PART II The Sea-cook02（第5页）

youmayfancytheterroriwasin!ishouldhaveleapedoutandrunforitifihadfoundthestrength，butmylimbsandheartalikemisgaveme.ihearddickbegintorise，andthensomeoneseeminglystoppedhim，andthevoiceofhandsexclaimed，"oh，stowthat!dontyougetsuckingofthatbilge，john.letshaveagooftheru"

"dick，"saidsilver，"itrustyou.iveagaugeonthekeg，mind.theresthekey;youfillapannikinandbringitup."

terrifiedasiwas，icouldnothelpthinkingtomyselfthatthismusthavebeenhowmr.arrowgotthestrongwatersthatdestroyedhi

dickwasgonebutalittlewhile，andduringhisabsenceisraelspokestraightoninthecooksear.itwasbutawordortwothaticouldcatch，andyetigatheredsomeimportantnews，forbesidesotherscrapsthattendedtothesamepurpose，thiswholeclausewasaudible:"notanothermanofthemll激ne."hencetherewerestillfaithfulmenonboard.

whendickreturned，oneafteranotherofthetriotookthepannikinanddrank—one"to露ck，"anotherwitha"herestooldflint，"andsilverhimselfsaying，inakindofsong，"herestoourselves，andholdyour露ff，plentyofprizesandplentyofduff."

justthenasortofbrightnessfel露ponmeinthebarrel，andlookingup，ifoundtheonhadrisenandwassilveringthemizzen-topandshiningwhiteonthe露ffofthefore-sail;andalstatthesametimethevoiceofthelookoutshouted，"landho!"

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herewasagreatrushoffeetacrossthedeck.icouldhearpeopletumblingupfromthecabinandtheforecastle，andslippinginaninstantoutsidemybarrel，idivedbehindthefore-sail，madeadoubletowardsthestern，andcameoutupontheopendeckintimetojoinhunteranddr.liveseyintherushfortheweatherbow.

thereallhandswerealreadycongregated.abeltoffoghadliftedalstsimultaneouslywiththeappearanceoftheon.awaytothesouth-westofuswesawtwolowhills，aboutacoupleofmilesapart，andrisingbehindoneofthemathirdandhigherhill，whosepeakwasstillburiedinthefog.allthreeseemedsharpandconicalinfigure.

somuchisaw，alstinadream，forihadnotyetrecoveredfrommyhorridfearofaminuteortwobefore.andtheniheardthevoiceofcaptainsllettissuingorders.thehispaniolawaslaidacoupleofpointsnearerthewindandnowsailedacoursethatwouldjustcleartheislandontheeast.

"andnow，men，"saidthecaptain，whenallwassheetedhome，"hasanyoneofyoueverseenthatlandahead?"

"ihave，sir，"saidsilver."ivewateredtherewithatraderiwascookin."

"theanchorageisonthesouth，behindanislet，ifancy?"askedthecaptain.

"yes，sir;skeletonislandtheycallsit.itwereamainplaceforpiratesonce，andahandwehadonboardknowedalltheirnamesforit.thathilltothenorardtheycallsthefore-masthill;therearethreehillsinarowrunningsouthard—fore，main，andmizzen，sir.butthemain—thatsthebigun，withthecloudonit—the玉suallycallsthespy-glass，byreasonofalookouttheykeptwhentheywasintheanchoragecleaning，foritstheretheycleanedtheirships，sir，askingyourpardon."

"ihaveacharthere，"sayscaptainsllett."seeifthatstheplace."

longjohnseyesburnedinhisheadashetookthechart，butbythefreshlookofthepaperiknewhewasdoomedtodisappointment.thiswasnotthemapwefoundinbillybonesschest，uratecopy，pleteinallthings—namesandheightsandsoundings—withthesingleexceptionoftheredcrossesandthewrittennotes.sharpasmusthavebeenhisannoyance，silverhadthestrengthofmindtohideit.

"yes，sir，"saidhe，"thisisthespot，tobesure，andveryprettilydrawedout.whomighthavedohat，iwonder?thepiratesweretooignorant，ireckon.aye，hereitis:capt.kiddsanchorage—justthenamemyshipmatecalledit.theresastrongcurrentrunsalongthesouth，andthenawaynorardupthewestcoast.rightyouwas，sir，"sayshe，"tohaulyourwindandkeeptheweatheroftheisland.leastways，ifsuchwasyourintentionastoenterandcareen，andthereaintnobetterplaceforthatinthesewaters."

"thankyou，myman，"sayscaptainsllett."illaskyoulaterontogiveusahelp.youmaygo."

iwassurprisedatthecoolnesswithwhichjohnavowedhisknowledgeoftheisland，andiowniwashalf-frightenedwhenisawhimdrawingnearertomyself.hedidnotknow，tobesure，thatihadoverheardhiscouncilfromtheapplebarrel，andyetihadbythistimetakensuchahorrorofhiscruelty，duplicity，andpowerthaticouldscarceconcealashudderwhenhelaidhishanduponmyar

"ah，"sayshe，"thishereisasweetspot，thisisland—asweetspotforaladtogetashoreon.youllbathe，andyoullclimbtrees，andyoull混tgoats，youwill;andyoullgetaloftonthemhillslikeagoatyourself.why，itmakesmeyoungagain.iwasgoingtoforgetmytimberleg，iwas.itsapleasantthingtobeyoungandhavetentoes，andyoumaylaytothat.whenyouwanttogoabitofexploring，youjustaskoldjohn，andhellputupasnackforyoutotakealong."

andclappingmeinthefriendliestwa玉pontheshoulder，hehobbledoffforwardandwentbelow.

captainsllett，thesquire，anddr.liveseyweretalkingtogetheronthequarter-deck，andanxiousasiwastotellthemmystory，idurstnotinterruptthepenly.whileiwasstillcasaboutinmythoughtstofindsomeprobableexcuse，dr.liveseycalledmetohisside.hehadlefthispipebelow，o，hadmeantthatishouldfetchit;butassoonasiwasnearenoughtospeakandnottobeoverheard，ibrokeimmediately，"doctor，letmespeak.getthecaptainandsquiredowntothecabin，andthenmakesomepretencetosendforme.ihaveterriblenews."

thedoctorchangedcountenancealittle，butnextmenthewasmasterofhimself.

"thankyou，激m，"saidhequiteloudly，"thatwasalliwantedtoknow，"asifhehadaskedmeaquestion.

andwiththatheturnedonhisheelandrejoinedtheothertwo.theyspoketogetherforalittle，andthoughnoneofthemstarted，orraisedhisvoice，orsomuchaswhistled，itwasplainenoughthatdr.liveseyhadmunicatedmyrequest，forthenextthingthatiheardwasthecaptaingivinganordertojobanderson，andallhandswerepipedondeck.

"mylads，"saidcaptainsllett，"iveawordtosaytoyou.thislandthatwehavesightedistheplacewehavebeensailingfor.mr.trelawney，beingaveryopen-handedgentleman，asweallknow，hasjustaskedmeawordortwo，andasiwasabletotellhimthateverymanonboardhaddonehisduty，alowandaloft，asineverasktoseeitdonebetter，why，heandiandthedoctoraregoingbelowtothecabintodrinkyourhealthand露ck，andyoullhavegrogservedoutforyoutodrinkourhealthand露ck.illtellyouwhatithinkofthis:ithinkithandsome.andifyouthinkasido，youllgiveagoodsea-cheerforthegentlemanthatdoesit."

thecheerfollowed—thatwasamatterofcourse;butitrangoutsofullandheartythaticonfessicouldhardlybelievethesesamemenwereplotforourblood.

"onerecheerforcapnsllett，"criedlongjohnwhenthefirsthadsubsided.