006 船长的文件

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Captain Dance and I rode hard until we drew up before Dr. Livesey's door

丹斯船长和我一路策马飞奔，最后在李甫西大夫家门口停了下来。

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The house was dark, but I jumped down and knocked anyway

屋子里一片漆黑，但我还是跳下马，上前敲了敲门。

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A maid opened the door

一个女仆开了门。

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" Is Dr. Livesey home?" I asked

“李甫西大夫在家吗？”我问道。

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" No, he's dining at Squire Trelawney's house," she said

“不在，他在特里劳尼乡绅家吃饭呢。”她说。

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" So much the better," said the captain

“那更好了，”船长说。

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" We'll find them both at one location."

“我们能在同一个地方找到他们俩了。”

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The distance was short, so I ran alongside the horse up the moonlit avenue to the gleaming white buildings and grand old gardens

路程不远，于是我在洒满月光的大道上跟着马一路小跑，来到那有着闪闪发亮的白色建筑和古老宏伟花园的宅邸前。

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Here, Captain Dance dismounted, and the squire's servant led us into the library

到了这里，丹斯船长下了马，乡绅的仆人把我们领进了书房。

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Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey sat on either side of a bright fire, smoking their pipes

特里劳尼乡绅和李甫西大夫正坐在旺旺的炉火两边，抽着烟斗。

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I'd never seen the squire up close before

我之前从未近距离见过乡绅。

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Over six feet tall, with broad shoulders, he had a friendly face, reddened and lined from his long travels

他身高六英尺多，肩膀宽阔，面容和善，肤色泛红，因常年的旅行布满了皱纹。

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The natural movement of his very black eyebrows gave him a look of a quick, but not a bad, temper

他那乌黑眉毛的自然动作，让他看起来脾气急躁，但并不坏。

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" Come in," he said, sounding very stately and condescending

“进来吧，”他说，语气高傲而带着居高临下的意味。

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" Good evening, Dance," the doctor said with a nod

“晚上好，丹斯，”医生点了点头说。

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" And good evening to you, Jim. What brings you here?"

“也祝你晚上好，吉姆。你怎么来了？”

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Captain Dance told his story, and the two gentlemen leaned forward, forgetting to smoke in their surprise and interest

丹斯船长开始讲述事情的经过，两位绅士身体前倾，惊讶和兴趣让他们忘了抽烟。

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Squire Trelawney rose and started to pace, and the doctor, as if to hear better, took off his powdered wig and sat there

特里劳尼乡绅站起身，来回踱步，医生为了听得更清楚，摘下了扑粉的假发，端坐在那儿，

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looking odd with his close-cropped black hair

留着一头贴着头皮的黑色短发，看起来有些古怪。

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When they heard how my mother had bravely gone back to the inn, Dr. Livesey slapped his thigh and Trelawney cried," Bravo!"

当他们听到我母亲如何勇敢地返回客栈时，李甫西大夫一拍大腿，特里劳尼喊道：“好样的！”

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" And that's the whole story," Captain Dance said at last

“事情的经过就是这样，”丹斯船长最后说道。

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" Trampling that wicked scoundrel was an act of virtue," the squire said," like stamping on a cockroach."

“踩死那个坏蛋是正义之举，”乡绅说道，“就像踩死一只蟑螂。”

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" Do you have what they were after, Jim?" the doctor asked

“吉姆，他们想要的东西在你身上吗？”医生问道。

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" Here it is, sir." I gave him the bundle of papers

“在这儿，先生。”我把那包文件递给了他。

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The doctor looked excited, as if his fingers were itching to open the bundle right away, but he put it quietly in his coat pocket instead

医生看起来很兴奋，好像手指发痒，恨不得立刻拆开那包东西，但他并没有这么做，而是平静地把它放进了外套口袋里。

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" Thank you again, Captain Dance," the squire said

“再次感谢你，丹斯船长。”乡绅说道。

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" Jim can sleep here tonight. Dance, you are dismissed."

“吉姆今晚可以睡在这儿。丹斯，你可以退下了。”

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The captain bowed and left the room, and I sat down at a side table to eat a pigeon pie a maid had brought me

船长鞠了一躬，离开了房间，而我则在一张靠墙的桌子旁坐下，吃起女仆给我端来的鸽子派。

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" Have you heard of this Flint?" the doctor asked the squire

“您听说过这个叫弗林特的人吗？”医生问乡绅。

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" Have I heard of him!" the squire cried

“何止是听说过呀！”乡绅大声说道。

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" Flint was the most bloodthirsty pirate that ever sailed!"

“弗林特是有史以来最冷血的海盗！”

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" Suppose I have here in my coat pocket some clue as to where Flint buried his treasure," said the doctor

“假设我上衣口袋里现在就揣着弗林特藏宝的线索，”大夫说道。

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" How much treasure do you think might be involved?"

“你估计那批财宝价值有多少？”

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" If we had a clue like that," Trelawney cried," I'd hire a ship to take us there immediately, and I'd have that treasure in a year."

“要是真有一条那样的线索，”特里劳尼喊道，“我立马就雇条船去，一年之内就把那宝藏弄到手。”

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The doctor took out the papers and said," If Jim agrees, let's open this."

大夫拿出文件，说道：“要是吉姆同意，咱们就打开吧。”

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I nodded and got up from the side table as the doctor opened the bundle

我点了点头，从旁边的桌子上起身，大夫打开了那捆东西。

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Inside was a book and a sealed paper

里面是一本册子和一张封好的纸。

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" First, let's inspect the book," the doctor said

“咱们先看看这本册子。”大夫说。

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The squire and I peered over the doctor's shoulder, and we saw that the first ten pages were filled with a curious series of entries

乡绅和我从大夫肩后望过去，只见头十页写满了一串奇怪的记录。

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At one end of each line was a date, and at the other end, a sum of money

每行一端是日期，另一端是一笔金额。

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Between the two were a varying number of crosses

两者之间标着数目不一的叉号。

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" I don't understand it," Dr. Livesey said

“我看不懂这个。”李甫西大夫说。

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" It's an account book," Trelawney cried

“这是一本账簿！”特里劳尼叫道。

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" The crosses stand for ships or towns that they sank or plundered, and the sums are the scoundrel's share

“这些叉号代表他们击沉或劫掠的船只或城镇，数目则是那个恶棍的分成。

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God help the poor souls who crossed paths with Flint!"

老天可怜那些跟弗林特打交道的可怜人！”

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" And look!" the doctor said." The amounts increase as the years pass."

“瞧！”大夫说，“这笔数目一年比一年多。”

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" As he rose in the ranks of pirates, his share got bigger," explained Trelawney

“随着他在海盗中地位上升，他的分成也越来越大。”特里劳尼解释道。

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Then the squire noticed something else in the book

这时，乡绅注意到簿子里还有别的东西。

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" Look, Flint even had a table to figure out the different values of foreign coins."

“瞧啊，弗林特甚至有一张换算不同外国钱币价值的表格。”

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" No one was going to cheat him!" laughed the doctor

“谁也甭想糊弄他！”大夫笑道。

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" And now," Trelawney said," for the other item."

“那么现在，”特里劳尼说，“来看看另一件东西。”

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The doctor carefully opened the sealed paper, and a map of an island fell out, with latitude and longitude, and every inlet, hill, and bay marked —

大夫小心翼翼地拆开那卷密封的纸，一张岛屿地图掉了出来，上面标着经纬度，每一处水湾、山丘和海港都绘制得一清二楚——

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everything that would be needed to safely anchor a ship upon its shores

所有能让一艘船安全地在岸边抛锚所需的细节，全都应有尽有。

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Nine miles long and five across, the island had two landlocked harbors and a hill marked " The Spyglass."

这座岛长九英里，宽五英里，拥有两个陆地环绕的港口，还有一座山丘被标注为“望远镜山”。

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Below a red cross, in small, neat handwriting," Bulk of treasure here " was written, and on the back of the map, these notes:

在一个红十字标记下方，用细小而工整的笔迹写着“大部分宝藏在此”，而在地图的背面，还有这些备注：

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Tall tree, Spyglass shoulder bearing N. of N. N. E

高树，望远镜山肩，方位北偏东北。

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Skeleton Island E. S. E. and by E

骷髅岛，方位东南东偏东。

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Ten feet

十英尺。

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The bar silver is in the north cache; by the east hill

银条在北边的藏宝处；靠东山的那边，

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ten fathoms south of black crag with a face on it

在那块像是有张人脸的黑崖以南十英寻。

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The arms are in the sand hill, N. point of north inlet cape, bearing E. and a quarter N

武器埋在沙丘里，位于北湾海岬的北端，方位东偏北四分之一北。

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J. F

J.F.

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" It's incomprehensible to me," I said as the squire and Dr. Livesey laughed

“这对我来说简直像天书。”我说，这时乡绅和李甫西大夫都笑了起来。

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" I'll start for Bristol tomorrow," Trelawney said

“我明天就动身去布里斯托尔，”特里劳尼说，

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" We'll have the best ship and crew in England, and Hawkins will be our cabin boy

“我们将拥有全英格兰最好的船和船员，霍金斯你来当我们的船舱服务员。

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Livesey will be ship's doctor, I'll be the admiral, and we'll take my men Tom Redruth, Richard Joyce, and John Hunter

李甫西当随船医生，我呢，就当舰队司令，我们还要带上我的人：汤姆·雷德鲁斯、理查德·乔伊斯和约翰·亨特。

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We'll have no trouble finding the spot, and we'll have plenty of money to enjoy forever after."

找到那个地方肯定不费吹灰之力，然后我们就会有花不完的钱，这辈子享福不尽喽。”

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" I'll go," the doctor said," and Jim will be a credit to the undertaking, but there's only one man I'm afraid of."

“我会去的，”大夫说，“而且吉姆也绝不会给这次行动丢脸，不过，有一个人让我放心不下。”

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" Who's that?" Trelawney cried." Name him, sir!"

“是谁？”特里劳尼大声问道，“说出来，先生！”

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" You," the doctor said." You can't hold your tongue

“就是你，”大夫说，“你这张嘴太不严实了。

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We're not the only men who want that money

想要这笔钱的，我们可不是独一份儿。

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The pirates who attacked the inn tonight are bold and desperate men, and they're not far off

今晚袭击客栈的那些海盗，都是些胆大包天的亡命之徒，而且他们离我们不远。

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We must not breathe a word of what we've found."

关于我们的发现，绝不能走漏半点风声。”

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" I'll be as silent as the grave," Trelawney vowed

“我一定守口如瓶，跟坟墓一样安静，”特里劳尼发誓道。