Английский с А. Конан Дойлем. Пиратские истории

“They scuttled her, and then Sharkey and his men (они затопили его, а потом Шарки и его люди), who had been watching us from the brushwood (которые наблюдали за нами из леса), came off to the ship (отошли /от берега и направились/ к кораблю; to come off – удалиться, отойти). His main-yard had been cracked and fished last voyage (в последнем плавании его грот-рей треснул и /его/ укрепили накладкой; to fish – соединять накладкой, скреплять стыком), so he had suspicions of us, seeing that ours was whole (так что он = Шарки сразу заподозрил нас, увидев, что наш цел). Then he thought of laying the same trap for you (тогда он и подумал устроить вам ту же ловушку; to lay – класть, положить; ставить капкан, делать засаду) which you had set for him (которую вы готовили ему; to set – ставить, устанавливать).”

Craddock groaned (Крэддок застонал).

 “And they scuttled my ship?”

“They scuttled her, and then Sharkey and his men, who had been watching us from the brushwood, came off to the ship. His main-yard had been cracked and fished last voyage, so he had suspicions of us, seeing that ours was whole. Then he thought of laying the same trap for you which you had set for him.”

Craddock groaned.

“How came I not to see that fished main-yard?” he muttered (и как это я не заметил: «мне не удалось заметить», что грот-рей укреплен? – пробормотал он; to come to do smth. – случиться, удаться). “But whither are we bound (но куда мы направляемся; to be bound – направляться)?”

“We are running north and west (мы идем на северо-запад).”

“North and west (на северо-запад)! Then we are heading back towards Jamaica (значит, мы направляемся назад к Ямайке).”

“With an eight-knot wind (с /попутным/ ветром в восемь узлов).”

“Have you heard what they mean to do with me (ты слышал, что они намерены делать со мною)?”

“I have not heard (не слышал). If you would but sign the articles (если бы вы только подписали договор) – ”

“Enough, Joshua Hird (достаточно, Джошуа Хирд)! I have risked my soul too often (я слишком часто рисковал /бессмертием/ моей души).”

“As you wish (как пожелаете)! I have done what I could (я сделал все, что мог). Farewell (прощайте)!”

 “How came I not to see that fished main-yard?” he muttered. “But whither are we bound?”

“We are running north and west.”

“North and west! Then we are heading back towards Jamaica.”

“With an eight-knot wind.”

“Have you heard what they mean to do with me?”

“I have not heard. If you would but sign the articles – ”

“Enough, Joshua Hird! I have risked my soul too often.”

“As you wish! I have done what I could. Farewell!”