Читаем без скачивания Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказов - Arthur Conan Doyle

“I saw her in conversation with her maid (я видел, как она разговаривала со своей горничной).”

appearance [ǝˈpɪǝrǝns], re-entering [ri:ˈentǝrɪŋ], conversation [ˌkɔnvǝˈseɪʃ(ǝ)n]

“Indeed! You say that there was a gentleman in the pew. Some of the general public were present, then?”

“Oh, yes. It is impossible to exclude them when the church is open.”

“This gentleman was not one of your wife’s friends?”

“No, no; I call him a gentleman by courtesy, but he was quite a common-looking person. I hardly noticed his appearance. But really I think that we are wandering rather far from the point.”

“Lady St. Simon, then, returned from the wedding in a less cheerful frame of mind than she had gone to it. What did she do on re-entering her father’s house?”

“I saw her in conversation with her maid.”

“And who is her maid (кто это)?”

“Alice is her name (ее зовут Элис). She is an American and came from California with her (она американка, приехала из Калифорнии с моей женой).”

“A confidential servant (она пользуется доверием /вашей жены/; confidential — надежный, пользующийся доверием)?”

“A little too much so (немного слишком большим /доверием/). It seemed to me that her mistress allowed her to take great liberties (мне казалось, что ее госпожа позволяет ей слишком много; to take liberties — позволять себе вольности, бесцеремонно обращаться /с кем-либо или чем-либо/). Still, of course, in America they look upon these things in a different way (конечно, в Америке смотрят на эти вещи иначе: «отличным /от Европы/ способом»).”

“How long did she speak to this Alice (как долго она говорила с Элис)?”

“Oh, a few minutes (несколько минут). I had something else to think of (у меня были другие заботы: «у меня было кое-что другое, о чем нужно было думать»).”

“You did not overhear what they said (вы случайно не слышали, о чем они говорили; to overhear — подслушивать; нечаянно услышать)?”

servant [ˈsǝ:v(ǝ)nt], minute [ˈmɪnɪt], overhear [ˌǝuvǝˈhɪǝ]

“And who is her maid?”

“Alice is her name. She is an American and came from California with her.”

“A confidential servant?”

“A little too much so. It seemed to me that her mistress allowed her to take great liberties. Still, of course, in America they look upon these things in a different way.”

“How long did she speak to this Alice?”

“Oh, a few minutes. I had something else to think of.”

“You did not overhear what they said?”

“Lady St. Simon said something about ‘jumping a claim’ (леди Сент-Саймон сказала что-то о «незаконном захвате чужого участка»; claim — требование; претензия, притязание). She was accustomed to use slang of the kind (она привыкла использовать жаргон подобного рода; accustomed — привычный, обычный; custom — обычай; привычка, обыкновение /конкретного человека/). I have no idea what she meant (понятия не имею, что она имела в виду; to mean).”

“American slang is very expressive sometimes (американский жаргон очень выразителен иногда). And what did your wife do when she finished speaking to her maid (а что делала ваша жена, закончив говорить с горничной)?”

“She walked into the breakfast-room (она пошла в столовую).”

“On your arm (под руку с вами)?”

“No, alone (нет, одна). She was very independent in little matters like that (она очень независима в таких мелочах; to depend /up/on — зависеть от). Then, after we had sat down for ten minutes or so (минут через десять после того, как мы сели), she rose hurriedly (она поспешно встала), muttered some words of apology (пробормотала какие-то извинения), and left the room (и вышла из комнаты). She never came back (она так и не вернулась).”

expressive [ɪkˈspresɪv], independent [ˌɪndɪˈpendǝnt], apology [ǝˈpɔlǝʤɪ]

“Lady St. Simon said something about ‘jumping a claim.’ She was accustomed to use slang of the kind. I have no idea what she meant.”

“American slang is very expressive sometimes. And what did your wife do when she finished speaking to her maid?”

“She walked into the breakfast-room.”

“On your arm?”

“No, alone. She was very independent in little matters like that. Then, after we had sat down for ten minutes or so, she rose hurriedly, muttered some words of apology, and left the room. She never came back.”

“But this maid, Alice, as I understand (но эта горничная, Элис, как я понимаю), deposes that she went to her room (показала /на допросе/, что ее госпожа пошла к себе в комнату; to depose — свидетельствовать, давать письменные показания под присягой), covered her bride’s dress with a long ulster (накинула на подвенечное платье длинное пальто), put on a bonnet, and went out (надела шляпку и ушла).”

“Quite so (совершенно верно). And she was afterwards seen walking into Hyde Park in company with Flora Millar (потом видели, как она шла в Гайд-Парке в обществе Флоры Миллар; Hyde Park — Гайд-Парк /самый известный лондонский парк/), a woman who is now in custody (женщины, которая сейчас находится под арестом), and who had already made a disturbance at Mr. Doran’s house that morning (которая устроила скандал в доме мистера Дорана в то же утро).”

“Ah, yes. I should like a few particulars as to this young lady (хотелось бы /узнать/ некоторые подробности об этой барышне), and your relations to her (и ваших с ней отношениях).”

Lord St. Simon shrugged his shoulders and raised his eyebrows (лорд пожал плечами и поднял брови).

“We have been on a friendly footing for some years (мы были в дружеских отношениях несколько лет) — I may say on a very friendly footing (можно /даже/ сказать, в очень дружеских). She used to be at the Allegro (она танцевала в «Аллегро»). I have not treated her ungenerously (я не обращался с ней неблагородно = я не оставил ее в обиде; ungenerous — неблагородный; мелочный; скупой; generous — великодушный, благородный; щедрый), and she had no just cause of complaint against me (и у нее просто-напросто нет причин быть мною недовольной; complaint — жалоба; недовольство), but you know what women are, Mr. Holmes (но вы же знаете, каковы женщины, мистер Холмс).

cover [ˈkʌvǝ], company [ˈkʌmpǝnɪ], ungenerously [ʌnˈʤen(ǝ)rǝslɪ]

“But this maid, Alice, as I understand, deposes that she went to her room, covered her bride’s dress with a long ulster, put on a bonnet, and went out.”

“Quite so. And she was afterwards seen walking into Hyde Park in company with Flora Millar, a woman who is now in custody, and who had already made a disturbance at Mr. Doran’s house that morning.”

“Ah, yes. I should like a few particulars as to this young lady, and your relations to her.”

Lord St. Simon shrugged his shoulders and raised his eyebrows.

“We have been on a friendly footing for some years — I may say on a very friendly footing. She used to be at the Allegro. I have not treated her ungenerously, and she had no just cause of complaint against me, but you know what women are, Mr. Holmes.

“Flora was a dear little thing (Флора была очень очаровательной и милой: «милой крошкой»), but exceedingly hot-headed (но очень вспыльчивой: «с горячей головой»; exceedingly — чрезвычайно, крайне; to exceed — превышать; переступать пределы, границы; выходить за пределы) and devotedly attached to me (и до безумия привязанной к мне; devotedly — преданно, самозабвенно). She wrote me dreadful letters (она писала мне ужасные письма) when she heard that I was about to be married (когда узнала, что я собираюсь жениться), and, to tell the truth, the reason why I had the marriage celebrated so quietly (и, по правде говоря, причиной того, что я устроил, чтобы свадьба была сыграна так тихо) was that I feared lest there might be a scandal in the church (было то, что я боялся скандала в церкви; lest — чтобы не, как бы не). She came to Mr. Doran’s door just after we returned (она пришла к двери мистера Дорана, как только мы вернулись), and she endeavored to push her way in (и попыталась проникнуть внутрь), uttering very abusive expressions towards my wife (произнося очень оскорбительные выражения = выкрикивая оскорбления в адрес моей жены), and even threatening her (и даже угрожая ей), but I had foreseen the possibility of something of the sort (однако я предвидел возможность чего-либо подобного; to foresee), and I had two police fellows there in private clothes (и у меня были два полисмена в штатском), who soon pushed her out again (которые быстро выпроводили ее: «вытолкали ее снова наружу»). She was quiet when she saw that there was no good in making a row (она стала спокойной, когда увидела, что бесполезно устраивать сцены; row — нарушение тишины, покоя, порядка; драка, потасовка).”

“Did your wife hear all this (ваша жена слышала все это)?”

celebrated [ˈselɪbreɪtɪd], church [ʧǝ:ʧ], abusive [ǝˈbju:sɪv]

“Flora was a dear little thing, but exceedingly hot-headed and devotedly attached to me. She wrote me dreadful letters when she heard that I was about to be married, and, to tell the truth, the reason why I had the marriage celebrated so quietly was that I feared lest there might be a scandal in the church. She came to Mr. Doran’s door just after we returned, and she endeavored to push her way in, uttering very abusive expressions towards my wife, and even threatening her, but I had foreseen the possibility of something of the sort, and I had two police fellows there in private clothes, who soon pushed her out again. She was quiet when she saw that there was no good in making a row.”

“Did your wife hear all this?”

“No, thank goodness, she did not (нет, слава Богу, не слышала).”

“And she was seen walking with this very woman afterwards (потом ее видели с этой самой женщиной)?”

“Yes. That is what Mr. Lestrade, of Scotland Yard (да, и этот факт мистер Лестрейд из Скотланд-Ярда), looks upon as so serious (считает очень серьезным). It is thought that Flora decoyed my wife out (он думает, что Флора выманила мою жену; to decoy — приманивать; заманивать в ловушку; decoy — приманка; манок /для птиц/) and laid some terrible trap for her (и устроила ей какую-нибудь ужасную ловушку; trap — капкан, ловушка; западня).”

“Well, it is a possible supposition (что ж, возможное предположение).”

“You think so, too (вы тоже так думаете)?”

“I did not say a probable one (я не сказал, что вероятное /предположение/). But you do not yourself look upon this as likely (но вы сами не считаете, что это вероятно)?”

“I do not think Flora would hurt a fly (не думаю, что Флора может обидеть и муху).”