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

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) ?”