As he answered, Captain Delano again looked straight at Don Benito. But the Spanish captain refused to meet his eyes.

他在回答时，德拉诺船长又直直地看着贝尼托。但是，这位西班牙船长拒绝与他对视。

What could explain such a break down of order and responsibility? He asked Don Benito to give him the full story of his ship's misfortunes.

怎样解释这种秩序和责任的破裂呢？他让贝尼托给他完整讲述一下船只遭遇的不幸经历。

Now he could understand why the other captain seemed so shaken. He took Don Benito's hand and promised to give him all the help possible.

现在，他明白了为什么另一个船长看起来如此震惊。他拉着贝尼托的手，答应给他尽可能多的帮助。

Captain Delano decided to answer truthfully. Some of his men had talked of going off on a fishing party about midnight. And he told Don Benito this.

德拉诺船长决定如实回答。有些船员说要在午夜时分参加捕鱼聚会。他把这件事告诉了贝尼托。

One moment Captain Delano had the worst suspicions of Don Benito. But the next he would feel guilty and ashamed of himself for having such doubts about the man.

有那么一刻，德拉诺船长对贝尼托产生了最糟糕的怀疑。但是，接下来他会为自己对这个人的怀疑而感到内疚和羞愧。

Don Benito paused. He looked down at the black man at his side. Babo seemed satisfied. The Spanish captain saw him take his hand from the knife hidden under his shirt.

贝尼托停顿了一下，他低头看着身边的黑人。巴博似乎很满意，西班牙船长看见他把手从藏在衬衣下的刀旁拿开。