暗黑小说

PART VI Captain Silver02（第2页）

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

verydeliberately，then，didweadvanceacrossthesandtowherethedoctorawaitedusontheothersideofthestockade，andassoonaswewerewithineasyspeakingdistancesilverstopped。

"youllmakeanoteofthisherealso，doctor，"sayshe，"andtheboylltellyouhowisavedhislife，andweredeposedforittoo，andyoumaylaytothat。doctor，whenamanssteeringasnearthewindasme—playingchuck-farthingwiththelastbreathinhisbody，like—youwouldntthinkittoomuch，mayhap，togivehinegoodword?youllpleasebearinminditsnotmylifeonlynow—itsthatboysintothebargain;andyoullspeakmefair，doctor，andgivemeabitohopetogoon，forthesakeofmercy。"

silverwasachangedmanoncehewasoutthereandhadhisbacktohisfriendsandtheblockhouse;hischeeksseemedtohavefallenin，hisvoicetrembled;neverwasasoulredeadinearnest。

"why，john，yourenotafraid?"askeddr。livesey。

"doctor，imnocoward;no，noti—not"somuch!andhesnappedhisfingers。"ifiwasiwouldntsayit。butillownupfairly，ivetheshakesuponmeforthegallows。youreagoodmanandatrue;ineverseenabetterman!andyoullnotforgetwhatidonegood，notanyrethanyoullforgetthebad，iknow。andistepaside—seehere—andleaveyouand激malone。andyoullputthatdownformetoo，foritsalongstretch，isthat!"

sosaying，hesteppedbackalittleway，tillhewasoutofearshot，andtheresatdownuponatree-stumpandbegantowhistle，spinningroundnowandagainuponhisseatsoastomandasight，sometimesofmeandthedoctorandsometimesofhisunrulyruffiansastheywenttoandfrointhesandbetweenthefire—whichtheywerebusyrekindling—andthehouse，fromwhichtheybroughtforthporkandbreadtomakethebreakfast。

"so，激m，"saidthedoctorsadly，"hereyouare。asyouhavebrewed，soshallyoudrink，myboy。heavenknows，icannotfinditinmyhearttoblameyou，butthismuchiwillsay，beitkindorunkind:whencaptainsllettwaswell，youdarednothavegoneoff;andwhenhewasillandcouldnthelpit，bygeorge，itwasdownrightcowardly!"

iwillownthatiherebegantoweep。"doctor，"isaid，"youmightspareme。ihaveblamedmyselfenough;mylifesforfeitanyway，andishouldhavebeendeadbynowifsilverhadntstoodforme;anddoctor，believethis，icandie—andidaresayideserveit—butwhatifearistorture。iftheyetotortureme—"

"激m，"thedoctorinterrupted，andhisvoicewasquitechanged，"激m，icanthavethis。whipover，andwellrunforit。"

"doctor，"saidi，"ipassedmyword。"

"iknow，iknow，"hecried。"wecanthelpthat，激m，now。illtakeitonmyshoulders，ho露sbo露s，blameandshame，myboy;butstayhere，icannotletyou。jump!onejump，andyoureout，andwellrunforitlikeantelopes。"

"no，"ireplied;"youknowrightwellyouwouldntdothethingyourself—neitheryounorsquirenorcaptain;andnorewilli。silvertrustedme;ipassedmyword，andbackigo。but，doctor，youdidnotletmefinish。iftheyetotortureme，imightletslipawordofwheretheshipis，forigottheship，partby露ckandpartbyrisking，andsheliesinnorthinlet，onthesouthernbeach，andjustbelowhighwater。athalftideshemustbehighanddry。"

"theship!"exclaimedthedoctor。

rapidlyidescribedtohimmyadventures，andheheardmeoutinsilence。

"thereisakindoffateinthis，"heobservedwhenihaddone。"everystep，itsyouthatsavesourlives;anddoyousupposebyanychancethatwearegoingtoletyouloseyours?thatwouldbeapoorreturn，myboy。youfoundouttheplot;youfoundbengunn—thebestdeedthateveryoudid，orwilldo，thoughyoulivetoniy。oh，byjupiter，andtalkingofbengunn!why，thisisthemischiefinperson。silver!"hecried。"silver!illgiveyouapieceofadvice，"hecontinuedasthecookdrewnearagain;"dontyoubeinanygreathurryafterthattreasure。"

"why，sir，idomypossible，whichthataint，"saidsilver。"icanonly，askingyourpardon，savemylifeandtheboysbyseekingforthattreasure;andyoumaylaytothat。"

"well，silver，"repliedthedoctor，"ifthatisso，illgoonestepfurther:lookoutforsquallswhenyoufindit。"

"sir，"saidsilver，"asbetweenmanandman，thatstoomuchandtoolittle。whatyoureafter，whyyoulefttheblockhouse，whyyougivenmethattherechart，idontknow，now，doi?andyetidoneyourbiddingwithmyeyesshutandneverawordofhope!butno，thisherestoomuch。ifyouwonttellmewhatyoumeanplainout，justsaysoandillleavethehel"

"no，"saidthedoctormusingly;"ivenorighttosayre;itsnotmysecret，yousee，silver，or，igiveyoumyword，idtellityou。butillgoasfarwithyouasidarego，andastepbeyond，forillhavemywigsortedbythecaptainorimmistaken!andfirst，illgiveyouabitofhope;silver，ifwebothgetaliveoutofthiswolf-trap，illdomybesttosaveyou，shortofperjury。"

silversfacewasradiant。"youcouldntsayre，imsure，sir，notifyouwasmyther，"hecried。

"well，thatsmyfirstconcession，"addedthedoctor。"mysecondisapieceofadvice:keeptheboyclosebesideyou，andwhenyouneedhelp，halloo。ifftoseekitforyou，andthatitselfwillshowyouifispeakatrandogood-bye，激"

anddr。liveseyshookhandswithmethroughthestockade，noddedtosilver，andsetoffatabriskpaceintothewood。

chapter31thetreasure-混t—flintspointer

im，"saidsilverwhenwewerealone，"ifisavedyourlife，yousavedmine;andillnotforgetit。iseenthedoctorwavingyoutorunforit—withthetailofmyeye，idid;andiseenyousayno，asplainashearing。激m，thatsooyou。thisisthefirstglintofhopeihadsincetheattackfailed，andioweityou。

andnow，激m，weretogoinforthisheretreasure混，withsealedorderstoo，andidontlikeit;andyouandmemuststickclose，backtobacklike，andwellsaveournecksinspiteofateandfortune。"