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“Here it is about gentlemen of fortune. They lives rough and they risk swinging, but they eat and drink like fighting cocks, and when a cruise is done, why, it’s hundreds of pounds instead of hundreds of farthings in their pockets. Now, the most goes for rum and a good fling, and to sea again in their shirts. But that’s not the course I lay. I puts it all away, some here, some there, and none too much anywheres, by reason of suspicion. I’m fifty, mark you; once back from this cruise I set up gentleman in earnest. Time enough, too, says you. Ah, but I’ve lived easy in the meantime; never denied myself o nothing heart desires, and slep’ soft and ate dainty all my days, but when at sea. And how did I begin? Before the mast like you!”

“Well,” said the other (сказал тот /молодой моряк/), “but all the other money’s gone now, ain’t it (но ведь все те другие / = ваши прежние/ деньги пропали теперь, не так ли)? You daren’t show face in Bristol after this (вы не посмеете показаться: «показать лица» в Бристоле после этого /плавания/).”

“Why, where might you suppose it was (ну а где, по-твоему, они; to suppose — предполагать)?” asked Silver derisively (спросил Сильвер насмешливо).

“At Bristol, in banks and places (в Бристоле, в банках и /прочих/ местах),” answered his companion (ответил его собеседник). “It were (были),” said the cook (сказал кок); “it were when we weighed anchor (они были /там/, когда мы снялись с якоря). But my old missis has it all by now (но моя старуха: «старая миссис» имеет их /на руках/ к этому времени = уже взяла их оттуда). And the ‘Spy-glass’ is sold («Подзорная Труба» продана), lease and good-will and rigging (/вместе/ с арендованным участком, клиентурой и оснасткой; goodwill — нематериальные активы; престиж); and the old girl’s off to meet me (и старуха уехала, чтобы дождаться меня). I would tell you where, for I trust you (я бы сказал тебе, где, так как доверяю тебе); but it ’ud make jealousy among the mates (но это породило бы ревность среди товарищей = да другие обидятся; ’ud = would).”

derisively [dI`raIsIvlI] weigh [weI] anchor [`xNkq] jealousy [`GelqsI]

“Well,” said the other, “but all the other money’s gone now, ain’t it? You daren’t show face in Bristol after this.”

“Why, where might you suppose it was?” asked Silver derisively.

“At Bristol, in banks and places,” answered his companion. “It were,” said the cook; “it were when we weighed anchor. But my old missis has it all by now. And the ‘Spy-glass’ is sold, lease and good-will and rigging; and the old girl’s off to meet me. I would tell you where, for I trust you; but it ’ud make jealousy among the mates.”

“And can you trust your missis (а вы можете доверять своей хозяйке = жене)?” asked the other.

“Gentlemen of fortune (джентльмены удачи),” returned the cook (ответил кок), “usually trusts little among themselves (обычно мало доверяют друг другу: «среди себя»), and right they are (и они правы = правильно делают), you may lay to it. But I have a way with me, I have (но меня не проведешь). When a mate brings a slip on his cable (если какой-нибудь моряк отпустит канат /чтобы я упал/; slip — скольжение, ошибка; a slip on his cable — отпускание своего каната = ошибочное или коварное действие) — one as knows me, I mean (я имею в виду, кто-то, кто знает меня, старого Джона) — it won’t be in the same world — that old John (он не будет в том же мире = не жилец на этом свете). There was some that was feared of Pew (некоторые боялись Пью), and some that was feared of Flint (другие боялись Флинта); but Flint his own self was feared of me (но сам Флинт боялся меня). Feared he was, and proud (боялся, и гордился /мной/). They was the roughest crew afloat, was Flint’s (они были самой суровой = отчаянной командой на море, /люди/ Флинта); the devil himself would have been feared to go to sea with them (сам дьявол побоялся бы выйти с ними в море). Well, now, I tell you, I’m not a boasting man (итак, я тебе говорю, я не хвастун; to boast — хвастаться), and you seen yourself how easy I keep company (и ты сам видел, как легко я составляю компанию = что я общительный); but when I was quartermaster (но когда я был квартирмейстером), lambs wasn’t the word for Flint’s old buccaneers (овечки не было словом для /обозначения/ старых пиратов Флинта = пираты Флинта были отнюдь не паиньками). Ah, you may be sure of yourself in old John’s ship (о, можешь быть уверен в /дисциплине/ на корабле старого Джона).”

feared [fIqd] boasting [`bqustIN] company [`kAmpqnI] buccaneer [bAkq`nIq]

“And can you trust your missis?” asked the other.

“Gentlemen of fortune,” returned the cook, “usually trusts little among themselves, and right they are, you may lay to it. But I have a way with me, I have. When a mate brings a slip on his cable — one as knows me, I mean — it won’t be in the same world — that old John. There was some that was feared of Pew, and some that was feared of Flint; but Flint his own self was feared of me. Feared he was, and proud. They was the roughest crew afloat, was Flint’s; the devil himself would have been feared to go to sea with them. Well, now, I tell you, I’m not a boasting man, and you seen yourself how easy I keep company; but when I was quartermaster, lambs wasn’t the word for Flint’s old buccaneers. Ah, you may be sure of yourself in old John’s ship.”

“Well, I tell you now (скажу вам теперь /честно/),” replied the lad (ответил парень), “I didn’t half a quarter like the job (мне не нравилось совсем: «на половину четверти» это дело) till I had this talk with you, John (пока я не поговорил: «имел этот разговор» с вами, Джон); but there’s my hand on it now (но вот моя рука на это = я согласен теперь).”

“And a brave lad you were, and smart, too (храбрый парень ты, и умен к тому же),” answered Silver, shaking hands so heartily that all the barrel shook (ответил Сильвер, пожимая руку с таким жаром, что вся бочка затряслась), “and a finer figure-head for a gentleman of fortune I never clapped my eyes on (лучшего джентльмена удачи я никогда не видал; figure-head — фигура на носу корабля).”

By this time I had begun to understand the meaning of their terms (к тому времени я начал понимать значение их выражений). By a “gentleman of fortune” they plainly meant neither more nor less than a common pirate (под «джентльменом удачи» они, очевидно, подразумевали не что иное, как обыкновенного пирата), and the little scene that I had overheard (и то маленькое происшествие, которое я подслушал; scene — сцена, зрелище, эпизод) was the last act in the corruption of one of the honest hands (было последним действием в переманивании на свою сторону одного из последних честных матросов; corruption — разложение, совращение, коррупция) — perhaps of the last one left aboard (возможно, последнего оставшегося на борту). But on this point I was soon to be relieved (но на этот счет я вскоре успокоился = убедился, что это не так) for Silver giving a little whistle (Сильвер тихо свистнул), a third man strolled up and sat down by the party (и третий человек подошел и сел около = подсел к компании; to stroll — бродить, прохаживаться).

“Dick’s square (Дик с нами; square — квадратный, прямой, правильный),” said Silver.

replied [rI`plaId] quarter [`kwLtq] corruption [kq`rApSn] square [skweq]

“Well, I tell you now,” replied the lad, “I didn’t half a quarter like the job till I had this talk with you, John; but there’s my hand on it now.”

“And a brave lad you were, and smart, too,” answered Silver, shaking hands so heartily that all the barrel shook, “and a finer figure-head for a gentleman of fortune I never clapped my eyes on.”

By this time I had begun to understand the meaning of their terms. By a “gentleman of fortune” they plainly meant neither more nor less than a common pirate, and the little scene that I had overheard was the last act in the corruption of one of the honest hands — perhaps of the last one left aboard. But on this point I was soon to be relieved for Silver giving a little whistle, a third man strolled up and sat down by the party.