thought [θɔ:t] particular [pə`tɪkjulə] cure [kjuə] rheumatics [ru:`mætɪks]
At first I had supposed “the dead man’s chest” to be that identical big box of his upstairs in the front room, and the thought had been mingled in my nightmares with that of the one-legged seafaring man.
But by this time we had all long ceased to pay any particular notice to the song; it was new, that night, to nobody but Dr Livesey, and on him I observed it did not produce an agreeable effect, for he looked up for a moment quite angrily before he went on with his talk to old Taylor, the gardener, on a new cure for the rheumatics. In the meantime, the captain gradually brightened up at his own music, and at last flapped his hand upon the table before him in a way we all knew to mean — silence.
The voices stopped at once (голоса замерли сразу), all but Dr Livesey’s (все, кроме /голоса/ доктора Ливси); he went on as before (он продолжал как раньше), speaking clear and kind (говоря четко и дружелюбно), and drawing briskly at his pipe between every word or two (попыхивая энергично трубкой между каждым словом или двумя; to draw — вдыхать, тянуть). The captain glared at him for a while (капитан свирепо посмотрел на него некоторое время), flapped his hand again (ударил кулаком снова), glared still harder (взглянул еще суровее), and at last broke out with a villainous, low oath (в конце концов разразился мерзкой непристойной бранью; villain — /ист./ виллан, крепостной; злодей, негодяй):
“Silence, there, between decks (молчать, там, на палубе: «между палубами»)!”
“Were you addressing me, sir (вы обращались ко мне, сэр)?” says the doctor; and when the ruffian had told him (хулиган сказал ему), with another oath (другой бранью), that this was so (что это было так).
“I have only one thing to say to you, sir (у меня есть только одна вещь, чтобы сказать вам, сэр),” replies the doctor (отвечает доктор), “that if you keep on drinking rum (если продолжите пить ром), the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel (мир вскоре избавится от одного очень грязного мерзавца)!”
drawing [`drɔ:ɪŋ] oath [əuθ] ruffian [`rʌfɪən] replies [rɪ`plaɪz] scoundrel [`skaundrəl]
The voices stopped at once, all but Dr Livesey’s; he went on as before, speaking clear and kind, and drawing briskly at his pipe between every word or two. The captain glared at him for a while, flapped his hand again, glared still harder, and at last broke out with a villainous, low oath:
“Silence, there, between decks!”
“Were you addressing me, sir?” says the doctor; and when the ruffian had told him, with another oath, that this was so.
“I have only one thing to say to you, sir,” replies the doctor, “that if you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!”
The old fellow’s fury was awful (ярость старика была ужасной). He sprang to his feet (он вскочил на ноги), drew and opened a sailor’s clasp-knife (вытащил и открыл матросский складной нож), and, balancing it open on the palm of his hand (и, качая его открытым на ладони), threatened to pin the doctor to the wall (угрожал пригвоздить доктора к стене).
The doctor never so much as moved (доктор даже не двинулся). He spoke to him, as before (он говорил с ним, как раньше), over his shoulder (через плечо), and in the same tone of voice (и в той же самой интонации /голоса/); rather high (немного высоким = громче), so that all the room might hear (чтобы все в комнате могли слышать), but perfectly calm ant steady (но совершенно спокойным и твердым): —
“If you do not put that knife this instant in your pocket (если вы не уберете этот нож сейчас же в карман) I promise, upon my honour (обещаю, честное слово), you shall hang at the next assizes (вы будете болтаться /на виселице/ при = после ближайшей выездной сессии суда присяжных).”
fury [`fjuərɪ] knife [naɪf] palm [pɑ:m] shoulder [`ʃəuldə] honour [`ɔnə] assizes [ə`saɪzɪz]
The old fellow’s fury was awful. He sprang to his feet, drew and opened a sailor’s clasp-knife, and, balancing it open on the palm of his hand, threatened to pin the doctor to the wall.
The doctor never so much as moved. He spoke to him, as before, over his shoulder, and in the same tone of voice; rather high, so that all the room might hear, but perfectly calm ant steady: —
“If you do not put that knife this instant in your pocket I promise, upon my honour, you shall hang at the next assizes.”
Then followed a battle of looks between them (затем последовала схватка взглядов = они смерили друг друга враждебными взглядами); but this captain soon knuckled under (но капитан вскоре уступил; knuckle — сустав пальца; to knuckle — ударять, стучать костяшками пальцев; подчиняться, признавать свое поражение), put up his weapon (убрал свое оружие), and resumed his seat (и вернулся на место; to resume — возобновлять, вновь получить), grumbling like a beaten dog (ворча, как побитый пес).
“And now, sir (а теперь, сэр),” continued the doctor (продолжил доктор), “since I now know there’s such a fellow in my district (так как я теперь знаю, /что/ подобный парень находится в моем округе), you may count I’ll have an eye upon you day and night (можете рассчитать, /что/ я прослежу за вами: «буду иметь глаз на вас» днем и ночью). I’m not a doctor only (я не доктор только); I’m a magistrate (я /еще и/ судья); and if I catch a breath of complaint against you (если уловлю вздох недовольства = если до меня дойдет малейшая жалоба на вас) if its only for a piece of incivility like to-night’s (даже если /она будет/ связана с вашей грубостью: «кусочком невежливости», как сегодня вечером; civil — гражданский; цивилизованный, воспитанный, культурный; вежливый), I’ll take effectual means to have you hunted down and routed out of this (я приму действенные меры, чтобы вас поймали и вышвырнули отсюда; to rout — выгонять, вытаскивать /кого-л. из постели, из дома и т. п./, выставлять; выселять). Let that suffice (вот и все /что я скажу/; to let — пускать, позволять; to suffice — быть достаточным, хватать).”
Soon after Dr Livesey’s horse came to the door (вскоре лошадь доктора Ливси прибыла к двери = подали лошадь), and he rode away (и он ускакал; to ride); but the captain held his peace that evening (но капитан соблюдал спокойствие в тот вечер), and for many evenings to come (и много вечеров затем; in days to come — в будущем, в последующие дни).
knuckled [`nʌkld] weapon [`wepən] breath [breθ] incivility [,ɪnsɪ`vɪlɪtɪ] suffice [sə`faɪs]
Then followed a battle of looks between them; but this captain soon knuckled under, put up his weapon, and resumed his seat, grumbling like a beaten dog.
“And now, sir,” continued the doctor, “since I now know there’s such a fellow in my district, you may count I’ll have an eye upon you day and night. I’m not a doctor only; I’m a magistrate; and if I catch a breath of complaint against you if its only for a piece of incivility like to-night’s, I’ll take effectual means to have you hunted down and routed out of this. Let that suffice.”
Soon after Dr Livesey’s horse came to the door, and he rode away; but the captain held his peace that evening, and for many evenings to come.
Chapter II (глава 2) Black Dog Appears and Disappears (Черный Пес появляется и исчезает)
IT was not very long after this (это было не очень долго после этого = вскоре) that there occurred the first of the mysterious events (когда произошло первое из тех таинственных событий) that rid us at last of the captain (которое избавило нас, наконец, от капитана), though not, as you will see, of his affairs (хотя не, как вы увидите, от его дел = оставленных им неприятностей).
It was a bitter cold winter (была очень холодная зима; bitter — горький; сильный, резкий), with long, hard frosts and heavy gales (с долгими крепкими морозами и сильными штормами); and it was plain from the first (было ясно с самого начала) that my poor father was little likely to see the spring (что мой бедный отец едва ли увидит весну; likely — вероятно, возможно). He sank daily (он слабел с каждым днем; to sink — опускаться, падать, убывать; слабеть), and my mother and I had all the inn upon our hands (и моя мать и я имели весь трактир на наших руках = хозяйничать приходилось нам с матерью); and were kept busy enough (/мы/ держались занятыми довольно = дел было по горло; to keep busy — заставлять напряженно трудиться), without paying much regard to our unpleasant guest (не обращая много внимания на нашего неприятного постояльца; without — без).
mysterious [mɪ`stɪərɪəs] affair [ə`feə] gale [geɪl] enough [ɪ`nʌf] regard [rɪ`gɑ:d] guest [gest]
IT was not very long after this that there occurred the first of the mysterious events that rid us at last of the captain, though not, as you will see, of his affairs.
It was a bitter cold winter, with long, hard frosts and heavy gales; and it was plain from the first that my poor father was little likely to see the spring. He sank daily, and my mother and I had all the inn upon our hands; and were kept busy enough, without paying much regard to our unpleasant guest.
It was one January morning (было одно январское утро), very early (очень рано) — a pinching, frosty morning (тягостное морозное утро; pinching — жмущий, мучительный, щемящий) — the cove all grey with hoar-frost (бухта /была/ вся серая = седая от инея), the ripple lapping softly on the stones (небольшая волна накатывала мягко на камни /берега/; to lap — охватывать, плескаться /о берег/), the sun still low (солнце все еще /было/ низко) and only touching the hilltops and shining far to seaward (и лишь касалось /лучами/ вершины холмов и светило далеко в сторону моря). The captain had risen earlier than usual (капитан встал раньше, чем обычно; to rise — вставать, подниматься), and set out down the beach (и отправился к морскому берегу; to set out — двигаться, тронуться), his cutlass swinging under the broad skirts of the old blue coat (его кортик качался под широкими полами старого синего кафтана; cutlass — короткий, тяжелый, изогнутый меч), his brass telescope under his arm (медная подзорная труба /была/ под мышкой), his hat tilted back upon his head (шляпа съехала назад на его голове; to tilt — наклониться, откинуться). I remember his breath hanging like smoke in his wake as he strode off (помню, /как/ его дыхание = выдыхаемый воздух клубился, словно дым, когда он шел; to hang — висеть в воздухе; wake — попутный поток, волны от плавающего предмета или человека; to stride — шагать большими шагами), and the last sound I heard of him (и последним звуком, /который/ я услышал от него), as he turned the big rock (когда он обогнул большую скалу), was a loud snort of indignation (было громкое фырканье негодования), as though his mind was still running upon Dr Livesey (словно его разум = память все еще /была/ занята доктором Ливси; to run upon — вертеться вокруг, возвращаться к чему-то /в мыслях/).
stones [stəunz] touching [`tʌʧɪŋ] cutlass [`kʌtləs] seaward [`si:wəd] breath [breθ]
It was one January morning, very early — a pinching, frosty morning — the cove all grey with hoar-frost, the ripple lapping softly on the stones, the sun still low and only touching the hilltops and shining far to seaward. The captain had risen earlier than usual, and set out down the beach, his cutlass swinging under the broad skirts of the old blue coat, his brass telescope under his arm, his hat tilted back upon his head. I remember his breath hanging like smoke in his wake as he strode off, and the last sound I heard of him, as he turned the big rock, was a loud snort of indignation, as though his mind was still running upon Dr Livesey.
Well, mother was upstairs with father (мать была наверху с отцом); and I was laying the breakfast table against the captain’s return (а я накрывал стол для завтрака к возвращению капитана), when the parlour door opened (когда дверь /общей/ комнаты открылась), and a man stepped in on whom I had never set my eyes before (и человек вошел, на которого я никогда не наставлял своих глаз раньше = которого никогда не видел).
He was a pale (он был бледным), tallowy creature (жирным /упитанным/ существом; tallow — жир, сало /для свечей, мыла/), wanting two fingers of the left hand (нуждающимся в двух пальцах = без двух пальцев левой руки; want of — недостаток, нехватка); and, though he wore a cutlass (хотя он носил кортик), he did not look much like a fighter (не выглядел очень как боец = воинственно). I had always my eye open for seafaring men (я имел всегда мой глаз открытым = смотрел в оба за моряками), with one leg or two (/будь то/ с одной или с двумя ногами), and I remember this one puzzled me (и помню, /как/ этот озадачил меня; to puzzle — ставить в тупик, недоумевать). He was not sailorly (не был похож на моряка; sailorly — подобающий моряку), and yet he had a smack of the sea about him too (и все же имел привкус /запах/ моря вокруг него также = я чувствовал, что он моряк).
upstairs [ʌp`steəz] breakfast [`brekfəst] creature [`kri:ʧə] fighter [`faɪtə] sailorly [`seɪləlɪ]
Well, mother was upstairs with father; and I was laying the breakfast table against the captain’s return, when the parlour door opened, and a man stepped in on whom I had never set my eyes before.
He was a pale, tallowy creature, wanting two fingers of the left hand; and, though he wore a cutlass, he did not look much like a fighter. I had always my eye open for seafaring men, with one leg or two, and I remember this one puzzled me. He was not sailorly, and yet he had a smack of the sea about him too.
I asked him what was for his service (я спросил его, что было /угодно/ для его обслуживания = что ему угодно), and he said he would take rum (сказал, /что/ он возьмет ром); but as I was going out of the room to fetch it (но когда я был выходящим = выходил из комнаты, чтобы принести его) he sat down upon a table (он сел за стол), and motioned me to draw near (и показал жестом мне приблизиться = подозвал меня). I paused where I was with my napkin in my hand (я остановился /там/, где я был с салфеткой в руке).
“Come here, sonny (иди-/ка/ сюда, сынок),” says he. “Come nearer here (подойди ближе сюда).”
I took a step nearer (я шагнул: «взял шаг» ближе).
“Is this here table for my mate, Bill (этот здесь = вот стол /накрыт/ для моего приятеля, Билла)?” he asked, with a kit of leer (он спросил с хитрым взглядом; kit — обмундирование, снаряжение, экипировка; to leer — смотреть хитро, злобно).
service [`sə:vɪs] motioned [`məuʃnd] paused [pɔ:zd] mate [meɪt] leer [lɪə]
I asked him what was for his service, and he said he would take rum; but as I was going out of the room to fetch it he sat down upon a table, and motioned me to draw near. I paused where I was with my napkin in my hand.
“Come here, sonny,” says he. “Come nearer here.”
I took a step nearer.
“Is this here table for my mate, Bill?” he asked, with a kit of leer.
I told him I did not know his mate Bill (я сказал ему, что не знаю его приятеля Билла); and this was for a person who stayed in our house (а этот /стол/ был для человека, который остановился в нашем доме), whom we called the captain (кого мы звали капитаном).
“Well (что ж),” said he, “my mate Bill would be called the captain as like as not (мой приятель Билл мог бы назваться = возможно, назвался капитаном, не исключено). He has a cut on one cheek (у него порез = шрам на одной щеке), and a mighty pleasant way with him (очень приятную манеру /поведения/), particularly in drink (особенно в пьяном виде), has my mate, Bill (имеет мой приятель, Билл). We’ll put it, for argument like (мы примем это, за довод вероятный = предположим; we’ll = we will), that your captain has a cut on one cheek (что ваш капитан имеет шрам на одной щеке) — and we’ll put it, if you like (и, допустим, если хочешь), that the cheek’s the right one (что щека правая). Ah, well (ага, правильно)! I told you. Now, is my mate Bill in this here house (итак, /скажи/, здесь ли мой приятель Билл, в этом вот /здесь/ доме)?”
I told him he was out walking (я сказал ему, что он пошел прогуляться; to be out — не быть дома; to walk — идти, гулять).
pleasant [pleznt] particularly [pə`tɪkjuləlɪ] argument [`ɑ:gjumənt]
I told him I did not know his mate Bill; and this was for a person who stayed in our house, whom we called the captain.
“Well,” said he, “my mate Bill would be called the captain as like as not. He has a cut on one cheek, and a mighty pleasant way with him, particularly in drink, has my mate, Bill. We’ll put it, for argument like, that your captain has a cut on one cheek — and we’ll put it, if you like, that the cheek’s the right one. Ah, well! I told you. Now, is my mate Bill in this here house?”
I told him he was out walking.
“Which way, sonny? Which way is he gone (каким путем = куда он ушел)?”
And when I had pointed out the rock (и когда я указал скалу) and told him how the captain was likely to return (и сказал ему, каким образом = откуда капитан, вероятно, мог вернуться), and how soon (и как скоро), and answered a few other questions (ответил на несколько других вопросов), “Ah,” said he, “this’ll be as good as drink to my mate Bill (это /увидеть меня/ будет так же хорошо, как выпивка для моего приятеля Билла; this’ll = this will).”
The expression of his face as he said these words (выражение его лица, когда он произнес эти слова) was not at all pleasant (не было вовсе приятным), and I had my own reasons for thinking (и я имел свои собственные основания думать: «для думания») that the stranger was mistaken (что незнакомец ошибался), even supposing he meant who he said (даже полагая, /что/ он имел в виду /того/, о ком сказал). But it was no affair of mine, I thought (это было не мое дело, я подумал); and, besides (и, кроме того), it was difficult to know what to do (было трудно знать, что делать). The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door (незнакомец продолжал стоять прямо внутри двери = в дверях трактира; to keep hanging about — заставлять ждать /кого-то/), peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse (заглядывая за угол, словно кот, поджидающий мышь; to peer — всматриваться). Once I stepped out myself into the road (один раз = только я вышел /было/ сам на дорогу), but he immediately called me back (он тотчас же позвал меня обратно), and, as I did no obey quick enough for his fancy (и, так как я не повиновался быстро довольно его прихоти = зову), a most horrible change came over his tallowy face (очень ужасная перемена = гнев исказил его сальное лицо; to come over — овладеть, охватить), and he ordered me in (он приказал мне /войти/ внутрь), with an oath that made me jump (с ругательством, которое заставило меня подпрыгнуть). As soon as I was back again (как только я вернулся снова) he returned to his former manner (он вернулся к своей прежней манере /говорить/), half fawning, half sneering (полульстивой, полунасмешливой; fawn — молодой олень /до одного года/; /уст./ детеныш /зверя/; to fawn — ласкаться; вилять хвостом /о животных, особ. о собаке/), patted me on the shoulder (похлопал меня по плечу), told me I was a good boy (сказал мне, что я славный мальчик), and he had taken quite a fancy to me (и /что/ он вполне полюбил меня; to take a fancy to — привязаться /к кому-то/).
stranger [`streɪnʤə] ordered [`ɔ:dəd] fawning [`fɔ:nɪŋ] shoulder [`ʃəuldə]
“Which way, sonny? Which way is he gone?”
And when I had pointed out the rock and told him how the captain was likely to return, and how soon, and answered a few other questions, “Ah,” said he, “this’ll be as good as drink to my mate Bill.”
The expression of his face as he said these words was not at all pleasant, and I had my own reasons for thinking that the stranger was mistaken, even supposing he meant who he said. But it was no affair of mine, I thought; and, besides, it was difficult to know what to do. The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door, peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse. Once I stepped out myself into the road, but he immediately called me back, and, as I did no obey quick enough for his fancy, a most horrible change came over his tallowy face, and he ordered me in, with an oath that made me jump. As soon as I was back again he returned to his former manner, half fawning, half sneering, patted me on the shoulder, told me I was a good boy, and he had taken quite a fancy to me.
“I have a son of my own (у меня есть собственный сын),” said he, “as like you as two blocks (ты похож на него как две капли воды; block — блок, бревно, камень), and he’s all the pride of my ’art (он вся гордость моего сердца; ’art = heart). But the great thing for boys is discipline (но прекрасная вещь для мальчиков = главное — дисциплина), sonny — discipline. Now if you had sailed along of Bill (вот если бы ты поплавал с Биллом; to sail — ходить под парусом, плыть; along of /somebody/ — из-за /кого-то/), you wouldn’t have stood there to be spoke to twice — not you (ты не стоял бы там, чтобы тебе говорили дважды — /только/ не ты). That was never Bill’s way nor the way of such as sailed with him (это не было никогда привычкой /ни/ Билла, ни таких = тех, которые плавали с ним). And here, sure enough is my mate Bill (а вот, без сомнений, мой приятель Билл), with a spy-glass under his arm (с подзорной трубой под мышкой; spy — шпионский; glass — стекло, зрительная труба), bless his old ’art to be sure (благослови Бог его старое сердце, конечно же; ’art = heart). You and me’ll just go back into the parlour, sonny (ты и я просто вернемся в комнату, сынок), and get behind the door (и станем позади двери = спрячемся за дверью), and we’ll give Bill a little surprise (и дадим = устроим Биллу небольшой сюрприз) — bless his ’art, I say again.”