We had thus proceeded for about half a mile, and were approaching the brow of the plateau, when the man upon the farthest left began to cry aloud, as if in terror. Shout after shout came from him, and the others began to run in his direction.

“He can’t ’a’ found the treasure,” said old Morgan, hurrying past us from the right, “for that’s clean a-top.”

Indeed, as we found when we also reached the spot, it was something very different (в самом деле, как мы обнаружили, когда тоже дошли до места, это было нечто совсем иное). At the foot of a pretty big pine, and involved in a green creeper (у подножия довольно высокой сосны, оплетенный вьющимися травами; to involve — окутывать; creeper — ползучее растение; to creep — ползать), which had even partly lifted some of the smaller bones (которые даже частично сдвинули некоторые мелкие кости; to lift — поднимать, возвышать), a human skeleton lay, with a few shreds of clothing, on the ground (человеческий скелет лежал на земле с /сохранившимися местами/ клочьями одежды; a few — несколько, немного; shred — лоскуток, клочок, обрывок). I believe a chill struck for a moment to every heart (думаю, холод поразил на минуту каждое сердце = у всех мороз пробежал по коже).

“He was a seaman (он был моряком),” said George Merry, who, bolder than the rest (сказал Морган, который /будучи/ смелее остальных), had gone up close, and was examining the rags of clothing (подошел близко и рассматривал лохмотья /одежды/). “Leastways, this is good sea-cloth (по крайней мере, это действительно морская одежда; good — хороший, настоящий; действительный).”

“Ay, ay (есть = да),” said Silver, “like enough; you wouldn’t look to find a bishop here, I reckon (очень возможно, полагаю, ты не рассчитывал найти здесь епископа). But what sort of a way is that for bones to lie (но каким образом кости лежат)? ’Tain’t in nature (это не по природе = странно)’.”

Indeed, on a second glance, it seemed impossible to fancy that the body was in a natural position (действительно, снова посмотрев: «со второго взгляда», /мы увидели/, что невозможно вообразить, чтобы это тело лежало в естественной позе). But for some disarray (the work, perhaps, of the birds that had fed upon him (а в каком-то беспорядке — /то была/ работа = по вине, может быть, птиц, которые склевали его; to feed upon — питаться чем-л.), or of the slow-growing creeper that had gradually enveloped his remains (или медленнорастущих ползучих трав, которые постепенно обвили его останки) the man lay perfectly straight (/но/ человек лежал совершенно прямо) — his feet pointing in one direction (его ноги показывали в одну сторону), his hands, raised above his head like a diver’s, pointing directly in the opposite (руки, поднятые над головой, как у /приготовившегося прыгнуть/ ныряльщика, показывали прямо в противоположном /направлении/).

skeleton [`skelItn] disarray [dIsq`reI] gradually [`grxGuqlI]

Indeed, as we found when we also reached the spot, it was something very different. At the foot of a pretty big pine, and involved in a green creeper, which had even partly lifted some of the smaller bones, a human skeleton lay, with a few shreds of clothing, on the ground. I believe a chill struck for a moment to every heart.

“He was a seaman,” said George Merry, who, bolder than the rest, had gone up close, and was examining the rags of clothing. “Leastways, this is good sea-cloth.”

“Ay, ay,” said Silver, “like enough; you wouldn’t look to find a bishop here, I reckon. But what sort of a way is that for bones to lie? ’Tain’t in natur’.”

Indeed, on a second glance, it seemed impossible to fancy that the body was in a natural position. But for some disarray (the work, perhaps, of the birds that had fed upon him, or of the slow-growing creeper that had gradually enveloped his remains) the man lay perfectly straight — his feet pointing in one direction, his hands, raised above his head like a diver’s, pointing directly in the opposite.

“I’ve taken a notion into my old numskull (кажется, начинаю понимать: «взял представление в свою старую башку»; numskull — олух, дурацкая башка, тупица),” observed Silver (заметил Сильвер). “Here’s the compass (вот компас); there’s the tip-top pint o’ Skeleton Island, stickin’ out like a tooth (вон вершина Острова Скелета, торчащая, как зуб; tip-top — высшая точка, предел; pint = point; to stick out — высовываться, торчать, выделяться). Just take a bearing will you, along the line of them bones (проверьте по компасу, по линии этих костей = куда указывает скелет; to take a bearing — определять азимут, направление).”

It was done (то было сделано = проверили). The body pointed straight in the direction of the island (тело указывало прямо в сторону острова /Скелета/), and the compass read duly E.S.E. and by E (и компас показывал соответственно В.-Ю.-В. и на В.; duly — надлежащим образом, правильно).

“I thought so (так я и думал),” cried the cook (воскликнул кок); “this here is a p’inter (это указатель; p’inter = pointer). Right up there is our line for the Pole Star and the jolly dollars (прямо наверху Полярная звезда и веселые = звонкие монеты; line — линия, граница, направление; dollar — доллар, песо, пиастр /английское название различных иностранных монет/). But, by thunder (но, /клянусь/ громом)! if it don’t make me cold inside to think of Flint (это делает меня холодным внутри = все нутро холодеет, когда думаю о Флинте). This is one of his jokes, and no mistake (это одна из его шуток, без сомнения). Him and these six was alone here (он и эти шестеро были здесь одни); he killed em, every man (он убил их, каждого); and this one he hauled here and laid down by compass, shiver my timbers (и этот один, которого он растянул здесь и уложил по компасу = сделал из него указатель, черт меня подери)! They’re long bones, and the hair’s been yellow (длинные кости, волосы были желтыми = рыжими). Ay, that would be Allardyce (э, да это Аллардайс). You mind Allardyce, Tom Morgan (помнишь Аллардайса, Морган)?”

numskull [`nAmskAl] duly [`djHlI] jokes [Gquks] hauled [hLld] yellow [`jelqu]

“I’ve taken a notion into my old numskull,” observed Silver. “Here’s the compass; there’s the tip-top pint o’ Skeleton Island, stickin’ out like a tooth. Just take a bearing will you, along the line of them bones.”

It was done. The body pointed straight in the direction of the island, and the compass read duly E.S.E. and by E.

“I thought so,” cried the cook; “this here is a p’inter. Right up there is our line for the Pole Star and the jolly dollars. But, by thunder! if it don’t make me cold inside to think of Flint. This is one of his jokes, and no mistake. Him and these six was alone here; he killed em, every man; and this one he hauled here and laid down by compass, shiver my timbers! They’re long bones, and the hair’s been yellow. Ay, that would be Allardyce. You mind Allardyce, Tom Morgan?”