暗黑小说

PART II The Sea-cook02（第6页）

"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。