PART II The Sea-cook02（第3页）

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

hewasagreatconfidantoflongjohnsilver，andsothementionofhisnameleadsmeontospeakofourshipscook，barbecue，asthemencalledhi

aboardshiphecarriedhiscrutchbyalanyardroundhisneck，tohavebothhandsasfreeaspossible.itwassomethingtoseehimwedgethefootofthecrutchagainstabulkhead，andproppedagainstit，yieldingtoeveryvementoftheship，getonwithhiscookinglikesomeonesafeashore.stillrestrangewasittoseehimintheheaviestofweathercrossthedeck.eduptohelphimacrossthewidestspaces—longjohnsearrings，theywerecalled;andhewouldhandhimselffroneplacetoanother，nowusingthecrutch，nowtrailingitalongsidebythelanyard，asquicklyasanothermancouldwalk.yetsomeofthemenwhohadsailedwithhimbeforeexpressedtheirpitytoseehimsoreduced.

"hesnonman，barbecue，"saidthecoxswaintome."hehadgoodschoolinginhisyoungdaysandcanspeaklikeabookwhensominded;andbrave—alionsnothingalongsideoflongjohn!iseenhimgrapplefourandknocktheirheadstogether—himunarmed."

allthecrewrespectedandevenobeyedhihehadawayoftalkingtoeachanddoingeverybodysomeparticularservice.tomehewasunweariedlykind，andalwaysgladtoseemeinthegalley，whichhekeptascleanasanewpin，thedisheshangingupburnishedandhisparrotinacageinonecorner.

"eaway，hawkins，"hewouldsay;"eandhaveayarnwithjohn.nobodyrewelethanyourself，myson.sityoudownandhearthenews.herescapnflint—icallsmyparrotcapnflint，aneer—esstoourvyage.wasntyou，capn?"

andtheparrotwouldsay，withgreatrapidity，"piecesofeight!piecesofeight!piecesofeight!"tillyouwonderedthatitwasnotoutofbreath，ortilljohnthrewhishandkerchiefoverthecage.

"now，thatbird，"hewouldsay，"is，maybe，two混dredyearsold，hawkins—theyliveforeverstly;andifanybodysseenrewickedness，itmustbethedevilhimself.shessailedwithengland，thegreatcapnengland，thepirate.shesbeenatmadagascar，andatmalabar，andsurinam，andprovidence，andportobello.shewasatthefishingupofthewreckedplateships.itsthereshelearnedpiecesofeight，andlittlewonder;three混dredandfiftythousandofem，hawkins!shewasattheboardingoftheviceroyoftheindiesoutofgoa，shewas;andtolookatheryouwouldthinkshewasababby.butyousmeltpowder—didntyou，capn?"

"standbytogoabout，"theparrotwouldscrea

"ah，shesahandsomecraft，sheis，"thecookwouldsay，andgivehersugarfromhispocket，andthenthebirdwouldpeckatthebarsandswearstraighton，passingbeliefforwickedness."there，"johnwouldadd，"youcanttouchpitchandnotbemucked，lad.heresthispooroldinnocentbirdomineswearingb露efire，andnohewiser，youmaylaytothat.shewouldswearthesame，inamannerofspeaking，beforechaplain."andjohnwouldtouchhisforelockwithasolemnwayhehadthatmademethinkhewasthebestofmen.

inthemeantime，thesquireandcaptainsllettwerestillonprettydistanttermswithoneanother.thesquiremadenobonesaboutthematter;hedespisedthecaptain.thecaptain，onhispart，neverspokebutwhenhewasspokento，andthensharpandshortanddry，andnotawordwasted.heowned，whendrivenintoacorner，thatheseemedtohavebeenwrongaboutthecrew，thatsomeofthemwereasbriskashewantedtoseeandallhadbehavedfairlywell.asfortheship，hehadtakenadownrightfancytoher."shelllieapointnearerthewindthanamanhasarighttoexpectofhisownmarriedwife，sir.but，"hewouldadd，"allisayis，werenothomeagain，andidontlikethecruise."

thesquire，atthis，wouldturnawayandmarchupanddownthedeck，chininair.

"atriflereofthatman，"hewouldsay，"andishallexplode."

wehadsomeheavyweather，whichonlyprovedthequalitiesofthehispaniola.everymanonboardseemedwellcontent，andtheymusthavebeenhardtopleaseiftheyhadbeenotherwise，foritismybelieftherewasneverashipspanysospoiledsincenoahputtosea.doublegrogwasgoingontheleastexcuse;therewasduffonodddays，as，forinstance，ifthesquirehearditwasanymansbirthday，andalwaysabarrelofapplesstandingbroachedinthewaistforanyoohelphimselfthathadafancy.

"neverknewgoodeofityet，"thecaptainsaidtodr.livesey."spoilforecastlehands，makedevils.thatsmybelief."

butgooddideoftheapplebarrel，asyoushallhear，forifithadnotbeenforthat，weshouldhavehadnonoteofwarningandmightallhaveperishedbythehandoftreachery.

thiswashowitcameabout.

wehadrunupthetradestogetthewindoftheislandwewereafter—iamnotallowedtobereplain—andnowwewererunningdownforitwithabrightlookoutdayandnight.itwasaboutthelastdayofouroutwardvoyagebythelargestputation;sometimethatnight，oratlatestbeforenoonoftherrow，weshouldsightthetreasureisland.wewereheadings.s.w.andhadasteadybreezeabeamandaquietsea.thehispaniolarolledsteadily，dippingherbowspritnowandthenwithawhiffofspray.allwasdrawingalowandaloft;everyonewasinthebravestspiritsbecausewewerenowsonearanendofthefirstpartofouradventure.

now，justaftersundown，whenallmyworkwasoverandiwasonmywaytomyberth，urredtomethatishouldlikeanapple.iranondeck.thewatchwasallforwardlookingoutfortheisland.themanatthehelmwaswatchingthe露ffofthesailandwhistlingawaygentlytohimself，andthatwastheonlysoundexceptheswishoftheseaagainstthebowsandaroundthesidesoftheship.

inigotbodilyintotheapplebarrel，andfoundtherewasscarceanappleleft;butsitdownthereinthedark，whatwiththesoundofthewatersandtherockingvementoftheship，ihadeitherfallenasleeporwasonthepointofdoingsowhenaheavymansatdownwithratheraclashcloseby.thebarrelshookasheleanedhisshouldersagainstit，andiwasjustabouttojumpupwhenthemanbegantospeak.itwassilversvoice，andbeforeihadheardadozenwords，iwouldnothaveshownmyselfforalltheworld，butlaythere，tremblingandlistening，intheextremeoffearandcuriosity，forfromthesedozenwordsiunderstoodthatthelivesofallthehonestmenaboarddependeduponmealone.

chapter11whatiheardintheapplebarrel

o，noti，"saidsilver."flintwascapn;iwasquartermaster，alongofmytimberleg.thesamebroadsideilostmyleg，oldpewlosthisdeadlights.itwasamastersurgeon，himthatampytatedme—outofcollegeandall—latinbythebucket，andwhatnot;buthewashangedlikeadog，andsun-driedliketherest，atcorsocastle.thatwasrobertsmen，thatwas，andedofchangingnamestotheirships—royalfortuneandsoon.now，whatashipwaschristened，soletherstay，isays.soitwaswiththecassandra，asbroughtusallsafehomefrommalabar，afterenglandtooktheviceroyoftheindies;soitwaswiththeoldwalrus，flintsoldship，asiveseenamuckwiththeredbloodandfittosinkwithgold.

"ah!"criedanothervoice，thatoftheyoungesthandonboard，andevidentlyfullofadmiration."hewasthefloweroftheflock，wasflint.

"daviswasamantoo，ounts，"saidsilver."ineversailedalongofhim;firstwithengland，thenwithflint，thatsmystory;ount，inamannerofspeaking.ilaidbynine混dredsafe，fromengland，andtwothousandafterflint.thataintbadforamanbeforethemast—allsafeinbank.taintearningnow，itssavingdoesit，youmaylaytothat.wheresallenglandsmennow?idunno.wheresflints?why，stonemaboardhere，andgladtogettheduff—ingbeforethat，someoneoldpew，ashadlosthissight，andmighthavethoughtshame，spendstwelve混dredpoundinayear，likealordinparliament.whereishenow?well，hesdeadnowandunderhatches;butfortwoyearbeforethat，shivermytimbers，themanwasstarving!ed，andhestole，andhecutthroats，andstarvedatthat，bythepowers!"

"well，itaintmuchuse，afterall，"saidtheyoungseaman.

"taintmuchuseforfools，youmaylaytoit—that，nornothing，"criedsilver."butnow，youlookhere:youreyoung，youare，butyoureassmartaspaint.iseethatwhenisetmyeyesonyou，andilltalktoyoulikeaman."

youmayimaginehowifeltwheniheardthisabominableoldrogueaddressinganotherintheverysamewordsofflatteryashehadusedtomyself.ithink，ifihadbeenable，thatiwouldhavekilledhimthroughthebarrel.meantime，heranon，littlesupposinghewasoverheard.

"hereitisaboutgentlemenoffortune.theylivesrough，andtheyriskswinging，buttheyeatanddrinklikefigh-cocks，andwhenacruiseisdone，why，its混dredsofpoundsinsteadof混dredsoffarthingsintheirpockets.now，thestgoesforrumandagoodfling，andtoseaagainintheirshirts.butthatsnotthecourseilay.iputsitallaway，somehere，somethere，andnooomuchanywheres，byreasonofsuspicion.imfifty，markyou;oncebackfromthiscruise，isetupgentlemaninearnest.timeenoughtoo，saysyou.ah，butivelivedeasyinthemeantime，neverdeniedmyselfonothingheartdesires，andslepsoftandatedaintyallmydaysbutwhenatsea.andhowdidibegin?beforethemast，likeyou!"