PART VI Captain Silver（第2页）

"well，andseehere，"addedthesea-cook."illputanotheragaintothat，byt混der!foritwasthissameboythatfakedthechartfrombillybones.firstandlast，wevesplitupon激mhawkins!"

"thenheregoes!"saidrganwithanoath.

andhesprangup，drawinghisknifeasifhehadbeentwenty.

"avast，there!"criedsilver."whoareyou，tomrgan?maybeyouthoughtyouwascapnhere，perhaps.bythepowers，butillteachyoubetter!crossme，andyoullgowheremanyagoodmansgonebeforeyou，firstandlast，thesethirtyyearbacksometotheyard-arm，shivermytimbers，andsomebytheboard，andalltofeedthefishes.theresneveramanlookedmebetweentheeyesandseenagooddayaterwards，tomrgan，youmaylaytothat."

rganpaused，butahoarsemurmurrosefromtheothers.

"tomsright，"saidone.

"istoodhazinglongenoughfrone，"addedanother."illbehangedifillbehazedbyyou，johnsilver."

"didanyofyougentlemenwanttohaveitoutwithme?"roaredsilver，bendingfarforwardfromhispositiononthekeg，withhispipestillglowinginhisrighthand."putanameonwhatyoureat;youaintdumb，ireckon.himthatwantsshallgetit.haveilivedthismanyyears，andasonofarumpuncheoncockhishatathwartmyhawseatthelatterendofit?youknowtheway;youreallgentlemenofortune，ount.well，imready.takeacutlass，himthatdares，andillseethecolourofhisinside，crutchandall，beforethatpipesempty."

notamanstirred;notamananswered.

"thatsyoursort，isit?"headded，returninghispipetohisuth."well，youreagaylottolookat，anyway.notmuchworthtofight，youaint.eorgesenglish.imcapnherebylection.imcapnherebecauseimthebestmanbyalongsea-mile.youwontfight，asgentlemenofortuneshould;then，byt混der，youllobey，andyoumaylaytoit!ilikethatboy，now;ineverseenabetterboythanthat.hesreamanthananypairofratsofyouinthisherehouse，andwhatisayisthis:letmeseehimthatlllayahandonhim—thatswhatisay，andyoumaylaytoit."

therewasalongpauseafterthis.istoodstraightupagainstthewall，myheartstillgoinglikeasledgehammer，butwitharayofhopenowshininginmybososilverleantbackagainstthewall，hisarmscrossed，hispipeinthecornerofhisuth，ascalmasthoughhehadbeeninchurch;yethiseyekeptwanderingfurtively，andhekeptthetailofitonhisunrulyfollowers.they，ontheirpart，drewgraduallytogethertowardsthefarendoftheblockhouse，andthelowhissoftheirwhisperingsoundedinmyearcontinuously，likeastreaoneafteranother，theywouldlookup，andtheredlightofthetorchwouldfallforasecondontheirnervousfaces;butitwasnottowardsme，itwastowardssilverthattheyturnedtheireyes.

"youseemtohavealottosay，"remarkedsilver，spitfarintotheair."pipeupandletmehearit，orlayto."

"axyourpardon，sir，"returnedoneofthemen;"youreprettyfreewithsomeoftherules;maybeyoullkindlykeepaneyeupontherest.thiscrewsdissatisfied;thiscrewdontvallybullyingamarlinspike;thiscrewhasitsrightslikeothercrews，illmakesofreeasthat;andbyyourownrules，itakeitwecantalktogether.iaxyourpardon，sir，acknowledgingyoufortobecaptaingatthispresent;buticlaimmyright，andstepsoutsideforacouncil."

andwithanelaboratesea-sa露te，thisfellow，along，ill-looking，yellow-eyedmanoffiveandthirty，steppedcoollytowardsthedooranddisappearedoutofthehouse.oneafteranothertherestfollowedhisexample，eachmakingasa露teashepassed，eachaddingsomeapology."aordingtorules，"saidone."forecastlecouncil，"saidrgan.andsowithoneremarkoranotherallmarchedoutandleftsilverandmealonewiththetorch.

thesea-cookinstantlyrevedhispipe.

"now，lookyouhere，激mhawkins，"hesaidinasteadywhisperthatwasnorethanaudible，"yourewithinhalfaplankofdeath，andwhatsalongsightworse，oftorture.theyregoingtothrowmeoff.but，youmark，istandbyyouthroughthickandthin.ididntmeanto;no，nottillyouspokeup.iwasaboutdesperatetolosethatmuchb露nt，andbehangedintothebargain.butiseeyouwastherightsort.isaystomyself，youstandbyhawkins，john，andhawkinsllstandbyyou.yourehislastcard，andbythelivingt混der，john，hesyours!backtoback，saysi.yousaveyourwitness，andhellsaveyourneck!"

ibegandimlytounderstand.

"youmeanallslost?"iasked.

"aye，bygum，ido!"heanswered."shipgone，neckgone—thatsthesizeofit.onceilookedintothatbay，激mhawkins，andseennoschooner—well，imtough，butigaveout.asforthatlotandtheircouncil，markme，theyreoutrightfoolsandcowards.illsaveyourlife—ifsobeasican—fromthebut，seehere，激m—titfortat—yousavelongjohnfromswinging."

iwasbewildered;itseemedathingsohopelesshewasasking—he，aneer，theringleaderthroughout.

"whaticando，thatilldo，"isaid.

"itsabargain!"criedlongjohn."youspeakupp露cky，andbyt混der，iveachance!"

hehobbledtothetorch，whereitstoodproppedangthefirewood，andtookafreshlighttohispipe

"understandme，激m，"hesaid，returning."iveaheadonmyshoulders，ihave.insquiressidenow.iknowyouvegotthatshipsafesomewheres.howyoudoneit，idontknow，butsafeitis.iguesshandsandobrienturnedsoft.inevermuchbelievedinneitherofthenowyoumarkme.iasknoquestions，noriwontletothers.iknowwhenagamesup，ido;andiknowaladthatsstaunch.ah，youthatsyoung—youandmemighthavedoneapowerofgoodtogether!"

hedrewsomecognacfromthecaskintoatincannikin.

"willyoutaste，messmate?"heasked;andwhenihadrefused:"well，illtakeadrainmyself，激m，"saidhe."ineedacaulker，fortherestroubleonhand.andtalkingotrouble，whydidthatdoctorgivemethechart，激m?"

myfaceexpressedawondersounaffectedthathesawtheneedlessnessoffurtherquestions.

"ah，well，hedid，though，"saidhe."andtheressomethingunderthat，nodoubt—something，surely，underthat，激m—badorgood."