“Now, look you here, Jim Hawkins
(а теперь, послушай, Джим Хокинс),” he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible (сказал он настойчивым шепотом, который был не более чем слышимым = еле слышным), “you’re within half a plank of death (ты на волосок от смерти: «/прошел/ наполовину доску смерти»), and, what’s a long sight worse, of torture (и, что намного хуже, от пытки). They’re going to throw me off (они собираются свергнуть меня). But, you mark, I stand by you through thick and thin (но заметь, я стою за тебя горой;I began dimly to understand
(я начал смутно понимать).“You mean all’s lost
(вы имеете в виду, все пропало)?” I asked (спросил я).аudible [`ɔ:dɪbl] desperate [`despərɪt] bargain [`bɑ:gɪn]
The sea-cook instantly removed his pipe.
“Now, look you here, Jim Hawkins,” he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible, “you’re within half a plank of death, and, what’s a long sight worse, of torture. They’re going to throw me off. But, you mark, I stand by you through thick and thin. I didn’t mean to; no, not till you spoke up. I was about desperate to lose that much blunt, and be hanged into the bargain. But I see you was the right sort. I says to myself: You stand by Hawkins, John, and Hawkins ’Il stand by you. You’re his last card, and, by the living thunder, John, he’s yours! Back to back, says I. You save your witness, and he’ll save your neck!”
I began dimly to understand.
“You mean all’s lost?” I asked.
“Ay, by gum, I do
(да, черт побери)!” he answered (ответил он). “Ship gone, neck gone — that’s the size of it (корабль пропал, шея пропала = осталась виселица — вот /каков/ размер = итог). Once I looked into that bay, Jim Hawkins, and seen no schooner (когда я заглянул в ту бухту, Джим Хокинс, и не увидел шхуны) — well, I’m tough, but I gave out (я упрямый, но я опустил руки;