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That was the end of the night’s business. Soon after, with a drink all round, we lay down to sleep, and the outside of Silver’s vengeance was to put George Merry up for sentinel and threaten him with death if he should prove unfaithful.

It was long ere I could close an eye, and Heaven knows I had matter enough for thought in the man whom I had slain that afternoon, in my own most perilous position, and, above all, in the remarkable game that I saw Silver now engage upon — keeping the mutineers together with one hand, and grasping, with the other, after every means, possible an impossible, to make his peace and save his miserable life. He himself slept peacefully, and snored aloud; yet my heart was sore for him, wicked as he was, to think on the dark peril that environed, and the shameful gibbet that awaited him.

I WAS wakened — indeed, we were all wakened (меня разбудил, вернее, нас всех разбудил), for I could see even the sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the door-post (потому что я видел, как даже часовой вскочил с /места/, где он прислонился о дверной косяк; to shake — трясти, встряхивать) — by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the wood (ясный энергичный голос, поприветствовавший нас = раздавшийся на опушке леса; hearty — сердечный, искренний; энергичный; margin — граница, опушка, край): —

“Block-house, ahoy (эй, в срубе; ahoy — на палубе, на корабле /окрик/)!” it cried. “Here’s the doctor (идет доктор).”

And the doctor it was (и это был /действительно/ доктор). Although I was glad to hear the sound (хотя я был рад слышать звук = его голос), yet my gladness was not without admixture (но все-таки моя радость была не без примеси /стыда/). I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct (я вспомнил со смущением о своем непослушном /поведении/ и тайном поступке /о том, что убежал из гарнизона/; insubordinate — не подчиняющийся дисциплине, непокорный; conduct — поведение, поступок); and when I saw where it had brought me (и когда я увидел, куда = к чему это меня привело) — among what companions and surrounded by what dangers (среди каких спутников и какими опасностями окружен) — I felt ashamed to look him in the face (я постыдился смотреть ему в лицо).

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I WAS wakened — indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the door-post — by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the wood: —

“Block-house, ahoy!” it cried. “Here’s the doctor.”

And the doctor it was. Although I was glad to hear the sound, yet my gladness was not without admixture. I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct; and when I saw where it had brought me — among what companions and surrounded by what dangers — I felt ashamed to look him in the face.

He must have risen in the dark, for the day had hardly come (он, должно быть, поднялся в темноте = до рассвета, потому что день едва начался); and when I ran to a loophole and looked out (и когда я подбежал к бойнице и посмотрел во двор), I saw him standing, like Silver once before, up to the mid-leg in creeping vapour (я увидел, что он стоял, как Сильвер когда-то, по колено в расползающемся/ползущем тумане; to creep — ползти).

“You, doctor! Top o’ the morning to you, sir (доктор, доброе утро, сэр)!” cried Silver, broad awake and beaming with good-nature in a moment (воскликнул Сильвер, полностью проснувшись в один миг и сияя благодушием). “Bright and early, to be sure (веселый и ранний, конечно = вы рано поднялись); and it’s the early bird, as the saying goes, that gets the rations (как раз ранняя птаха, как в пословице говорится, и получает пищу). George, shake up your timbers, son, and help Dr. Livesey over the ship’s side (Джордж, очнись: «встряхни свои деревяшки» и помоги доктору Ливси /взойти/ на борт судна). All a-doin’ well, your patients was — all well and merry (все в порядке с вашими пациентами, все в хорошем состоянии и веселые).”

So he pattered on, standing on the hill-top, with his crutch under his elbow (так он тараторил, стоя на вершине холма с костылем под локтем; to patter — бормотать, говорит скороговоркой), and one hand upon the side of the log-house (и /опираясь/ одной рукой о стену сруба) — quite the old John in voice, manner, and expression (совсем старый Джон по голосу, манерам и выражению /лица/).

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He must have risen in the dark, for the day had hardly come; and when I ran to a loophole and looked out, I saw him standing, like Silver once before, up to the mid-leg in creeping vapour.

“You, doctor! Top o’ the morning to you, sir!” cried Silver, broad awake and beaming with good-nature in a moment. “Bright and early, to be sure; and it’s the early bird, as the saying goes, that gets the rations. George, shake up your timbers, son, and help Dr. Livesey over the ship’s side. All a-doin’ well, your patients was — all well and merry.”