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.

 

1. 'There (вот)!' he cried, 'that's what I think of ye (вот что я о вас думаю; ye = you). Before an hour's out, I'll stove in your old block-house like a rum puncheon (прежде чем пройдет час, я разобью ваш старый сруб, как бочку рому). Laugh, by thunder, laugh (смейтесь, черт побери, смейтесь)! Before an hour's out, ye'll laugh upon the other side (меньше чем через час вы будете смеяться по-другому: «с другой стороны»). Them that die'll be the lucky ones (те, что умрут, будут счастливчиками = живые позавидуют мертвым).'

2. And with a dreadful oath he stumbled off (и с ужасным ругательством он заковылял прочь; to stumble — оступаться, идти, запинаясь), ploughed down the sand (вспахивая песок; to plough — пахать, прокладывать борозду, рассекать), was helped across the stockade (ему помог /перебраться/ через частокол), after four or five failures (после четырех-пяти неудачных попыток), by the man with the flag of truce (человек с белым флагом), and disappeared in an instant afterwards among the trees (и они исчезли минуту спустя среди деревьев).

 

puncheon [`pAntSqn] ploughed [plaud] failures [`feIljqz] disappeared [dIsq`pIqd]

 

1. 'There!' he cried, 'that's what I think of ye. Before an hour's out, I'll stove in your old block-house like a rum puncheon. Laugh, by thunder, laugh! Before an hour's out, ye'll laugh upon the other side. Them that die'll be the lucky ones.'

2. And with a dreadful oath he stumbled off, ploughed down the sand, was helped across the stockade, after four or five failures, by the man with the flag of truce, and disappeared in an instant afterwards among the trees.

 

 

Chapter XXI (глава 21)
The Attack (атака)

AS soon as Silver disappeared (как только Сильвер скрылся), the captain, who had been closely watching him (капитан, который внимательно наблюдал за ним), turned towards the interior of the house (повернулся к внутренней части дома), and found not a man of us at his post but Gray (и обнаружил, что на своем посту стоит только Грей: «не нашел никого из нас на своем посту, кроме Грея»). It was the first time we had ever seen him angry (это было первый раз, /когда/ мы видели, как он сердится).

'Quarters (по местам; quarters — помещение, пост; места по боевому расписанию)!' he roared (он проревел). And then, as we all slunk back to our places (потом, когда мы заняли свои места; to slink — красться, идти крадучись), 'Gray (Грей),' he said, 'I'll put your name in the log (я занесу твое имя в судовой журнал); you've stood by your duty like a seaman (ты выполнял свой долг, как /подобает/ моряку). Mr. Trelawney, I'm surprised at you, sir (мистер Трелони, я вам удивляюсь, сэр). Doctor, I thought you had worn the king's coat (доктор, я думал, вы носили военный мундир; to wear)! If that was how you served at Fontenoy, sir (если так вот вы служили при Фонтенуа), you'd have been better in your berth (вам лучше было оставаться в своей койке).'

The doctor's watch were all back at their loopholes (вахта доктора была у бойниц), the rest were busy loading the spare muskets (остальные занимались зарядкой свободных мушкетов; spare — дополнительный, резервный, лишний), and every one with a red face, you may be certain (и каждый с красным лицом = мы все покраснели, конечно), and a flea in his ear, as the saying is (нам устроили разнос, как говорится; flea in one’s ear — резкое замечание, разнос, отпор: «блоха в ухе»; saying — поговорка, присловье).

 

interior [In`tIqrIq] quarters [`kwLtqz] busy [`bIzI]

 

AS soon as Silver disappeared, the captain, who had been closely watching him, turned towards the interior of the house, and found not a man of us at his post but Gray. It was the first time we had ever seen him angry.

'Quarters!' he roared. And then, as we all slunk back to our places, 'Gray,' he said, 'I'll put your name in the log; you've stood by your duty like a seaman. Mr. Trelawney, I'm surprised at you, sir. Doctor, I thought you had worn the king's coat! If that was how you served at Fontenoy, sir, you'd have been better in your berth.'