033 首领的覆灭

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Each man looked as if he'd been punched, but with Long John, the shock seemed to pass almost instantly

每个人看上去都像是挨了一拳，但朗·约翰的震惊似乎转瞬即逝。

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" Jim," he whispered, passing me a pistol," stand by for trouble and stick close."

“吉姆，”他低声说，递给我一把手枪，“准备好应付麻烦，跟紧我。”

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" So you've changed sides again," I whispered back as I untied the rope around my waist. Long John didn't answer

“看来你又改变立场了。”我一边解开腰间的绳子，一边低声回应。朗·约翰没有回答。

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Jumping into the pit one by one, the pirates threw the boards aside and began digging with their fingers

海盗们一个接一个跳进坑里，把木板扔到一边，开始用手指挖掘。

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Tom Morgan found one small gold coin

汤姆·摩根找到了一枚小小的金币。

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" One stinking coin!" he shouted, as he tossed it to the nearest man

“就一枚臭金币！”他喊道，把它扔给了最近的人。

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" Is that all?" George Merry roared." That's our seven hundred thousand dollars' worth of gold?"

“就这些？”乔治·梅里咆哮道。“这就是价值七十万美元的黄金？”

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" Dig away, boys," Long John said coolly, moving so that we were atop the steeper, harder-to-climb side of the pit

“接着挖吧，伙计们，”朗·约翰冷静地说，一边移动，好让我们待在坑边更陡、更难爬的那一侧上方。

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" You'll find some tasty nuts down there too, I bet."

“我打赌，你们还能在下面找到些美味的坚果呢。”

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" Nuts!" George Merry screamed. He pointed accusingly at Long John

“坚果！”乔治·梅里尖叫起来。他指责地指向朗·约翰。

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" He knew the treasure was gone the whole time!"

“他早就知道宝藏没了！”

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The pirates scrambled out, and there we stood — Long John and I on one side of the pit, the five angry pirates on the other

海盗们爬了出来，我们就这样站着——高个约翰和我在坑的一边，五个愤怒的海盗在另一边。

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" Mates," George Merry said," that swab brought us to this miserable island!

“伙计们，”乔治·梅里说，“那个蠢货把我们带到这个破岛上！

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Let's kill him and his young friend!"

我们杀了他和他那年轻的同伙！”

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He raised his arm to signal the others to charge

他抬起手臂示意其他人冲上去。

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But just then — crack! crack! crack! — three musket shots flashed out of some nearby trees, and George Merry tumbled headfirst into the pit

但就在这时——砰！砰！砰！——附近树林里闪出三声枪响，乔治·梅里一头栽进了坑里。

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The man with the bandage spun like a top and fell dead. The other three turned and ran

那个头上缠绷带的人像陀螺一样转了一圈，倒地死了。其余三人转身就跑。

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Long John took out his pistol and fired two shots into George Merry as he struggled to get out of the pit

高个约翰掏出手枪，朝正挣扎着爬出坑的乔治·梅里开了两枪。

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" George, I reckon I've settled with you."

“乔治，我想我跟你把账算清了。”

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The doctor, Abe Gray, and Ben Gunn emerged from the trees with smoking muskets

医生、艾布·格雷和本·冈恩从树林里走了出来，手里的枪还冒着烟。

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" Hurry, lads," commanded Dr. Livesey." We have to beat them to the boats!"

“快点，小伙子们，”利夫西医生命令道，“我们得赶在他们前面到小船那儿去！”

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We set off at a fast pace, plunging into the woods, as Long John hobbled on his crutch behind us

我们快步出发，冲入树林，朗·约翰拄着拐杖在我们后头一瘸一拐地跟着。

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His strength as he tried to keep up was astounding; he never stopped, even though his chest must have felt ready to burst

他竭力追赶的劲儿让人吃惊；他片刻不停，尽管胸口一定感觉快要炸开了。

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" Doctor! Wait!" Long John called when we finally paused for a moment

“医生！等等！”当我们终于停下歇口气时，朗·约翰喊道。

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From the plateau, we could see the three pirates running toward Mizzen Hill

从高地上，我们可以看见那三个海盗正朝米增山跑去，

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and since we were closer to the boats than they were, we waited until Long John caught up

而我们比他们离小船更近，于是我们等朗·约翰赶上来。

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" Thank you, Doctor! You came in the nick of time," Long John said." So it was you, Ben Gunn!"

“谢谢你，医生！你来得正是时候，”朗·约翰说，“原来是你，本·冈恩！”

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" Yes," replied the marooned man, embarrassed." How are you, Mr. Silver?"

“是的，”那个被困荒岛的人不好意思地回答，“你好吗，西尔弗先生？”

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" Ben, Ben," Silver murmured." Good to see you, mate."

“本，本，”西尔弗低声说，“见到你真高兴，伙计。”

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" Gray," the doctor said," run back and bring us one of the pickaxes they left behind."

“格雷，”医生说，“跑回去，拿一把他们落下的鹤嘴锄来。”

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As we proceeded to the boats, the doctor told the story of the missing treasure

往小船走去的路上，医生讲述了宝藏失踪的来龙去脉。

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" Ben Gunn's our hero. He found the skeleton

“本·冈恩是我们的大功臣。他找到了骸骨。

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He found the treasure, dug it up, and carried it on his back from that tall pine to his cave

找到了宝藏，挖了出来，又从那棵大松树背到了他的山洞里。

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It's been there for over two months."

宝藏已经在那儿两个多月了。”

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Bashful, Ben Gunn kept his head down as we walked

本·冈恩害羞地低着头，一路跟着走。

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" I got this secret out of Ben after the attack at the stockade

“寨子遇袭之后，我从本那里套出了这个秘密。

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The next morning, when I saw the ship was gone, I gave the useless map and possession of the stockade to Silver

第二天早晨，发现船不见了，我就把那张没用的地图和寨子都交给了西尔弗。

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We moved to the safety of Ben Gunn's cave to guard the money

我们搬到了本·冈恩安全的山洞里看守财宝。

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" As for you, Jim," the doctor continued," I knew you would suffer when the pirates discovered the treasure was gone

“至于你，吉姆，”医生接着说，“我知道海盗们发现宝藏没了，你肯定会吃苦头。

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So I left the squire to guard the captain in the cave, while Gray, Ben Gunn, and I raced to the tall pine

所以我让乡绅在山洞里守着船长，我和格雷、本·冈恩就赶紧往大松树那边赶。

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But you and the others were too fast

可你们和其他人跑得太快了。

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So Ben Gunn ran ahead and played the part of Flint's ghost, which delayed matters until Gray and I could get into position."

于是本·冈恩先跑过去，扮成弗林特的鬼魂，把事情拖到格雷和我能就位为止。”

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" Lucky for me Hawkins was there," said Long John." You would have let them cut me to bits."

“幸好霍金斯在那儿，”朗·约翰说，“不然你们就任他们把我剁成肉酱了。”

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" Without a doubt," Dr. Livesey agreed cheerily

“毫无疑问。”利夫西医生乐呵呵地附和道。

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We reached the boats, and the doctor, with the pickax Gray had, demolished one of them

我们来到小船边，医生用格雷带来的鹤嘴锄捣毁了其中一条。

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We boarded the other and set out for North Inlet to check on the ship

我们登上另一条，朝北湾划去，好去查看大船。

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As we passed Rum Cove, we saw someone on shore outside Ben Gunn's cave

经过朗姆湾时，我们看到本·冈恩的洞外岸上站着个人。

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" It's the squire!" I waved and started cheering: " Hip! Hip! — "

“是乡绅！”我挥着手，欢呼起来：“嗨！嗨！——”

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" Hooray!" we all shouted

“好哇！”我们齐声高喊。

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We finally sailed just inside the mouth of North Inlet, and there was the Hispaniola

我们终于划进北湾口内，伊斯班袅拉号就在那里。

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" The tide lifted her!" I cried." She's standing straight as ever."

“潮水把她托起来了！”我叫道，“她笔直地立着，和往常一样。”

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" There's a problem with the mainsail," Gray said." But she'll get us home

“主帆有点毛病，”格雷说，“不过她能带我们回家。

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After I drop you off at Rum Cove, I'll go back to the ship."

我把你们送到朗姆湾后，就回船上。”

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So we rowed back to the cave. The squire came out to greet us, saying," I'm glad you're safe, Jim."

于是我们划回洞那儿。乡绅出来迎接我们，说：“吉姆，你平安无事，我真高兴。”

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Long John saluted politely

朗·约翰礼貌地敬了个礼。

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Trelawney gave him an angry look." You're a villain and an impostor

特里劳尼瞪了他一眼，怒道：“你是个恶棍，是个骗子。

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I was told not to prosecute you, so I won't

人家叫我不追究你，我就不追究。

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But those dead men will haunt you."

可那些死人会缠着你的。”

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We entered the large, airy cave, and before a big fire lay Captain Smollett

我们走进宽敞通风的大山洞，一堆旺火前躺着斯莫列特船长。

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In a far corner, shining in the firelight, were great heaps of coins and gold bars

远处角落里，在火光下闪闪发亮的，是一大堆一大堆的金币和金条。

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" I know of seventeen men who died for that," I thought

“我听说有十七个人为这个送了命。”我心想。

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" And how many more? How much blood, sorrow, and cruelty was involved? No one alive can tell."

“还会多出多少人？这背后有多少流血、悲伤和残酷？活下来的人谁也说不上。”

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" You're a good boy, Jim," the captain said," but I don't think you and I will go to sea again

“你是个好孩子，吉姆，”船长说，“可我觉得你我不会再出海了。

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Is that you, John Silver? What brings you here, man?"

是你吗，约翰·希尔弗？你来这儿做什么，伙计？”

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" I've come back to do my duty, sir," replied Silver

“我回来尽我的职责，先生。”希尔弗答道。

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" Ah!" was all the captain said

“啊！”船长就说了这一个字。

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That night, we dined on Ben Gunn's salted goat meat, with fruit and wine from the Hispaniola

那天晚上，我们吃了本·冈恩腌的山羊肉，还有从伊斯班袅拉号上取来的水果和酒。

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" No one has ever been happier," I declared," than we are right now."

“从来没有人，”我大声说，“比此时此刻的我们更快乐了。”

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And there was Silver in the corner, eating heartily and joining quietly in our laughter — the same eager-to-please seaman I'd met in Bristol

希尔弗待在角落里，吃得津津有味，还静静地跟着我们笑——还是我在布里斯托尔遇到的那个急于讨好的水手。