First ship that ever I lost,' said Captain Smollett.

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]