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'No, no, I couldn't indeed!' cried Walter, 'a thousand thanks! Don't throw them away, Captain Cuttle!' for the Captain was about to jerk them overboard. 'They'll be of much more use to you than me. Give me your stick. I have often thought I should like to have it. There! Good-bye, Captain Cuttle! Take care of my Uncle! Uncle Sol, God bless you!'
They were over the side in the confusion, before Walter caught another glimpse of either; and when he ran up to the stern, and looked after them, he saw his Uncle hanging down his head in the boat, and Captain Cuttle rapping him on the back with the great silver watch (it must have been very painful), and gesticulating hopefully with the teaspoons and sugar-tongs. Catching sight of Walter, Captain Cuttle dropped the property into the bottom of the boat with perfect unconcern, being evidently oblivious of its existence, and pulling off the glazed hat hailed him lustily. The glazed hat made quite a show in the sun with its glistening, and the Captain continued to wave it until he could be seen no longer. Then the confusion on board, which had been rapidly increasing, reached its height; two or three other boats went away with a cheer; the sails shone bright and full above, as Walter watched them spread their surface to the favourable breeze; the water flew in sparkles from the prow; and off upon her voyage went the Son and Heir, as hopefully and trippingly as many another son and heir, gone down, had started on his way before her.
Day after day, old Sol and Captain Cuttle kept her reckoning in the little hack parlour and worked out her course, with the chart spread before them on the round table. At night, when old Sol climbed upstairs, so lonely, to the attic where it sometimes blew great guns, he looked up at the stars and listened to the wind, and kept a longer watch than would have fallen to his lot on board the ship. The last bottle of the old Madeira, which had had its cruising days, and known its dangers of the deep, lay silently beneath its dust and cobwebs, in the meanwhile, undisturbed.
“不，不，说真的，我不能拿走！”沃尔特喊道，“千谢万谢！别扔掉，卡特尔船长！”因为船长正想要把它们投掷到船外。“它们对您比对我有用得多。把您的手杖给我吧。我时常想，我要能有它该多好啊。唔，这就是！再见，卡特尔船长！请照顾照顾舅舅吧！所尔舅舅，上帝保佑你！”
沃尔特没来得及再望他们一眼，他们已经在混乱之中离开大船了；当他跑到船尾，目送着他们的时候，他看见舅舅坐在小船里低垂着头，卡特尔船长用那只大银表拍打着他的背（那一定很痛），还精神抖擞地用茶匙和方糖箝子打着手势。卡特尔船长瞧见沃尔特时，显然忘记了他还有这些财产，漫不经心地把它们掉落到小船船底，同时脱下了上了光的帽子，拼命地向他欢呼。上了光的帽子在阳光下闪闪发光，大出风头，船长不断地挥舞着它，直到望不见沃尔特为止。船上一直在迅速增加的杂乱这时达到了高潮；另外两三只小船在欢呼声中离开；当沃尔特望着船帆在顺风中舒展开帆面的时候，船帆在上空明亮和丰满地闪耀着；浪花从船头飞溅过来；“儿子和继承人”号就这样雄赳赳气昂昂地、轻轻快快地启程航行，就像在它之前已经走上旅程的其他许多儿子和继承人一样，一直向前行进。
老所尔和卡特尔船长在小后客厅里一天天在圆桌上摊开地图，推算着船舶的航行距离，研究着它的航线。夜里，当老所尔十分孤独地走上楼去，一直走到有时大风猛刮的顶楼上时，他仰望着星星，静听着风声；如果让他在那艘船上值夜，也不会像他现在值得这么长久。那最后一瓶马德拉白葡萄酒曾经度过漂洋过海的日子，体验过海洋深处的危险，这时却安安静静地躺在尘土和蜘蛛网下面，谁也不去打搅它。
重点讲解
一.indeed：adv.真正地, 的确, 事实上
【词义辨析】
indeed, really, truly, actually
这些副词均有“确实地、真正地”之意。
indeed一般用于肯定或证实对方所说的话，多承接前言，也用来加强或肯定自己说话的语气。
really主要用于强调与事实或现实不相违背，也可表示不快、惊奇或某种含蓄的怀疑。
truly强调客观存在的真实性，没有任何虚假。
actually侧重于实际的事，而不是凭空想象或推测的事。
【例句用法】
The future of this firm will be very bleak indeed if we keep losing money.
要是我们继续亏本的话，这家公司的前途会非常黯淡。
Indeed he has a solemn face, but he is very humorous at heart.
他的确有一副严肃的脸孔，但内心却是很富幽默感。
二.danger：n.【U】危险 n.【C】危险物（或人）, 威胁
【词义辨析】
danger, risk, hazard, menace, peril, threat
这些名词均含有“危险、威胁”之意。
danger含义广，普通用词，指能够造成伤害、损害或不利的任何情况。
risk指有可能发生的危险，尤指主动进行某种活动或去碰运气而冒的危险。
hazard比risk正式，多指偶然发生的或无法控制的危险，常含较严重或有一定风险的意味。
menace所指的危险性最严重，表示使用暴力或造成破坏性的可能。
peril指迫在眉睫很有可能发生的严重危险。
threat普通用词，语气弱于menace，指任何公开侵犯对方的言行，给对方构成危险或威胁。
【例句用法】
She was on the danger list, but is much better now.
她曾一度病危，现在好多了。
Violent criminals like that are a danger to society.
那种暴力罪犯对社会是一种危害。