034 尾声

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The next morning, we started moving the gold to the Hispaniola

次日早晨，我们开始把金子搬上伊斯帕尼奥拉号。

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Abe Gray and Ben Gunn went back and forth with the shore boat, while the rest of us kept piling it up on the beach

阿贝·格雷和本·冈恩用小船来回搬运，我们其余的人则不停地把金子堆在海滩上。

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The gold was very heavy; I couldn't carry any of it, so I kept busy packing the coins into bags

金子非常重，我一点也搬不动，所以就忙着把金币装进袋子里。

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" There are so many different coins from so many different countries!" I thought

“有这么多来自不同国家的不同钱币！”我想。

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" I think all the kings of Europe must be represented here."

“我想欧洲所有的国王大概都在这儿了。”

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For two days, the work went on

工作持续了两天，

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and on the third night, as Dr. Livesey and I were walking on the beach, the wind carried a strange, shrieking noise through the darkness

第三天晚上，当李甫西大夫和我走在海滩上时，风携着一阵奇怪的、尖厉的声音穿过黑暗传来。

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" Heaven help them," the doctor said." It's the mutineers! They're singing."

“愿上天保佑他们，”大夫说，“是那些叛党！他们在唱歌。”

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" All drunk, sir," said Long John, who had decided to follow behind us

“全都喝醉了，先生，”跟在后面的高个儿约翰说。

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" Drunk or insane," the doctor answered gruffly

“不是醉了就是疯了，”大夫粗声答道。

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" Right you are, sir," agreed Long John," but it hardly matters which."

“您说得对，先生，”朗·约翰赞同道，“但到底是哪一个，其实无关紧要。”

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" My feelings may surprise you, Mr. Silver," retorted Dr. Livesey," but if I was certain they needed me, I'd go and help them, no matter what the risk."

“我的想法可能会让您吃惊，西尔弗先生，”利夫西医生反驳道，“但如果我能肯定他们需要我，我就会过去帮助他们，无论冒多大风险。”

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" And you would be wrong, sir," Long John said." You'd lose your life

“那您就错了，先生，”朗·约翰说，“您会送掉性命的。”

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I'm on your side now, and I don't want to see our side weakened, let alone see you die

“我现在站在您这一边了，我不想看到我们这一方被削弱，更不想看到您死去。”

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Those men down there couldn't keep their word, and what's more, they wouldn't believe you would keep yours."

“下边那些人不会信守诺言，而且，他们也不相信您会信守诺言。”

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" Perhaps not," snapped the doctor," though we all know how you keep your word."

“也许不会，”医生厉声说道，“不过，我们都知道你是如何信守诺言的。”

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That was all we heard from the pirates until, one day, a gunshot sounded a long way off

“那就是我们从海盗那里听到的全部了，直到有一天，远处传来一声枪响。”

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" I suppose they are hunting," said Squire Trelawney

“我想他们是在打猎，”屈利劳尼乡绅说。

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" Do you think they have enough to eat?"

“你觉得他们有足够的食物吗？”

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" It doesn't matter now," replied Captain Smollett

“现在这已经不重要了，”斯莫利特船长回答道。

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" We must leave them on the island. We cannot risk taking them with us."

“我们必须把他们留在岛上。我们不能冒险带他们走。”

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" Good!" exclaimed Ben Gunn

“太好了！”本·冈恩叫道。

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" I agree," Gray said with a nod

“我同意。”格雷点点头说。

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" There's a good supply of gunpowder and shot, a few pounds of salted goat meat, and medicine," noted Dr. Livesey

“有充足的火药和子弹，几磅咸山羊肉，还有药，”利夫西医生指出，

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" and other necessities — tools, clothing, a spare sail, and a mile or two of rope

“还有其他必需品——工具、衣物、一张备用帆，还有一两英里长的绳子。

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We can also leave them some tobacco."

我们还可以给他们留些烟草。”

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Not long after, the day came for us to leave the island

不久之后，我们离开小岛的日子到了。

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" We've stowed all the gold on board, and we have enough water and goat meat," Gray reported

“我们已经把所有金子都装到船上了，水和山羊肉也够。”格雷报告说。

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" It's a fine morning to pull up the anchor," said the squire

“今天早上天气不错，正好起锚。”乡绅说。

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" And there's the Union Jack!" shouted the captain with a smile as we sailed out of North Inlet, flying the same flag we'd fought under at the stockade

“英国国旗就在那儿！”船长微笑着喊道，我们正驶出北汊湾，升起的正是我们在寨子里战斗时用的那面旗。

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The three pirates must have been watching for us

那三个海盗肯定一直在注视着我们，

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because as we sailed out to sea, they knelt together on the southern strip of sand and raised their arms." Don't abandon us!" they begged

因为当我们驶向大海时，他们一起跪在南面沙滩上，举起手臂。“别抛弃我们！”他们乞求道。

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" It pains me to leave them, but we cannot risk another mutiny," declared the squire

“离开他们我很痛心，但我们不能冒险再发生一次叛乱，”乡绅说道。

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" And to take them home to be hung at Execution Dock would be a cruel sort of kindness," said Captain Smollett

“而带他们回家在行刑码头绞死，也是一种残酷的仁慈，”斯摩利特船长说。

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" We left food in the cave!" the doctor shouted to the pleading pirates

“我们在洞里留了食物！”医生对乞求的海盗们喊道。

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" Dr. Livesey! Squire Trelawney! Captain Smollett!" they cried

“利夫西医生！特里劳尼乡绅！斯摩利特船长！”他们哭喊道。

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" For God's sake! Be merciful! Don't leave us here to die!"

“看在上帝的份上！发发慈悲吧！别把我们扔在这里等死！”

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At last, when they saw the Hispaniola wouldn't stop

最后，当他们看到伊斯帕尼奥拉号不会停下时，

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one pirate put his musket to his shoulder and sent a shot whistling over Long John Silver's head and through the mainsail

一个海盗举起火枪，子弹呼啸着掠过朗·约翰·西尔弗的头顶，打穿了主帆。

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After that, we kept our heads low, and when I looked out again, the island had melted out of sight

之后，我们都低下了头，等我再次往外看时，岛屿已消失不见了。

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We headed for the nearest South American port to hire new sailors, and anchored in a beautiful landlocked gulf after sundown

我们驶向最近的南美港口，去招募新的水手，日落之后，船停泊在一个美丽的、被陆地环绕的海湾里。

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The doctor, the squire, and I went ashore and had such fun that we didn't get back to the ship until early morning

医生、乡绅和我上了岸，玩得非常开心，直到第二天清晨才回到船上。

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As soon as we returned, Ben Gunn reported," Long John is gone

我们一回来，本·冈恩就报告说：“朗·约翰不见了。

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I helped him escape in a shore boat to save your lives

是我帮他用一艘岸边的小船逃走的，为了救你们的命。

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You were all in danger if that man stayed aboard."

如果那个人留在船上，你们所有人都会有危险。”

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" I suppose we should thank you," the squire said." Is that all?"

“我想我们应该谢谢你，”乡绅说，“就这些了吗？”

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" No," he admitted." He didn't go empty-handed. He took a sack of gold coins."

“不，”他承认道，“他不是空手走的。他拿走了一袋金币。”

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We looked at each other

我们面面相觑。

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" Actually, I'm glad we got rid of him so cheaply," said the doctor

“事实上，这么便宜就甩掉了他，我很高兴，”医生说。

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We hired some new men and made good time home to Bristol

我们雇了一些新人，一路顺风地回到了布里斯托尔。

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" Mr. Blandly will just be thinking of coming after us," said Squire Trelawney as we landed

“布兰德利先生大概正想着要来找我们呢，”我们上岸时，特里劳尼乡绅说。

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" Of all those who sailed, only five men returned," observed the captain

“所有出海的人中，只有五个人回来了，”船长评论道。

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Dr. Livesey nodded."'Drink and the devil had done for the rest,' most definitely."

利夫西医生点点头：“‘酒和魔鬼要了其他人的命，’ 这话一点不假。”

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" Not quite as bad as that other ship they sang about," I said

“倒不像他们唱的那另一艘船那么惨，”我说。

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"'But one of her crew was still alive, of the ship that sailed with seventy-five.'"

“‘那艘载着七十五人出海的船，只有一名船员活了下来。’”

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All of us got an ample share of the treasure and used it wisely or foolishly, according to our natures

我们每个人都分到了丰厚的一份财宝，有的用得明智，有的用得糊涂，全凭各人本性。

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Captain Smollett retired from the sea. Gray saved his money, and he's now part owner of a fine ship, married, and the father of a big family

斯莫列特船长从海上退休了。格雷攒下了他的钱，现在是一艘好船的合伙人之一，结了婚，还成了一大群孩子的父亲。

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Ben Gunn spent or lost all his money within three weeks

本·冈恩在三个星期内就花光或弄丢了他所有的钱。

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He ended up in a small village and he still lives there, singing in the church every Sunday and on holidays

他最终落脚在一个小村庄里，至今还住在那里，每个星期天和节假日都会在教堂里唱歌。

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We heard no more of Long John Silver

我们再也没听到过朗·约翰·西尔弗的消息。

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He probably met up with his wife and perhaps still lives with her in comfort

他很可能和他的妻子团聚了，也许至今还和她舒适地生活在一起。

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As I said at the beginning of my tale, there is still treasure on that island, so I won't reveal the location

正如我在故事开头所说，那座岛上还有财宝，所以我不会透露它的位置。

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All the bars of silver that remain on Treasure Island are where Flint buried them

留在金银岛上所有的银条，都还在弗林特埋藏它们的地方。

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But the devil himself could not drag me back to that cursed place

但就算是魔鬼本人，也休想把我拖回那个被诅咒的地方。

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I still have nightmares whenever I hear the booming of the surf on the coast

直到现在，每当我听到海岸边隆隆的涛声，我仍会做噩梦，

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and then I sit upright in bed with the sharp voice of the parrot ringing in my ears: " Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"

然后我会猛地从床上坐起，耳边回响着那只鹦鹉尖锐的叫声：“八里亚尔！八里亚尔！”