031 弗林特的指针

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" Jim," Long John whispered," I know the doctor told you to run for it, and you refused

“吉姆，”高个子约翰低声说，“我知道大夫让你逃跑，但你拒绝了。

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I saved your life, and now you've saved mine. I won't forget it

我救过你的命，现在你救了我的。我不会忘记的。

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But the doctor is being secretive about the treasure, and that makes me uneasy

可是大夫对宝藏的事遮遮掩掩，让我很不放心。

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So we'll stick together and save our necks."

所以我们要待在一起，保住性命。”

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" Breakfast, mates," someone called

“吃早饭啦，伙计们，”有人喊道。

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We sat in the sand and had biscuits and fried bacon

我们坐在沙滩上，吃着饼干和煎培根。

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With his parrot sitting on his shoulder, Long John talked to his men to restore their hope and confidence

高个子约翰肩上站着鹦鹉，他跟手下们说话，想让他们重拾希望和信心。

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" It's lucky you have old Long John to think for you!

“幸好有老约翰替你们动脑筋！

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I'm glad I let the boy say good-bye to his friend. Thanks to that, I discovered they have the ship!

我很高兴让那孩子去跟朋友道别。多亏那样，我发现他们弄到了船！

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I don't know where it is yet, but once we have the treasure, we'll find out."

我还不知道船在哪儿，不过等我们找到宝藏，就会搞清楚的。”

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He talked on, his mouth full of bacon

他嘴里塞满培根，还说个不停。

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" As for the hostage, we'll keep him

“至于人质，我们留着他。

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Once we're off to sea with the treasure, we'll talk Mr. Hawkins into joining and give him his share of the gold."

等我们带着财宝出海，就说服霍金斯先生入伙，分他一份金子。”

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The men were all smiling and eating heartily, but I pushed my breakfast away, upset and worried

船员们都笑容满面，吃得津津有味，我却心烦意乱，推开了早餐。

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" How can I trust him?" I thought

“我怎能信他？”我想。

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" Long John will take wealth and freedom with the pirates over a narrow escape from hanging, which is all our side can offer."

高个子约翰宁愿要海盗的财富和自由，也不要我们这边能给的、侥幸逃脱绞刑的下场。

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Adding to my fears was the odd behavior of my friends

更令我害怕的是朋友们奇怪的举动。

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" Why did they desert the stockade?" I wondered

“他们为什么放弃寨子？”我纳闷。

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" Why did they give the map to Long John?

“为何把地图交给高个子约翰？

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And why did Dr. Livesey warn Long John to stay away from the treasure?"

利夫西医生又为何警告高个子约翰远离财宝？”

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After breakfast, Long John and his men got ready to search for Flint's buried treasure

早餐后，高个子约翰和他的手下准备去寻找弗林特埋藏的宝藏。

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" Is everyone armed?" George Merry asked

“每个人都武装好了吗？”乔治·梅里问道。

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" All but the boy," Tom Morgan said." Let's go."

“除了那个男孩，都好了，”汤姆·摩根说，“我们走吧。”

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Long John hung a gun on his chest and one on his back, secured a cutlass in his belt, and put two pistols in his pockets

高个子约翰胸前挂了一支枪，背上也挂了一支，腰带上别了一把弯刀，口袋里还装了两把手枪。

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He tied a rope about my waist to keep me close as we walked. I felt like a dancing bear

他用绳子拴住我的腰，好让我走路时跟紧。我感觉自己像只跳舞的熊。

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We all set out — even the fellow with the head wound — carrying picks, shovels, and supplies to the shore boats

我们都出发了——就连那个头上有伤的伙计——带着镐、铲子和补给往岸边的船走去。

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The pirates and I got in, and as the boats moved along the shoreline, Merry and Morgan discussed the map

我和海盗们上了船，船沿着海岸行进时，梅里和摩根讨论着那张地图。

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" The red cross is too large to be exact," Merry pointed out

“那个红十字太大，不够精确，”梅里指出。

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Morgan said," The note on the back isn't clear either."

摩根说：“背面的说明也不清楚。”

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He read it aloud: "'Tall tree, Spyglass shoulder bearing North of North North East. Skeleton Island, East South East and by East. Ten feet.'"

他大声念道：“‘大树，望远镜肩方位北偏东北。骷髅岛，东南偏东，再偏东。十英尺。’”

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" So a tall tree is the main landmark," said Merry

“那么一棵高大的树是主要地标，”梅利说。

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Before us was a high plateau that joined the sloping southern shoulder of Spyglass Hill

我们面前是一块高地，连接着望远镜山倾斜的南坡。

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As we rowed, the plateau merged with the cliffs of Mizzen Hill, and the top of the plateau was dotted with tall pine trees

我们划着船，高地与后桅山的悬崖融为一体，高地顶端点缀着高大的松树。

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" It's that one!" Dick pointed to a tree

“是那棵！”迪克指着一棵树。

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" No, it's that one!" said Tom Morgan, pointing to another

“不，是那棵！”汤姆·摩根指着另一棵说。

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" Wait until we get there, boys!" shouted Long John

“等我们到了那儿再说，伙计们！”高个子约翰喊道。

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" Flint's tall tree can only be found by the readings of the compass

“弗林特的高树只能靠指南针的读数来找到。

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Take it easy — it'll be a while."

别急——还得等一会儿。”

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We eventually landed at the mouth of a second river, which ran down a ridge from Spyglass Hill, and then we climbed a marshy slope toward the plateau

我们最终在第二条河的河口上了岸，那条河从望远镜山的山脊流下，然后我们爬上一片沼泽坡朝着高地前进。

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At first, heavy mud slowed us down, but gradually, the hill got stony underfoot, and the woods became less dense

起初，厚重的泥浆拖慢了我们的速度，但渐渐地，脚下的山变得多石，树林也变得稀疏了。

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" Smell the air!" Dick said, breathing deeply

“闻闻这空气的味道！”迪克深深地吸了一口气说道。

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" Forget that," George Merry snapped." Look for that tree!"

“别管那个了，”乔治·梅里厉声说道，“快找那棵树！”

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Up ahead, each man ran around excitedly in search of the tree as Long John and I followed behind

前头，每个人都兴奋地跑来跑去寻找那棵树，而高个子约翰和我则跟在后面。

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I was still tied, but I had to help him so he wouldn't fall down the hill

我仍然被绑着，但我必须搀着他，免得他从山坡上跌倒。

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We'd proceeded about half a mile when, suddenly, one of the men cried out, as if in terror

我们往前走了大约半英里，突然，有个人惊恐地大叫起来。

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" Aaahhh! Aaahhh!"

“啊——！啊——！”

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Everyone ran in the direction of the screams

所有人都朝尖叫声传来的方向跑去。

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" He can't have found the treasure," Morgan said, hurrying past us

“他不可能找到宝藏了。”摩根说着，急匆匆地从我们身边走过。

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We soon saw the cause of the man's terror

我们很快就看到了那人如此恐惧的原因。

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At the base of a big pine tree was a human skeleton, with a few shreds of clothing still attached. A chill struck every heart

一棵大松树脚下有一具人体骨架，上面还挂着几缕破布。所有人都感到一阵寒意直袭心头。

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" He was a seaman," George Merry stated, examining the rags." This is good sailor's cloth."

“他生前是个水手，”乔治·梅里检查着破布说道，“这是上好的水手布料。”

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" Aye, but why is he lying that way?" asked Long John

“没错，可他为什么那样躺着？”高个子约翰问道。

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The man's bones lay perfectly straight — his feet pointing in one direction, his hands, raised above his head, pointing in the opposite

那人的骨头躺得笔直——双脚指向一个方向，举过头顶的双手则指向相反的方向。

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" Ah, I know! Here's the compass, George," Long John said

“啊，我知道了！乔治，给你指南针。”高个子约翰说。

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" There's the point of Skeleton Island, sticking out like a tooth

“那是骷髅岛的尖角，像颗牙齿一样凸出来。

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Just take a bearing along the line of the bones."

你就沿着这骨头排列的方向测个方位。”

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George Merry took the bearing." The body points straight in the direction of the island, and the compass reads East South East and by East."

乔治·梅里测了方位。“这尸体正直地指向那座岛的方向，指南针读数是东南偏东。”

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" It's a pointer!" Long John shouted." It's one of Flint's jokes

“这是个指针！”高个子约翰喊道，“这是弗林特开的一个玩笑。

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He and his six men were alone here. He killed them all and laid one down to show the way

他和他的六个手下独自在此。他把他们都杀了，又放倒一个来指明方向。

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Flint was a coldhearted man." Long John pointed to the skeleton

弗林特真是个冷酷无情的人。”高个子约翰指着那具骷髅说。

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" Look — the hair's yellow. That would be Dennis. Remember him, Tom?"

“看——这头发是黄色的。那准是丹尼斯。还记得他吗，汤姆？”

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" Aye, I knew him," Morgan said." He stole my knife."

“嗯，我认得他，”摩根说，“他偷过我的刀。”

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" Dennis was quite a thief!" laughed Long John

“丹尼斯可是个大贼！”高个子约翰笑道。

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" They were murdered and left here," Dick said uneasily, kneeling among the bones." It's not natural."

“他们是被人杀了扔在这儿的，”迪克跪在尸骨堆里，不安地说，“这很不正常。”

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" Not natural and not nice," Long John agreed

“不正常，也不厚道。”高个子约翰表示同意。

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" If Flint were alive, it'd be six of them against six of us. But they're all bones now."

“要是弗林特还活着，那就会是他们六个对我们六个了。可如今他们都成骨头了。”

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" Flint is dead," the fellow with the bandage said," but if any ghost could walk, Flint's would

“弗林特是死了，”那个缠着绷带的家伙说，“可要是真有鬼魂能走动，那就是弗林特的。

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Flint died hard — deeply drunk and asking for more rum!"

弗林特死得很痛苦——喝得烂醉，还一个劲儿地要朗姆酒！”

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" Aye, that he did," muttered Tom Morgan

“是啊，他确实是这样。”汤姆·摩根咕哝道。

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" Stop this talk," Long John said." Flint's dead and doesn't walk. Let's get the treasure."

“别说了，”高个子约翰说，“弗林特死了，不会走动了。咱们去找宝藏吧。”

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But the pirates no longer ran through the woods; they stayed together, anxious and quiet. The dead pirate had frightened them

但海盗们不再在树林里奔跑了；他们聚在一起，焦虑又安静。那个死去的海盗吓到了他们。