In half a minute he had reached the port scuppers, and picked, out of a coil of rope, a long knife, or rather a short dirk, discoloured to the hilt with blood.

• 不到半分钟，他就已经到了左舷的排水口那里，从一堆绳子下面摸出来一把长长的刀子，或者更确切地说，是一把短剑，一直到刀柄那里都血迹斑斑。