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After taking a glass of warm rum-and-water at a tavern close by, tocollecthis thoughts, the Captain made a rush down the court, lest its good effects should evaporate, and appeared suddenly to Mr Perch.
船長在附近的小酒店喝了一杯溫暖的、攙水的朗姆酒，定神想想，然后快步跑過庭院，唯恐酒的良好效果就要蒸發掉似的，最后突然出現在珀奇先生的面前。
'Matey,' said the Captain, in persuasive accents. 'One of your Governors is named Carker.'
“老弟，”船長用誘導性的語氣說道，“您們公司的頭頭里有一位是姓卡克的。”
Mr Perch admitted it; but gave him to understand, as in official duty bound, that all his Governors were engaged, and never expected to be disengaged any more.
珀奇先生承認這一點，但他有責任讓他了解，公司的頭頭們都很忙，別指望他們能抽出時間來。
'Look'ee here, mate,' said the Captain in his ear; 'my name's Cap'en Cuttle.'
“老弟，告訴您，”船長湊著他的耳朵說道，“我是卡特爾船長。”
The Captain would have hooked Perch gently to him, but Mr Perch eluded the attempt; not so much in design, as in starting at the sudden thought that such a weapon unexpectedly exhibited to Mrs Perch might, in her then condition, be destructive to that lady's hopes.
船長本想用鉤子把珀奇先生輕輕地拉到身旁，但是珀奇先生避開了；他倒不是故意逃避，而主要是他突然想到，這樣一種武器出乎意外地出現在珀奇太太眼前，在她當時的情況下，是很可能會斷送掉她的美好希望的。
'If you'll be so good as just report Cap'en Cuttle here, when you get a chance,' said the Captain, 'I'll wait.'
“勞駕您有機會進去通報一聲，卡特爾船長來了，”卡特爾船長說道，“我在這里等。”
Saying which, the Captain took his seat on Mr Perch's bracket, and drawing out his handkerchief from the crown of the glazed hat which he jammed between his knees (without injury to its shape, for nothing human could bend it), rubbed his head well all over, and appeared refreshed. He subsequentlyarrangedhis hair with his hook, and sat looking round the office, contemplating the clerks with a serene respect.
船長說完話，就坐在珀奇先生的托架上，從那頂上了光的帽子（他把它夾在兩個膝蓋中間，并沒有損壞它的形狀，因為不論什么人類的東西都不能使它彎曲）頂端掏出一塊手絹，把頭好好地擦了一遍，看上去神清氣爽。然后他用鉤子梳梳頭發，安祥沉著地坐在那里，環視辦公室四處，并看著那些職員們。
