PART VI Captain Silver02（第2页）

"slow，lad，slow，"hesaid."theymightrounduponusinatwinkleofaneyeifwewasseentohurry."

verydeliberately，then，didweadvanceacrossthesandtowherethedoctorawaitedusontheothersideofthestockade，andassoonaswewerewithineasyspeakingdistancesilverstopped.

"youllmakeanoteofthisherealso，doctor，"sayshe，"andtheboylltellyouhowisavedhislife，andweredeposedforittoo，andyoumaylaytothat.doctor，whenamanssteeringasnearthewindasme—playingchuck-farthingwiththelastbreathinhisbody，like—youwouldntthinkittoomuch，mayhap，togivehinegoodword?youllpleasebearinminditsnotmylifeonlynow—itsthatboysintothebargain;andyoullspeakmefair，doctor，andgivemeabitohopetogoon，forthesakeofmercy."

silverwasachangedmanoncehewasoutthereandhadhisbacktohisfriendsandtheblockhouse;hischeeksseemedtohavefallenin，hisvoicetrembled;neverwasasoulredeadinearnest.

"why，john，yourenotafraid?"askeddr.livesey.

"doctor，imnocoward;no，noti—not"somuch!andhesnappedhisfingers."ifiwasiwouldntsayit.butillownupfairly，ivetheshakesuponmeforthegallows.youreagoodmanandatrue;ineverseenabetterman!andyoullnotforgetwhatidonegood，notanyrethanyoullforgetthebad，iknow.andistepaside—seehere—andleaveyouand激malone.andyoullputthatdownformetoo，foritsalongstretch，isthat!"

sosaying，hesteppedbackalittleway，tillhewasoutofearshot，andtheresatdownuponatree-stumpandbegantowhistle，spinningroundnowandagainuponhisseatsoastomandasight，sometimesofmeandthedoctorandsometimesofhisunrulyruffiansastheywenttoandfrointhesandbetweenthefire—whichtheywerebusyrekindling—andthehouse，fromwhichtheybroughtforthporkandbreadtomakethebreakfast.

"so，激m，"saidthedoctorsadly，"hereyouare.asyouhavebrewed，soshallyoudrink，myboy.heavenknows，icannotfinditinmyhearttoblameyou，butthismuchiwillsay，beitkindorunkind:whencaptainsllettwaswell，youdarednothavegoneoff;andwhenhewasillandcouldnthelpit，bygeorge，itwasdownrightcowardly!"

iwillownthatiherebegantoweep."doctor，"isaid，"youmightspareme.ihaveblamedmyselfenough;mylifesforfeitanyway，andishouldhavebeendeadbynowifsilverhadntstoodforme;anddoctor，believethis，icandie—andidaresayideserveit—butwhatifearistorture.iftheyetotortureme—"

"激m，"thedoctorinterrupted，andhisvoicewasquitechanged，"激m，icanthavethis.whipover，andwellrunforit."

"doctor，"saidi，"ipassedmyword."

"iknow，iknow，"hecried."wecanthelpthat，激m，now.illtakeitonmyshoulders，ho露sbo露s，blameandshame，myboy;butstayhere，icannotletyou.jump!onejump，andyoureout，andwellrunforitlikeantelopes."

"no，"ireplied;"youknowrightwellyouwouldntdothethingyourself—neitheryounorsquirenorcaptain;andnorewilli.silvertrustedme;ipassedmyword，andbackigo.but，doctor，youdidnotletmefinish.iftheyetotortureme，imightletslipawordofwheretheshipis，forigottheship，partby露ckandpartbyrisking，andsheliesinnorthinlet，onthesouthernbeach，andjustbelowhighwater.athalftideshemustbehighanddry."

"theship!"exclaimedthedoctor.

rapidlyidescribedtohimmyadventures，andheheardmeoutinsilence.

"thereisakindoffateinthis，"heobservedwhenihaddone."everystep，itsyouthatsavesourlives;anddoyousupposebyanychancethatwearegoingtoletyouloseyours?thatwouldbeapoorreturn，myboy.youfoundouttheplot;youfoundbengunn—thebestdeedthateveryoudid，orwilldo，thoughyoulivetoniy.oh，byjupiter，andtalkingofbengunn!why，thisisthemischiefinperson.silver!"hecried."silver!illgiveyouapieceofadvice，"hecontinuedasthecookdrewnearagain;"dontyoubeinanygreathurryafterthattreasure."

"why，sir，idomypossible，whichthataint，"saidsilver."icanonly，askingyourpardon，savemylifeandtheboysbyseekingforthattreasure;andyoumaylaytothat."

"well，silver，"repliedthedoctor，"ifthatisso，illgoonestepfurther:lookoutforsquallswhenyoufindit."

"sir，"saidsilver，"asbetweenmanandman，thatstoomuchandtoolittle.whatyoureafter，whyyoulefttheblockhouse，whyyougivenmethattherechart，idontknow，now，doi?andyetidoneyourbiddingwithmyeyesshutandneverawordofhope!butno，thisherestoomuch.ifyouwonttellmewhatyoumeanplainout，justsaysoandillleavethehel"

"no，"saidthedoctormusingly;"ivenorighttosayre;itsnotmysecret，yousee，silver，or，igiveyoumyword，idtellityou.butillgoasfarwithyouasidarego，andastepbeyond，forillhavemywigsortedbythecaptainorimmistaken!andfirst，illgiveyouabitofhope;silver，ifwebothgetaliveoutofthiswolf-trap，illdomybesttosaveyou，shortofperjury."

silversfacewasradiant."youcouldntsayre，imsure，sir，notifyouwasmyther，"hecried.

"well，thatsmyfirstconcession，"addedthedoctor."mysecondisapieceofadvice:keeptheboyclosebesideyou，andwhenyouneedhelp，halloo.ifftoseekitforyou，andthatitselfwillshowyouifispeakatrandogood-bye，激"

anddr.liveseyshookhandswithmethroughthestockade，noddedtosilver，andsetoffatabriskpaceintothewood.

chapter31thetreasure-混t—flintspointer

im，"saidsilverwhenwewerealone，"ifisavedyourlife，yousavedmine;andillnotforgetit.iseenthedoctorwavingyoutorunforit—withthetailofmyeye，idid;andiseenyousayno，asplainashearing.激m，thatsooyou.thisisthefirstglintofhopeihadsincetheattackfailed，andioweityou.

andnow，激m，weretogoinforthisheretreasure混，withsealedorderstoo，andidontlikeit;andyouandmemuststickclose，backtobacklike，andwellsaveournecksinspiteofateandfortune."