Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказов (ASCII-IPA) - Arthur Conan Doyle

“Why,” he shrieked (но ведь, — воскликнул он), “you’re looking at the wrong side (вы смотрите не на ту сторону/на оборотную сторону)!”

“On the contrary, this is the right side (напротив, это лицевая: «правильная» сторона).”

“The right side (лицевая)? You’re mad (вы с ума сошли)! Here is the note written in pencil over here (записка написана карандашом вот здесь).”

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“Very good, Lestrade,” said Holmes, laughing. “You really are very fine indeed. Let me see it.”

He took up the paper in a listless way, but his attention instantly became riveted, and he gave a little cry of satisfaction.

“This is indeed important,” said he.

“Ha! you find it so?”

“Extremely so. I congratulate you warmly.”

Lestrade rose in his triumph and bent his head to look.

“Why,” he shrieked, “you’re looking at the wrong side!”

“On the contrary, this is the right side.”

“The right side? You’re mad! Here is the note written in pencil over here.”

“And over here is what appears to be the fragment of a hotel bill (а здесь, похоже, обрывок гостиничного счета), which interests me deeply (который меня чрезвычайно интересует).”

“There’s nothing in it (в нем нет ничего особенного). I looked at it before (я видел его раньше),” said Lestrade. “‘Oct. 4th, rooms 8s. (4-е октября, комнаты — 8 шил.), breakfast 2s. 6d. (завтрак — 2 шил., 6 пенсов), cocktail 1s. (коктейль — 1 шил.), lunch 2s. 6d. (ленч — 2 шил., 6 пенсов), glass sherry, 8d (стакан хереса — 8 пенсов).’ I see nothing in that (не вижу ничего /интересного/).”

“Very likely not (вполне вероятно, что не видите). It is most important, all the same (и все же счет очень важен). As to the note, it is important also (что касается записки, она тоже важна), or at least the initials are, so I congratulate you again (или, по крайней мере, инициалы; так что снова поздравляю вас).”

“I’ve wasted time enough (я потерял достаточно времени),” said Lestrade, rising. “I believe in hard work (я считаю, что надо много работать: «верю в интенсивную работу»; hard work — тяжелая работа) and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories (а не сидеть у камина, выдумывая всякие прекрасные теории; to spin — прясть; плести /паутину/; разрабатывать, придумывать: to spin stories — плести небылицы). Good-day, Mr. Holmes, and we shall see (до свидания, мистер Холмс, /еще/ увидим) which gets to the bottom of the matter first (кто первым доберется до сути этого дела).”

He gathered up the garments (он собрал одежду), thrust them into the bag (сунул ее в мешок), and made for the door (и направился к двери).

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“And over here is what appears to be the fragment of a hotel bill, which interests me deeply.”

“There’s nothing in it. I looked at it before,” said Lestrade. “‘Oct. 4th, rooms 8s., breakfast 2s. 6d., cocktail 1s., lunch 2s. 6d., glass sherry, 8d.’ I see nothing in that.”

“Very likely not. It is most important, all the same. As to the note, it is important also, or at least the initials are, so I congratulate you again.”

“I’ve wasted time enough,” said Lestrade, rising. “I believe in hard work and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories. Good-day, Mr. Holmes, and we shall see which gets to the bottom of the matter first.”

He gathered up the garments, thrust them into the bag, and made for the door.

“Just one hint to you, Lestrade (/дам/ вам только одну подсказку, Лестрейд),” drawled Holmes before his rival vanished (медленно произнес Холмс прежде, чем его соперник исчез; to drawl — растягивать слова, произносить с подчеркнутой медлительностью); “I will tell you the true solution of the matter (я назову вам истинное решение это дела). Lady St. Simon is a myth (леди Сент-Саймон — миф). There is not, and there never has been, any such person (нет и никогда не было такого человека).”

Lestrade looked sadly at my companion (Лестрейд грустно посмотрел на моего друга). Then he turned to me (потом повернулся ко мне), tapped his forehead three times (трижды постучал /пальцем/ по лбу), shook his head solemnly (серьезно покачал головой), and hurried away (и поспешно вышел).

He had hardly shut the door behind him (едва он закрыл за собой дверь) when Holmes rose to put on his overcoat (как Холмс встал и надел пальто).

“There is something in what the fellow says about outdoor work (в том, что говорит наш коллега о работе на открытом воздухе, есть доля истины),” he remarked (заметил он), “so I think, Watson, that I must leave you to your papers for a little (поэтому, Ватсон, думаю, что должен оставить вас ненадолго с вашими газетами).”

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“Just one hint to you, Lestrade,” drawled Holmes before his rival vanished; “I will tell you the true solution of the matter. Lady St. Simon is a myth. There is not, and there never has been, any such person.”

Lestrade looked sadly at my companion. Then he turned to me, tapped his forehead three times, shook his head solemnly, and hurried away.

He had hardly shut the door behind him when Holmes rose to put on his overcoat.

“There is something in what the fellow says about outdoor work,” he remarked, “so I think, Watson, that I must leave you to your papers for a little.”

It was after five o’clock when Sherlock Holmes left me (когда Шерлок Холмс покинул меня, было начало шестого), but I had no time to be lonely (но я недолго оставался в одиночестве: «у меня не было времени оставаться в одиночестве»), for within an hour there arrived a confectioner’s man with a very large flat box (так как менее чем через час явился посыльный из гастрономической лавки с очень большой плоской коробкой; confectioner — кондитер). This he unpacked with the help of a youth (он распаковал ее с помощью юноши) whom he had brought with him (которого привел с собой), and presently, to my very great astonishment (и вскоре, к моему большому удивлению), a quite epicurean little cold supper (довольно роскошный холодный ужин; epicurean — эпикурейский, чувственный; роскошный, пышный) began to be laid out upon our humble lodging-house mahogany (начал появляться на скромном обеденном столе нашей меблированной квартиры; to lay out — вынимать, выкладывать; расставлять; lodging-house — меблированные комнаты; mahogany — красное дерево, сделанный из красного дерева; обеденный стол). There were a couple of brace of cold woodcock (здесь была пара холодных вальдшнепов), a pheasant (фазан), a pâté de foie gras pie (пирог с паштетом из гусиной печени) with a group of ancient and cobwebby bottles (и несколько старых, покрытых паутиной бутылок; cobweb — паутина; нить паутины). Having laid out all these luxuries (расставив все эти лакомства; luxuries — предметы роскоши), my two visitors vanished away (оба посетителя исчезли), like the genii of the Arabian Nights (словно джинны из «Тысячи и одной ночи»: «арабских ночей»), with no explanation save that the things had been paid for (без каких-либо объяснений, сказав только, что за все заплачено) and were ordered to this address (и велено доставить по этому адресу; to order — заказывать; направлять, посылать).

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It was after five o’clock when Sherlock Holmes left me, but I had no time to be lonely, for within an hour there arrived a confectioner’s man with a very large flat box. This he unpacked with the help of a youth whom he had brought with him, and presently, to my very great astonishment, a quite epicurean little cold supper began to be laid out upon our humble lodging-house mahogany. There were a couple of brace of cold woodcock, a pheasant, a pâté de foie gras pie with a group of ancient and cobwebby bottles. Having laid out all these luxuries, my two visitors vanished away, like the genii of the Arabian Nights, with no explanation save that the things had been paid for and were ordered to this address.

Just before nine o’clock Sherlock Holmes stepped briskly into the room (около девяти часов Шерлок Холмс бодро вошел в комнату; just before — непосредственно перед). His features were gravely set (его лицо было серьезным), but there was a light in his eye which made me think (но в глазах блестел огонек, по которому я понял) that he had not been disappointed in his conclusions (что он не разочаровался в своих выводах).

“They have laid the supper, then (итак, ужин уже на столе: «они накрыли ужин»),” he said, rubbing his hands (сказал он, потирая руки).

“You seem to expect company (кажется, вы ждете гостей). They have laid for five (накрыли на пять персон).”

“Yes, I fancy we may have some company dropping in (да, думаю, к нам зайдут кое-какие гости; to drop in — заходить, заглядывать, забегать),” said he. “I am surprised that Lord St. Simon has not already arrived (я удивлен, что лорд Сент-Саймон еще не пришел). Ha! I fancy that I hear his step now upon the stairs (ага! кажется, я слышу на лестнице его шаги).”

It was indeed our visitor of the afternoon who came bustling in (это действительно оказался наш дневной посетитель; он торопливо вошел), dangling his glasses more vigorously than ever (еще сильнее чем прежде раскачивая пенсне; vigorously — сильно, энергично), and with a very perturbed expression upon his aristocratic features (и его аристократические черты лица отражали сильное смятение; to perturb — смущать, тревожить; беспокоить, волновать).

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Just before nine o’clock Sherlock Holmes stepped briskly into the room. His features were gravely set, but there was a light in his eye which made me think that he had not been disappointed in his conclusions.

“They have laid the supper, then,” he said, rubbing his hands.

“You seem to expect company. They have laid for five.”

“Yes, I fancy we may have some company dropping in,” said he. “I am surprised that Lord St. Simon has not already arrived. Ha! I fancy that I hear his step now upon the stairs.”

It was indeed our visitor of the afternoon who came bustling in, dangling his glasses more vigorously than ever, and with a very perturbed expression upon his aristocratic features.

“My messenger reached you, then (значит, мой посыльный застал вас /дома/)?” asked Holmes.

“Yes, and I confess that the contents startled me beyond measure (да, и признаюсь, содержание /письма/ сильно поразило меня: «сверх всякой меры»). Have you good authority for what you say (у вас есть доказательства того, что вы говорите; authority — власть; авторитетный источник; основание; on good authority — из достоверных источников, по достоверным сведениям)?”