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The seamen scattered (моряки рассеялись), some going this way, some that (некоторые пошли этим путем, некоторые — тем = в разные стороны), as though they wished to see the country (как будто они хотели осмотреть местность). But the men who had been prisoners sat down on the ground and seemed very sad and full of despair (но люди, которые были пленниками, сели на землю и казались очень грустными и полными отчаяния).

I thought then of the time when I had first landed on that shore (я подумал = вспомнил тогда о первом времени, когда я высадился на берег) — how I had no hope (как у меня не было никакой надежды), and how I gave myself up for lost (и как я считал, что пропал; to give up 1) оставить, отказаться; бросить /привычку/; сдаться, уступить).

As I have said (как я сказал), the tide was at its highest when the men came on shore (прилив достиг своей высшей точки, когда люди/матросы сошли на берег; men — мужчины; люди; солдаты, рядовые; матросы). They rambled around (они бродили; to ramble — прогуливаться; гулять; бродить) till it had flowed out (пока не начался отлив: «пока он /поток/ не оттек») and left their boat high and dry on the sand (и не оставил их лодку выброшенной на берег).

They had left two men with the boat to guard it (они оставил двоих матросов с лодкой, чтобы присматривать за ней/сторожить ее). But the weather being very warm (но поскольку погода была очень теплой: «но погода будучи очень теплой»), these men had fallen asleep (эти матросы уснули).

When one of them awoke (когда один из них проснулся; to awake — просыпаться) and found the water far out from the boat (и обнаружил, что вода далеко отступила от лодки), he began to hello for help (он начал звать на помощь; to hello — звать, окликать; здороваться, приветствовать). All the men came running and tried to drag the boat out to the water (все матросы прибежали и попытались тянуть/тащить лодку к воде).

But it was so heavy (но она была такой тяжелой) they could not move it (что они не смогли сдвинуть ее). They tugged and pulled for a long time (они тянули /рывками/ и тащили долгое время; to tug — тащить, дергать с усилием). Then I heard one of them shout (затем я услышал, как один из них закричал): "Let her alone (оставьте ее /в покое/: «оставьте ее одну»), boys (парни)! She'll float all right when the next tide comes up (она поплывет/окажется на плаву, как следует, когда начнется следующий прилив; all right — все в порядке; хорошо, нормально, вполне удовлетворительно, приемлемо).

With that they gave it up (на этом они оставили это /занятие/) and all strolled out into the country again (и вновь ушли гулять по местности; to stroll — прогуливаться, бродить).

master ['mRstq], haste ['heIst], mutton ['mAt(q)n], foe ['fqu], cautious ['kO:Sqs], purpose ['pq:pqs], untie ['An'taI]

I SEE A STRANGE SAIL

I PASS over some wonderful things that happened during my last year on the island. For I must not make this story too long.

I was fast asleep in my castle one morning when Friday came running in. "O master, master!" he cried, "a boat, a boat!"

I jumped up and went out as quickly as could. I was in such haste that I forgot to carry my gun with me.

I looked toward the sea. About three miles from the shore I saw a strange boat coming to the island. It carried a leg-of-mutton sail and was coming swiftly with the wind. "Surely," I thought, "this is not the kind of boat that savages sail in."

Then I saw that it was coming not from the open sea on my side of the island, but from around a point on the south shore.

I ran back to my castle and told Friday to stay inside and keep quiet till we could learn whether the people in the boat were friends or foes.

Then I climbed up to my lookout on the top of the great rock.

I looked out toward the south shore, and there I saw a ship lying at anchor. As nearly as I could guess, it was about five miles from my castle and at least three miles from the shore.

It looked just like an English ship, and the boat was surely an English longboat.

I cannot tell you how glad I was at the thought that some of my own countrymen were so near. Yet I felt strange fears, and so made up my mind to be very cautious.

In the first place, what business could an English ship have in these seas? The English had no lands in this part of the world. They would not come here to trade. There had been no storms to drive the vessel to this place.

The more I thought of the matter, the more I doubted. If these people were indeed English, they must be here for no good purpose.

By this time the boat was quite near the shore. I could see the men in it quite plainly. They looked like Englishmen.

As they came in the tide was at its highest, and so they ran the boat far up on the beach about half a mile from me.

I now counted eleven men, and all but three were armed with swords. As soon as the boat touched the land, the most of them jumped out.

Then I saw that the three unarmed men were prisoners. Their hands were tied behind them and they were closely guarded.

As they were led on shore, they seemed in great distress as though begging for their lives.

When Friday saw all this, he cried out to me, "O master! the white mans do just like savage mans with their prisoners."

"Why, Friday," I said, "do you think they are going to eat them?"

"Yes, yes," he answered, "they are going to eat them."

The prisoners were led far up on the beach, and I expected every moment to see them killed.

But soon their guards seemed to change their minds. They talked together for a little while. Then they untied the prisoners' hands and let them go where they pleased.

The seamen scattered, some going this way, some that, as though they wished to see the country. But the men who had been prisoners sat down on the ground and seemed very sad and full of despair.

I thought then of the time when I had first landed on that shore — how I had no hope, and how I gave myself up for lost.

As I have said, the tide was at its highest when the men came on shore. They rambled around till it had flowed out and left their boat high and dry on the sand.

They had left two men with the boat to guard it. But the weather being very warm, these men had fallen asleep.

When one of them awoke and found the water far out from the boat, he began to hello for help. All the men came running and tried to drag the boat out to the water.

But it was so heavy they could not move it. They tugged and pulled for a long time. Then I heard one of them shout: "Let her alone, boys! She'll float all right when the next tide comes up.

With that they gave it up and all strolled out into the country again.

I MAKE A BOLD RESCUE (я совершаю отважное спасение)

I KNEW that the tide would not be at its highest again before night (я знал, что прилив не будет на своем самом высоком /уровне/ до ночи). So I thought that I would arm myself (поэтому я подумал, что я вооружусь), and, as soon as it was dark (и, как только станет темно), would venture out (решусь сделать вылазку) and learn more about my strange visitors if I could (и выясню больше о моих странных гостях, если смогу).

I looked at my guns and got everything ready (я осмотрел мои ружья и все подготовил), and then sat down to wait (а затем сел и стал ждать).

The day, as I have said, was very hot (день, как я уже говорил, был жарким). The three men who had been prisoners still sat under a tree by the shore (трое моряков, которые были пленниками, все еще сидели под деревом на берегу). But all the rest were in the woods (но остальная часть была в лесу; rest — остаток, остальная часть). No doubt they would rest in some shady place (без сомнения,они будут отдыхать в каком-либо тенистом месте) until the sun went down (пока не зайдет солнце).

At about two o'clock I became so uneasy (примерно в два часа я стал столь беспокойным = почувствовал такое беспокойство) that I could wait no longer (что не мог больше ждать).

"Friday," I said, "let us go out and see what we can do (давай выйдем и посмотрим, что мы можем сделать)."

You should have seen us as we marched out of the castle (вам следовало бы видеть нас, как мы шествовали из замка).

I had two guns on my shoulders (у меня было два ружья на плечах) and Friday had three (и Пятница нес три). I had on my goatskin coat (на мне была куртка из козлиной шкуры) and my great hat that I have told you about (и моя большая шляпа, о которой я вам рассказывал). At my side was a naked sword (у моего бока была /подвешена/ обнаженная шпага), and in my belt were two huge pistols (а за поясом были два огромных пистолета).

I must have looked very fierce (я, должно быть, выглядел очень свирепым).

We went quietly down the hill (мы тихонько спустились по холму), keeping ourselves hidden among the trees (скрываясь: «держа нас скрытыми» за деревьями). At last, when we were quite near the three men (наконец, когда мы были довольно близко от трех моряков), I jumped suddenly out before them and cried (я выпрыгнул вдруг перед ними и выкрикнул), "What are you, gentlemen (кто вы, господа)?"

Never were men more surprised (никогда люди не бывали удивлены больше).

They sprang to their feet (они вскочили на ноги; to spring — прыгать, скакать), but they could not speak a word (но не могли выговорить ни слова). In fact, they were on the point of running away from me when I cried (на самом деле, они были готовы убежать от меня, когда я крикнул): "Hold, gentlemen (стойте, господа)! Do not be afraid (не бойтесь). I am a friend (я друг). I bring help (я несу помощь)."

"Then, indeed (тогда, в самом деле)," said one of them (сказал один из них), "you must have been sent from heaven (вы, должно быть, посланы с небес; to send — посылать); for our case is hopeless (ибо наша участь безнадежна)."

"All help is from heaven, sir (любая помощь — с небес, сэр)," I said; and then I briefly told them (а затем кратко рассказал им) how I had seen them brought to the shore (как я видел, как их привезли на берег).

"I am an Englishman (я англичанин)," I said, "and I stand ready to help you (и готов помочь вам: «стою готовым…»). I have one servant (у меня есть слуга), and we are well armed (и мы хорошо вооружены). Tell us what is your case (расскажите нам, в чем ваше дело = что случилось; case — случай, обстоятельство, дело, положение), and how we may serve you (и чем: «как» мы можем служить вам)."

"Our case (наш случай)," said the foremost of the three men (сказал передний/главный из трех человек), "is too long to tell you now (слишком долог, чтобы рассказывать вам сейчас); for our enemies are very near (ибо наши враги очень близко). I was the captain of the ship that lies at anchor offshore (я был капитаном корабля, который стоит: «лежит» на якоре в море). Three days ago the sailors all rose against me (три дня назад моряки все восстали против меня; to rise — подниматься; поднимать восстание, восставать). They made me their prisoner (они сделали меня их пленником). They seized upon the ship (они захватили корабль; to seize — хватать; завладевать, захватывать), for they wanted to become pirates (ибо они хотели стать пиратами).

"They were about to kill me (они собирались убить меня); but this morning they decided to leave me on this island to die (но этим утром они решили оставить меня погибать на острове). The men who are with me, they are doomed to the same fate (люди, которые со мной, приговорены к той же участи). One is my mate (один из них мой помощник), the other a passenger (другой — пассажир).

"Being brought ashore here (поскольку нас высадили на берег здесь: «будучи высаженными на берег здесь»; to bring ashore — высаживать на берег), we had no hope but to perish (у нас не было надежды кроме как погибнуть = и оставалось только погибнуть). For it did not seem to us (потому что нам не казалось = не представлялось возможным) that any one could live in such a desolate place (чтобы кто-то мог жить в таком пустынном месте)."

"But where are those cruel enemies of yours (но где те жестокие ваши враги)?" I asked. "Do you know where they are gone (вы знаете, куда они ушли)?"

"They are there, sir (они там, сэр)," he said, pointing to a grove not far away (указывая на лесок, что был неподалеку). "They are sleeping in the shade (они спят в тени). If they should wake and see you with us (если они проснутся и увидят вас с нами), they would kill us all (они убьют нас всех)."

"Have they any firearms (у них есть огнестрельное оружие)?" I asked.

"Only two muskets (только два мушкета)," he answered, "and one of these they have left in the boat (и один из них они оставили в лодке)."

"Then trust everything to me (тогда доверьте все мне)," I said. "If they are asleep it will be easy to kill them all (если они спят, будет легко убить их всех). But I think it will be better to make them our prisoners (но подумайте, не будет ли лучше сделать их нашими пленниками)."

The captain then told me that there were two very wicked fellows among them (капитан затем сказал мне, что среди них были два больших злодея: «очень злых парня»; wicked — злой, безнравственный) who were the ringleaders (которые были зачинщиками; ring — клика; банда, шайка; leader — ведущий, главарь; to lead — вести).

"It is they who have made all this trouble (это именно они устроили весь этот беспорядок; trouble — беспокойство, волнение, тревога; /общественные/ беспорядки, волнения)," he said. "If they and two others could be overcome the rest would come back and do their duty (если их и двоих других можно будет одолеть, другие вернутся и будут исполнять свой долг). Indeed (в самом деле), I am sure that many of them have gone into this business against their will (я уверен, что многие из них пошли в дело против своей воли)."

rescue ['reskju:], enemy ['enImI], captain ['kxptIn], seize [si:z], decide [dI'saId], die ['daI], passenger ['pxsInGq], business ['bIznqs]

I MAKE A BOLD RESCUE

I KNEW that the tide would not be at its highest again before night. So I thought that I would arm myself, and, as soon as it was dark, would venture out and learn more about my strange visitors if I could. I looked at my guns and got everything ready, and then sat down to wait.

The day, as I have said, was very hot. The three men who had been prisoners still sat under a tree by the shore. But all the rest were in the woods. No doubt they would rest in some shady place until the sun went down.

At about two o'clock I became so uneasy that I could wait no longer.

"Friday," I said, "let us go out and see what we can do."

You should have seen us as we marched out of the castle.

I had two guns on my shoulders and Friday had three. I had on my goatskin coat and my great hat that I have told you about. At my side was a naked sword, and in my belt were two huge pistols.

I must have looked very fierce.

We went quietly down the hill, keeping ourselves hidden among the trees. At last, when we were quite near the three men, I jumped suddenly out before them and cried, "What are you, gentlemen?"

Never were men more surprised.

They sprang to their feet, but they could not speak a word. In fact, they were on the point of running away from me when I cried: "Hold, gentlemen! Do not be afraid. I am a friend. I bring help."

"Then, indeed," said one of them, "you must have been sent from heaven; for our case is hopeless."

"All help is from heaven, sir," I said; and then I briefly told them how I had seen them brought to the shore.

"I am an Englishman," I said, "and I stand ready to help you. I have one servant, and we are well armed. Tell us what is your case, and how we may serve you."

"Our case," said the foremost of the three men, "is too long to tell you now; for our enemies are very near. I was the captain of the ship that lies at anchor offshore. Three days ago the sailors all rose against me. They made me their prisoner. They seized upon the ship, for they wanted to become pirates.

"They were about to kill me; but this morning they decided to leave me on this island to die. The men who are with me, they are doomed to the same fate. One is my mate, the other a passenger.

"Being brought ashore here, we had no hope but to perish. For it did not seem to us that any one could live in such a desolate place."

"But where are those cruel enemies of yours?" I asked. "Do you know where they are gone?"

"They are there, sir," he said, pointing to a grove not far away. "They are sleeping in the shade. If they should wake and see you with us, they would kill us all."

"Have they any firearms?" I asked.

"Only two muskets," he answered, "and one of these they have left in the boat."

"Then trust everything to me," I said. "If they are asleep it will be easy to kill them all. But I think it will be better to make them our prisoners."

The captain then told me that there were two very wicked fellows among them who were the ringleaders.

"It is they who have made all this trouble," he said. "If they and two others could be overcome the rest would come back and do their duty. Indeed, I am sure that many of them have gone into this business against their will."

I HAVE AN ANXIOUS DAY (я переживаю тревожный день)

WHILE we were talking we had slowly withdrawn among the trees (пока мы разговаривали, мы медленно исчезли среди деревьев/отошли под деревья; to withdraw — ретироваться, удаляться, уходить) where we were sheltered from sight (где мы были скрыты из виду; shelter — приют, кров; пристанище прибежище; to shelter — защищать, спасать, укрывать).

The captain promised me that if we should succeed in getting control of the ship, he would do anything that I wished (капитан пообещал мне, что если нам удастся захватить контроль над кораблем, он сделает все, что я пожелаю). He would carry me to England or to any other part of the world (он отвезет меня в Англию или в любую другую часть света). He would live and die with me (он будет жить и умирать со мной = будет мне предан, ничего для меня не пожалеет).

"Well, then (хорошо, тогда)," said I, "if you will all obey my commands (если вы все будете повиноваться моим указаниям), we will see what can be done (мы посмотрим, что может быть сделано)."

I gave each one of them a musket (я дал каждому из них по мушкету), with powder and shot (с порохом и пулями; shot — пуля; дробинка; дробь). I told them to kill as few of the ruffians as they could (я сказал им убить так мало бандитов, как они смогут = как можно меньше; ruffian — бандит, головорез, негодяй, хулиган), and to make prisoners of them all if possible (и сделать пленников из них всех, если можно = сделать всех их пленниками).

Just then we heard some of them awake (мы услышали, что некоторые из них проснулись). In a moment thee men came out of the grove and started down to the shore (через мгновение трое матросов вышли из рощи и пустились вниз по берегу).

"Are these the ringleaders (это зачинщики)?" I asked.

"No," answered the captain.

"Well, then, let them go (пусть они идут)," I said; "but if the rest escape, it will be your fault (но если остальные сбегут, это будет ваша вина)."

With a musket in his hand and a pistol in his belt (с мушкетом в руке и пистолетом за поясом), the captain started forward (капитан двинулся вперед). I was close at his side (я был возле него: «близко у его бока»), while Friday and the other two men went a little ahead of us (в то время как Пятница и двое других были немного впереди нас).

The mate (помощник) in his eagerness (в своем рвении; eager — страстно желающий, жаждущий) chanced to step on some dry sticks (случайно наступил на сухие ветки) which broke with a sharp noise beneath his feet (которые сломались с резким звуком под ногами). One of the seamen, hearing this (один из моряков, услышав это), looked out and saw us (посмотрел и увидел нас).

He gave the alarm (он дал сигнал тревоги; alarm — боевая тревога, сигнал тревоги). The sleeping wretches awoke (спящие негодяи проснулись) and sprang to their feet (и вскочили на ноги). But it was too late (но было слишком поздно). Our guns were already upon them (наши ружья были уже /нацелены/ на них).

I need not tell you of the fight (мне нет нужды рассказывать вам о борьбе; fight — бой; борьба; драка). It was sharp and short (она была острой = суровой и короткой; sharp — острый; суровый, жестокий /например, о борьбе/).

At its close (в конце ее) the two ruffians who had caused all this trouble (два бандита, которые вызвали весь этот беспорядок = мятеж) were lying dead upon the ground (лежали мертвыми на земле). The three other men (трое других матросов), who were but slightly hurt (которые были лишь слегка ранены; to hurt — причинить боль; ранить; ушибить), were our prisoners (были нашими пленниками). As for my little army of five (что касается моей маленькой армии из пяти человек), not one was so much as scratched (никто не был даже оцарапан).

While the captain and I were binding the prisoners (пока мы с капитаном связывали пленников), Friday and the mate ran to the boat (Пятница и помощник побежали к лодке) and brought away the oars and the sails (и унесли весла и паруса).

Soon the three men who had gone down the shore came hurrying back to see what was the matter (вскоре те трое матросов, что отправились /до этого/ вниз по берегу, поспешили назад, чтобы посмотреть, в чем дело/что случилось).

When they saw how matters stood (когда они увидели, как обстоят дела), they at once gave themselves up (они сразу же сдались) and were bound with the rest (и были связаны с остальными; to bind — вязать; связывать). So our victory was complete (так что наша победа была полной).

We now retired to the castle (затем мы возвратились к замку; to retire — уходить; возвращаться на обычное место).

The prisoners were led into the back part of the cave (пленники были отведены в заднюю часть пещеры) that I had first dug (которую я выкопал в самом начале), and were left there with Friday as their guard (и были оставлены там с Пятницей как их стражником = в качестве их стражника).

With the captain, the mate, and the passenger (в сопровождении капитана, помощника и пассажира), I went into my best room (я прошел в мою лучшую комнату), where we all refreshed ourselves with such food as I had at hand (где все мы «освежились» = закусили такой едой, которая у меня была под рукой).

We had now time to talk over the past (теперь у нас было время обсудить прошлое) and make plans for the future (и построить планы на будущее).

I told the captain my whole history (я рассказал капитану всю мою историю: «мою полную историю») just as I have told it to you (точно так же, как я рассказал ее вам). He, in his turn (он, в свою очередь), related to me the story of his voyage from England to the West Indies (рассказал мне историю своей поездки из Англии на острова Вест-Индия), and how his crew (и как его команда), wishing to become pirates (желая стать пиратами), had seized upon the ship (захватила корабль) and made him their prisoner (и сделала его их пленником).

"There are still twenty-six men on board (на борту двадцать шесть матросов)," he said. "They are no doubt wondering what has become of their fellows (они без сомнения задаются вопросом, что стало = произошло с их друзьями). After a while some of them will be likely to come on shore to find out what is the matter (через некоторое время некоторые из них, видимо, придут на берег выяснить, в чем дело; to find out — узнать, разузнать, выяснить)."

"Let them come (пусть приходят)," I said. "We will be ready for them (мы будем готовы для них = их встретить)."

We therefore went down to the shore (поэтому мы спустились к берегу; therefore — поэтому, следовательно) where the boat was still lying (где все еще находилась лодка).

We found in it some rum (мы нашли в ней некоторое ром), a few biscuits (несколько печений), a horn of powder (рог пороха), and five or six pounds of sugar (и пять или шесть фунтов[13] сахара). This last was very welcome to me (этому последнему я был особенно рад: «этот последний был для меня особенно желанным/долгожданным»), for I had not tasted sugar for several years (потому что я не пробовал сахар/не ощущал вкуса сахара несколько лет; to taste — попробовать /на вкус/, отведать).

All these things we carried on shore (все эти вещи мы отнесли на берег). Then we knocked a big hole in the bottom of the boat (затем мы пробили в днище лодки большую дыру).

To tell the truth (сказать правду), I had but little hope that we would ever recover the ship (у меня было лишь мало надежды, что мы когда-либо вернем корабль; to recover — вновь обретать; возвращать, получать обратно). But I thought that after she had sailed away we might repair the boat (но я подумал, что, когда корабль уйдет, мы, возможно, починим лодку). Then we could no doubt make our way to the Spanish settlements on the mainland (тогда мы без сомнения смогли бы проделать путь к испанским поселениям на континенте).

About an hour before sunset (примерно за час до заката), we heard a gun fired from the ship (мы услышали пушку, выстрелившую с корабля).

"It is as I told you (как я вам и говорил)," said the captain.

We saw a signal waving from the mast (мы увидели сигнал, подаваемый с мачты; to wave — подавать сигнал, махать). Then several other shots were fired (затем было сделано еще несколько залпов).

At last, when there was no answer either to the signals or to the guns (наконец, когда не было /дано/ ответа ни на сигналы, ни на пушки) there was a great stir on board (был = возник большой переполох на борту; to stir — шевелить/ся/; двигать/ся/; волновать, возбуждать; stir — шевеление; движение; переполох, суета, суматоха), and the other boat was launched (и была спущена другая лодка = еще одна лодка).

I watched them with my spyglass (я их наблюдал через подзорную трубу).

As the boat neared the shore (когда лодка приблизилась к берегу), we saw that there were ten men in her (мы увидели, что в ней были десять человек) and that they were all armed with muskets (и что все они были вооружены мушкетами).

The sun shone in their faces (солнце светило в их лица; to shine) and we had a good sight of them as they came (и мы могли хорошо их рассмотреть, когда они подплывали; sight — вид; видимость).

The captain knew them all (капитан знал их всех). He said that there were three very honest fellows among them who had gone into this business against their will (что было трое очень честных людей среди них, которые ввязались в дело против своей воли). All the rest, however (все остальные, однако), were bad men who were ready to do any wicked deed (были нехорошими людьми, которые были готовы сделать любой нехороший поступок; wicked — злой, безнравственный).

We now set free two of our prisoners (мы уже освободили двоих наших пленников), for they seemed to be trustworthy men (потому что они казались надежными: «доверия достойными» людьми; trust — доверие; worthy — достойный) and glad that matters had turned in the captain's favor (и /казались/ довольными, что дело обернулось в пользу капитана).

"Can we trust them (мы можем доверять им), Captain?" I asked.

"I will stand good for them (я ручаюсь за них)," said the captain.

I gave them each a gun (я дал каждому из них по ружью). We had now seven armed men to meet the ten who were coming to the shore (у нас теперь было семеро вооруженных человек, чтобы встретить тех десятерых, которые приближались к берегу).

But we kept ourselves hidden (но мы находились у укрытии: «держали себя скрытыми/спрятанными»; to hide — прятать, укрывать) and waited to see what they would do (и ждали, чтобы увидеть, что они будут делать).

As soon as they reached the shore (как только они достигли берега) they ran to see the other boat (они побежали посмотреть другую лодку). What was their surprise to find her stripped of everything and a hole in her bottom (каково было их удивление обнаружить ее лишенной всего и с дыркой в днище; to strip — раздевать; снимать, срывать; лишать /чего-л./; отнимать, отбирать; грабить).

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