With my arms before me I walked steadily in. I should lie down in my own place (I thought, with a silent chuckle) and enjoy their faces when they found me in the morning.

My foot struck something yielding (моя нога запнулась о что-то мягкое; to strike — ударять) — it was a sleeper’s leg (то была нога спящего); and he turned and groaned, but without awaking (он повернулся /на другой бок/ и простонал, но не проснулся).

And then, all of a sudden, a shrill voice broke forth out of the darkness (и затем, неожиданно, пронзительный голос закричал в темноте; to break forth — вырваться, разразиться):

“Pieces of eight (пиастры)! pieces of eight (пиастры)! pieces of eight (пиастры)! pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” and so forth, without pause or change like the clacking of a tiny mill (и так далее, без остановки или изменения /голоса/, как шум крошечной мельницы; to clack — болтать, трещать, щелкать).

Silver’s green parrot, Captain Flint (зеленый попугай Сильвера, Капитан Флинт)! It was she whom I had heard pecking at a piece of bark (это его я слышал, когда он долбил клювом кусочек коры); it was she, keeping better watch than any human being (это он нес вахту лучше, чем любой часовой; human being — человек, человеческое существо), who thus announced my arrival with her wearisome refrain (изъявил о моем приходе своим утомительным криком; refrain — припев, рефрен).

tiny [`taInI] bark [bRk] human [`hjHmqn] announced [q`naunst] wearisome [`wIqrIsqm]

My foot struck something yielding — it was a sleeper’s leg; and he turned and groaned, but without awaking.

And then, all of a sudden, a shrill voice broke forth out of the darkness:

“Pieces of eight! pieces of eight! pieces of eight! pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” and so forth, without pause or change like the clacking of a tiny mill.

Silver’s green parrot, Captain Flint! It was she whom I had heard pecking at a piece of bark; it was she, keeping better watch than any human being, who thus announced my arrival with her wearisome refrain.

I had no time left me to recover (у меня не было времени прийти в себя). At the sharp, clipping tone of the parrot (при резком, звонком крике попугая; clipping — острый, резкий), the sleepers awoke and sprang up (спящие проснулись и вскочили); and with a mighty oath, the voice of Silver cried (и с сильный ругательством, голос Сильвер закричал): —

“Who goes (кто идет)?”

I turned to run, struck violently against one person (я бросился бежать, врезался сильно в одного) recoiled, and ran full into the arms of a second, who, for his part (отшатнулся и побежал прямо в руки другого, который, со своей стороны), closed upon and held me tight (надвинулся на меня и крепко схватил).

“Bring a torch, Dick (принеси факел, Дик),” said Silver, when my capture was thus assured (сказал Сильвер, когда моя поимка была таким образом обеспечена = когда меня так вот окончательно поймали).

And one of the men left the log-house (и один из матросов вышел из сруба), and presently returned with a lighted brand (и вскоре вернулся с горящей головешкой).

oath [quT] torch [tLtS] capture [`kxptSq] thus [DAs] brand [brxnd]

I had no time left me to recover. At the sharp, clipping tone of the parrot, the sleepers awoke and sprang up; and with a mighty oath, the voice of Silver cried: —

“Who goes?”

I turned to run, struck violently against one person, recoiled, and ran full into the arms of a second, who, for his part, closed upon and held me tight.

“Bring a torch, Dick,” said Silver, when my capture was thus assured.

And one of the men left the log-house, and presently returned with a lighted brand.