Of the minute knowledge which you have gained on every subject which comes

under the letter A. You have lost nothing by them."

"No, sir (не спорю, сэр). But I want to find out about them (но я хочу узнать о

них), and who they are (и кто они такие), and what their object was in playing

this prank (и какая их цель была в этой шутке, выходке: «в игрании этой

шутки») — if it was a prank (если это была шутка) — upon me (со мной). It

was a pretty expensive joke for them (это была довольно дорогая шутка для

них), for it cost them two and thirty pounds (так как она стоила им тридцать два

фунта)."

object [`PbGqkt] prank [prxNk] expensive [Ik`spensIv] joke [Gquk]

"We shall endeavor to clear up these points for you (мы постараемся выяснить

эти положения для вас). And, first, one or two questions, Mr. Wilson (а прежде,

один или два вопроса, мистер Уилсон). This assistant of yours who first called

your attention to the advertisement (этот ваш помощник, который первым

показал вам: «призвал ваше внимание» объявление) — how long had he been

with you (как долго он с вами = давно ли служит у вас)?"

endeavor [In`devq] questions [`kwestSqnz] attention [q`tenSn]

"About a month then (около месяца)."

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" No, sir. But I want to find out about them, and who they are, and what their

Object was in playing this prank — if it was a prank — upon me. It was a

pretty expensive joke for them, for it cost them two and thirty pounds."

"We shall endeavor to clear up these points for you. And, first, one or two

Questions, Mr. Wilson. This assistant of yours who first called your attention

to the advertisement — how long had he been with you?"

"About a month then."

"How did he come (как он пришел = где вы его нашли)?"

"In answer to an advertisement (в ответ на объявление = явился по

объявлению)."

"Was he the only applicant (был ли он единственным кандидатом)?"

"No, I had a dozen (нет, у меня была дюжина /претендентов/)."

"Why did you pick him (почему вы выбрали его)?"

"Because he was handy and would come cheap (потому что он был ловким,

проворным и обошелся бы дешево)."

applicant [`xplIkqnt] dozen [dAzn] handy [`hxndI] cheap [tSJp]

"How did he come?"

"In answer to an advertisement."

"Was he the only applicant?"

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"No, I had a dozen."

"Why did you pick him?"

"Because he was handy and would come cheap."

"At half-wages, in fact (за ползарплаты, фактически)."

"Yes."

"What is he like, this Vincent Spaulding (каков он из себя, этот Винсент

Сполдинг)?"

"Small, stout-built, very quick in his ways (маленький, коренастый, очень

живой: «быстрый в своих путях»), no hair on his face (нет волос на его лице),

though he's not short of thirty (хотя ему уже около тридцати). Has a white splash

of acid upon his forehead (имеет белое пятно от /ожога/ кислотой на лбу)."

stout-built [staut`bIlt] quick [kwIk] acid [`xsId] forehead [`fOrId]

"At half-wages, in fact."

"Yes."

"What is he like, this Vincent Spaulding?"

"Small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, though he's not

short of thirty. Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead."

Holmes sat up in his chair in considerable excitement (Холмс выпрямился в

своем кресле в значительном волнении). "I thought as much (я думал именно

так = я так и думал)," said he. "Have you ever observed that his ears are pierced

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for earrings (вы когда-нибудь замечали, что его уши проколоты для серег; ear

— ухо; ring — кольцо)?"

considerable [kqn`sIdqrqbl] excitement [Ik`saItmqnt] pierced [pIqst] earrings

[`IqrIN]

"Yes, sir. He told me that a gypsy had done it for him when he was a lad (он

сказал мне, что какой-то цыган сделал это /для него/, когда он был

мальчиком = маленьким)."

gypsy [`GipsI] lad [lxd]

"Hum (хм)!" said Holmes, sinking back in deep thought (откидываясь в глубокой

мысли = раздумье). "He is still with you (он все еще с вами)?"

sinking [`sINkIN] thought [TLt]

Holmes sat up in his chair in considerable excitement. "I thought as much,"

said he. "Have you ever observed that his ears are pierced for earrings?"

"Yes, sir. He told me that a gypsy had done it for him when he was a lad."

"Hum!" said Holmes, sinking back in deep thought. "He is still with you?"

"Oh, yes, sir; I have only just left him (я только что оставил его = видел его)."

"And has your business been attended to in your absence (а хорошо ли он

справлялся с вашими делами в ваше отсутствие; to attend to — заботиться,

следить)?"

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"Nothing to complain of, sir (ничего чтобы пожаловаться = не могу

жаловаться, сэр). There's never very much to do of a morning (утром никогда не

бывает много работы)."

absence [`xbsqns] complain [kqm`pleIn] sir [sE:]

"That will do, Mr. Wilson (достаточно, мистер Уилсон). I shall be happy to give

you an opinion upon the subject in the course of a day or two (я буду счастлив =

буду иметь удовольствие дать вам мое мнение по этой теме через день или

два; in the course of — в течение). Today is Saturday (сегодня суббота), and I

hope that by Monday we may come to a conclusion (и я надеюсь, что к

понедельнику мы сможем прийти к заключению = все выясним)."

opinion [q`pInjqn] course [kLs] Saturday [`sxtqdi] conclusion [kqn`klHZn]

"Oh, yes, sir; I have only just left him."

"And has your business been attended to in your absence?"

"Nothing to complain of, sir. There's never very much to do of a morning."

"That will do, Mr. Wilson. I shall be happy to give you an opinion upon the

Subject in the course of a day or two. Today is Saturday, and I hope that by

Monday we may come to a conclusion."

"Well, Watson," said Holmes when our visitor had left us (когда наш посетитель

покинул нас = ушел), "what do you make of it all (что вы обо всем этом

думаете: «что вы делаете из этого всего»)?"

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"I make nothing of it (я ничего не думаю)," I answered frankly (ответил я

откровенно). "It is a most mysterious business (это совершенно таинственное

дело)."

frankly [`frxNklI] mysterious [mI`stIrIqs]

"As a rule (как правило)," said Holmes, "the more bizarre a thing is the less

mysterious it proves to be (чем более странная вещь = случай, тем менее

таинственным он оказывается). It is your commonplace, featureless crimes (это

заурядные, бесцветные преступления) which are really puzzling (которые

действительно озадачивающие), just as a commonplace face is the most difficult

to identify (так же как и заурядное лицо наиболее трудно опознать). But I must

be prompt over this matter (но я должен = мне нужно быть быстрым с этим

делом)."

rule [rHl] bizarre [bI`zR] featureless [`fJtSqlIs] identify [aI`dentIfaI]

"What are you going to do, then (что вы собираетесь делать в таком случае)?" I

asked.

"Well, Watson," said Holmes when our visitor had left us, "what do you make

of it all?"

"I make nothing of it," I answered frankly. "It is a most mysterious

business."

"As a rule," said Holmes, "the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it

Proves to be. It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really

Puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify. But I

must be prompt over this matter."

"What are you going to do, then?" I asked.

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"To smoke (курить)," he answered. "It is quite a three pipe problem (это как раз

трехтрубочная проблема = задача на три трубки табаку), and I beg that you

won't speak to me for fifty minutes (и я попрошу, чтобы вы не говорили со

мной пятьдесят минут)." He curled himself up in his chair (он свернулся в

своем кресле), with his thin knees drawn up to his hawk-like nose (со своими

худыми коленями, подтянутыми к ястребиному носу; hawk — ястреб), and

there he sat with his eyes closed and his black clay pipe (и там = в такой позе он

сидел с закрытыми глазами и своей черной глиняной трубкой) thrusting out

like the bill of some strange bird (выставленной, как клюв какой-то странной

птицы; to thrust out — высунуть). I had come to the conclusion (я пришел к

заключению) that he had dropped asleep (что он уснул), and indeed was nodding

myself (и сам уже начал дремать, клевать носом), when he suddenly sprang out

of his chair with the gesture of a man (когда он внезапно вскочил со своего

кресла с жестом = видом человека) who has made up his mind (который

«собрал свой разум» = принял решение) and put his pipe down upon the

mantelpiece (и положил свою трубку на каминную полку).

pipe [paIp] hawk [hLk] gesture [`GestSq] mantelpiece [`mxntlpJs]

"To smoke," he answered. "It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that

you won't speak to me for fifty minutes." He curled himself up in his chair,

With his thin knees drawn up to his hawk-like nose, and there he sat with his

Eyes closed and his black clay pipe thrusting out like the bill of some strange

Bird. I had come to the conclusion that he had dropped asleep, and indeed was

Nodding myself, when he suddenly sprang out of his chair with the gesture of

A man who has made up his mind and put his pipe down upon the

Mantelpiece.

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"Sarasate plays at the St. James's Hall this afternoon (Сарасате играет в Сент-

Джеймс-холле сегодня днем)," he remarked. "What do you think, Watson (что

вы думаете /об этом/, Ватсон)? Could your patients spare you for a few hours

(могут ли ваши пациенты обойтись без вас в течение нескольких часов; to

spare — экономить, беречь)?"

patients [`peISnts] spare [speq] few [fjH] hours [`auqz]

"I have nothing to do today (мне нечего делать сегодня = я свободен сегодня).

My practice is never very absorbing (моя практика никогда не поглощает =

отнимает много времени)."

practice [`prxktIs] absorbing [qb`zLbIN]

"Sarasate plays at the St. James's Hall this afternoon," he remarked. "What

do you think, Watson? Could your patients spare you for a few hours?"

"I have nothing to do today. My practice is never very absorbing."

"Then put on your hat and come (тогда надевайте вашу шляпу и идемте). I am

going through the City first (я собираюсь /проехать/ через Сити сначала), and

we can have some lunch on the way (и мы можем иметь ланч = перекусить по

пути). I observe that there is a good deal of German music on the programme (я

вижу: «наблюдаю», что много немецкой музыки в программе), which is rather

more to my taste than Italian or French (что значительно больше мне по вкусу,

чем итальянская или французская). It is introspective (она интроспективна =

способствует самоуглублению), and I want to introspect (и я хочу заняться

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углубиться в себя). Come along (пойдемте; to come along — сопровождать;

поторапливаться)!"

through [TrH] deal [dJl] programme [`prqugrxm] introspective [Intrq`spektIv]

"Then put on your hat and come. I am going through the City first, and we

Can have some lunch on the way. I observe that there is a good deal of

German music on the programme, which is rather more to my taste than

Italian or French. It is introspective, and I want to introspect. Come along!"

We travelled by the Underground as far as Aldersgate (мы доехали:

«пропутешествовали» с помощью метро до Олдерсгейта); and a short walk

took us to Saxe-Coburg Square (и короткая прогулка привела нас до Сэкс-

Кобург-сквер), the scene of the singular story which we had listened to in the

morning (места действия странной истории, которую мы слышали этим

утром). It was a poky, little, shabby-genteel place (это было убогое, маленькое,

пытающееся скрыть свою нищету место; shabby — поношенный;

потрепанный; genteel — благородный; изящный), where four lines of dingy

two-storied brick houses (где четыре ряда грязных двухэтажных кирпичных

домов) looked out into a small railed-in enclosure (смотрели /окнами/ на

маленькое отгороженное пространство; enclosure — огороженное место,

загон), where a lawn of weedy grass and a few clumps of faded laurel-bushes (где

газон сорной травы и несколько /групп/ блеклых лавровых кустов) made a

hard fight against a smoke-laden and uncongenial atmosphere (делали тяжелый

бой = вели тяжелую борьбу с: «против» насыщенной дымом и

неблагоприятной атмосферой; laden — нагруженный; сочащийся). Three gilt

balls and a brown board with "JABEZ WILSON" in white letters (три

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выведенной белыми буквами), upon a corner house (на угловом доме),

announced the place where our red-headed client carried on his business

(объявляли о месте, где = указывали, что здесь наш рыжий клиент вел свое

дело). Sherlock Holmes stopped in front of it (Шерлок Холмс остановился

перед этим = перед дверью) with his head on one side (с головой на одной

стороне = склоненной набок головой) and looked it all over (и тщательно

осмотрел ее), with his eyes shining brightly between puckered lids (/с/ глазами,

сверкающими ярко из-под: «между» полуприкрытых век). Then he walked

slowly up the street (затем он прошелся медленно /вверх/ по улице), and then

down again to the corner (и затем /вниз/ обратно к углу), still looking keenly at

the houses (все еще вглядываясь внимательно в дома). Finally he returned to the

pawnbroker's (наконец, он вернулся к ссудной кассе), and, having thumped

vigorously upon the pavement with his stick two or three times (и, постучав

энергично по мостовой своей тростью два или три раза), he went up to the

door and knocked (он подошел к двери и постучал /в дверь/). It was instantly

opened by a bright-looking, clean-shaven young fellow, who asked him to step in

(она была тотчас же открыта расторопным, чисто выбритым молодым

человеком, который попросил его войти; bright — живой, расторопный; to

shave — бриться).

poky [`pqukI] dingy [`dInGI] lawn [lLn] uncongenial [Ankqn`GjnIql] brightly

[`braItlI] pawnbroker [`pLn,brqukq] vigorously [`vIgqrqslI] pavement

[`peIvmqnt]

We travelled by the Underground as far as Aldersgate; and a short walk took

Us to Saxe-Coburg Square, the scene of the singular story which we had

Listened to in the morning. It was a poky, little, shabby-genteel place, where

Four lines of dingy two-storied brick houses looked out into a small railed-in

Enclosure, where a lawn of weedy grass and a few clumps of faded laurel-

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Bushes made a hard fight against a smoke-laden and uncongenial atmosphere.

Three gilt balls and a brown board with "JABEZ WILSON" in white letters,

Upon a corner house, announced the place where our red-headed client

Carried on his business. Sherlock Holmes stopped in front of it with his head

On one side and looked it all over, with his eyes shining brightly between

Puckered lids. Then he walked slowly up the street, and then down again to

The corner, still looking keenly at the houses. Finally he returned to the

pawnbroker's, and, having thumped vigorously upon the pavement with his

Stick two or three times, he went up to the door and knocked. It was instantly

Opened by a bright-looking, clean-shaven young fellow, who asked him to step

In.

"Thank you (спасибо)," said Holmes, "I only wished to ask you how you would go

from here to the Strand (я только хотел спросить вас, как пройти: «как бы вы

прошли» отсюда на Стрэнд)."

"Third right, fourth left (третий поворот направо, четвертый налево)," answered

the assistant promptly, closing the door (ответил помощник быстро, закрывая

дверь).

"Smart fellow, that (ловкий парень; that — этот, так, очень)," observed

Holmes as we walked away (заметил Холмс, когда мы ушли). "He is, in my

judgment (он, по моему мнению: «приговору»), the fourth smartest man in

London (четвертый по ловкости человек в Лондоне), and for daring I am not

sure that he has not a claim to be third (а по смелости, я не уверен, что у него

нет притязания /на то, чтобы/ быть третьим = пожалуй, занимает третье

место). I have known something of him before (я знал кое-что о нем раньше)."

fellow [`felqu] judgment [`GAGmqnt] daring [`deqrIN]

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"Thank you," said Holmes, "I only wished to ask you how you would go from

here to the Strand."

"Third right, fourth left," answered the assistant promptly, closing the door.

"Smart fellow, that," observed Holmes as we walked away. "He is, in my

Judgment. the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring I am not sure

that he has not a claim to be third. I have known something of him before."

"Evidently (очевидно)," said I, "Mr. Wilson's assistant counts for a good deal in

this mystery of the Red-headed League (помощник мистера Уилсона играет

немалую роль: «стоит значительного количества» в этой тайне Союза

рыжих). I am sure that you inquired your way merely in order that you might see

him (я уверен, что вы спросили дорогу лишь для того, чтобы /вы могли/

увидеть его)."

evidently [`evIdqntlI] inquired [In`kwaIqd] merely [`mIqlI]

"Not him (не его)."

"What then (что /же/ тогда)?"

"The knees of his trousers (колени его брюк)."

"And what did you see (и что вы увидели)?"

"Evidently," said I, "Mr. Wilson's assistant counts for a good deal in this

Mystery of the Red-headed League. I am sure that you inquired your way

merely in order that you might see him."

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"Not him."

"What then?"

"The knees of his trousers."

"And what did you see?"

"What I expected to see (/то/ что я ожидал увидеть)."

"Why did you beat the pavement (зачем вы ударяли мостовую = стучали по

камням мостовой)?"

"My dear doctor, this is a time for observation, not for talk (мой дорогой доктор,

это время = сейчас время, для наблюдений, не для разговора). We are spies in

an enemy's country (мы шпионы на вражеской территории). We know

something of Saxe-Coburg Square (мы знаем кое-что о Сэкс-Кобург-сквер). Let

us now explore the parts which lie behind it (теперь давайте исследуем:

«позвольте нам теперь исследовать» части = улицы, которые лежат позади

нее)."

trousers [`trauzqs] beat [bJt] spies [spaIz] explore [Ik`splL]

"What I expected to see."

"Why did you beat the pavement?"

"My dear doctor, this is a time for observation, not for talk. We are spies in

an enemy's country. We know something of Saxe-Coburg Square. Let us now

explore the parts which lie behind it."

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The road in which we found ourselves as we turned round the corner from the

retired Saxe-Coburg Square (дорога, в которой мы нашли себя = где мы

очутились, когда свернули за угол с уединенной Сэкс-Кобург-сквер)

presented as great a contrast to it as the front of a picture does to the back

(представляла такой же большой контраст = так же сильно отличалась от

Сэкс-Кобург-сквер, как передняя часть картины от ее оборотной стороны). It

was one of the main arteries (это была одна из главных артерий) which

conveyed the traffic of the City to the north and west (которая переправляла

уличное движение Сити на север и запад = соединяющая Сити с севером и

западом). The roadway was blocked with the immense stream of commerce

(дорога была перегорожена = забита нескончаемым потоком экипажей;

commerce — транспорт, перевозки) flowing in a double tide inward and

outward (движущихся двумя потоками внутрь и наружу; to flow — течь,

струиться), while the footpaths were black with the hurrying swarm of

pedestrians (в то время как тротуары: «ножные тропинки» были черными от

спешащего роя, толпы пешеходов). It was difficult to realize (трудно было

представить себе) as we looked at the line of fine shops and stately business

premises (глядя на: «когда мы смотрели» ряд прекрасных магазинов и

представительных торговых помещений) that they really abutted on the other

side (что они действительно примыкали, граничили с другой стороны) upon

the faded and stagnant square which we had just quitted (с блеклой и безлюдной

площадью, которую мы тольком что покинули; stagnant — застойный,

неразвивающийся).

retired [rI`taIqd] conveyed [kqn`veId] immense [I`mens] double [dAbl] swarm

[swLm] pedestrians [pI`destrIqn] stately [`steItlI] stagnant [`stxgnqnt]

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The road in which we found ourselves as we turned round the corner from the

Retired Saxe-Coburg Square presented as great a contrast to it as the front of

A picture does to the back. It was one of the main arteries which conveyed the

Traffic of the City to the north and west. The roadway was blocked with the

Immense stream of commerce flowing in a double tide inward and outward,

While the footpaths were black with the hurrying swarm of pedestrians. It was

Difficult to realize as we looked at the line of fine shops and stately business

Premises that they really abutted on the other side upon the faded and

Stagnant square which we had just quitted.

"Let me see (позвольте мне взглянуть)," said Holmes, standing at the corner and

glancing along the line (сказал Холмс, вставая на углу и глядя вдоль линии,

ряда домов), "I should like just to remember the order of the houses here (я хотел

бы только запомнить порядок домов здесь). It is a hobby of mine to have an

exact knowledge of London (это мое хобби — точное знание Лондона). There is

Mortimer's, the tobacconist (там магазин Мортимера, владельца табачной

фабрики), the little newspaper shop (маленький газетный магазин = лавчонка),

the Coburg branch of the City and Suburban Bank (кобургское отделение

Городского и Пригородного Банка; branch — ветвь, филиал), the Vegetarian

Restaurant (вегетарианский ресторан), and McFarlane's carriage-building depot

(и экипажестроительное = каретное депо Макфарлена). That carries us right on

to the other block (это приводит нас прямо к следующему кварталу). And now,

Doctor, we've done our work (а теперь, доктор, мы сделали нашу работу =

наша работа окончена), so it's time we had some play (так что теперь мы

можем немного поразвлечься: «время у нас была бы забава, игра»). A

sandwich and a cup of coffee (сэндвич с чашкой кофе), and then off to violin-

land (а затем — в страну скрипок: «скрипичную страну»), where all is

sweetness and delicacy and harmony (где все сладость и изысканность и

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гармония), and there are no red-headed clients to vex us with their conundrums (и

там нет рыжих клиентов, чтобы досаждать нам своими головоломками)."

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delicacy

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harmony

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"Let me see," said Holmes, standing at the corner and glancing along the line,

"I should like just to remember the order of the houses here. It is a hobby of

mine to have an exact knowledge of London. There is Mortimer's, the

Tobacconist, the little newspaper shop, the Coburg branch of the City and

Suburban Bank, the Vegetarian Restaurant, and McFarlane's carriage-

Building depot. That carries us right on to the other block. And now, Doctor,

we've done our work, so it's time we had some play. A sandwich and a cup of

Coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and

Harmony, and there are no red-headed clients to vex us with their

conundrums."

My friend was an enthusiastic musician (мой друг был увлеченным

музыкантом), being himself not only a very capable performer (будучи сам не

только очень способным исполнителем), but a composer of no ordinary merit

(но и композитором необычного достоинства = незаурядным композитором).

All the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness (весь

вечер он сидел в кресле /в партере/, окутанный наиболее совершенным

счастьем = очень счастливый), gently waving his long, thin fingers in time to the

music (слегка качая своими длинными, тонкими пальцами в такт музыке),

while his gently smiling face and his languid, dreamy eyes (в то время как его

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Holmes, the sleuth-hound (были так непохожи = ничем не напоминали глаза

Холмса-ищейки), Holmes the relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal

agent (Холмса безжалостного, сообразительного, всегда готового действовать

преследователя преступников; keen — острый, проницательный; wit /чаще

wits/ — рассудок, разум), as it was possible to conceive (как это возможно было

постичь = каков был только мыслим). In his singular character the dual nature

alternately asserted itself (в его удивительном характере двойственная природа

поочередно заявляла о себе = характер слагался из двух начал), and his

extreme exactness and astuteness represented (и его потрясающая точность и

проницательность представляли собой), as I have often thought (как я часто

думал), the reaction against the poetic and contemplative mood (реакцию против

поэтического и созерцательного настроения = рождались в борьбе с

поэтической задумчивостью) which occasionally predominated in him (которая

временами преобладала в нем). The swing of his nature took him from extreme

languor to devouring energy (колебание его природы переносило его = он

постоянно переходил от чрезвычайной апатичности к необыкновенной:

«пожирающей» энергии); and, as I knew well (и, как я хорошо знал), he was

never so truly formidable as when (он никогда не был столь воистину грозен,

как когда; formidable — страшный, жуткий; огромный), for days on end (дни

напролет = несколько дней подряд), he had been lounging in his armchair (он

бездельничал /развалясь/ в своем кресле) amid his improvisations and his black-

letter editions (посреди своих импровизаций и напечатанных готическим

шрифтом книг). Then it was that the lust of the chase would suddenly come upon

him (затем бывало, что жажда преследования внезапно нисходила на него =

охватывала его), and that his brilliant reasoning power would rise to the level of

intuition (и /что/ его блистательный разум возрастал до уровня, степени

интуиции), until those who were unacquainted with his methods (что те, кто был

не знаком с его методами /работы/) would look askance at him as on a man

(начинали коситься на него, как на человека; askance — косо;

неодобрительно) whose knowledge was not that of other mortals (чье знание не

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было /знанием/ других смертных). When I saw him that afternoon so enwrapped

in the music at St. James's Hall (когда я видел его тем вечером столь

окутанным музыкой: «завернутым в музыку» в Сент-Джеймс-холле) I felt that

an evil time might be coming upon those whom he had set himself to hunt down (я

почувствовал, что злое время может прийти к тем, на кого он решил

охотиться = тем, за кем он охотится, будет плохо; to set to — ставить

задачу).

enthusiastic [In,TjHzI`xstik] musician [mjH`zISn] capable [`keIpqbl] wrapped

[rxpt] sleuth [slHT] hound [haund] alternately [Ll`tE:nItI] astuteness

[q`stjHtnIs] languor [`lxNgq] askance [q`skxns]

"You want to go home, no doubt, Doctor (вы хотите, без сомнения, пойти

домой, доктор)," he remarked as we emerged (заметил он, когда мы вышли; to

emerge — появляться, всплывать).

My friend was an enthusiastic musician, being himself not only a very capable

Performer, but a composer of no ordinary merit. All the afternoon he sat in

The stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness, gently waving his long, thin

Fingers in time to the music, while his gently smiling face and his languid,

Dreamy eyes were as unlike those of Holmes, the sleuth-hound, Holmes the

Relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, as it was possible to

Conceive. In his singular character the dual nature alternately asserted itself,

And his extreme exactness and astuteness represented, as I have often thought,

The reaction against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally

Predominated in him. The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor

To devouring energy; and, as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable as

When, for days on end, he had been lounging in his armchair amid his

Improvisations and his black-letter editions. Then it was that the lust of the

Chase would suddenly come upon him, and that his brilliant reasoning power

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Would rise to the level of intuition, until those who were unacquainted with his

Methods would look askance at him as on a man whose knowledge was not

That of other mortals. When I saw him that afternoon so enwrapped in the

music at St. James's Hall I felt that an evil time might be coming upon those

Whom he had set himself to hunt down.

"You want to go home, no doubt, Doctor," he remarked as we emerged.

"Yes, it would be as well (да, это было бы желательно)."

"And I have some business to do which will take some hours (а у меня есть кое-

какое дело, которое займет несколько часов). This business at Coburg Square is

serious (это дело = происшествие на Кобург-сквер — /дело/ серьезное)."

"Why serious (почему серьезное)?"

"A considerable crime is in contemplation (значительное преступление в

намерении = там готовится крупное преступление). I have every reason to

believe (у меня есть все основания полагать) that we shall be in time to stop it

(что мы должны быть вовремя, чтобы остановить их). But today being

Saturday rather complicates matters (но то, что сегодня суббота, довольно

усложняет дело). I shall want your help tonight (мне может потребоваться ваша

помощь сегодня вечером)."

сontemplation [kPntqm`pleISn] believe [bI`lJv] rather [`rRDq]

"At what time (в какое время)?"

"Yes, it would be as well."

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"And I have some business to do which will take some hours. This business at

Coburg Square is serious."

"Why serious?"

"A considerable crime is in contemplation. I have every reason to believe that

We shall be in time to stop it. But today being Saturday rather complicates

matters. I shall want your help tonight."

"At what time?"

"Ten will be early enough (десять будет рано достаточно = не раньше десяти)."

"I shall be at Baker Street at ten (я буду на Бейкер-стрит /ровно/ в десять)."

"Very well (отлично). And, I say, Doctor, there may be some little danger (и,

послушайте: «я говорю», доктор, там может быть небольшая опасность), so

kindly put your army revolver in your pocket (поэтому, будьте добры, положите

в карман ваш армейский револьвер)." He waved his hand, turned on his heel (он

помахал рукой, круто повернулся /на каблуке/), and disappeared in an instant

among the crowd (и исчез мгновенно в толпе: «среди толпы»).

аrmy [`RmI] revolver [rI`vPlvq] among [q`mAN] crowd [kraud]

"Ten will be early enough."

"I shall be at Baker Street at ten."

"Very well. And, I say, Doctor, there may be some little danger, so kindly put

your army revolver in your pocket." He waved his hand, turned on his heel,

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