Английский язык с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Остров сокровищ

Yet I felt sure that I could trust him in one point, since in that our interests jumped together, and that was in the disposition of the schooner. We both desired to have she stranded safe enough, in a sheltered place, and so that, when the time came, she could be got off again with as little labour and danger as might be; and until that was done I considered that my life would certainly be spared.

While I was thus turning the business over in my mind, I had not been idle with my body. I had stolen back to the cabin, slipped once more into my shoes and laid my hand at random on a bottle of wine, and now, with this for an excuse, I made my reappearance on the deck.

Hands lay as I had left him, all fallen together in a bundle (Хендс лежал /в том же положении/, как я его и оставил, словно тюк; to fall — падать, оседать, сникнуть; bundle — узел, связка, пучок), and with his eyelids lowered (с опущенными веками = прищурив глаза), as though he were too weak to bear the light (как будто он был слишком слаб, чтобы выносить /яркий/ свет)

. He looked up, however, at my coming, knocked the neck off the bottle (он поднял глаза, однако, при моем приходе, отбил горлышко бутылки), like a man who had done the same thing often (как человек, который делал эту вещь часто), and took a good swig, with his favourite toast of “Here’s luck! (и сделал большой глоток со своим любимым тостом «За удачу!»).” Then he lay quiet for a little (затем он лежал тихо короткое время), and then, pulling out a stick of tobacco, begged me to cut him a quid (а потом, вытаскивая /из кармана/ плитку табаку, попросил меня отрезать кусочек; stick — палка, колышек, брусок; quid — кусок прессованного табака для жевания).

“Cut me a junk o’ that

(отрежь-ка мне кусок этого /табаку/; junk — барахло, старье, кусок, обломки),” says he, “for I haven’t no knife, and hardly strength enough, so be as I had (так как у меня нет ножа и едва ли есть достаточно сил, как раньше). Ah, Jim, Jim, I reckon I’ve missed stays (ах, Джим, Джим, думаю, я упустил опоры = совсем развалился)! Cut me a quid, as ’ll likely be the last, lad (отрежь кусочек, который, наверно, будет /для меня/ последним, парень); for I’m for my long home, and no mistake (ибо я /иду/ к своему далекому дому = скоро отправлюсь на тот свет, это точно; mistake — ошибка, заблуждение).”

“Well (ладно),” said I, “I’ll cut you some tobacco (я отрежу вам табаку); but if I was you and thought myself so badly (но если бы я был вами = на вашем месте, чувствуя себя так плохо), I would go to my prayers, like a Christian man (я бы помолился, как /подобает/ христианину; to go to — обратиться, прибегнуть к помощи; prayer — молитва).”

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Hands lay as I had left him, all fallen together in a bundle, and with his eyelids lowered, as though he were too weak to bear the light. He looked up, however, at my coming, knocked the neck off the bottle, like a man who had done the same thing often, and took a good swig, with his favourite toast of “Here’s luck!” Then he lay quiet for a little, and then, pulling out a stick of tobacco, begged me to cut him a quid.

“Cut me a junk o’ that,” says he, “for I haven’t no knife, and hardly strength enough, so be as I had. Ah, Jim, Jim, I reckon I’ve missed stays! Cut me a quid, as ’ll likely be the last, lad; for I’m for my long home, and no mistake.”

“Well,” said I, “I’ll cut you some tobacco; but if I was you and thought myself so badly, I would go to my prayers, like a Christian man.”

“Why (зачем)?” said he. “Now, you tell me why (скажи мне, зачем).”