We bargained, him and I, and here we are: stores, brandy, block-house, the firewood you was thoughtful enough to cut, and, in a manner of speaking, the whole blessed boat, from cross-trees to kelson .

于是我和他两个人开始谈条件，最后商定：给养、白兰地、木屋、你们服务周到地砍来的柴火——用我们的话来说，这条‘船’从桅顶到龙骨都归我们了。