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After reloading, we walked down the outside of the palisade to see the fallen enemy. He was stone dead — shot through the heart.
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- Well, it aint much use, after all,' said the young seaman.
- Dick's square,' said Silver.
- Why, we're all seamen aboard here, I should think,' said the lad Dick.
- Terrified as I was, I could not help thinking to myself that this must have been how Mr. Arrow got the strong waters that destroyed him.
- The anchorage is on the south, behind an islet, I fancy?' asked the captain.
- 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.
1. We began to rejoice over our good success (мы начали радоваться нашему успеху), when just at that moment a pistol cracked in the bush (когда прямо в тот же миг в кустах щелкнул пистолет), a ball whistled close past my ear (пуля просвистела рядом с моим ухом), and poor Tom Redruth stumbled and fell his length on the ground (и бедный Том Редрут пошатнулся и упал во весь свой рост на землю; to stumble — споткнуться, оступиться). Both the squire and I returned the shot (оба я и сквайр = мы со сквайром ответили на выстрел = выстрелили в ответ в кусты); but as we had nothing to aim at (но так как нам не во что было целиться), it is probable we only wasted powder (возможно, мы только зря истратили порох). Then we reloaded, and turned our attention to poor Tom (затем мы перезарядили /ружья/ и обратили внимание на бедного Тома).
2. The captain and Gray were already examining him (капитан и Грей уже осматривали его); and I saw with half an eye that all was over (а я увидел половиной глаза = только взглянул на него /и понял/, что все кончено).
3. I believe the readiness of our return volley had scattered the mutineers once more (полагаю, что быстрота нашего ответного залпа вновь рассеяла мятежников; readiness — готовность, охота, живость), for we were suffered without further molestation (так как мы без дальнейших нападений; to suffer — страдать, терпеть, выносить; molestation — приставание; нападение; to molest — приставать; досаждать) to get the poor old gamekeeper hoisted over the stockade (/смогли/ перетащить бедного старого егеря через частокол; to hoist — поднимать), and carried, groaning and bleeding, into the log-house (и внесли /его/, стонущего и истекающего кровью, в сруб).
rejoice [rI`GOIs] readiness [`redInIs] suffered [`sAfqd] molestation [mOle`steISn] molest [mq`lest]
We began to rejoice over our good success, when just at that moment a pistol cracked in the bush, a ball whistled close past my ear, and poor Tom Redruth stumbled and fell his length on the ground. Both the squire and I returned the shot; but as we had nothing to aim at, it is probable we only wasted powder. Then we reloaded, and turned our attention to poor Tom.
The captain and Gray were already examining him; and I saw with half an eye that all was over.
I believe the readiness of our return volley had scattered the mutineers once more, for we were suffered without further molestation to get the poor old gamekeeper hoisted over the stockade, and carried, groaning and bleeding, into the log-house.
1. Poor old fellow, he had not uttered one word of surprise (бедный старый товарищ, он не произнес ни слова удивления), complaint, fear, or even acquiescence (недовольства, страха, ни даже согласия = не ворчал; acquiescence — уступка, согласие), from the very beginning of our troubles till now (с самого начала наших неприятностей до теперешнего /дня/), when we had laid him down in the log-house to die (когда мы уложили его в срубе умирать). He had lain like a Trojan behind his mattress in the gallery (он лежал /геройски/, словно троянец, за матрацем в проходе /на корабле/; to lie — лежать, располагаться); he had followed every order silently, doggedly, and well (он выполнял любое приказание молчаливо, упорно и хорошо); he was the oldest of our party by a score of years (он был самым старшим в нашей команде = был старше всех лет на двадцать; score — зарубка; счет; два десятка); and now, sullen, old, serviceable servant, it was he that was to die (и теперь этот угрюмый старый верный слуга должен был умереть; serviceable — полезный, прочный; услужливый).
2. The squire dropped down beside him on his knees and kissed his hand, crying like a child (сквайр упал возле него на колени и поцеловал его руку, плача, словно ребенок).
3. 'Be I going, doctor (я умираю, доктор)?' he asked.
4. 'Tom, my man (Том, мой друг),' said I, 'you're going home (ты уходишь на покой; to go home — идти домой, умереть, отправиться к праотцам).'
сomplaint [kqm`pleInt] acquiescence [xkwI`esns] sullen [`sAlqn] knee [nJ]
Poor old fellow, he had not uttered one word of surprise, complaint, fear, or even acquiescence, from the very beginning of our troubles till now, when we had laid him down in the log-house to die. He had lain like a Trojan behind his mattress in the gallery; he had followed every order silently, doggedly, and well; he was the oldest of our party by a score of years; and now, sullen, old, serviceable servant, it was he that was to die.
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