Be that as it would, we were obliged to go on shore somewhere or other for water, for we had not a pint left in the boat;[qh]

但不管怎样，我们总得上岸到什么地方弄点淡水，因为船上剩下的水已不到一品脱了。[qh]

when and where to get to it was the point.[qh]

问题是：什么时候上岸？在哪儿才能弄到水？[qh]

Xury said, if I would let him go on shore with one of the jars, he would find if there was any water, and bring some to me.[qh]

佐立说，如果我让他拿个罐子上岸，他会去找找看有没有水，有的话就给我带回来。[qh]

I asked him why he would go?[qh]

我问他，为什么要他去，[qh]

why I should not go, and he stay in the boat?[qh]

而不是我去，让他自己呆在船上呢？[qh]

The boy answered with so much affection as made me love him ever after.[qh]

这孩子的回答憨厚深情，使我从此喜欢上了他。[qh]

Says he, If wild mans come, they eat me, you go wey.[qh]

他说："如果野人来了，他们吃掉我，你可以逃走。"[qh]

Well, Xury, said I, we will both go and if the wild mans come, we will kill them, they shall eat neither of us.[qh]

"好吧，佐立，"我说，"如果野人来了，我们两个人一起开枪把他们打死，我们俩谁也不让他们吃掉。"[qh]

So I gave Xury a piece of rusk bread to eat, and a dram out of our patrons case of bottles which I mentioned before;[qh]

我拿了一块干面包给佐立吃，还从原来主人的酒箱里拿出酒瓶给他倒了点酒喝。关于这个酒箱的来历，我前面已经提到过了。[qh]

and we hauled the boat in as near the shore as we thought was proper, and so waded on shore, carrying nothing but our arms and two jars for water.[qh]

我们把船向岸边适当推近一些，两人就一起涉水上岸。除了枪枝弹药和两只水罐，我们其他什么都不带。[qh]

I did not care to go out of sight of the boat, fearing the coming of canoes with savages down the river;[qh]

我不敢走得离船太远，唯恐野人的独木舟从河的上游顺流而下。[qh]

but the boy seeing a low place about a mile up the country, rambled to it, and by-and-by I saw him come running towards me.[qh]

可那孩子见到一英里开外处有一块低地，就信步走去。不一会儿，只见他飞快向我奔来。[qh]

I thought he was pursued by some savage, or frighted with some wild beast, and I ran forward towards him to help him;[qh]

我以为有野人在追赶他，或者给什么野兽吓坏了，急忙迎上去帮助他。[qh]

but when I came nearer to him I saw something hanging over his shoulders, which was a creature that he had shot, like a hare,[qh]

但他跑近我时，却见他肩上背着个野兔似动物，[qh]

but different in colour, and longer legs; however, we were very glad of it, and it was very good meat;[qh]

但颜色与野兔不一样，腿也比野兔长，原来是他打到的猎物。这东西的肉一定很好吃，为此我们都大为高兴。[qh]

but the great joy that poor Xury came with, was to tell me he had found good water and seen no wild mans.[qh]

然而，更令人高兴的是，佐立告诉我，他已找到了淡水，而且也没有见到有野人。[qh]

But we found afterwards that we need not take such pains for water,[qh]

但后来我们发现，我们不必费那么大的力气去取水。[qh]

for a little higher up the creek where we were we found the water fresh when the tide was out, which flowed but a little way up;[qh]

沿着我们所在的小河稍稍往上走一点，潮水一退，就可取到淡水。其实，海潮没进入小河多远。[qh]

so we filled our jars, and feasted on the hare he had killed, and prepared to go on our way,[qh]

我们把所有的罐子都盛满了水，又把杀死的野兔煮了饱餐一顿，就准备上路了。[qh]

having seen no footsteps of any human creature in that part of the country.[qh]

在那一带，我们始终没有发现人类的足迹。[qh]