Mr Cole! Get Dr Huggen. Aye, aye, sir. Sir. Over here. Is he dead? Yes sir. Poor bugger. Alright, bury him. Will you organise that please, Mr Cole? Fletcher. I've come to say good-bye. You do not come back. Do you? Ever? - I must go now. - No. Not yet. Soon. Eyes front, Mr Christian! Off hats. Take the men below. - Make sail, Mr Fryer. - Aye, sir. Stand aside. Stand down. Stand down! Come on, lads. No sense in this. Well, gentlemen, between ourselves and home are 27,000 sea miles, the Endeavour Straits and the Great Barrier Reef. Now the crew is deeply demoralised, gentlemen. And I must accept, as every captain must accept, the inevitable and theoretical responsibilty for that. The actual and immediate responsibilty, however, I place on you, my fellow officers, who met this crisis with lethargy, impudence and flagrant defiance publicly uttered. And perhaps also for that, I am to blame. I counted on a strength of character which you do not possess. However, the cure for our predicament is discipline. And I shall apply it with an even hand, of course, but most where it is most required. Yes, well that will be all. Thank you. You may leave now. Not you, Mr Christian. Leave it. Now! Alright, Smith, you may go and close the door, please. So. You think I'm harsh with you, eh? Look, I've been at sea many years, Fletcher. Since I was twelve. And I have seen many men, many good men, Iose their heads over native women in these waters. And I've never yet seen it come out well. Of course I understand the excitement and... um. But think to yourself, man. Could you take a woman like that back home to your friends and family? No, of course you couldn't. They're not like us, Fletcher. You think I was harsh with you. But you needed someone to show you where your duty really lay. Because you were at a loss, my friend. You may not thank me now but you will later. So, let's get the ship running properly and get back to where we were before. Now look, Fletcher. Listen to me. I am prepared to forgive and I am prepared to forget. Do you understand me? Will that be all sir? - Yes, that will be all. - Thank you. You sent for me, sir? Yes I did. This ship is filthy, Mr Christian. Sir? The ship is filthy, Mr Christian! Look for yourself. Look! Filthy, sir! Filth there! And there! And there! Look at there! I understand you dismissed the swabbing party. You left these decks crusted with grime. Look at it there! Bloody disgrace. Now you'll be well advised, sir, to call them back again and this time do it properly. Do you understand me? Filth Sir! Filthy Mr Christian. Still filthy! Look! I see nothing, sir, but your finger. I'll not have your vile ways brought aboard my ship, sir! Do you understand? Now you'll call up the swabbing party, yet again! And this time you'll make bloody sure that the decks are clean! Or by God you'll answer for it sir! I'll not have any of your filthy gutter ways on board my ship! Do you understand? Pigs in a sty have more comprehension or cleanliness than you buggers have. Now you'll get these decks clean or by God I'll make you lick them clean with your tongues if you don't mend your ways. There is a thief among us. Yes, there is a thief on board this ship, which is unfortunate because you know what hardship that means for honest men. Last night, my personal store of coconuts was well up to the top of the netting. This morning, I - Well I mean look for yourselves. See. Now if the thief will declare himself, I will punish him alone. And then we can forget the matter. Sir. Hold your tongue, Goddamn you sir! I'm addressing the crew, Mr Christian. Who do you think you are? Now if the thief will not declare himself. I took one. You? I was thirsty. I took one of your coconuts. I thought it of no consequence. One coconut, Mr Christian? A dozen were taken, man. I know ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Железный орёл на английском - текст Непрощённый на английском - текст Замок на английском - текст Духовные голоса на английском - текст Тариф Новогодний на английском |