At six o’clock we had breakfast. We had thebest food and all the drink in the round - housestores. We were good companions.
When we were eating，Alan took a knife fromthe table. He cut off one. of the silver buttons fromhis coat.
“Ke e p this ，”he said，“to remembe r la s t niglit’swork，If you show this button a nywhe re ，Ala n Bre ck’sfrie nd s will come a round you.”
He spoke like a king. I admired his couragevery much，but he was vain，too. I hid my smiles，because I did not want a quarrel.
After the meal ，he found a clothes - brush inthe captain’s cupboard. He took off his coat andbrushed it. Then he cleaned the marks from hisbreeches. I saw he was vain of his fine clothes. Yetbe had cut off a button，and spoilt his coat for my
我们六点钟吃了早饭。后甲板室储藏的精美食品和各种饮料都归我们随便饮用。我们两人关系很融洽。
吃饭的时候，艾伦拿起桌子上的餐刀，从他的外衣上割下一颗银扣子，对我说：
“你收起来，作为昨天夜里咱们共同战斗的纪念品。无论到什么地方，只要你拿出这颗钮扣，艾伦· 布雷克的朋友都会尽力为你效劳的。”
他的口气俨然像一位国王。他的勇气我是很佩服的，但是他也很喜欢自夸。他说话的时候，我没有敢笑，因为我不想和他争吵。
饭后，他在船长的壁橱里找到一把衣刷，于是就脱下上衣，刷了起来。随后又清洗他马裤上的血迹。
很明显，他对自己的华丽衣服是很得意的。可是，他却为我割下了一
sake. When I understood that，I valued his giftmore.
颗扣子，损坏了衣服。一想到这里，我就更珍惜他的礼物了。
He was still brushing his clothes when Mr Riachcalled from the deck.
I climbed up through the skylight and lookedat him. He was not wounded. He had only a smallscratch on his face. I do not think he had foughtmuch. He had nursed the wounded men during thenight ，and was tired.
“Tha t fight wa s a ba d thing ，”he said.
“It wa s not our fa ult，”I replied.
“Ma y the ca pta in spe a k to you r frie nd ？”he said.
“Is this a nothe r trick？”I asked.
“No，Da vid ，”he answered，“the me n will notfight now. The y ha ve no coura ge . And I will not fight，e ithe r.”
I gave Alan the message，and he agreed. MrRiach then rememded me that he had been kind tome. He begged for a drink. I gave him a cup ofbrandy. He drank some，and took the rest back tothe deck.
The captain came to a window and stood therein the rain. His face was white and old，and hecould not use one arm.
他还在刷衣服时，里亚契先生在甲板上喊我们。
我从天窗爬出去，看了一下。
他没有受伤，只是脸上擦破一块皮。
我想在交手时，他没有卖力气。他在夜里照料受伤的人，显得很疲惫。
“昨天夜里不该那么打。”他说。
“那不怪我们。”我回答说。
“船长可以跟你的朋友讲话吗？”他问道。
“这又是搞什么鬼把戏吧？”我说。
他回答说：“不，大卫，大家都不愿意再打了。他们吓破了胆，我也不想再打了。”
我把这一情况告诉了艾伦，他同意舰船长讲话。里亚契先生还提醒我不要忘记他过去一直待我很好，恳求我给他一点酒喝。我给了他一杯白兰地。他喝了一点，把剩下的拿回甲板去了。
船长来到窗户旁边，站在雨地里。他的脸色惨白，显得苍老了好多，而且有一只胳膊不能动。
Alan held a pistol to his face.
艾伦用手枪逼着他的脸。
“P ut tha t thing u p！”the captain said.“Ha ve Inot give n my pronis e ，s ir？Are you insulting me ？”
“Ca pta in ，”Alan said.“yo u ga ve me a promis ela s t night，a nd wha t ha p pe ne d？”
“You ha ve sp oilt my brig ，”Hoseason said.“Iha ve n’t e nough me n fo r the voya ge ，now. My firs t office r got your sword through his b ody. I mus t go ba ckin to ha rbour to ge t more s e ame n . And the re ，s ome -one from the gove rnme nt will ta lk to you！”
“Oh！”said Alan，“I will ta lk，too . I ha ve a goods tory. Fifte e n me n o n one s ide ，a nd a ma n a nd a boyon the othe r - it is shame ful！Eve ryone will la u gh a tyou. ”
Hoseason’s face was red now.
“No，”Alan said，“You mus t put me a shore a tthe Linnhe Loch .”
“My firs t offic e r is de a d . ”Hoseason said.“No neof us knows this coa s t，a nd I ha ve no ma p. We do notus ua lly s a il th is wa y. We we re going we s t to Ame rica ，but the wind ma de us turn s outh. Who will pilot thes hip？”
“Ve ry we ll，”Alan said.“put me a shore a nywhere ne a r my own Highla nd cou ntry - but not ne a rthe Campbe lls . If you ca n ’t do tha t，you a re a ba ds e ama n .”
船 长说：“把那个玩意儿收起来。我不是已经提出保证了吗？先生？你这不是侮辱我？”
艾伦说；“船长，你昨天夜里也给我许过愿，可是后来又怎么样呢？”
霍西森说；“你把我的船给毁了。我现在人手不够，没办法继续航行。我的大副被你用刀捅死了。我只好返回港口，再招一些水手。到了港口，政府会有人跟你谈一谈的！”
艾伦说：“呵，我也可以谈谈嘛。
我倒是有可讲的。十五条汉子对付一个大人和一个小孩--可耻！大家都会笑话你的。”
霍西森的脸唰地红了。
艾伦说：“不行，你必须送我在林霍湾上岸。”
霍西森说：“我的大副死了。我们其他人谁也不熟悉这条海岸线，而且我没有海图。我们通常不在这一带航行。原来我们是朝西，去美洲，可是大风迫使我们转向南行。
谁来导航呢？”
艾伦说。“那好吧，除过坎贝尔族居住的地方以外，送我在我的家乡高地附近的任何地方上岸都行。你要是连这点也办不到，就不配航海。”
“This will cos t mone y，s ir ，”the captain said.
“I will pa y yo u s ixty guine a s ，”Alan replied.“Is a id tha t be fore .”
“The re is da nge r to the s hip，a nd to us a ll，”thecaptain said.“Could you pilot us ？”
“这得花钱呀，先生。”船长说。
“我给你六十个金畿尼，我已经答应过了。”艾伦说。
“那样的话，我的船有危险，我们大家都会有危险。你能航海吗？”
船长说。
“I am not a s e ama n ，s ir ，”Alan replied，“bu t Iha ve ofte n tra ve lle d a long th is c oa s t. I know a little a -bout it.”
“我不是水手，先生。不过我常常在这一带海岸线上来往，倒了解一点地形。”艾伦说。
“Ve ry we ll，”Hoseason said，“but I do n’t like it.
The wind is ris ing a nd I will try. But if we me e t aKing ’s s hip，the offic e rs ma y c ome on boa rd. Don ’tblame me if the y do.”
“很好。可是我不愿意那么办。
起风了，让我试试吧。不过，咱们要是碰上官船，船上的军官可能要来搜查。那时你可不要怪我。”霍西森说。
“Ca pta in ，”Alan answered，“if you s e e a King’ss hip ，you mus t run awa y. And now I offe r you a bottleof bra ndy. We will c ha nge it for two bucke ts of wa -te r .”
艾伦回答说；“船长，你要是瞧见官船，必须逃掉。现在我给你一瓶白兰地，给我们换两桶水。”
The captain agreed. We got the water andwashed the blood and glass out of the round -house. The captain and Mr Riach got their drink.
船 长同意交换。我们拿到了水，把后甲板室里的血迹和碎玻璃冲了出去。船长和里亚契先生拿到换得的酒。
