Артур Дойл - Английский с А. Конан Дойлем. Пиратские истории / A. Conan Doyle. Tales of Pirates

Together they engaged the King’s ship Royal Fortune, which had been sent in search of them, and beat her off after a night action of five hours, the drunken, raving crews fighting naked in the light of the battle-lanterns, with a bucket of rum and a pannikin laid by the tackles of every gun. They ran to Topsail Inlet in North Carolina to refit, and then in the spring they were at the Grand Caicos, ready for a long cruise down the West Indies.

By this time Sharkey and Copley Banks had become very excellent friends(к тому времени Шарки и Копли Бэнкс стали близкими друзьями; excellent – отличный, превосходный ) , for Sharkey loved a wholehearted villain(поскольку Шарки любил бесшабашных проходимцев; wholehearted – идущий от всего сердца; относящийся ко всему с легким сердцем ) , and he loved a man of metal(а также людей с железными /нервами/) , and it seemed to him that the two met in the captain of the Ruffling Harry(и ему казалось, что оба эти /качества/ соединились: «встретились» в капитане «Забияки Гарри») . It was long before he gave his confidence to him(однако это было задолго до того, как он стал доверять ему; long before – задолго до; to give confidence – довериться ) , for cold suspicion lay deep in his character(ибо холодная подозрительность лежала в основе его характера: «глубоко находилась в его характере»; to suspect – подозревать ) . Never once would he trust himself outside his own ship(еще ни разу он не покидал своего собственного корабля: «не решался /отправиться/ вне своего корабля»; to trust – верить, доверять ) and away from his own men(и своих людей: «прочь от своих людей»; away – прочь ).

By this time Sharkey and Copley Banks had become very excellent friends, for Sharkey loved a wholehearted villain, and he loved a man of metal, and it seemed to him that the two met in the captain of the Ruffling Harry. It was long before he gave his confidence to him, for cold suspicion lay deep in his character. Never once would he trust himself outside his own ship and away from his own men.

But Copley Banks came often on board the Happy Delivery(но Копли Бэнкс часто бывал на борту «Счастливого избавления») , and joined Sharkey in many of his morose debauches(и присоединялся к Шарки во время его мрачных дебошей) , so that at last any lingering misgivings of the latter were set at rest(так что наконец усыпил неослабные опасения последнего; lingering – продолжительный, долгий; медленно проходящий; to set at rest – успокоить: «поместить к покою» ) . He knew nothing of the evil that he had done to his new boon companion(он ничего не знал = Шарки и не подозревал о том зле, которое причинил своему новому собутыльнику) , for of his many victims how could he remember the woman and the two boys(ибо как он мог запомнить среди своих многочисленных жертв женщину и двух мальчиков) whom he had slain with such levity so long ago(которых бездумно убил давным-давно; to slay; levity – ветреность, легкомыслие ) ! When, therefore, he received a challenge to himself and to his quartermaster for a carouse(и поэтому, когда он и его интендант получили приглашение на пирушку; challenge – вызов ) upon the last evening of their stay at the Caicos Bank(в последний вечер их стоянки у берегов Кайкоса) , he saw no reason to refuse(он не видел причин отказываться).

But Copley Banks came often on board the Happy Delivery, and joined Sharkey in many of his morose debauches, so that at last any lingering misgivings of the latter were set at rest. He knew nothing of the evil that he had done to his new boon companion, for of his many victims how could he remember the woman and the two boys whom he had slain with such levity so long ago! When, therefore, he received a challenge to himself and to his quartermaster for a carouse upon the last evening of their stay at the Caicos Bank, he saw no reason to refuse.

A well-found passenger ship had been rifled the week before(неделю назад они захватили пассажирский корабль, имевший на борту все необходимое; to rifle – обыскивать с целью грабежа ) , so their fare was of the best(так что пища у них была лучше не пожелаешь; fare – плата за проезд; пища ) , and after supper five of them drank deeply together(и после ужина они впятером изрядно выпили; to drink ) . There were the two captains, Birthmark Sweetlocks, Ned Galloway(там были оба капитана, Суитлокс Меченый) , and Israel Martin, the old buccaneersman(и Израэль Мартин, старый буканьер) . To wait upon them was the dumb steward(за столом им прислуживал немой стюард; to wait – ждать; прислуживать ) , whose head Sharkey split with his glass(чью голову Шарки разбил своим стаканом; to split – раскалывать ) , because he had been too slow in the filling of it(потому что тот слишком медленно его наполнял).

A well-found passenger ship had been rifled the week before, so their fare was of the best, and after supper five of them drank deeply together. There were the two captains, Birthmark Sweetlocks, Ned Galloway, and Israel Martin, the old buccaneersman. To wait upon them was the dumb steward, whose head Sharkey split with his glass, because he had been too slow in the filling of it.