"onerecheerforcapnsllett,"criedlongjohnwhenthefirsthadsubsided。
andthisalsowasgivenwithawill。
onthetopofthatthethreegentlemenwentbelow,andnotlongafter,wordwassentforwardthat激mhawkinswaswantedinthecabin。
ifoundthemallthreeseatedroundthetable,abottleofspanishwineandsomeraisinsbeforethem,andthedoctorskingaway,withhiswigonhislap,andthat,iknew,wasasignthathewasagitated。thesternwindowwasopen,foritwasawarmnight,andyoucouldseetheonshiningbehindontheshipswake。
"now,hawkins,"saidthesquire,"youhavesomethingtosay。speakup。"
ididasiwasbid,andasshortasicouldmakeit,toldthewholedetailsofsilversconversation。nobodyinterruptedmetilliwasdone,nordidanyoneofthethreeofthemmakesomuchasavement,buttheykepttheireyesuponmyfacefromfirsttolast。
"激m,"saiddr。livesey,"takeaseat。"
andtheymademesitdownattablebesidethem,pouredmeoutaglassofwine,filledmyhandswithraisins,andallthree,oneaftertheother,andeachwithabow,drankmygoodhealth,andtheirservicetome,formy露ckandcourage。
"now,captain,"saidthesquire,"youwereright,andiwaswrong。iownmyselfanass,andiawaityourorders。"
"noreanassthani,sir,"returnedthecaptain。"ineverheardofacrewthatmeanttomutinybutwhatshowedsignsbefore,ording。butthiscrew,"headded,"beatsme。"
"captain,"saidthedoctor,"withyourpermission,thatssilver。averyremarkableman。"
"hedlookremarkablywellfromayard-arm,sir,"returnedthecaptain。"butthisistalk;thisdontleadtoanything。iseethreeorfourpoints,andwithmr。trelawneyspermission,illnamethe"
"you,sir,arethecaptain。itisforyoutospeak,"saysmr。trelawneygrandly。
"firstpoint,"beganmr。sllett。"wemustgoon,becausewecantturnback。ifigavethewordtogoabout,theywouldriseatonce。secondpoint,wehavetimebeforeus—atleastuntilthistreasuresfound。thirdpoint,therearefaithfulhands。now,sir,itsgottoetoblowssoonerorlater,andwhatiproposeistotaketimebytheforelock,asthesayingis,andetoblowssomefinedaywhentheyleastexpectit。wecancount,itakeit,onyourownhomeservants,mr。trelawney?"
"asuponmyself,"declaredthesquire。
"three,"reckonedthecaptain;"ourselvesmakeseven,counhawkinshere。now,aboutthehonesthands?"
"stlikelytrelawneysownmen,"saidthedoctor;"thosehehadpickedupforhimselfbeforehelitonsilver。"
"nay,"repliedthesquire。"handswasoneofmine。"
"ididthinkicouldhavetrustedhands,"addedthecaptain。
"andtothinkthattheyreallenglishmen!"brokeoutthesquire。"sir,icouldfinditinmyhearttoblowtheshipup。"
"well,gentlemen,"saidthecaptain,"thebestthaticansayisnotmuch。wemustlayto,ifyouplease,andkeepabrightlookout。itstryingonaman,iknow。itwouldbepleasantertoetoblows。buttheresnohelpforittillweknowourmen。layto,andwhistleforawind,thatsmyview。"
"激mhere,"saidthedoctor,"canhelpusrethananyone。themenarenotshywithhim,and激misanoticinglad。"
"hawkins,iputprodigiousfaithinyou,"addedthesquire。
ibegantofeelprettydesperateatthis,forifeltaltogetherhelpless;andyet,byanoddtrainofcircumstances,itwasindeedthroughmethatsafetycame。inthemeantime,talkaswepleased,therewereonlysevenoutofthetwenty-sixonwhomweknewwecouldrely;andoutofthesesevenonewasaboy,sothatthegrownmenonoursideweresixtotheirnieen。