Остров сокровищ / Treasure Island

 Council of War [47 - Council of War – Военный совет]

I quickly got out of the barrel to join Hunter and Dr. Livesey. And then I heard the voice of Captain Smollett issuing orders.

“And now, men,” said the captain, “has any one of you ever seen that land ahead?”

“I have, sir,” said Silver. “They call it Skeleton Island [48 - Skeleton Island – Остров Скелета]. That hill to the northward they call the Fore-mast [49 - fore-mast – фок-мачта] Hill; there are three hills in a row running southward.

But the main – with the cloud on it – they usually call the Spy-glass. It’s there they cleaned their ships, sir.”

“I have a chart here,” said Captain Smollett. “See if that’s the place.”

Long John’s eyes burned in his head as he took the chart, but he was disappointed. This was not the map we found in Billy Bones’s chest, but an accurate copy, complete in all things – names and heights – with the single exception of the red crosses and the written notes.

“Yes, sir,” said he, “this is the spot. Who has done that, I wonder? The pirates were too ignorant.”

“Ah,” said Silver to me, “this here is a sweet spot, this island – you’ll bathe, and you’ll climb trees, and you’ll hunt goats. It’s a pleasant thing to be young and have ten toes.”

Captain Smollett, the squire, and Dr. Livesey were talking together on the quarter-deck [50 - quarter-deck – шканцы (пространство между грот-мачтой и бизань-мачтой)].

I was very anxious to tell them my story. Dr. Livesey called me. I said immediately, “Doctor, I have terrible news.”

The three gentlemen went below. I found them all three seated round the table, a bottle of Spanish wine and some raisins before them.

“Now, Hawkins,” said the squire, “you have something to say. Speak up.”

I began. Nobody interrupted me, but they kept their eyes upon my face.

“First point,” began Mr.

Smollett. “We must go on, because we can’t turn back.”

There were only seven out of the twenty-six on whom we knew we could rely; and out of these seven one was a boy.

Part Three

My Shore Adventure [51 - My Shore Adventure – Мои приключения на суше]

13.В How My Shore Adventure Began

There was no sign of any wind. Everybody was glad to get to land. The bottom was clean sand.