“I suppose you would hardly ask me to call you a humane man
(полагаю, вы едва ли попросили бы меня назвать вас гуманным = не претендуете на звание сердечного человека),” returned the doctor, with a sneer (ответил доктор с насмешкой), “and so my feelings may surprise you, Master Silver (так что мои чувства могут удивить вас, капитан Сильвер). But if I were sure they were raving (но если бы я был уверен, что они бредят) — as I am morally certain one, at least, of them is down with fever (а я, в сущности, уверен, что один из них, по крайней мере, лежит в лихорадке) — I should leave this camp, and, at whatever risk to my own carcase (я бы покинул этот лагерь и, каким бы ни был риск моему собственному каркасу /телу/ = даже рискуя жизнью), take them the assistance of my skill (оказал бы им врачебную помощь;“Ask your pardon, sir, you would be very wrong
(прошу прощения, сэр, вы были бы очень неправы),” quoth Silver (промолвил Сильвер;precious [`preʃəs] humane [hju`meɪn] carcase [`kɑ:kəs] quoth [kwəuθ]
“Right you were, sir,” replied Silver; “and precious little odds which, to you and me.”
“I suppose you would hardly ask me to call you a humane man,” returned the doctor, with a sneer, “and so my feelings may surprise you, Master Silver. But if I were sure they were raving — as I am morally certain one, at least, of them is down with fever — I should leave this camp, and, at whatever risk to my own carcase, take them the assistance of my skill.”
“Ask your pardon, sir, you would be very wrong,” quoth Silver. “You would lose your precious life, and you may lay to that. I’m on your side now, hand and glove; and I shouldn’t wish for to see the party weakened, let alone yourself, seeing as I know what I owes you. But these men down there, they couldn’t keep their word — no, not supposing they wished to; and what’s more, they couldn’t believe as you could.”
“No,” said the doctor
(сказал доктор). “You’re the man to keep your word, we know that (/зато/ вы человек /чтобы держать/ слова, мы это знаем).”