Остров сокровищ

           Therewasalongpauseafterthis.Istoodstraightupagainstthewall,myheartstillgoinglikeasledge-hammer,butwitharayofhopenowshininginmybosom.Silverleantbackagainstthewall,hisarmscrossed,hispipeinthecornerofhismouth,ascalmasthoughhehadbeeninchurch;yethiseyekeptwanderingfurtively,andhekeptthetailofitonhisunrulyfollowers.They,ontheirpart,drewgraduallytogethertowardsthefarendoftheblockhouse,andthelowhissoftheirwhisperingsoundedinmyearcontinuously,likeastream.Oneafteranother,theywouldlookup,andtheredlightofthetorchwouldfallforasecondontheirnervousfaces;butitwasnottowardsme,itwastowardsSilverthattheyturnedtheireyes.

           "Youseemtohavealottosay,"remarkedSilver,spittingfarintotheair."Pipeupandletmehearit,orlayto."

           "Axyourpardon,sir,"returnedoneofthemen;"you’reprettyfreewithsomeoftherules;maybeyou’llkindlykeepaneyeupontherest.Thiscrew’sdissatisfied;thiscrewdon’tvallybullyingamarlin-spike;thiscrewhasitsrightslikeothercrews,I’llmakesofreeasthat;andbyyourownrules,Itakeitwecantalktogether.Iaxyourpardon,sir,acknowledgingyoufortobecaptaingatthispresent;butIclaimmyright,andstepsoutsideforacouncil."

           Andwithanelaboratesea-salute,thisfellow,along,ill-looking,yellow-eyedmanoffiveandthirty,steppedcoollytowardsthedooranddisappearedoutofthehouse.Oneafteranothertherestfollowedhisexample,eachmakingasaluteashepassed,eachaddingsomeapology."Accordingtorules,"saidone."Forecastlecouncil,"saidMorgan.AndsowithoneremarkoranotherallmarchedoutandleftSilverandmealonewiththetorch.

           Thesea-cookinstantlyremovedhispipe.