26 A Fond Farewell—We Make Our Way Home

CHAPTER 26 A Fond Farewell—We Make Our Way Home We spent the next days carrying our vast treasure into the boats and then onto the Hispaniola. As I was too young to do the work of the stronger men, I was given the task of filling canvas sacks with the treasure so that the others could carry it away. One by one, I filled each bag with the precious stuff, sealing them at the top with a large sailor's needle and thread. It was long, hard work, but worth the effort. We worried

第二十六章衷心的告别——我们回家了。接下来的几天里，我们把大量的财宝装上船，然后上了伊斯帕尼奥拉号。 因为我太年轻，不能做强壮男人的工作，所以我被派去把财宝装满帆布袋，这样其他人就可以把它搬走了。 我一个接一个地把这些珍贵的东西装满每个袋子，用水手用的大针线把它们封住。 这是一项漫长而艰苦的工作，但值得付出。 我们担心

about the three remaining pirates, but thankfully, heard little of them. The treasure was a collection of coins from around the world. Until that moment, I had had no idea that money came in such a variety of forms and styles. Along with the French and English coins I had seen before, there were piles of Spanish doubloons and Venetian ducats. Even stranger were the square coins with holes in the middle from faraway China that perhaps Marco Polo had come across on his journeys. I sifted through them, letting them fall like autumn leaves through my fingers. One night, we heard the raving of the mutineers. For our part, Silver had been treated civilly, but kept at a distance, like a dog leashed to a post. No man would hear him out, for although he played kind, we knew he was not to be trusted.

关于剩下的三个海盗，谢天谢地，很少听到他们的消息。 宝藏是来自世界各地的钱币收藏。 直到那一刻，我才知道钱有这么多种形式和风格。 除了我之前看到的法国和英国的硬币外，还有成堆的西班牙杜布隆和威尼斯达克特。 更奇怪的是那些中间有洞的方形硬币，它们来自遥远的中国，可能是马可波罗在旅行中遇到的。 我筛选着它们，让它们像秋叶一样从我指间飘落。 一天晚上，我们听到了叛乱分子的胡言乱语。 对我们来说，西尔弗受到了礼貌的对待，但却像拴在柱子上的狗一样与我们保持着距离。 没有人愿意听他把话说完，因为尽管他装得很和蔼，但我们知道他不值得信任。

We decided we must maroon the mutineers—there was no point in bringing them home to hang. So we loaded Ben's cave with a good stock of sail, as well as tools, food, and other supplies. Then we readied our ship. As we were leaving, we passed by the three men in the shallows we could still make out ashore, begging us to take them along. We hailed them, and the doctor told them of the small stores of food we had left. Still they begged, and, when it was clear we would not stop, they fired on us and just missed Silver himself. Soon the craggy peaks were fading from view and I felt a great joy to be leaving Treasure Island behind me. We were short of men and each had to do his part. The Captain still needed rest and was giving his orders from a cot on deck.

我们决定必须把这些叛变者流放——把他们带回家绞死是没有意义的。 所以我们在本的洞穴里装了很多帆，还有工具、食物和其他补给品。 然后我们准备好了我们的船。当我们离开时，在我们还能辨认出岸上的浅滩上，我们经过了三个人，他们恳求我们带他们一起走。 我们向他们打招呼，医生告诉他们我们还剩下一些食物。 他们仍然恳求我们，而且，当我们显然不愿停下来时，他们向我们开枪，正好没打中西尔弗本人。 不久，陡峭的山峰就从我的视野中消失了，我感到非常高兴，因为我已经离开了金银岛。 我们人手不足，每个人都得各司其职。 船长仍然需要休息，他正在甲板上的小床上发号施令。

In time we reached Spanish America and greeted the people there with great joy. We tasted their fruits and vegetables, and the Captain found another English shipmaster with whom he was invited to spend the evening telling of our adventures. When we returned to the Hispaniola, we found Ben Gunn alone on deck telling us that Silver had taken a small craft and some small sacks of treasure and had made off. I think we all felt relieved when we knew he had gone for good. To make a long story short, we got a few good hands on board there, and made our way home just before a search party was sent to rescue us. We all got a fair share of the treasure, and spent it in various ways. Gray saved his money, gained an education, and got married. He is now a part owner of a fullrigged ship. Ben Gunn lost his one thousand pounds within three weeks and

我们及时到达了西属美洲，非常高兴地向那里的人们打招呼。 我们品尝了他们的水果和蔬菜，船长找到了另一位英国船长，他被邀请和他一起度过一个晚上，讲述我们的冒险经历。 当我们回到伊斯班袅拉号时，发现本·葛恩一个人站在甲板上，告诉我们西尔弗已经带着一艘小船和几小包财宝逃走了。 我想当我们知道他永远地离开时，我们都松了一口气。 长话短说，我们在船上找到了几个好手，就在搜救队被派来营救我们之前，我们回到了家。 我们都得到了一份公平的财富，并以各种方式使用它。 格雷存了钱，接受了教育，结了婚。 他现在是一艘装备齐全的船的部分所有者。 本·葛恩在三周内减掉了一千磅

was back begging on the fourth. Our good Captain retired. Of Silver, we heard no more. I imagine he located his wife and is still living with his parrot Captain Flint. As for me, though there may still be gold on Treasure Island, I shall never return. When I have bad dreams, they are of the booming surf and of the sharp voice of Captain Flint ringing in my ears: "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"

四号的时候又回来乞讨了。 我们的好船长退休了。关于西尔弗，我们再也没有听到任何消息。 我猜他找到了他的妻子现在还和他的鹦鹉“弗林特船长”住在一起。 至于我，虽然金银岛上可能还有金子，但我永远不会回来了。 当我做噩梦时，我梦见的是轰隆的海浪和弗林特船长刺耳的声音：“八个里子！八个里亚尔！”