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irreverence [I`revrqns] severally [`sevrqlI] echo [`ekqu] shadow [`Sxdqu]

1. But there was no sign of re-awakening courage in his followers; rather,

indeed, of growing terror at the irreverence of his words.

2. 'Belay there, John!' said Merry. 'Don't you cross a sperrit.'

3. And the rest were all too terrified to reply. They would have run away

severally had they dared; but fear kept them together, and kept them close by

John, as if his daring helped them. He, on this part, had pretty well fought his

weakness down.

4. 'Sperrit? Well, maybe,' he said. 'But there's one thing not clear to me.

There was an echo. Now, no man ever seen a sperrit with a shadow; well,

then, what's he doing with an echo to him, I should like to know? That aint in

natur', surely?'

1. This argument seemed weak enough to me (этот довод показался мне весьма

слабым). But you can never tell what will affect the superstitious (но вы никогда

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не можете сказать, что подействует на суеверных /людей/), and, to my wonder,

George Merry was greatly relieved (и, к моему удивлению, Джордж Мерри

почувствовал сильное облегчение).

2. 'Well, that's so (да, это так),' he said. 'You've a head upon your shoulders, John,

and no mistake (/ну и/ голова у тебя на плечах, Джон, бесспорно: «никакой

ошибки»). 'Bout ship, mates (поворот, приятели; about-ship — поворот

/команда/, менять курс, ложиться на другой галс)! This here crew is on a

wrong tack, I do believe (эта команда на ложном пути, полагаю = мы просто

взяли не тот курс). And come to think on it, it was like Flint's voice, I grant you (а

если подумать, то это было похоже на голос Флинта, вроде бы; to grant —

разрешать, давать согласие, допускать), but not just so clearaway like it, after

all (но не прямо-таки столь несомненно похож на его, в конце концов; to clear

away — очищать, убирать; рассеивать /сомнения/). It was liker somebody

else's voice now — it was liker — — (скорее это был чей-то еще голос,

скорее…)'

3. 'By the powers, Ben Gunn (клянусь дьяволом, /это голос/ Бена Ганна)!'

roared Silver (проревел Сильвер).

4. 'Ay, and so it were (да, точно),' cried Morgan, springing on his knees (крикнул

Морган, вскакивая /с земли/ на колени; to spring — отскочить,

подскакивать, прыгать). 'Ben Gunn it were (это был Бен Ганн)!'

5. 'It don't make much odds, do it, now (это не делает большой разницы = а

какая разница)?' asked Dick. 'Ben Gunn's not here in the body, any more'n Flint

(Бен Ганн здесь не во плоти — привидение, как и Флинт; any more than — не

больше чем, как и).'

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1. This argument seemed weak enough to me. But you can never tell what will

affect the superstitious, and, to my wonder, George Merry was greatly

relieved.

2. 'Well, that's so,' he said. 'You've a head upon your shoulders, John, and no

mistake. 'Bout ship, mates! This here crew is on a wrong tack, I do believe.

And come to think on it, it was like Flint's voice, I grant you, but not just so

clearaway like it, after all. It was liker somebody else's voice now — it was

liker — — '

3. 'By the powers, Ben Gunn!' roared Silver.

4. 'Ay, and so it were,' cried Morgan, springing on his knees. 'Ben Gunn it

were!'

5. 'It don't make much odds, do it, now?' asked Dick. 'Ben Gunn's not here in

the body, any more'n Flint.'

1. But the older hands greeted this remark with scorn (но матросы постарше

встретили это замечание с насмешкой; scorn — презрение, насмешка,

пренебрежение).

2. 'Why nobody minds Ben Gunn (да никому дела нет до Бена Ганна; to mind —