PART II The Sea-cook02（第2页）

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

thenewarrangementwasquitetomyliking.thewholeschoonerhadbeenoverhauled;sixberthshadbeenmadeasternoutofwhathadbeentheafterpartofthemainhold;andthissetofcabinswasonlyjoinedtothegalleyandforecastlebyasparredpassageontheportside.ithadbeenoriginallymeantthatthecaptain，mr.arrow，hunter，joyce，thedoctor，upythesesixberths.nowredruthandiweretogettwoofthemandmr.arrowandthecaptainweretosleepondeckinthepanion，whichhadbeenenlargedoneachsidetillyoumightalsthavecalleditaround-house.verylowitwasstill，ofcourse;buttherewasroomtoswingtwohamcks，andeventhemateseemedpleasedwiththearrangement.evenhe，perhaps，hadbeendoubtfulastothecrew，butthatisonlyguess，forasyoushallhear，wehadnotlongthebenefitofhisopinion.

wewereallhardatwork，changingthepowderandtheberths，whenthelastmanortwo，andlongjohnalongwiththem，cameoffinashore-boat.

thecookcameupthesidelikeankeyforcleverness，andassoonashesawwhatwasdoing，"soho，mates!"sayshe."whatsthis?"

"werea-changingofthepowder，jack，"answersone.

"why，bythepowers，"criedlongjohn，"ifwedo，wellmisstherningtide!"

"myorders!"saidthecaptainshortly."youmaygobelow，myman.handswillwantsupper."

"aye，aye，sir，"answeredthecook，andtouchinghisforelock，hedisappearedatonceinthedirectionofhisgalley.

"thatsagoodman，captain，"saidthedoctor.

"verylikely，sir，"repliedcaptainsllett."easywiththat，men—easy，"heranon，tothefellowswhowereshifthepowder;andthensuddenlyobservingmeexaminingtheswivelwecarriedamidships，alongbrassnine，"hereyou，shipsboy，"hecried，"outothat!offwithyoutothecookandgetsomework."

andthenasiwashurryingoffiheardhimsay，quiteloudly，tothedoctor，"illhavenofavouritesonmyship."

iassureyouiwasquiteofthesquireswayofthinking，andhatedthecaptaindeeply.

chapter10thevoyage

llthatnightwewereinagreatbustlegetthingsstowedintheirplace，andboatfulsofthesquiresfriends，mr.blandlyandthelike，ingofftowishhimagoodvoyageandasafereturn.weneverhadanightattheadmiralbenbowwhenihadhalfthework;andiwasdog-tiredwhen，alittlebeforedawn，theboatswainsoundedhispipeandthecrewbegantomanthecapstan-bars.imighthavebeentwiceasweary，yetiwouldnothaveleftthedeck，allwassonewandinterestome—thebriefmands，theshrillnoteofthewhistle，themenbustlingtotheirplacesintheglimmeroftheshipslanterns.

"now，barbecue，tipusastave，"criedonevoice.

"theoldone，"criedanother.

"aye，aye，mates，"saidlongjohn，whowasstandingby，withhiscrutc混derhisarm，andatoncebrokeoutintheairandwordsiknewsowell:

"fifteenmenonthedeadmanschest—"

andthenthewholecrewborechorus:—

"yo-ho-ho，andabottleofrum!"

andatthethird"ho!"drovethebarsbeforethemwithawill.

evenatthatexcimentitcarriedmebacktotheoldadmiralbenbowinasecond，andiseemedtohearthevoiceofthecaptainpipinginthechorus.butsoontheanchorwasshortup;soonitwashangingdrippingatthebows;soonthesailsbegantodraw，andthelandandshippingtoflitbyoneitherside;andbeforeicouldliedowntosnatchanhourofs露mberthehispaniolahadbegunhervoyagetotheisleoftreasure.

iamnotgoingtorelatethatvoyageindetail.itwasfairlyprosperous.theshipprovedtobeagoodship，thecrewwerecapableseamen，andthecaptainthoroughl玉nderstoodhisbusiness.butbeforewecamethelengthoftreasureisland，twoorthreethingshadhappenedwhichrequiretobeknown.

mr.arrow，firstofall，turnedoutevenworsethanthecaptainhadfeared.hehadnomandangthemen，andpeopledidwhattheypleasedwithhibutthatwasbynomeanstheworstofit，forafteradayortwoatseahebegantoappearondeckwithhazyeye，redcheeks，stutteringtongue，andothermarksofdrunkenness.timeaftertimehewasorderedbelowindisgrace.sometimeshefellandcuthimself;sometimeshelayalldaylonginhislittlebunkatonesideofthepanion;sometimesforadayortwohewouldbealstsoberandattendtohisworkatleastpassably.

inthemeantime，wecouldnevermakeoutwherehegotthedrink.thatwastheshipsmystery.watchhimaswepleased，wecoulddonothingtosolveit;andwhenweaskedhimtohisface，hewouldonlylaughifheweredrunk，andifheweresoberdenysolemnlythatheevertastedanythingbutwater.

hewasnotonl玉selessasanofficerandabadinf露enceangstthemen，butitwasplainthatatthisratehemustsoonkillhimselfoutright，sonobodywasmuchsurprised，norverysorry，whenonedarknight，withaheadsea，hedisappearedentirelyandwasseennore.

"overboard!"saidthecaptain."well，gentlemen，thatsavesthetroubleofputhiminirons."

buttherewewere，withoutamate;anditwasnecessary，ofcourse，toadvanceoneofthemen.theboatswain，jobanderson，wasthelikeliestmanaboard，andthoughhekepthisoldtitle，heservedinawayasmate.mr.trelawneyhadfollowedthesea，andhisknowledgemadehimver玉seful，forheoftentookawatchhimselfineasyweather.andthecoxswain，israelhands，wasacareful，wily，old，experiencedseamanwhocouldbetrustedatapinchwithalstanything.