Treasure Island(excerpt)
船长要朗姆酒。
The next afternoon I stopped to bring the captain some cooling drinks and medicine.He was lying very much as we had left him the day before.Although he was still weak，he seemed excited.
“Jim，” he said，“you're the only one here that I can depend upon.You know that I have given you a silver coin every month I've been here.I'm pretty low now，but do you think you could bring me a glass of rum？”
I tried to tell him what the doctor had said，but he dismissed it as nonsense.As he talked and tried to convince me how badly he needed the rum，his voice grew louder.I was thinking only of my father，who needed quiet，and I agreed to get him the rum if he would be still.Then he asked me how long the doctor said he would be in bed.When I told him it would be at least a week，he looked angry.
“Thunder！” he cried.“A week's more than I have.They will have the black spot on me by then.I won't let them get me this time，I swear to it！”
As he was speaking，he tried to get out of bed，but he collapsed in weakness.
