Остров сокровищ / Treasure Island

Here’s Captain Flint [43 - Captain Flint – Капитан Флинт] – I call my parrot Captain Flint, after the famous pirate – here’s Captain Flint predicting success to our voyage.”

And the parrot would say, with great rapidity, “Pieces of eightВ [44 - Pieces of eight – Пиастры! (пиастр – название испанского талера, серебряной монеты весом около 25 граммов. Р?спанский талер равен РІРѕСЃСЊРјРё реалам, отсюда РїСЂРѕРёСЃС…РѕРґРёС‚ англоязычное название монеты piece of eight – «восьмерик»).

]! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” till John threw his handkerchief over the cage.

“Now, that bird,” he would say, “is, maybe, two hundred years old, Hawkins – they live forever.”

Every man on board seemed content. Always a barrel of apples was standing on the deck. And you will see, it saved us.

Just after sundown, when all my work was over and I was on my way to my bed, I decided to eat an apple. I ran on deck and found that there was only one apple left. Suddenly I heard Silver’s voice. I decided not to show myself. And later I realized that the lives of all the honest men aboard the ship depended upon me alone.

11.В What I Heard in the Apple Barrel

“No, not I,” said Silver. “Flint was a captain; I was a quartermaster [45 - quartermaster – квартирмейстер (заведующий продовольствием)].

I’m fifty. Gentlemen of fortune [46 - gentlemen of fortune – джентльмены удачи, пираты] usually trust little among themselves, and right they are. Now, here’s what I say: Captain Smollett is a first-class seaman; he sails the ship for us. Mr. Trelawney and the doctor have the map. I don’t know where it is. No more do you. Well then, I mean this squire and doctor will find the treasure, and help us to get it aboard. I’ll finish with them at the island.”

“What will you do with them?” asked a sailor.

“Dead men don’t bite. I’m an easy man – I’m quite the gentleman. I give my vote – death.”

“John,” cried the coxswain, “you’re a man!” And they went away.

You can imagine my horror! Almost at the same time the voice of the lookout shouted, “Land!”

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