Chapter 4 The Pandora 第四章 潘多拉号
On 14th March 1790, Bligh and his men arrived in England.
1790年3月14日，布莱和他的部下抵达了英格兰。
When he told the story of the mutiny, English people were very angry.
当他讲述了叛变的经过后，英国人感到非常愤怒。
They sent Captain Edwards, in the Pandora, to Tahiti.
他们派遣爱德华兹船长乘坐“潘多拉号”前往塔希提岛。
On 23rd March 1791, the Pandora arrived in Tahiti.
1791年3月23日，“潘多拉号”抵达塔希提岛。
Captain Edwards and his men looked carefully at the island.
爱德华兹船长和他的部下仔细查看了这座岛屿。
They could see a lot of trees and small houses, but no English ship.
他们能看到许多树木和小房子，但没有看到英国船只。
Then, a small canoe came out to the Pandora.
这时，一艘小独木舟向“潘多拉号”划来。
The three men in the canoe shouted and smiled.
独木舟上的三个男人又喊又叫，面带微笑。
‘I think they’re Englishmen, sir,’ a sailor said.
“长官，我想他们是英国人，”一名水手说道。
‘All right,’ Captain Edwards said. ‘They can come on the ship. Perhaps they can tell us something.’
“好吧，”爱德华兹船长说，“让他们上船来。也许他们能告诉我们一些情况。”
The three men were brown and strong, but they wore English sailors’ hats and trousers.
这三个男人皮肤黝黑、身体强壮，但戴着英国水手的帽子，穿着英国水手的裤子。
One of them, a boy, about eighteen years old, smiled at Edwards.
其中一个约莫十八岁的年轻人对着爱德华兹笑了笑。
‘Good morning, sir! My name is Peter Heywood, I’m a young officer from the Bounty. This is Mr Stewart, and Joseph Coleman, a sailor.’
“早上好，长官！我叫彼得·海伍德，是‘邦蒂号’上的一名年轻军官。这位是斯图尔特先生，还有水手约瑟夫·科尔曼。”
‘Yes, I see,’ said Edwards. ‘Three of you? Where are your friends? Where is Mr Christian and the Bounty?’
“是的，我明白了，”爱德华兹说，“就你们三个？你们的同伴呢？克里斯蒂安先生和‘邦蒂号’在哪里？”
Heywood looked worried. ‘Mr Christian? He sailed away in the Bounty, sir, a year ago, I think. But we didn’t go with them. We waited for you. We aren’t afraid.’
海伍德看起来很担忧。“克里斯蒂安先生？长官，我想大约一年前他驾着‘邦蒂号’离开了。但我们没有跟他走。我们在等您。我们并不害怕。”
‘I see,’ Edwards said. He looked at them carefully. ‘All right, then. Tell me your story. What happened after Christian put Captain Bligh in the launch?’
“我明白了，”爱德华兹说。他仔细地打量着他们。“那好吧。讲讲你们的经历。克里斯蒂安把布莱船长赶下大艇之后，发生了什么？”
‘Well, sir,’ Heywood said. ‘We threw the breadfruit trees into the sea, and sailed here, to Tahiti.’
“嗯，长官，”海伍德说，“我们把面包果树扔进了海里，然后航行到了这里，也就是塔希提岛。”
‘Otoo, the king of Tahiti, was good to us, and a lot of men wanted to stay here.’
“塔希提国王奥图对我们很好，很多人都想留在这里。”
‘But Mr Christian was afraid. “We can’t stay here,” he said, “because a ship is going to come from England.”‘
“但克里斯蒂安先生很害怕。他说：‘我们不能待在这里，因为会有船从英国开来。’”
‘So Otoo gave us a lot of pigs, and goats and food, and we sailed to a different island, Toobouai.’
“于是奥图送了我们很多猪、山羊和食物，我们就驶向了另一个岛屿——图布艾岛。”
‘Some islanders from Tahiti came with us, eight men, nine women, and seven boys.’
“一些塔希提岛民也跟着我们来了，包括八个男人、九个女人和七个男孩。”
‘But the people of Toobouai didn’t like us, and some of us didn’t like Mr Christian.’
“但是图布艾岛的人不喜欢我们，而且我们当中也有些人不喜欢克里斯蒂安先生。”
‘So Mr Christian sailed the Bounty back to Tahiti, and left sixteen of us here.’
“所以克里斯蒂安先生驾着‘邦蒂号’返回了塔希提岛，把我们十六个人留在了那里。”
‘And then?’ Captain Edwards was excited. ‘What did Mr Christian do?’ he asked.
“然后呢？”爱德华兹船长激动起来。“克里斯蒂安先生做了什么？”他问道。
‘He sailed away in the Bounty, sir.’
“长官，他驾着‘邦蒂号’走了。”
‘I see. And how many men went with him?’
“明白了。有多少人跟他一起走了？”
‘Nine sailors, I think, sir. But they took seven Tahitian men and twelve women, too.’
“长官，我想有九个水手。但他们还带走了七个塔希提男人和十二个女人。”
‘I see,’ Edwards said. He looked at them angrily. ‘Sixteen men stayed on Tahiti, and three of you are here. So where are the other thirteen? Are they waiting for me, too, on the island?’
“我明白了，”爱德华兹说。他愤怒地看着他们。“十六个人留在了塔希提岛，你们三个在这里。那么另外十三个人在哪？他们也在岛上等我吗？”
‘Er… well, yes, sir… I mean…’ Peter Heywood stopped. He was worried and afraid.
“呃……这个，是的，长官……我是说……”彼得·海伍德停住了。他又担心又害怕。
‘They were here, but they aren’t here now,’ said George Stewart quickly. He put his hand on Peter Heywood’s arm. ‘They sailed away too.’
“他们以前在这儿，但现在不在了，”乔治·斯图尔特急忙说道。他把手放在彼得·海伍德的胳膊上。“他们也乘船走了。”
‘Oh, did they?’ Captain Edwards asked. ‘When?’
“哦，是吗？”爱德华兹船长问，“什么时候走的？”
Heywood and Stewart both spoke at once. ‘Four days…’ ‘Two weeks…’ ‘…ago, sir,’ they said. Then they stopped.
海伍德和斯图尔特同时开口。“四天前……”“两周前……”“……长官，”他们说道。然后都停了下来。
Edwards watched them. ‘I see,’ he said slowly. ‘First you are in a mutiny, and now you tell me things that are not true! Sailor!’
爱德华兹盯着他们。“我明白了，”他缓缓说道，“首先你们参与了叛变，现在又对我撒谎！水手！”
‘Yes, sir.’ One of the Pandora’s sailors answered.
“在，长官。”“潘多拉号”上的一名水手应道。
‘Put these three men in chains. They are prisoners.’
“把这三个人铐起来。他们是囚犯。”
‘But sir!’ Peter Heywood said. ‘We didn’t run away! We came to tell you our story. And Mr Stewart has a wife!’
“可是长官！”彼得·海伍德说，“我们没有逃跑！我们是来向您说明情况的。而且斯图尔特先生还有妻子！”
‘A wife?’ Captain Edwards laughed. ‘Is she at home in England?’
“妻子？”爱德华兹船长笑道，“她在英国老家吗？”
‘No, sir. Here,’ Mr Stewart answered. ‘She’s a Tahitian woman. Her name is Peggy, Mrs Peggy Stewart. And we have a daughter.’
“不，长官。就在这里，”斯图尔特先生回答，“她是个塔希提女人。她叫佩吉，佩吉·斯图尔特太太。我们还有一个女儿。”
Edwards laughed again. ‘A Tahitian woman! I’m sorry for her! But don’t worry. She can come on the ship and see you in your new prison.’
爱德华兹又笑了。“一个塔希提女人！我真替她感到遗憾！不过别担心。她可以上船，在你的新牢房里探望你。”
‘Look behind you. We have a wonderful prison for you and your friends. Look!’
“看看你们身后。我们为你们和你们的同伴准备了一个绝妙的监狱。看！”
The three sailors looked behind them. On the deck of the Pandora was a wooden box, about two metres high and four metres long. It had a small door, but no windows.
三个水手向后看去。“潘多拉号”的甲板上放着一个木箱，大约两米高、四米长。它只有一扇小门，没有窗户。
The Pandora’s sailors put the prisoners in the box, with chains on their arms and legs.
“潘多拉号”的水手们把囚犯关进木箱，他们的手脚都被镣铐锁着。
Captain Edwards laughed. ‘There! Are you happy now? You can stay there, all the way to England!’
爱德华兹船长笑着说：“好了！现在满意了吧？你们就待在里面，一直回到英格兰吧！”
‘But… my wife! My little daughter!’ Stewart said. The door closed in his face.
“可是……我的妻子！我的小女儿！”斯图尔特喊道。舱门当着他的面关上了。
‘We didn’t put Bligh in the launch, Christian did! We came to tell you everything!’
“不是我们把布莱赶下大艇的，是克里斯蒂安干的！我们是来把一切都告诉您的！”
Edwards laughed, and Peter Heywood said nothing.
爱德华兹大笑起来，彼得·海伍德则一言不发。
Captain Edwards caught eleven more men, and put them in the Pandora’s box, too.
爱德华兹船长又抓了十一个人，也把他们关进了“潘多拉号”的木箱里。
Their Tahitian wives and children came onto the Pandora and cried, but Captain Edwards didn’t open the door.
他们的塔希提妻子和孩子登上“潘多拉号”哭诉，但爱德华兹船长没有开门。
For three months, the Pandora sailed to different islands, and the prisoners stayed in the box.
三个月里，“潘多拉号”航行到了不同的岛屿，而囚犯们一直被关在木箱里。
But Edwards couldn’t find Christian or the Bounty, and so he began to sail home.
但爱德华兹没能找到克里斯蒂安或“邦蒂号”，于是他启程返航。
Near Australia, the Pandora hit the Barrier Reef. Water came into the ship, and the sailors couldn’t stop it.
在澳大利亚附近，“潘多拉号”撞上了大堡礁。海水涌入船内，水手们无法堵住缺口。
After twelve hours, Captain Edwards said: ‘We must leave the ship! Get into the boats, men!’
十二个小时后，爱德华兹船长下令：“我们必须弃船！大家上救生艇！”
The prisoners could hear the noise outside, and water came in through the door.
囚犯们能听到外面的嘈杂声，海水也从门缝灌了进来。
Captain Edwards took three prisoners out, but then he closed the door.
爱德华兹船长放出了三名囚犯，随后又关上了门。
‘What about us?’ Peter Heywood shouted. ‘Please, Captain, open the door! Why are you leaving us in here?’
“那我们怎么办？”彼得·海伍德大喊，“求您了，船长，打开门！为什么要把我们丢在这里？”
‘Be quiet, boy!’ said Captain Edwards. ‘We’re working hard now, the ship is sinking!’
“闭嘴，小子！”爱德华兹船长喝道，“我们现在忙得很，船就要沉了！”
‘But we’re going to die, we can’t move!’ George Stewart shouted. ‘Open the door!’
“可我们会死的，我们动不了啊！”乔治·斯图尔特大喊，“开门啊！”
But Edwards closed the door, and no one helped them.
但爱德华兹关上了门，没有人来帮他们。
Outside, the first sailors got into the boats, and rowed away.
在外面，第一批水手登上救生艇划走了。
Inside the box, the prisoners hit the walls, and shouted. But they couldn’t move, because of the chains.
在木箱里，囚犯们捶打着墙壁大声呼喊。但因为戴着镣铐，他们动弹不得。
After an hour, a sailor opened the door and helped them out of their chains. But there was very little time.
一个小时后，一名水手打开门，帮他们解开了镣铐。但时间已经所剩无几。
All of them got their legs free, but some couldn’t get their arms free.
所有人都挣脱了腿上的镣铐，但有些人没能解开手上的。
Peter Heywood was nearly the last man to get out. In the sea, he held on to some wood.
彼得·海伍德几乎是最后一个逃出来的。在海里，他抓住了一块木头。
He saw George Stewart and four other prisoners. They couldn’t swim, because of the chains on their arms.
他看见乔治·斯图尔特和其他四名囚犯。因为手臂上还戴着镣铐，他们无法游泳。
‘Help me, Peter!’ Stewart called. But the sea took Stewart away. Peter Heywood never saw his friend again.
“救救我，彼得！”斯图尔特呼救。但海浪卷走了斯图尔特。彼得·海伍德再也没有见到他的朋友。
Peter Heywood landed on a small island with some prisoners, Captain Edwards and the Pandora’s sailors.
彼得·海伍德与一些囚犯、爱德华兹船长及“潘多拉号”的水手们登上了一个小岛。
They had four boats, but only one small barrel of water and some bread.
他们有四艘小艇，但只有一小桶水和一些面包。
Like Captain Bligh, they sailed to the Dutch island of Timor. Then a Dutch ship took them to England. They arrived on 19th June 1792.
像布莱船长一样，他们航行到了荷兰属地帝汶岛。随后一艘荷兰船将他们带回了英格兰。他们于1792年6月19日抵达。
Peter Heywood looked across the water at the green hills and small houses. ‘Home,’ he said quietly to a Dutch sailor.
彼得·海伍德隔着水面眺望着青山和小屋。“到家了，”他对一名荷兰水手轻声说道。
‘England is very beautiful, you know. I left here five years ago!’
“你知道，英格兰非常美丽。我五年前离开了这里！”
‘Are you going to see your family?’ the Dutchman asked.
“你要去见家人吗？”那个荷兰人问。
‘Not yet,’ Peter answered. ‘I must go to my trial first. And the punishment for mutiny, you know…’ He stopped. The wind moved his brown hair.
“还不能，”彼得回答，“我得先接受审判。你知道叛变的惩罚是……”他停住了。风吹拂着他棕色的头发。
The Dutchman put a hand on his arm. ‘I know, Peter,’ he said sadly. ‘The punishment for mutiny… is death.’
荷兰人把手放在他的胳膊上。“我知道，彼得，”他悲伤地说，“叛变的惩罚……是死刑。”
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