暗黑小说

PART VI Captain Silver03（第1页）

"aye，aye，"saidsilver;"likeenough;youwouldntlooktofindabishophere，ireckon。butwhatsortofawayisthatforbonestolie?taintinnatur。"

indeed，onasecondglance，itseemedimpossibletofancythatthebodywasinanaturalposition。butforsomedisarray（thework，perhaps，ofthebirdsthathadfeduponhiroftheslow-growingcreeperthathadgraduallyenvelopedhisremains）themanlayperfectlystraight—hisfeetpoininonedirection，hishands，raisedabovehisheadlikeadivers，poindirectlyintheopposite。

"ivetakenanotionintomyoldnumbskull，"observedsilver。"heresthepass;theresthetip-toppintoskeletonisland，stickinoutlikeatooth。justtakeabearing，willyou，alongthelineofthembones。"

itwasdone。thebodypointedstraightinthedirectionoftheisland，andthepassreadduly。

e。s。e。andbye。

"ithoughtso，"criedthecook;"thishereisapinter。rightupthereisourlineforthepolestarandthejollydollars。but，byt混der!ifitdontmakemecoldinsidetothinkofflint。thisisoneofhisjokes，andnomistake。himandthesesixwasalonehere;hekilledem，everyman;andthisonehehauledhereandlaiddownbypass，shivermytimbers!theyrelongbones，andthehairsbeenyellow。aye，thatwouldbeallardyce。youmindallardyce，tomrgan?"

"aye，aye，"returnedrgan;"imindhim;heowedmeney，hedid，andtookmyknifeashorewithhi"

"speakingofknives，"saidanother，"whydontwefindhisnlyinground?flintwarntthemantopickaseamanspocket;andthebirds，iguess，wouldleaveitbe。"

"bythepowers，andthatstrue!"criedsilver。

"thereaintathinglefthere，"saidmerry，stillfeelingroundangthebones;"ybox。itdontlooknatraltome。"

"no，bygum，itdont，"agreedsilver;"notnatral，nornotnice，saysyou。greatguns!messmates，butifflintwasliving，thiswouldbeahotspotforyouandme。sixtheywere，andsixarewe;andbonesiswhattheyarenow。"

"isawhimdeadwiththeseheredeadlights，"saidrgan。"billytookmein。therehelaid，withpennypiecesonhiseyes。"

"dead—aye，sureenoughhesdeadandgonebelow，"saidthefellowwiththebandage;"butifeversperritwalked，itwouldbeflints。dearheart，buthediedbad，didflint!"

"aye，thathedid，"observedanother;"nowheraged，andnowheholleredfortherum，andnowhesang。fifteenmenwerehisonlysong，mates;anditellyoutrue，ineverrightlylikedtohearitsince。itwasmainhot，andthewindywasopen，andihearthatoldsonginoutasclearasclear—andthedeath-haulonthemanalready。"

"e，e，"saidsilver;"stowthistalk。hesdead，andhedontwalk，thatiknow;leastways，hewontwalkbyday，andyoumaylaytothat。carekilledacat。fetchaheadforthedoubloons。"

westarted，certainly;butinspiteofthehotsunandthestaringdaylight，thepiratesnolongerranseparateandshouthroughthewood，butkeptsidebysideandspokewithbatedbreath。aneerhadfallenontheirspirits。

chapter32thetreasure-混t—thevoiceangthetrees

artlyfromthedampinginf露enceofthisalarm，partlytorestsilverandthesickfolk，thewholepartysatdownassoonastheyhadgainedthebrowoftheascent。

theplateaubeingsomewhattiltedtowardsthewest，thisspotonwhichwehadpausedmandedawideprospectoneitherhand。beforeus，overthetree-tops，webeheldthecapeofthewoodsfringedwithsurf;behind，wenotonlylookeddownupontheanchorageandskeletonisland，butsaw—clearacrossthespitandtheeasternlowlands—agreatfieldofopenseaupontheeast。sheeraboveusrosethespyglass，heredottedwithsinglepines，thereblackwithprecipices。therewasnosoundbutthatofthedistantbreakers，unfromallround，andthechirpofcountlessinsectsinthebrush。notaman，notasail，uponthesea;theverylargenessoftheviewincreasedthesenseofsolitude。

silver，ashesat，tookcertainbearingswithhispass。

"therearethreetalltrees"saidhe，"aboutintherightlinefromskeletonisland。spy-glassshoulder，itakeit，meansthatlowerpintthere。itschildsplaytofindthestuffnow。ivehalfamindtodinefirst。

"idontfeelsharp，"growledrgan。"thinkinoflint—ithinkitwere—asdoneme。"

"ah，well，myson，youpraiseyourstarshesdead，"saidsilver。

"hewereanuglydevil，"criedathirdpiratewithashudder;"thatb露einthefacetoo!"

"thatwashowtherumtookhim，"addedmerry。"b露e!well，ireckonhewasb露e。thatsatrueword。"

eversincetheyhadfoundtheskeletonandgotuponthistrainofthought，theyhadspokenlowerandlower，andtheyhadalstgottowhisperingbynow，sothatthesoundoftheirtalkhardlyinterruptedthesilenceofthewood。allofasudden，outofthemiddleofthetreesinfrontofus，athin，high，tremblingvoicestruckupthewell-knownairandwords:

"fifteenmenonthedeadmanschest—

yo-ho-ho，andabottleofrum!"

ineverhaveseenmenredreadfullyaffectedthanthepirates。thecolourwentfromtheirsixfaceslikeenchantment;someleapedtotheirfeet，someclawedholdofothers;rgangrovelledontheground。