Kidnapped 诱拐 Chapter 2(3)
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Chapter 2 Kidnapped
 
When I woke up in darkness, my head was hurting badly, and I was unable to move my hands or feet. "I could hear the sailors" shouts and the sound of the wind and the waves. The whole world seemed to go up, up, up, and then down again. I felt very ill, and at first could not under stand what was happening. After a while I realized that I must be somewhere inside the ship, which was moving very fast through the water. "I've been kidnapped!" I thought angrily. It was clear that my uncle and the captain had planned it together. I began to feel frightened and hopeless, as I lay there in the dark. 
 
Some hours later, a light shone in my face. Mr Riach, one of the ship's officers, stood looking down at me. He washed the cut on my head, gave me some water, and told me kindly2 to go to sleep. The next time he came, I was feeling very hot and ill. He had brought Captain Hoseason with him. 
 
"Now, sir, see for yourself," said Mr Riach. "The lad's seriously ill. We must take him out of this unhealthy hole at once. 
 
"That's none of your business," answered the captain. "Ye're paid to do your job, not to worry about the by. He's staying down here."
 
"I'm only paid to be an officer on this ship," replied Mr Riach sharply3. He looked hard at the captain. "I'm not paid, like you, to kidnap1 and murder --"
 
Hoseason turned on him angrily. "What did ye say?" be cried. "What do ye mean?"
 
"You understand," said Mr Riach, looking calmly at him. 
 
"You should know me by now, Mr Riach. I'm a hard man. But if ye say the lad will die --"
 
"Aye, he will!" said Mr Riach. 
 
"Well, sir, put him where ye like!"
 
So I was carried up into the sunlight4 a few minutes later, and put in a cabin5 where some of the sailors were sleeping. It was a wonderful feeling to see the daylight and to be able to talk to people again. I lay in the cabin for several days, and after a while began to feel better. The sailors were kind to me in their way. They brought me food and drink,  and told me about their families at home. I discovered from them that the ship was sailing6 to the Carolinas, in North America. There the captain was planning to sell me as a slave7, to work in a rich man's house or on a farm. 
 
I also learnt that both the ship's officers, Mr Riach and Mr Shuan, enjoyed drinking far too much. The sailors liked Mr Shuan, but said that he was sometimes violent8 when he had drunk9 a lot. One of the sailors was a young boy,  called Ransome. His job was to bring meals to the captain and officers in the round-house, a big cabin on the top of the ship, where the officers slept and ate. When Ransome dropped something or did something wrong, Mr Shuan used to hit him, and I often saw the poor boy crying. 
 
One night, about nine o'clock, I heard one of the sailors in the cabin saying quietly to the others, "Shuan's killed him at last!" We all knew who he meant. Just then the captain came in. I was surprised to see him walk towards me and say kindly, "My man, We Want ye to help us in the round-house. From now on, ye'll sleep there instead of Ransome." As he spoke10, two sailors carried Ransome into the cabin His face was as white as a sheet, and he did not move. My blood ran cold when I saw him. 
 
I obeyed the captain, and ran to the round-house. It was a large room, with a table, a bench and locked cupboards All the best food and drink was kept there, under the captain's eyes, as well as the guns. When I entered, I saw Mr Shuan sitting at the table, with a bottle of whisky11 in front of him. He did not seem to notice what was happening around him, and was looking fixedly12 at the table.
 
Mr Riach soon joined the captain and me. He looked at Hoseason meaningfully13, and I understood from his look that Ransome was dead. We three all stood silently14 looking down at Mr Shuan. 
 
Suddenly the captain stepped forward. "Do ye know what ye've done?" he cried. "Ye've murdered the boy!"
 
Mr Shuan put a hand to his head. "Well," he said, "he brought me a dirty glass!"
 
The captain and Mr Riach and I looked at each other, almost frightened. Then Hoseason took Mr Shuan by the arm, and told him to go to bed. The murderer16 cried a little at first, but he took off his boots and lay down, like a small child. 
 
"Mr Riach," said the captain, when we could see that Mr Shuan was asleep, "nobody on land must know what happened tonight. We'll say that the boy fell into the sea. Get us a drink, David, we both need one," and he gave me the key to the cupboards. #p#分页标题#e#
 
In the next few days I was very busy, running here and there with the officers' food and drink. Mr Riach and the cap tain were surprisingly patient with me when I made mistakes. Perhaps they were thinking of the poor boy who had died. But Mr Shuan was very strange after Ransome's death. He did not seem to know what he had done, or to recognize me. On my second day in the round-house, he looked at me with a white face and fear in his eyes. "You weren't here before?" he asked. 
 
"No, sir," I replied. 
 
"There was another boy?" he asked. "Ah! Yes, I thought so," and sitting down, he called for some more whisky. 
 
It wasn't a hard life for me. I was able to eat well, and talk to Mr Riach, who spoke to me like a friend. But I could not forget poor Ransome. As the days passed, I became more and more worried. I knew that, when the ship arrived in the Carolinas, I would no longer be a free man, but a slave. I thought hard, but there did not seem to be any way of escaping. 
 
About a week later, we were sailing round the rocky17 coast of northern Scotland18 in very bad weather. It was difficult to see anything because of the thick fog. One evening there was a great crash, and the officers ran out to see what had happened. I thought we had hit a rock, but in fact it was a small boat As we watched, the boat broke in two, and went to the bottom with all its men, except the one passenger. At the moment of the crash, this man managed to jump up and catch the side of the ship and pull himself up.
 
The captain brought him into the round-house He was smallish but well-built, with an open, sunburnt19 face, and bright, amused20 eyes When he took off his long coat, I could see that he had a pair of pistols22 and was wearing a sword23 at his side. Although his life had clearly been in great danger, he seemed very calm, and spoke politely to the captain Hoseason was looking with interest at the man's clothes. He Was Wear ing a hat with feathers, a blue coat with silver buttons, and expensive-looking lace24 round his neck. 
 
"I'm sorry about the boat, sir," said the captain. 
 
"I've lost some grand25 friends today," replied the stranger, "and that's worse than losing ten boats."
 
"Well, sir, there are more men in the world than boats," replied the captain, still watching him closely26. "I know, be cause I've been in France, like you."
 
He said these last words clearly and carefully. They seemed to have a special meaning. The stranger put his hand quickly on his pistol21.
 
"Don't worry," said Hoseason. "Ye've a French soldier's coat on your back and a Scottish27 tongue in your head, that's true, but so has many an honest man these days."
 
"Well, sir," replied the stranger, "I must tell you that I'm one of those honest Highlanders who were proud to fight for their homes, their clan29 and their country in 1745, against the English King. And I must tell you another thing. If King George's soldiers find me, I'll be in trouble. I was on my way to France, where some of my clansmen live now. But in the fog my boat missed the French ship that was meeting me. So if you can take me to France, I'll pay you well."
 
He opened his purse and showed that it was full of gold coins. The captain seemed excited as he looked at the money, and then at the man's face. 
 
"To France?" he replied. "No, I can't do that. But to the Highlands, aye, we can discuss that." They sat down together, and in the end agreed that the captain would take the stranger to Loch Linnhe, on the northwest coast of Scot land, for sixty pounds. There the Highlander28 would be among friends, and safe from the English army. He and Hoseason shook hands, and the captain left me alone with the stranger.
 
He had told the captain that the gold was not his own. Some of the Highlanders had escaped to France after the Forty-Five, but their friends and clansmen in Scotland sometimes managed to find a little money to send them. It was this man's job to take the money across to France, and he did this by travelling secretly to Scotland as often as possible. I thought he was very brave. "If he's caught by the English army, they'll kill him!" I told myself. I liked the way he seemed to enjoy living dangerously. 
 
When he asked me for whisky, I had to go to ask the cap tain for the key to the cupboard. I found Hoseason and his officers talking quietly in a corner, and heard them planning to kill the stranger and steal his money. They seemed to think that I would help them, and asked me to bring them secretly some guns from the round-house. I went slowly back to the stranger, not sure what I should do. But when I entered the round-house, and saw him eating his supper, I decided30 at once. #p#分页标题#e#
 
"They're going to attack you, and murder you!" I told him. 
 
"What!"he cried, jumping up." Will ye stand with me, against them?"
 
"I will! I'm no thief or murderer!" I replied bravely. 
 
"Are ye for King George?"
 
"More or less," I answered. 
 
"Well, Mr More-or-Less, what's your name?"
 
"David Balfour," I said, and then, thinking that a man with so fine a coat must like fine people, I added31, "of Shaws. "
 
"My name is Stewart," he said proudly. "Alan Breck, they call me. And Stewart is a king's name, so it's good enough for me, although I have no name of a farmhouse32 to add to it." He looked around him. "Now, David, I'll take any man who comes in through this door. You must watch the window,  and the door behind me, and shoot anyone who tries to enter. 
 
He gave me a pistol. I was very frightened, but tried hard not to show it. The ship seemed very quiet. Suddenly there was the sound of running feet, and a shout, and then I heard fighting in the doorway33. I looked over my shoulder, and saw Mr Shuan, just as Alan drove34 his sword into the officer's body. Then several men ran at my door. I did not want to hurt them, but it was now or never. I lifted my pistol and shot35 at them. One man fell, and the others ran away. After a few moments, the sailors attacked again. Alan fought as bravely as before, his sword now red with blood. He was clearly enjoying himself. I had no time to think, but when two more men appeared at the window, I shot them too. Now there were several bodies on the floor, and blood everywhere. 
 
Suddenly I realized that we had won, and that the danger was over. Alan was driving the men out of the round-house like sheep. When he returned, he took me in his arms. 
 
"David!" he cried. "I love ye like a brother. And oh, man, am I not a grand fighter?" I had to agree. He took a knife from the table and cut a silver button off his blue coat. "Take this, David. The buttons come from my father, Duncan Stewart. where ye show that button, the friends of Alan Breck will come to ye. " He spoke as proudly as a king, and I tried not to smile. 
 
We slept in the round-house, one of us keeping watch all night, and the next morning the captain came to speak to us. "Ye'veve won the fight, sir," he said to Alan. "We're sailing through the Little Minch now, and I'll keep my promise to take ye to Loch Linnhe. But ye've killed my chief officer, Shuan, and without him I can't find my way safely round these rocky coasts. We'll go round the island of Mull, but I warn36 ye, it'll be dangerous.
 
Hoseason was right to be worried. All that day Alan and I sat in the round-house and told each other the stories of our lives, but by night the wind was growing stronger and the sailors found it hard to keep the ship away from the dangerous rocks. As we came round Earraid, a small island close to the larger island of Mull, there was a sudden15, terrible crash, and we realized that the ship had hit a rock. There was only one thing to do-leave the ship and try to reach land in the ship's boat. But as we were climbing down into the boat, a great wave hit the ship and knocked some of us into the sea. 
 
I went down and came up again several times. Then, luckily, I managed to find a piece of wood, which helped me to stay up in the water. I looked round, but could not see Alan , or any of the sailors, or the boat. My only hope was to try to swim to Earraid, which I could see, not far away, in the moonlight. It was hard, tiring work, but I reached it, and was very grateful37 to step on to dry land at last. 


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1 kidnap g25xz     
v.拐,绑架,劫持(某人)
参考例句:
  • A pair of robbers were trying to kidnap his wife.两个强盗正试图绑架他的妻子。
  • They were intelligent and educated,yet they chose to kidnap and kill.他们聪明且有教养,却选择去绑架和杀人。
2 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
3 sharply UiRziL     
adj.锐利地,急速;adv.严厉地,鲜明地
参考例句:
  • The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
  • Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。
4 sunlight ts3wM     
n.日光,阳光,日照
参考例句:
  • The room was flooded with warm and golden sunlight.房间充满着温暖、金色的阳光。
  • In the bright sunlight she had to narrow her eyes.在强烈阳光下她必须眯着双眼。
5 cabin dSNyS     
n.(结构简单的)小木屋;船舱,机舱
参考例句:
  • They threw up a new cabin in a couple of hours.在几小时之内他们就建起了一座新的小屋。
  • It's very hot in the cabin;let's go on deck.舱室内很热,我们到甲板上去吧。
6 sailing Qj2z4g     
n.航行,航海术,启航
参考例句:
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。
7 slave vxpwa     
n.奴隶,附件,卑鄙的人;vi.拼命工作
参考例句:
  • Don't be a slave to custom.不要做风俗习惯的奴隶。
  • Why should I slave away all my life!我为什么要辛辛苦苦地干一辈子呀!
8 violent xhswm     
adj.暴力的,猛烈的,激烈的,极端的,凶暴的,歪曲的
参考例句:
  • The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴,不得不把他锁起来。
  • They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他,把他狠狠打了一顿。
9 drunk LuozL6     
adj.醉酒的;(喻)陶醉的;n.酗酒者,醉汉
参考例句:
  • People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
  • She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时,经常发现他醉醺醺的。
10 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
11 whisky QMaza     
n.威士忌酒
参考例句:
  • I'm sure this whisky has been watered down.我敢肯定这瓶威士忌掺过水了。
  • She poured herself a large tot of whisky.她给自己倒了一大杯威士忌。
12 fixedly 71be829f2724164d2521d0b5bee4e2cc     
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
参考例句:
  • He stared fixedly at the woman in white. 他一直凝视着那穿白衣裳的女人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The great majority were silent and still, looking fixedly at the ground. 绝大部分的人都不闹不动,呆呆地望着地面。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
13 meaningfully 6c6cea759fd67e801f087aacdef89272     
adv.意味深长地
参考例句:
  • He said and paused, letting his words sink meaningfully into my mind. 他说着,顿了顿,好让他的话意味深长地印在我的脑子里。 来自辞典例句
  • McGinnity nodded meaningfully at George Gobbin. 麦金尼蒂冲乔治·戈宾意味深长地点了点头。 来自辞典例句
14 silently 6iDz4H     
adv.沉默地,无声地
参考例句:
  • She sat in the car,silently fuming at the traffic jam.她坐在汽车里,心中对交通堵塞感到十分恼火。
  • He didn't shout,he just glared at me silently.他没有喊叫,只是默默地怒视着我。
15 sudden YsSw9     
n.突然,忽然;adj.突然的,意外的,快速的
参考例句:
  • All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
  • The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。
16 murderer 0Fwxb     
n.杀人犯,凶手
参考例句:
  • How long should a murderer be kept in prison?犯了谋杀罪的人应在监狱关多少年?
  • They discovered the murderer to have run away.他们发现凶手已逃之夭夭。
17 rocky pXqx5     
adj.岩石的,像岩石的;多岩石的
参考例句:
  • She drives carefully up the rocky lane.她驾车小心地从这条很多石头的小路上驶过去。
  • There is only one port along this rocky coast.这个多岩石的海岸只有一个港口。
18 Scotland CjtzPw     
n.苏格兰
参考例句:
  • He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
  • Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。
19 sunburnt RhjzPO     
adj.晒伤的;日灼的
参考例句:
  • Turn over or your back will get sunburnt.翻过身去,不然你的后背要被阳光灼伤的。
  • He got sunburnt during the summer.他夏天给晒黑了。
20 amused kzQzGy     
adj.被逗笑的;愉快的;顽皮的v.“amuse”的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
  • There was an amused look on the President's face. 总统面带愉悦的神情。
21 pistol sNbxQ     
n.手枪
参考例句:
  • He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.他拔出枪对准敌兵。
  • The escaped criminal fell at the sound of a pistol.手枪一响,逃犯应声倒下。
22 pistols b69604bd56ed08e6bb7c0d8c0bfe2edf     
n.手枪( pistol的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Meantime he was loading the pistols. 而同时他在往手枪里装子弹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money. 两个陌生人用手枪威胁他并强迫他拿出所有的钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
23 sword srQwM     
n.剑,刀剑,武力,杀戮
参考例句:
  • The soldier cut at his enemy with his sword.那位士兵用自己的剑向敌人砍去。
  • With a sweep of his sword he cut through the rope.他用剑一挥把绳子砍断了。
24 lace 1xvyE     
n.饰带,花边,缎带;v.结带子,饰以花边
参考例句:
  • She let a piece of lace into her dress.她在衣服上镶了一块花边。
  • The bride is wearing a wedding dress made of lace.新娘穿一件蕾丝婚纱。
25 grand 0fDx4     
adj.豪华的,宏伟的,壮丽的,主要的,重大的;n.(美俚)一千美元
参考例句:
  • The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
  • Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来,我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。
26 closely XwNzIh     
adv.紧密地;严密地,密切地
参考例句:
  • We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
  • The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。
27 Scottish IDSyW     
adj.苏格兰(人)的;n.苏格兰(人);苏格兰语
参考例句:
  • My husband and I are scottish.我和我丈夫是苏格兰人。
  • Scottish life in London centres round this spot.苏格兰人在伦敦的生活区集中在这一带。
28 highlander 25c9bf68343db897bbd8afce9754ef3c     
n.高地的人,苏格兰高地地区的人
参考例句:
  • They call him the highlander, he is Rory McLeod! 他们叫他寻事者,他是罗瑞·麦克劳德! 来自互联网
29 clan Dq5zi     
n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派
参考例句:
  • She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
  • The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以,中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。
30 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
31 added mzJzm0     
adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
参考例句:
  • They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
  • The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
32 farmhouse kt1zIk     
n.农场住宅(尤指主要住房)
参考例句:
  • We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
  • We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。
33 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
34 drove brAxi     
vbl.驾驶,drive的过去式;n.畜群
参考例句:
  • He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
  • They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。
35 shot xyiwb     
n.炮弹,射击,射手;v.射击,发出,发芽;vbl.射击,发出,发芽
参考例句:
  • He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
  • All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。
36 warn bg0wx     
vt.警告,注意,远离;vi.提醒
参考例句:
  • I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.我必须警告你我已经没有耐心了。
  • If you warn me in advance,I will have your order ready for you.你若预先通知我,我就能给您准备好了。
37 grateful meZz5     
adj.感谢的,感激的,受欢迎的,表示谢意的
参考例句:
  • If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们,我们会很感激你。
  • He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。
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