PART II The Sea-cook02(第1页)
"perhapsyoushould,"repliedthedoctor."myfriendshould,perhaps,havetakenyoualongwithhim;buttheslight,iftherebeone,wasunintentional.andyoudontlikemr.arrow?"
"idont,sir.ibelievehesagoodseaman,buthestoofreewiththecrewtobeagoodofficer.amateshouldkeephimselftohimself—shouldntdrinkwiththemenbeforethemast!"
"doyoumeanhedrinks?"criedthesquire.
"no,sir,"repliedthecaptain,"onlythathestoofamiliar."
"well,now,andtheshortandlongofit,captain?"askedthedoctor."tel露swhatyouwant."
"well,gentlemen,areyoudeterminedtogoonthiscruise?"
"likeiron,"answeredthesquire.
"verygood,"saidthecaptain."then,asyouveheardmeverypatiently,sayingthingsthaticouldnotprove,hearmeafewwordsre.theyareputthepowderandthearmsintheforehold.now,youhaveagoodplaceunderthecabin;whynotputthemthere?—firstpoint.then,youarebringingfourofyourownpeoplewithyou,andtheytellmesomeofthemaretobeberthedforward.whynotgivethemtheberthsherebesidethecabin?—secondpoint."
"anyre?"askedmr.trelawney.
"onere,"saidthecaptain."theresbeentoomuchblabbingalready."
"fartoomuch,"agreedthedoctor.
"illtellyouwhativeheardmyself,"continuedcaptainsllett:"thatyouhaveamapofanisland,thattherescrossesonthemaptoshowwheretreasureis,andthattheislandlies—"andthenhenamedthelatitudeandlongitudeexactly.
"inevertoldthat,"criedthesquire,"toasoul!"
"thehandsknowit,sir,"returnedthecaptain.
"livesey,thatmusthavebeenyouorhawkins,"criedthesquire.
"itdoesntmuchmatterwhoitwas,"repliedthedoctor.andicouldseethatneitherhenorthecaptainpaidmuchregardtomr.trelawneysprotestations.neitherdidi,tobesure,hewassolooseatalker;yetinthiscaseibelievehewasreallyrightandthatnobodyhadtoldthesituationoftheisland.
"well,gentlemen,"continuedthecaptain,"idontknowwhohasthismap;butimakeitapoint,itshallbekeptsecretevenfrommeandmr.arrow.otherwiseiwouldaskyoutoletmeresign."
"isee,"saidthedoctor."youwishustokeepthismatterdarkandtomakeagarrisonofthesternpartoftheship,mannedwithmyfriendsownpeople,andprovidedwithallthearmsandpowderonboard.inotherwords,youfearamutiny."
"sir,"saidcaptainsllett,"withnointentiontotakeoffence,idenyyourrighttoputwordsintomyuth.nocaptain,sir,wouldbejustifiedingoingtoseaatallifhehadgroundenoughtosaythat.asformr.arrow,ibelievehimthoroughlyhonest;someofthemenarethesame;allmaybeforwhatiknow.butiamresponsiblefortheshipssafetyandthelifeofeverymanjackaboardofher.iseethingsgoing,asithink,notquiteright.andiaskyoutotakecertainprecautionsorletmeresignmyberth.andthatsall."
"captainsllett,"beganthedoctorwithasmile,"dideveryouhearthefableoftheuntainandtheuse?youllexcuseme,idaresay,butyouremindmeofthatfable.whenyoucameinhere,illstakemywig,youmeantrethanthis."
"doctor,"saidthecaptain,"youaresmart.whenicameinhereimeanttogetdischarged.ihadnothoughtthatmr.trelawneywouldhearaword."
"noreiwould,"criedthesquire."hadliveseynotbeenhereishouldhaveseenyoutothedeuce.asitis,ihaveheardyou.iwilldoasyoudesire,butithinktheworseofyou."
"thatsasyouplease,sir,"saidthecaptain."youllfindidomyduty.
andwiththathetookhisleave.
"trelawney,"saidthedoctor,"contrarytoallmynotions,ibelievedyouhavemanagedtogettwohonestmenonboardwithyou—thatmanandjohnsilver."
"silver,ifyoulike,"criedthesquire;"butasforthatintolerablehumbug,ideclareithinkhisconductunmanly,unsailorly,anddownrightun-english."
"well,"saysthedoctor,"weshallsee."
whenwecameondeck,themenhadbegunalreadytotakeoutthearmsandpowder,yo-ho-ingattheirwork,whilethecaptainandmr.arrowstoodbysuperintending.