — поравняться с кем-л., догнать).

3. 'Thank ye kindly, doctor (большое вам спасибо, доктор; ye = you),' says he. 'You came in in about the nick, I guess, for me and Hawkins (вы пришли как раз вовремя, чтобы /спасти/ нас с Хокинсом; in the nick — в самый последний момент, вовремя). And so it's you, Ben Gunn (так это ты, Бен Ганн)!' he added (добавил он). 'Well, you're a nice one to be sure (что ж, ты, конечно, славный малый).'

 

survivors [sq`vaIvqz] breathe [brJD] guess [ges]

 

1. 'Doctor,' he hailed, 'see there! no hurry!'

Sure enough there was no hurry. In a more open part of the plateau, we could see the three survivors still running in the same direction as they had started, right for Mizzen-mast Hill. We were already between them and the boats; and so we four sat down to breathe, while Long John, mopping his face, came slowly up with us.

3. 'Thank ye kindly, doctor,' says he. 'You came in in about the nick, I guess, for me and Hawkins. And so it's you, Ben Gunn!' he added. 'Well, you're a nice one to be sure.'

 

1. 'I'm Ben Gunn, I am (я Бен Ганн, да),' replied the maroon, wriggling like an eel in his embarrassment (ответил отшельник, извиваясь как угорь, от смущения). 'And,' he added, after a long pause (добавил он после долгой паузы), 'how do, Mr. Silver (как поживаете, мистер Сильвер)? Pretty well, I thank ye, says you (довольно хорошо, благодарю, должны бы вы сказать).'

2. 'Ben, Ben (Бен, Бен),' murmured Silver (пробормотал Сильвер), 'to think as you've done me (подумать /только/, как ты провел меня)!' The doctor sent back Gray for one of the pickaxes (доктор послал Грея за киркой), deserted, in their flight, by the mutineers (брошенной во время бегства бунтовщиками); and then as we proceeded leisurely down hill to where the boats were lying (и затем, пока мы спускались неторопливо по уклону туда, где располагались шлюпки; leisure — досуг, свободное время), related, in a few words, what had taken place (рассказал в нескольких словах, что случилось; to take place — происходить, случаться, иметь место). It was a story that profoundly interested Silver (эта история серьезно: «глубоко» заинтересовала Сильвера); and Ben Gunn, the half-idiot maroon, was the hero from beginning to end (Бен Ганн, полупомешанный отшельник, был главным героем /этой истории/ от начала и до конца; maroon — марон /беглый негр в Вест-Индии и Суринаме/; /перен./ изгой, беглец; отшельник; человек, высаженный на необитаемом острове).

 

maroon [mq`rHn] wriggling [`rIglIN] pickaxes [`pIkxks] leisurely [`leZqlI]

 

1. 'I'm Ben Gunn, I am,' replied the maroon, wriggling like an eel in his embarrassment. 'And,' he added, after a long pause, 'how do, Mr. Silver? Pretty well, I thank ye, says you.'

2. 'Ben, Ben,' murmured Silver, 'to think as you've done me!' The doctor sent back Gray for one of the pickaxes, deserted, in their flight, by the mutineers; and then as we proceeded leisurely down hill to where the boats were lying, related, in a few words, what had taken place. It was a story that profoundly interested Silver; and Ben Gunn, the half-idiot maroon, was the hero from beginning to end.

 

1. Ben, in his long, lonely wanderings about the island, had found the skeleton (Бен во время своих долгих одиноких скитаний по острову нашел скелет) — it was he that had rifled it (это он обобрал его); he had found the treasure (он отыскал сокровища); he had dug it up (it was the haft of his pickaxe that lay broken in the excavation (он вырыл их — это половина = рукоятка его кирки лежала сломанная в яме); he had carried it on his back, in many weary journeys (он перенес их на спине за время многочисленных утомительных рейсов), from the foot of the tall pine to a cave he had on the two-pointed hill at the north-east angle of the island (от подножия высокой сосны в пещеру, которая у него была в двуглавом холме в северо-восточной части острова; angle — угол), and there it had lain stored in safety since two months before the arrival of the Hispaniola (и там оно хранилось в безопасности уже два месяца до прибытия Испаньолы; to store — хранить, сохранять; убирать на хранение).

2. When the doctor had wormed this secret from him, on the afternoon of the attack (когда доктор выведал у него эту тайну, в день атаки /на блокгауз/; to worm — ползти, проникать; выведывать; worm — червяк, червь), and when, next morning he saw the anchorage deserted (и когда на следующее утро он увидел, что стоянка покинута /кораблем/), he had gone to Silver, given him the chart, which was now useless (он отправился к Сильверу, отдал ему карту, которая была теперь бесполезной) — given him the stores, for Ben Gunn's cave was well supplied with goats' meat salted by himself (отдал ему припасы, так как пещера Бена Ганна набита: «хорошо снабжена» козлиным мясом, засоленным им самим = соленой козлятиной) — given anything and everything to get a chance of moving in safety from the stockade to the two-pointed hill (отдал все, чтобы иметь возможность перебраться в безопасности из крепости на двуглавый холм; to move from place to place — переезжать с места на место), there to be clear of malaria and keep a guard upon the money (чтобы быть подальше от малярии = от болот и /там/ охранять сокровища; clear of — в стороне, на расстоянии).

 

wandering [`wOndqrIN] journeys [`Gq:nIz] supplied [sq`plaId] malaria [mq`leqrIq]

 

1. Ben, in his long, lonely wanderings about the island, had found the skeleton — it was he that had rifled it; he had found the treasure; he had dug it up (it was the haft of his pickaxe that lay broken in the excavation); he had carried it on his back, in many weary journeys, from the foot of the tall pine to a cave he had on the two-pointed hill at the north-east angle of the island, and there it had lain stored in safety since two months before the arrival of the Hispaniola.

2. When the doctor had wormed this secret from him, on the afternoon of the attack, and when, next morning he saw the anchorage deserted, he had gone to Silver, given him the chart, which was now useless — given him the stores, for Ben Gunn's cave was well supplied with goats' meat salted by himself — given anything and everything to get a chance of moving in safety from the stockade to the two-pointed hill, there to be clear of malaria and keep a guard upon the money.

 

1. 'As for you, Jim (что касается тебя, Джим),' he said, 'it went against my heart (это было против моего сердца = мне было очень тяжело), but I did what I thought best for those who had stood by their duty (но я делал то, что считал лучшим для тех, кто готов выполнять свой долг); and if you were not one of these, whose fault was it (а если ты не был одним из них, чья это вина)?'

2. That morning, finding that I was to be involved in the horrid disappointment he had prepared for the mutineers (в то утро, обнаружив, что мне придется быть втянутым в ужасное разочарование, которое он приготовил для мятежников; to involve — втягивать, вовлекать), he had run all the way to the cave (он бежал до самой пещеры), and, leaving the squire to guard the captain (и, оставляя сквайра охранять капитана), had taken Gray and the maroon, and started, making the diagonal across the island (взял Грея и отшельника и отправился наперерез через остров; diagonal — диагональ, косая линия), to be at hand beside the pine (чтобы быть близко около сосны). Soon, however, he saw that our party had the start of him (вскоре, однако, он увидел, что наш отряд опередил его); and Ben Gunn, being fleet of foot, had been despatched in front to do his best alone (Бена Ганна, бывшего /самым/ быстроногим, отправили вперед, чтобы он сделал все возможное /чтобы задержать пиратов/). Then it had occurred to him to work upon the superstitions of his former shipmates (затем ему /Бену Ганну/ пришло в голову сыграть на суевериях своих бывших товарищей); and he was so far successful (он = его затея была настолько удачной) that Gray and the doctor had come up and were already ambushed before the arrival of the treasure-hunters (что Грей и доктор добрались и уже устроили засаду до прибытия искателей сокровищ).

3. 'Ah,' said Silver, 'it were fortunate for me that I had Hawkins here (мне повезло, что со мной был Хокинс). You would have let old John be cut to bits (/а иначе/ вы бы позволили старому Джону быть изрубленным на куски), and never given it a thought, doctor (и даже не подумали бы /спасти/, доктор: «и вовсе не дали бы этому мысли»).'

 

fault [fLlt] diagonal [daI`xgqnql] ambushed [`xmbuSt] fortunate [`fLtSqnqt]

 

1. 'As for you, Jim,' he said, 'it went against my heart, but I did what I thought best for those who had stood by their duty; and if you were not one of these, whose fault was it?'

That morning, finding that I was to be involved in the horrid disappointment he had prepared for the mutineers, he had run all the way to the cave, and, leaving the squire to guard the captain, had taken Gray and the maroon, and started, making the diagonal across the island, to be at hand beside the pine. Soon, however, he saw that our party had the start of him; and Ben Gunn, being fleet of foot, had been despatched in front to do his best alone. Then it had occurred to him to work upon the superstitions of his former shipmates; and he was so far successful that Gray and the doctor had come up and were already ambushed before the arrival of the treasure-hunters.

3. 'Ah,' said Silver, 'it were fortunate for me that I had Hawkins here. You would have let old John be cut to bits, and never given it a thought, doctor.'

 

1. 'Not a thought (и не подумал бы),' replied Doctor Livesey, cheerily (ответил доктор Ливси весело).

2. And by this time we had reached the gigs (к тому времени мы дошли до гичек). The doctor, with the pick-axe, demolished one of them (доктор киркой разбил одну из них), and then we all got aboard the other (а затем мы все забрались в другую), and set out to go round by sea for North Inlet (и отчалили, чтобы по морю обойти /остров/ и добраться до Северной бухты; to go round — обойти, сделать крюк).

3. This was a run of eight or nine miles (это был рейс в восемь или девять миль). Silver, though he was almost killed already with fatigue (Сильвер, хотя он уже почти был убит утомлением), was set to an oar, like the rest of us (был посажен за весла, как и остальные), and we were soon skimming swiftly over a smooth sea (и мы вскоре скользили быстро по спокойному морю). Soon we passed out of the straits and doubled the south-east corner of the island (в скором времени мы вышли из пролива и обогнули юго-восточную часть острова), round which, four days ago, we had towed the Hispaniola (вокруг которой четыре дня назад мы буксировали Испаньолу).

 

сheerily [`tSIqlI] demolished [dI`mOlISt] fatigue [fq`tJg]

 

1. 'Not a thought,' replied Doctor Livesey, cheerily.

And by this time we had reached the gigs. The doctor, with the pick-axe, demolished one of them, and then we all got aboard the other, and set out to go round by sea for North Inlet.

3. This was a run of eight or nine miles. Silver, though he was almost killed already with fatigue, was set to an oar, like the rest of us, and we were soon skimming swiftly over a smooth sea. Soon we passed out of the straits and doubled the south-east corner of the island, round which, four days ago, we had towed the Hispaniola.

 

1. As we passed the two-pointed hill (проплывая мимо двуглавого холма), we could see the black mouth of Ben Gunn's cave (мы видели темный вход в пещеру Бена Ганна), and a firer standing by it, leaning on a musket (и стрелка, стоящего у него и опирающегося на мушкет). It was the squire (это был сквайр); and we waved a handkerchief and gave him three cheers (мы помахали платком и трижды прокричали «ура»), in which the voice of Silver joined as heartily as any (причем голос Сильвера присоединялся = звучал так же искренне, как и любой другой).

2. Three miles, farther, just inside the mouth of North Inlet (три мили дальше = пройдя еще три мили, /войдя/ прямо в Северную бухту; mouth — рот; устье), what should we meet but the Hispaniola, cruising by herself (что же мы могли встретить, как не Испаньолу, плававшую саму по себе)? The last flood had lifted her (последний прилив поднял ее); and had there been much wind, or a strong tide current, as in the southern anchorage (и если бы тут был сильный ветер или сильное течение, как на южной стоянке), we should never have found her more, or found her stranded beyond help (мы бы никогда больше не нашли ее, или нашли бы выброшенную на какой-нибудь далекий берег: «вне спасения»). As it was, there was little amiss, beyond the wreck of the mainsail (в действительности почти все было хорошо, за исключением разорванного грота; amiss — плохо, неправильно, неладно; wreck — авария, крушение). Another anchor was got ready, and dropped in a fathom and a half of water (другой якорь был привязан и брошен на /глубину/ в полторы сажени; to get ready — приготовить; fathom — морская сажень /182 см/). We all pulled round again to Rum Cove (все мы отправились в Ромовую Бухту; to pull round — повернуть лодку или корабль назад, менять направление), the nearest point for Ben Gunn's treasure-house (ближайшей пункту к сокровищнице Бена Ганна); and then Gray, single-handed, returned with the gig to the Hispaniola (и затем Грей в одиночку вернулся на лодке к Испаньоле), where he was to pass the night on guard (где он должен был ночевать: «провести ночь» в карауле).

 

handkerchief [`hxNkqtSIf] fathom [`fxDqm] guard [gRd]

 

1. As we passed the two-pointed hill, we could see the black mouth of Ben Gunn's cave, and a firer standing by it, leaning on a musket. It was the squire; and we waved a handkerchief and gave him three cheers, in which the voice of Silver joined as heartily as any.

2. Three miles, farther, just inside the mouth of North Inlet, what should we meet but the Hispaniola, cruising by herself? The last flood had lifted her; and had there been much wind, or a strong tide current, as in the southern anchorage, we should never have found her more, or found her stranded beyond help. As it was, there was little amiss, beyond the wreck of the mainsail. Another anchor was got ready, and dropped in a fathom and a half of water. We all pulled round again to Rum Cove, the nearest point for Ben Gunn's treasure-house; and then Gray, single-handed, returned with the gig to the Hispaniola, where he was to pass the night on guard.

 

1. A gentle slope ran up from the beach to the entrance of the cave (небольшой склон поднимался от берега к входу в пещеру; gentle — знатный; великодушный; мягкий, добрый; тихий, спокойный; отлогий, пологий, ровный /о склоне/). At the top, the squire met us (наверху нас встретил сквайр). To me he was cordial and kind, saying nothing of my escapade (со мной он был радушным и добрым, не сказав ничего о моей выходке), either in the way of blame or praise (ни ругая, ни хваля: «ни в виде осуждения или хвалы»). At Silver's polite salute he somewhat flushed (на вежливое приветствие Сильвера он немного покраснел /от негодования/; somewhat — слегка, отчасти, до некоторой степени).

2. 'John Silver (Джон Сильвер),' he said, 'you're a prodigious villain and impostor — a monstrous impostor, sir (вы небывалый негодяй и обманщик — чудовищный обманщик, сэр; prodigious — удивительный, громадный, чудовищный; impostor — самозванец; жулик, мошенник). I am told I am not to prosecute you (мне сказали не преследовать вас/не выступать в качестве обвинителя против вас). Well, then, I will not (что ж, тогда я не буду). But the dead men, sir, hang about your neck like millstones (но мертвецы, сэр, висят на вашей шее, словно жернова: «мельничные камни»).'

3. 'Thank you kindly, sir (сердечно благодарю вас, сэр),' replied Long John, again saluting (ответил Долговязый Джон, снова отдавая честь).

4. 'I dare you to thank me (еще поблагодарите меня; to dare — бросать вызов)!' cried the squire (вскричал сквайр). 'It is a gross dereliction of my duty (это огромное нарушение моего долга; dereliction — запущенность, заброшенность; преступная халатность, нарушение долга /тж. dereliction of duty/; упущение; gross — большой, крупный; толстый, тучный; грубый; явный, бросающийся в глаза, вопиющий). Stand back (отойдите /от меня/; to stand back — отступать, держаться сзади).'

 

gentle [Gentl] cordial [`kLdIql] escapade [`eskqpeId] prodigious [prq`dIGqs] villain [`vIlqn] prosecute [`prOsIkjHt] dereliction [derI`lIkSn]

 

1. A gentle slope ran up from the beach to the entrance of the cave. At the top, the squire met us. To me he was cordial and kind, saying nothing of my escapade, either in the way of blame or praise. At Silver's polite salute he somewhat flushed.

2. 'John Silver,' he said, 'you're a prodigious villain and impostor — a monstrous impostor, sir. I am told I am not to prosecute you. Well, then, I will not. But the dead men, sir, hang about your neck like millstones.'

3. 'Thank you kindly, sir,' replied Long John, again saluting.

4. 'I dare you to thank me!' cried the squire. 'It is a gross dereliction of my duty. Stand back.'

 

And thereupon we all entered the cave (после этого мы все вошли в пещеру). It was a large, airy place, with a little spring and a pool of clear water, overhung with ferns (это было большое просторное место с небольшим источником и озерком чистой воды, с нависшими над ним папоротниками; pool — лужа, запруда, бассейн; to overhang — нависать, выступать над, выдаваться). The floor was sand (пол был песчаным). Before a big fire lay Captain Smollett (перед большим костром лежал капитан Смоллетт); and in a far corner, only duskily flickered over by the blaze (в дальнем углу, мерцающие тусклым светом), I beheld great heaps of coin and quadrilaterals built of bars of gold (я увидел огромные груды монет и штабеля: «четырехугольники», построенные из слитков золота). That was Flint's treasure that we had come so far to seek (это были сокровища Флинта, ради которых нам пришлось проделать такой долгий /путь/; to seek — искать, стремиться к чему-л.), and that had cost already the lives of seventeen men from the Hispaniola (и которые уже стоили жизни семнадцати матросам с Испаньолы). How many it had cost in the amassing (сколько это стоило при /их/ собирании; to amass — собирать, накапливать), what blood and sorrow, what good ships scuttled on the deep (сколько крови и горя, сколько славных кораблей, потопленных в море; /the/ deep — глубокое место, открытое море, океан), what brave men walking the plank blindfold (сколько храбрых людей, прошедших по доске в открытое море с завязанными глазами), what shot of cannon, what shame and lies and cruelty (сколько пушечных выстрелов, сколько позора, лжи и жестокости), perhaps no man alive could tell (наверное, никто из живущих не смог бы сказать). Yet there were still three upon that island (однако на острове все еще находились трое) — Silver, and old Morgan, and Ben Gunn (Сильвер, старый Морган и Бен Ганн) — who had each taken his share in these crimes (каждый из которых принимал участие в этих преступлениях), as each had hoped in vain to share in the reward (и каждый надеялся тщетно принять участие в награждении = получить свою долю богатства).

 

guadrilateral [kwOdrI`letrql] blindfold [`blaIndfquld] cruelty [`krHqltI] reward [rI`wLd]

 

And thereupon we all entered the cave. It was a large, airy place, with a little spring and a pool of clear water, overhung with ferns. The floor was sand. Before a big fire lay Captain Smollett; and in a far corner, only duskily flickered over by the blaze, I beheld great heaps of coin and quadrilaterals built of bars of gold. That was Flint's treasure that we had come so far to seek, and that had cost already the lives of seventeen men from the Hispaniola. How many it had cost in the amassing, what blood and sorrow, what good ships scuttled on the deep, what brave men walking the plank blindfold, what shot of cannon, what shame and lies and cruelty, perhaps no man alive could tell. Yet there were still three upon that island — Silver, and old Morgan, and Ben Gunn — who had each taken his share in these crimes, as each had hoped in vain to share in the reward.

 

1. 'Come in, Jim (войди, Джим),' said the captain (сказал капитан). 'You're a good boy in your line, Jim (ты по-своему неплохой мальчик, Джим); but I don't think you and me'll go to sea again (но не думаю, что мы с тобой снова выйдем в море). You're too much of the born favourite for me (ты прирожденный любимчик). Is that you, John Silver (это ты, Джон Сильвер)? What brings you here, man (что привело тебя сюда)?'

2. 'Come back to my dooty, sir (вернулся к /исполнению/ своих обязанностей, сэр),' returned Silver (ответил Сильвер).

3. 'Ah (ах)!' said the captain; and that was all he said (сказал капитан, и это было все, что он сказал).

4. What a supper I had of it that night, with all my friends around me (какой /славный/ ужин был у меня в тот вечер, со всеми друзьями вокруг = окруженного всеми своими друзьями); and what a meal it was, with Ben Gunn's salted goat (что за еда это была = какой вкусной мне показалась соленая козлятина Бена Ганна), and some delicacies and a bottle of old wine from the Hispaniola (лакомства и бутылка старинного вина с Испаньолы). Never, I am sure, were people gayer or happier (никогда /еще/, я уверен, не былo людей веселее и счастливее /нас/). And there was Silver, sitting back almost out of the firelight (Сильвер сидел почти вне света от костра = позади всех), but eating heartily, prompt to spring forward when anything was wanted (но ел охотно, проворно кидался вперед, когда что-нибудь требовалось /подать/), even joining quietly in our laughter (даже присоединялся спокойно к нашему смеху = смеялся вместе с нами) — the same bland, polite, obsequious seaman of the voyage out (/был/ тем же ласковым, вежливым, услужливым моряком, /что и/ во время плавания; obsequious — исполнительный).

 

favourite [`feIvqrIt] salted [`sLltId] delicacies [`delIkqsIz] obsequious [qb`sJkwIqs]

 

1. 'Come in, Jim,' said the captain. 'You're a good boy in your line, Jim; but I don't think you and me'll go to sea again. You're too much of the born favourite for me. Is that you, John Silver? What brings you here, man?'

2. 'Come back to my dooty, sir,' returned Silver.

3. 'Ah!' said the captain; and that was all he said.

4. What a supper I had of it that night, with all my friends around me; and what a meal it was, with Ben Gunn's salted goat, and some delicacies and a bottle of old wine from the Hispaniola. Never, I am sure, were people gayer or happier. And there was Silver, sitting back almost out of the firelight, but eating heartily, prompt to spring forward when anything was wanted, even joining quietly in our laughter — the same bland, polite, obsequious seaman of the voyage out.

 

Chapter XXXIV (глава 34)
And Last (и последняя)

THE next morning we fell early to work (на следующее утро мы рано принялись за работу; to fall to — браться, приниматься за), for the transportation of this great mass of gold near a mile by land to the beach (потому что перетаскивать эту огромную кучу золота около мили по суше до берега; transportation — перевозка, транспортировка, перемещение), and thence three miles by boat to the Hispaniola (а оттуда три мили на шлюпке до Испаньолы), was a considerable task for so small a number of workmen (было тяжелой работой для такого небольшого числа работников; considerable — значительный, изрядный; task — задание, урок, задача). The three fellows still abroad upon the island did not greatly trouble us (трое парней = разбойников, все еще бродивших по острову, не сильно тревожили нас; abroad — широко, повсюду; /уст./ вне дома, вне своего жилища); a single sentry on the shoulder of the hill was sufficient to insure us against any sudden onslaught (одного часового, /поставленного/ на склоне холма, было достаточно, чтобы уберечь нас от любого неожиданного нападения; to insure — страховать, беречь, гарантировать; onslaught — бешеная атака, натиск, нападение), and we thought, besides, they had had more than enough of fighting (и мы думали, кроме того, что у них пропала охота сражаться: «у них было более, чем достаточно, сражения»).

Therefore the work was pushed on briskly (поэтому работа продвигалась быстро; briskly — энергично, оживленно; to push — толкать). Gray and Ben Gunn came and went with the boat (Грей и Бен Ганн приплывали и отплывали на лодке /доставляя золото на шхуну/), while the rest during their absences, piled treasure on the beach (пока остальные во время их отсутствия складывали сокровища на берегу; to pile — складывать, сваливать в кучу). Two of the bars, slung in a rope's-end, made a good load for a grown man (два слитка, связанных веревкой и перекинутых через плечо, делали хороший груз для взрослого человека = взрослый мог едва поднять; to sling — подвешивать, вешать через плечо; rope's-end — конец троса) — one that he was glad to walk slowly with (с ней он был рад идти медленно). For my part, as I was not much use at carrying (что касается меня, поскольку от меня было мало пользы в переноске), I was kept busy all day in the cave (меня заняли: «держали занятым» на весь день в пещере), packing the minted money into bread-bags (упаковывать новенькие монеты в мешки из-под сухарей; to mint — чеканить /монету/).

 

considerable [kqn`sId(q)rqbl] sufficient [sq`fISqnt] onslaught [`OnslLt]

 

THE next morning we fell early to work, for the transportation of this great mass of gold near a mile by land to the beach, and thence three miles by boat to the Hispaniola, was a considerable task for so small a number of workmen. The three fellows still abroad upon the island did not greatly trouble us; a single sentry on the shoulder of the hill was sufficient to insure us against any sudden onslaught, and we thought, besides, they had had more than enough of fighting.

Therefore the work was pushed on briskly. Gray and Ben Gunn came and went with the boat, while the rest during their absences, piled treasure on the beach. Two of the bars, slung in a rope's-end, made a good load for a grown man — one that he was glad to walk slowly with. For my part, as I was not much use at carrying, I was kept busy all day in the cave, packing the minted money into bread-bags.

 

It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones hoard for the diversity of coinage (это была странная коллекция, как и в сундуке Билли Бонса /здесь/ было разнообразие чеканок; hoard — скрытые запасы, клад, припрятанное; coinage — чеканка, монетное производство; coin — монета), but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them (но настолько больше и настолько разнообразнее, что, думаю, никогда у меня не было большей радости, чем сортировать их; large — большой, крупный; многочисленный; to vary — разниться; отличаться, различаться, расходиться; варьировать). English, French, Spanish, Portugese (английские, французские, испанские, португальские /монеты/), Georges, and Louises (гинеи и луидоры), doubloons and double guineas (дублоны и двойные гинеи) and moindores and sequins (муидоры /португальская золотая монета — около шести с половиной долларов/ и цехины /итальянская золотая монета — около двух с половиной долларов/), the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years (/монеты с/ изображением всех европейских королей за последние сто лет), strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spider's web (странные восточные монеты, на которых были отчеканены /вещи/, похожие на пучки веревки или на клочки паутины; piece — кусок, часть, штука, монета), round pieces and square pieces (круглые монеты и квадратные), and pieces bored through the middle (и монеты, просверленные посередине), as if to wear them round your neck (словно чтобы носить их вокруг шеи) — nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection (чуть ли не каждый вид монеты в мире, должно быть, думаю, нашел место в той коллекции; variety — разнообразие, сорт, вид); and for number, I am sure they were like autumn leaves (что касается количества, я уверен, они были подобны осенним листьям), so that my back ached with stooping and my fingers with sorting them out (что даже моя спина заболела от наклонов, а мои пальцы — от рассортировывания их).

 

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It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them. English, French, Spanish, Portugese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moindores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spider's web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to wear them round your neck — nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection; and for number, I am sure they were like autumn leaves, so that my back ached with stooping and my fingers with sorting them out.

 

1. Day after day this work went on (день за днем эта работа продолжалась: «шла вперед, дальше»); by every evening a fortune had been stowed aboard (каждый вечер богатство = куча сокровищ складывалась на борту), but there was another fortune waiting for the morrow (но была другая куча, ожидавшая утра); and all this time we heard nothing of the three surviving mutineers (и все это время мы ничего не слышали о трех выживших бунтовщиках; to survive — выжить, остаться в живых; уцелеть).

2. At last — I think it was on the third night (наконец — думаю, это было на третий вечер) — the doctor and I were strolling on the shoulder of the hill (мы с доктором бродили по склону холма) where it overlooks the lowlands of the isle (где он возвышается над низиной острова; to overlook — обозревать; смотреть сверху или поверх чего-л. /на что-л./; возвышаться /над городом, местностью и т. п./), when, from out the thick darkness below (когда из непроглядной темноты снизу), the wind brought us a noise between shrieking and singing (ветер принес к нам шум, /что-то среднее/ между криком и песней). It was only a snatch that reached our ears (лишь обрывок достиг наших ушей), followed by the former silence (за которым последовала прежняя тишина).

3. 'Heaven forgive them (прости их, Господи; heaven — Господь, Небеса),' said the doctor (сказал доктор); ''tis the mutineers (это мятежники; 'tis = it is)!'

 

stowed [stqud] shrieking [`SrJkIN] heaven [`hevn]

 

Day after day this work went on; by every evening a fortune had been stowed aboard, but there was another fortune waiting for the morrow; and all this time we heard nothing of the three surviving mutineers.

At last — I think it was on the third night — the doctor and I were strolling on the shoulder of the hill where it overlooks the lowlands of the isle, when, from out the thick darkness below, the wind brought us a noise between shrieking and singing. It was only a snatch that reached our ears, followed by the former silence.

3. 'Heaven forgive them,' said the doctor; ''tis the mutineers!'

 

1. 'All drunk, sir (все пьяны, сэр),' struck in the voice of Silver from behind us (вмешался = раздался голос Сильвера позади нас). Silver, I should say, was allowed his entire liberty (Сильверу, следует сказать, предоставлялась полная свобода), and, in spite of daily rebuffs (и, несмотря на ежедневный отпор = нашу холодность), seemed to regard himself once more as quite a privileged and friendly dependant (казалось, он снова считал себя вполне привилегированным и дружелюбным слугой; dependant — вассал, нахлебник; to depend — зависеть от, находиться на иждивении). Indeed, it was remarkable how well he bore these slights (действительно, удивительно, как он переносил = не замечал эти проявления презрения; slight — пренебрежение, проявление пренебрежительного равнодушия), and with what unwearying politeness he kept on trying to ingratiate himself with all (и с какой неутомимой вежливостью он продолжал стараться снискать себе всеобщее расположение). Yet, I think, none treated him better than a dog (тем не менее, думаю, никто не обращался с ним лучше, чем с собакой); unless it was Ben Gunn, who was still terribly afraid of his old quartermaster (за исключением Бена Ганна, который по-прежнему ужасно боялся своего старого квартирмейстера), or myself, who had really something to thank him for (и меня, у которого действительно было за что благодарить его); although for that matter, I suppose (хотя в этом отношении, полагаю), I had reason to think even worse of him than anybody else (у меня была причина думать о нем даже хуже, чем у кого бы то ни было еще), for I had seen him meditating a fresh treachery upon the plateau (потому что я видел, как он замышлял свежее = очередное предательство на плоскогорье; to meditate — обдумывать, взвешивать; размышлять; планировать, затевать; созерцать; медитировать). Accordingly, it was pretty gruffly that the doctor answered him (поэтому доктор ответил ему весьма резко; gruffly — грубо, резко, угрюмо).

2. 'Drunk or raving (пьяны или бредят),' said he.

 

liberty [`lIbqtI] privileged [`prIvIlIG] unwearying [An`wIqrIN] politeness [pq`laItnIs] ingratiate [In`greISIqIt] treachery [`tretSqrI]

 

1. 'All drunk, sir,' struck in the voice of Silver from behind us. Silver, I should say, was allowed his entire liberty, and, in spite of daily rebuffs, seemed to regard himself once more as quite a privileged and friendly dependant. Indeed, it was remarkable how well he bore these slights, and with what unwearying politeness he kept on trying to ingratiate himself with all. Yet, I think, none treated him better than a dog; unless it was Ben Gunn, who was still terribly afraid of his old quartermaster, or myself, who had really something to thank him for; although for that matter, I suppose, I had reason to think even worse of him than anybody else, for I had seen him meditating a fresh treachery upon the plateau. Accordingly, it was pretty gruffly that the doctor answered him.

2. 'Drunk or raving,' said he.

 

1. 'Right you were, sir (правильно, сэр),' replied Silver (ответил Сильвер); 'and precious little odds which, to you and me (и весьма мало разницы, что с ними, для нас с вами).'

2. 'I suppose you would hardly ask me to call you a humane man (полагаю, вы едва ли попросили бы меня назвать вас гуманным = не претендуете на звание сердечного человека),' returned the doctor, with a sneer (ответил доктор с насмешкой), 'and so my feelings may surprise you, Master Silver (так что мои чувства могут удивить вас, капитан Сильвер). But if I were sure they were raving (но если бы я был уверен, что они бредят) — as I am morally certain one, at least, of them is down with fever (а я, в сущности, уверен, что один из них, по крайней мере, лежит в лихорадке) — I should leave this camp, and, at whatever risk to my own carcase (я бы покинул этот лагерь и, каким бы ни был риск моему собственному каркасу /телу/ = даже рискуя жизнью), take them the assistance of my skill (оказал бы им врачебную помощь; skill — искусство, умение, ловкость, навык).'

3. 'Ask your pardon, sir, you would be very wrong (прошу прощения, сэр, вы были бы очень неправы),' quoth Silver (промолвил Сильвер; quoth — сказал, промолвил /уст./). 'You would lose your precious life, and you may lay to that (вы бы /только/ потеряли свою драгоценную жизнь, уж это точно). I'm on your side now, hand and glove (я теперь на вашей стороне, всей душой: «рука и перчатка»; hand and glove — очень близко, в тесной связи); and I shouldn't wish for to see the party weakened, let alone yourself (и я не хотел бы видеть, как отряд ослабеет, не говоря уж о вас = а особенно было бы жалко вас; let alone — не говоря, не считая), seeing as I know what I owes you (особенно же учитывая, чем я обязан вам). But these men down there, they couldn't keep their word (но эти люди внизу, они не смогли бы сдержать свое слово) — no, not supposing they wished to (нет, даже если предположить, чтобы они хотели этого; to suppose — предполагать, допускать, думать); and what's more, they couldn't believe as you could (и, более того, они не смогли бы поверить, что вы смогли бы /держать слово/).'

 

precious [`preSqs] humane [hju`meIn] carcase [`kRkqs] quoth [kwquT]

 

1. 'Right you were, sir,' replied Silver; 'and precious little odds which, to you and me.'

2. 'I suppose you would hardly ask me to call you a humane man,' returned the doctor, with a sneer, 'and so my feelings may surprise you, Master Silver. But if I were sure they were raving — as I am morally certain one, at least, of them is down with fever — I should leave this camp, and, at whatever risk to my own carcase, take them the assistance of my skill.'

3. 'Ask your pardon, sir, you would be very wrong,' quoth Silver. 'You would lose your precious life, and you may lay to that. I'm on your side now, hand and glove; and I shouldn't wish for to see the party weakened, let alone yourself, seeing as I know what I owes you. But these men down there, they couldn't keep their word — no, not supposing they wished to; and what's more, they couldn't believe as you could.'

 

1. 'No,' said the doctor (сказал доктор). 'You're the man to keep your word, we know that (/зато/ вы человек /чтобы держать/ слова, мы это знаем).'

2. Well, that was about the last news we had of the three pirates (это, пожалуй, последние новости, которые мы имели о трех пиратах = больше мы ничего о них не знаем). Only once we heard a gunshot a great way off (только однажды мы услышали ружейный выстрел вдалеке), and supposed them to be hunting (и решили, что они охотятся). A council was held, and it was decided that we must desert them on the island (было проведено совещание, и было решено, что мы должны оставить их на острове) — to the huge glee, I must say, of Ben Gunn (должен сказать, к огромной радости Бена Ганна; glee — веселье, ликование), and with the strong approval of Gray (и с сильным одобрением Грея). We left a good stock of powder and shot (мы оставили /им/ большой запас пороха и пуль; stock — запасы, ассортимент, сырье), the bulk of the salt goat, a few medicines (груду соленой козлятины, немного лекарств; bulk — груда, масса, большое количество), and some other necessaries, tools, clothing, a spare sail (и некоторые другие необходимые вещи, инструменты, одежду, запасной парус), a fathom or two of rope, and, by the particular desire of the doctor, a handsome present of tobacco (пару саженей веревки и, по особому желанию доктора, значительную порцию табака; present — подарок).

3. That was about our last doing on the island (это были, пожалуй, наши последние действия на острове). Before that, we had got the treasure stowed (перед этим мы погрузили сокровища), and had shipped enough water and the remainder of the goat meat, in case of any distress (и погрузили достаточно воды и остатков козлятины на всякий случай; to ship — грузить /на судно/, перевозить; distress — нужда, горе, бедственное положение); and at last, one fine morning, we weighed anchor (наконец, в одно прекрасное утро, мы подняли якорь), which was about all that we could manage (что было, пожалуй, всем, что мы могли сделать; to manage — управлять, владеть; суметь, справиться), and stood out of North Inlet (и вышли из Северной бухты; to stand out — удаляться от берега, отходить), the same colours flying that the captain had flown and fought under at the palisade (/над нами/ развевался тот же самый флаг, под которым капитан /и все мы/ сражались /защищая/ крепость).

 

desert [`dezqt] huge [hjHG] approval [q`prHvl] particular [pq`tIkjulq] weighed [weId]

 

1. 'No,' said the doctor. 'You're the man to keep your word, we know that.'

Well, that was about the last news we had of the three pirates. Only once we heard a gunshot a great way off, and supposed them to be hunting. A council was held, and it was decided that we must desert them on the island — to the huge glee, I must say, of Ben Gunn, and with the strong approval of Gray. We left a good stock of powder and shot, the bulk of the salt goat, a few medicines, and some other necessaries, tools, clothing, a spare sail, a fathom or two of rope, and, by the particular desire of the doctor, a handsome present of tobacco.

That was about our last doing on the island. Before that, we had got the treasure stowed, and had shipped enough water and the remainder of the goat meat, in case of any distress; and at last, one fine morning, we weighed anchor, which was about all that we could manage, and stood out of North Inlet, the same colours flying that the captain had flown and fought under at the palisade.

 

1. The three fellows must have been watching us closer than we thought for (трое парней = разбойников, должно быть, следили за нами гораздо внимательнее, чем мы думали), as we soon had proved (как мы вскоре убедились; to prove — доказывать, удостоверять, подтверждать). For, coming through the narrows, we had to lie very near the southern point (потому что, проходя через узкий пролив, нам пришлось держаться очень близко к южной оконечности /острова/), and there we saw all three of them kneeling together on a spit of sand (и там мы увидели всех троих, стоявших вместе на коленях на песчаной косе), with their arms raised in supplication (с поднятыми в мольбе руками). It went to all our hearts, I think, to leave them in that wretched state (всем нам было тяжело: «это вошло в наши сердца», думаю, оставлять их в этом жалком положении; wretched — несчастный, жалкий, обездоленный; state — состояние, положение); but we could not risk another mutiny (но мы не могли рисковать /поднятием/ нового мятежа); and to take them home for the gibbet would have been a cruel sort of kindness (и доставить их домой для виселицы было бы жестоким видом доброты). The doctor hailed them and told them of the stores we had left (доктор окликнул их и рассказал о припасах, которые мы оставили), and where they were to find them (и где они могут их найти). But they continued to call us by name (но они продолжали называть нас по именам), and appeal to us, for God's sake, to be merciful (и взывали к нам, /умоляли/ ради Бога, быть милосердными), and not leave them to die in such a place (и не оставлять их умирать в таком месте).

2. At last, seeing the ship still bore on her course (наконец, видя, что корабль по-прежнему идет своим курсом; to bear on — двигаться в заданном направлении), and was now swiftly drawing out of earshot (и теперь стремительно уносится от них; to draw out — вытаскивать; уходить вперед /от соперника/; earshot — предел слышимости, близкое расстояние), one of them — I know not which it was (один из них — не знаю, который) — leapt to his feet with a hoarse cry (вскочил на ноги с хриплым криком), whipped his musket to his shoulder (резко поднял к плечу мушкет; to whip — хлестать, действовать быстро), and sent a shot whistling over Silver's head and through the mainsail (и выпустил пулю, просвистевшую над головой Сильвера и /пролетевшую/ через = продырявившую грот).

 

supplication [sAplI`keISn] wretched [`retSId] gibbet [`GIbIt] earshot [`IqSOt]

 

1. The three fellows must have been watching us closer than we thought for, as we soon had proved. For, coming through the narrows, we had to lie very near the southern point, and there we saw all three of them kneeling together on a spit of sand, with their arms raised in supplication. It went to all our hearts, I think, to leave them in that wretched state; but we could not risk another mutiny; and to take them home for the gibbet would have been a cruel sort of kindness. The doctor hailed them and told them of the stores we had left, and where they were to find them. But they continued to call us by name, and appeal to us, for God's sake, to be merciful, and not leave them to die in such a place.

2. At last, seeing the ship still bore on her course, and was now swiftly drawing out of earshot, one of them — I know not which it was — leapt to his feet with a hoarse cry, whipped his musket to his shoulder, and sent a shot whistling over Silver's head and through the mainsail.

 

1. After that, we kept under cover of the bulwarks (после этого мы спрятались за фальшбортом), and when next I looked out they had disappeared from the spit (и когда я потом выглянул, они исчезли с косы), and the spit itself had almost melted out of sight in the growing distance (и сама коса почти исчезла из поля зрения на возрастающем расстоянии; to melt — таять, плавиться; исчезать). That was, at least, the end of that (это было, наконец, концом /всего/ этого); and before noon, to my inexpressible joy (а до полудня, к моей невыразимой радости; to express — выражать), the highest rock of Treasure Island had sunk into the blue round of sea (самая высокая гора Острова Сокровищ исчезла за голубым горизонтом моря; to sink — опускаться, падать, тонуть, погружаться; round — круг, очертание, сфера).

2. We were so short of men, that everyone on board had to bear a hand (у нас было так мало людей, что каждому на


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