PART II The Sea-cook02（第1页）

"perhapsyoushould，"repliedthedoctor."myfriendshould，perhaps，havetakenyoualongwithhim;buttheslight，iftherebeone，wasunintentional.andyoudontlikemr.arrow?"

"idont，sir.ibelievehesagoodseaman，buthestoofreewiththecrewtobeagoodofficer.amateshouldkeephimselftohimself—shouldntdrinkwiththemenbeforethemast!"

"doyoumeanhedrinks?"criedthesquire.

"no，sir，"repliedthecaptain，"onlythathestoofamiliar."

"well，now，andtheshortandlongofit，captain?"askedthedoctor."tel露swhatyouwant."

"well，gentlemen，areyoudeterminedtogoonthiscruise?"

"likeiron，"answeredthesquire.

"verygood，"saidthecaptain."then，asyouveheardmeverypatiently，sayingthingsthaticouldnotprove，hearmeafewwordsre.theyareputthepowderandthearmsintheforehold.now，youhaveagoodplaceunderthecabin;whynotputthemthere?—firstpoint.then，youarebringingfourofyourownpeoplewithyou，andtheytellmesomeofthemaretobeberthedforward.whynotgivethemtheberthsherebesidethecabin?—secondpoint."

"anyre?"askedmr.trelawney.

"onere，"saidthecaptain."theresbeentoomuchblabbingalready."

"fartoomuch，"agreedthedoctor.

"illtellyouwhativeheardmyself，"continuedcaptainsllett:"thatyouhaveamapofanisland，thattherescrossesonthemaptoshowwheretreasureis，andthattheislandlies—"andthenhenamedthelatitudeandlongitudeexactly.

"inevertoldthat，"criedthesquire，"toasoul!"

"thehandsknowit，sir，"returnedthecaptain.

"livesey，thatmusthavebeenyouorhawkins，"criedthesquire.

"itdoesntmuchmatterwhoitwas，"repliedthedoctor.andicouldseethatneitherhenorthecaptainpaidmuchregardtomr.trelawneysprotestations.neitherdidi，tobesure，hewassolooseatalker;yetinthiscaseibelievehewasreallyrightandthatnobodyhadtoldthesituationoftheisland.

"well，gentlemen，"continuedthecaptain，"idontknowwhohasthismap;butimakeitapoint，itshallbekeptsecretevenfrommeandmr.arrow.otherwiseiwouldaskyoutoletmeresign."

"isee，"saidthedoctor."youwishustokeepthismatterdarkandtomakeagarrisonofthesternpartoftheship，mannedwithmyfriendsownpeople，andprovidedwithallthearmsandpowderonboard.inotherwords，youfearamutiny."

"sir，"saidcaptainsllett，"withnointentiontotakeoffence，idenyyourrighttoputwordsintomyuth.nocaptain，sir，wouldbejustifiedingoingtoseaatallifhehadgroundenoughtosaythat.asformr.arrow，ibelievehimthoroughlyhonest;someofthemenarethesame;allmaybeforwhatiknow.butiamresponsiblefortheshipssafetyandthelifeofeverymanjackaboardofher.iseethingsgoing，asithink，notquiteright.andiaskyoutotakecertainprecautionsorletmeresignmyberth.andthatsall."

"captainsllett，"beganthedoctorwithasmile，"dideveryouhearthefableoftheuntainandtheuse?youllexcuseme，idaresay，butyouremindmeofthatfable.whenyoucameinhere，illstakemywig，youmeantrethanthis."

"doctor，"saidthecaptain，"youaresmart.whenicameinhereimeanttogetdischarged.ihadnothoughtthatmr.trelawneywouldhearaword."

"noreiwould，"criedthesquire."hadliveseynotbeenhereishouldhaveseenyoutothedeuce.asitis，ihaveheardyou.iwilldoasyoudesire，butithinktheworseofyou."

"thatsasyouplease，sir，"saidthecaptain."youllfindidomyduty.

andwiththathetookhisleave.

"trelawney，"saidthedoctor，"contrarytoallmynotions，ibelievedyouhavemanagedtogettwohonestmenonboardwithyou—thatmanandjohnsilver."

"silver，ifyoulike，"criedthesquire;"butasforthatintolerablehumbug，ideclareithinkhisconductunmanly，unsailorly，anddownrightun-english."

"well，"saysthedoctor，"weshallsee."

whenwecameondeck，themenhadbegunalreadytotakeoutthearmsandpowder，yo-ho-ingattheirwork，whilethecaptainandmr.arrowstoodbysuperintending.