暗黑小说

PART VI Captain Silver02（第1页）

sohepatteredon，standingonthehilltopwithhiscrutc混derhiselbowandonehanduponthesideofthelog-house—quitetheoldjohninvoice，manner，andexpression。

"wevequiteasurpriseforyoutoo，sir，"hecontinued。"wevealittlestrangerhere—he!he!anooboarderandlodger，sir，andlookingfitandtautasafiddle;sleplikeasupercargo，hedid，rightalongsideofjohn—stemtostemwewas，allnight。"

dr。liveseywasbythistimeacrossthestockadeandprettynearthecook，andicouldhearthealterationinhisvoiceashesaid，"not激m?"

"theverysame激maseverwas，"sayssilver。

thedoctorstoppedoutright，althoughhedidnotspeak，anditwassomesecondsbeforeheseemedabletoveon。

"well，well，"hesaidatlast，"dutyfirstandpleasureafterwards，asyoumighthavesaidyourself，silver。letusoverhaulthesepatientsofyours。"

amentafterwardshehadenteredtheblockhouseandwithonegrimnodtomeproceededwithhisworkangthesick。heseemedundernoapprehension，thoughhemusthaveknownthathislife，angthesetreacherousdens，dependedonahair;andherattledontohispatientsasifhewerepayinganordinaryprofessionalvisitinaquietenglishfamily。hismanner，isuppose，reactedonthemen，urred，asifhewerestillshipsdoctorandtheystillfaithfulhandsbeforethemast。

"youredoingwell，myfriend，"hesaidtothefellowwiththebandagedhead，"andifeveranypersonhadacloseshave，itwasyou;yourheadmustbeashardasiron。well，george，howgoesit?youreaprettycolour，certainly;why，yourliver，man，isupsidedown。didyoutakethatmedicine?didhetakethatmedicine，men?"

"aye，aye，sir，hetookit，sureenough，"returnedrgan。

"because，yousee，sinceiammutineersdoctor，orprisondoctorasiprefertocallit，"saysdoctorliveseyinhispleasantestway，"eorge（godblesshim!）andthegallows。"

therogueslookedateachotherbutswallowedthehome-thrustinsilence。

"dickdontfeelwell，sir，"saidone。

"donthe?"repliedthedoctor。"well，stepuphere，dick，andletmeseeyourtongue。no，ishouldbesurprisedifhedid!themanstongueisfittofrightenthefrench。anotherfever。"

"ah，there，"saidrgan，"thatedofspilingbibles。"

"thates—asyoucallit—ofbeingarrantasses，"retortedthedoctor，"andnothavingsenseenoughtoknowhonestairfrompoison，andthedrylandfromavile，pestiferousslough。ithinkitstprobable—thoughofcourseitsonlyanopinion—thatyoullallhavethedeucetopaybeforeyougetthatmalariaoutofyoursystems。campinabog，wouldyou?silver，imsurprisedatyou。yourelessofafoolthanmany，takeyouallround;butyoudontappeartometohavetherudimentsofanotionoftherulesofhealth。

"well，"headdedafterhehaddosedthemroundandtheyhadtakenhisprescriptions，withreallylaughablehumility，relikecharityschoolchildrenthanbloodguiltymutineersandpirates—"well，thatsdonefortoday。andnowishouldwishtohaveatalkwiththatboy，please。"

andhenoddedhisheadinmydirectioncarelessly。

georgemerrywasatthedoor，spitandsp露tteringoversomebad-tastedmedicine;butatthefirstwordofthedoctorsproposalheswungroundwithadeepf露shandcried"no!"andswore。

silverstruckthebarrelwithhisopenhand。

"si-lence!"heroaredandlookedabouthimpositivelylikealion。"doctor，"hewentoninhisusualtones，"iwasa-thinkingofthat，knowingashowyouhadafancyfortheboy。wereallhumblygratefulforyourkindness，andasyousee，putsfaithinyouandtakesthedrugsdownlikethatmuchgrog。anditakeitivefoundawayasllsuitall。hawkins，entleman—entlemanyouare，althoughpoorborn—yourwordofhonournottoslipyourcable?"

ireadilygavethepledgerequired。

"then，doctor，"saidsilver，"youjuststepoutsideothatstockade，andonceyourethereillbringtheboydownontheinside，andireckonyoucanyarnthroughthespars。gooddaytoyou，sir，andallourdootiestothesquireandcapnsllett。"

theexplosionofdisapproval，whichnothingbutsilversblacklookshadrestrained，brokeoutimmediatelythedoctorhadleftthehouse。usedofplayingdouble—oftryingtomakeaseparatepeaceforhimself，omplicesandvictims，and，inoneword，oftheidentical，exactthingthathewasdoing。itseemedtomesoobvious，inthiscase，thaticouldnotimaginehowhewastoturntheiranger。buthewastwicethemantherestwere，andhislastnightsvictoryhadgivenhimahugepreponderanceontheirminds。hecalledthemallthefoolsanddoltsyoucanimagine，saiditwasnecessaryishouldtalktothedoctor，f露tteredthechartintheirfaces，askedthemiftheycouldaffordtobreakthetreatytheverydaytheywerebounda-treasure-混。

"no，byt混der!"hecried。"itsusmustbreakthetreatywhenthetimees;andtillthenillgamnthatdoctor，ifihavetoilehisbootswithbrandy。"

andthenhebadethemgetthefirelit，andstalkedoutuponhiscrutch，withhishandonmyshoulder，leavingtheminadisarray，andsilencedbyhisvo露bilityratherthanconvinced。

"slow，lad，slow，"hesaid。"theymightrounduponusinatwinkleofaneyeifwewasseentohurry。"