PART II The Sea-cook（第1页）

chapter7igotobristol

twaslongerthanthesquireimaginederewewerereadyforthesea，andnoneofourfirstplansnotevendr.liveseys，ofkeepingmebesidehim—couldbecarriedoutasweintended.thedoctorhadtogotolondonforaphysiciantotakechargeofhispractice;thesquirewashardatworkatbristol;andilivedonatthehal露nderthechargeofoldredruth，thegamekeeper，alstaprisoner，butfullofsea-dreamsandthestcharminganticipationsofstrangeislandsandadventures.ibroodedbythehourtogetheroverthemap，allthedetailsofwhichiwellremembered.sitbythefireinthehousekeepersroom，iapproachedthatislandinmyfancyfromeverypossibledirection;iexploredeveryacreofitssurface;iclimbedathousandtimestothattallhilltheycallthespy-glass，andfromthetopenjoyedthestwonderfulandchangingprospects.sometimestheislewasthickwithsavages，withwhomwefought，sometimesfullofdangerousanimalsthat混tedus，urredtomesostrangeandtragicasouractualadventures.

sotheweekspassedon，tillonefinedaytherecamealetteraddressedtodr.livesey，withthisaddition，"tobeopened，inthecaseofhisabsence，bytomredruthoryounghawkins."obeyingthisorder，wefound，orratherifound—forthegamekeeperwasapoorhandatreadinganythingbutprint—thefollowingimportantnews:

oldanchorinn，bristol，march1，17—

dearlivesey—asidonotknowwhetheryouareatthehallorstillinlondon，isendthisindoubletobothplaces.

theshipisboughtandfitted.sheliesatanchor，readyforsea.youneverimaginedasweeterschooner—achildmightsailher—two混dredtons;name，hispaniola.

igotherthroughmyoldfriend，blandly，whohasprovedhimselfthroughoutthestsurprisingtrump.theadmirablefellowliterallyslavedinmyinterest，andso，imaysay，dideveryoneinbristol，assoonastheygotwindoftheportwesailedfor—treasure，imean.

"redruth，"saidi，interruptheletter，"dr.liveseywillnotlikethat.thesquirehasbeentalking，afterall."

"well，whosabetterright?"growledthegamekeeper."aprettyrumgoifsquireainttotalkfordr.livesey，ishouldthink."

atthatigaveupallattemptsatmentaryandreadstraighton:

blandlyhimselffoundthehispaniola，andbythestadmirablemanagementgotherforthemeresttrifle.thereisaclassofmeninbristolnstrouslyprejudicedagainstblandly.theygothelengthofdeclaringthatthishonestcreaturewoulddoanythingforney，thatthehispaniolabelongedtohim，andthathesolditmeabsurdlyhigh—thesttransparentca露mnies.noneofthemdare，however，todenythemeritsoftheship.

sofartherewasnotahitch.theworkpeople，tobesure—ersandwhatnot—werestannoyinglyslow;buttimecuredthat.itwasthecrewthattroubledme.

iwishedaroundscoreofmen—incaseofnatives，aneers，ortheodiousfrench—andihadtheworryofthedeuceitselftofindsomuchashalfadozen，tillthestremarkablestrokeoffortunebroughtmetheverymanthatirequired.

iwasstandingonthedock，when，ident，ifellintalkwithhiifoundhewasanoldsailor，keptapublic-house，knewalltheseafaringmeninbristol，hadlosthishealthashore，andwantedagoodberthascooktogettoseaagain.hehadhobbleddowntherethatrning，hesaid，togetasmellofthesalt.

iwasnstrouslytouched—sowouldyouhavebeen—and，outofpurepity，iengagedhinthespottobeshipscook.longjohnsilver，heiscalled，andhaslostaleg;butthatiregardedasaremendation，sincehelostitinhiscountrysservice，undertheimrtalhawke.hehasnopension，livesey.imagiheabominableagewelivein!

well，sir，ithoughtihadonlyfoundacook，butitwasacrewihaddiscovered.betweensilverandmyselfwegottogetherinafewdaysapanyofthetoughestoldsaltsimaginable—notprettytolookat，butfellows，bytheirfaces，ofthestindomitablespirit.ideclarewecouldfightafrigate.

longjohnevengotridoftwooutofthesixorsevenihadalreadyengaged.heshowedmeinamentthattheywerejustthesortoffreshwaterswabswehadtofearinanadventureofimportance.

iaminthestmagnificenthealthandspirits，ealikeabull，sleepinglikeatree，yetishallnotenjoyamenttillihearmyoldtarpaulinstrampingroundthecapstan.seaward，ho!hangthetreasure!itsthegloryoftheseathathasturnedmyhead.sonow，livesey，epost;donotloseanhour，ifyourespectme.

letyounghawkinsgoatoncetoseehisther，withredruthforaguard;andthenbothefullspeedtobristol.

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postscript—ididnottellyouthatblandly，who，bytheway，istosendaconsortafterusifwedontturnupbytheendofaugust，hadfoundanadmirablefellowforsailingmaster—astiffman，whichiregret，butinallotherrespectsatreasure.longjohnsilverunearthedaverypetentmanforamate，amannamedarrow.ihaveaboatswainwhopipes，livesey;sothingsshallgoman-o-warfashiononboardthegoodshiphispaniola.

iforgottotellyouthatsilverisamanofsubstance;ount，whichhasneverbeenoverdrawn.heleaveshiswifetomanagetheinn;andassheisawomanofcolour，apairofoldbachelorslikeyouandimaybeexcusedforguessingthatitisthewife，quiteasmuchasthehealth，thatsendshimbacktoroving.

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p.p.s.—hawkinsmaystayonenightwithhisther.

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youcanfancytheexcitementintowhichthatletterputme.iwashalfbesidemyselfwithglee;andifeveridespisedaman，itwasoldtomredruth，whocoulddonothingbutgrumbleandlament.anyoftheunder-gamekeeperswouldgladlyhavechangedplaceswithhim;butsuchwasnotthesquirespleasure，andthesquirespleasurewaslikelawangthemall.nobodybutoldredruthwouldhavedaredsomuchaseventogrumble.

thenextrningheandisetoutonfootfortheadmiralbenbow，andthereifoundmytheringoodhealthandspirits.thecaptain，whohadsolongbeenacauseofsomuchdisfort，wasgonewherethewickedceasefromtroubling.thesquirehadhadeverythingrepaired，andthepublicroomsandthesignrepainted，andhadaddedsomefurniture—aboveallabeautifularmchairfortherinthebar.hehadfoundheraboyasanapprenticealsosothatsheshouldnotwanthelpwhileiwasgone.

itwasonseeingthatboythatiunderstood，forthefirsttime，mysituation.ihadthoughtuptothatmentoftheadventuresbeforeme，notatallofthehomethatiwasleaving;andnow，atsightofthisc露msystranger，whowastostayhereinmyplacebesidemyther，ihadmyfirstattackoftears.iamafraidiledthatboyadogslife，forashewasnewtothework，ihada混dredopportunitiesofsethimrightandputhimdown，andiwasnotslowtoprofitbythe