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"But about this stranger (/кстати/, об этом незнакомце)," said I. "Can you tell me anything about him (можете мне рассказать что-нибудь о нем)? What did Selden say (что говорил Сэлдэн)? Did he find out where he hid (он обнаружил, где тот прятался; to hide), or what he was doing (или что делал = чем занимался)?"

"He saw him once or twice (он видел его пару раз), but he is a deep one (но тот очень скрытный; deep — глубокий; таинственный), and gives nothing away (и сидит, не высовываясь; to give away — выдавать секрет; разоблачать). At first he thought that he was the police (сперва он подумал, что тот — полицейский), but soon he found that he had some lay of his own (но вскоре понял, что у него свои собственные цели; lay — положение; занятие, дело /разг./). A kind of gentleman he was (он своего рода джентльмен = с виду он джентльмен), as far as he could see (насколько он может судить), but what he was doing he could not make out (но

чем он занимается, он = Сэлдэн не смог понять)."

"And where did he say that he lived (а где, он сказал, он живет)?"

"Among the old houses on the hillside (в старых постройках на склонах холмов) — the stone huts where the old folk used to live (в каменных хижинах, где жил древний народ)."

"But how about his food (а чем он питается: «а как насчет его пищи»)?"

"Selden found out that he has got a lad (Сэлдэн обнаружил = видел, что у него есть = к нему приходит мальчик) who works for him and brings him all he needs (который на него работает и приносит ему все необходимое). I daresay he goes to Coombe Tracey for what he wants (мне думается, он ходит в Кум-Трэйси за продуктами: «за тем, что он хочет»)."

twice [twaIs], gentleman ['dZentlm@n], where [wE@]

"But about this stranger," said I. "Can you tell me anything about him? What did Selden say? Did he find out where he hid, or what he was doing?"

"He saw him once or twice, but he is a deep one, and gives nothing away. At first he thought that he was the police, but soon he found that he had some lay of his own. A kind of gentleman he was, as far as he could see, but what he was doing he could not make out."

"And where did he say that he lived?"

"Among the old houses on the hillside — the stone huts where the old folk used to live."

"But how about his food?"

"Selden found out that he has got a lad who works for him and brings him all he needs. I daresay he goes to Coombe Tracey for what he wants."

"Very good, Barrymore (очень хорошо, Бэрримор). We may talk further of this some other time (мы, возможно, поговорим об этом еще как-нибудь в другой раз)." When the butler had gone (когда дворецкий ушел) I walked over to the black window (я подошел к темному окну), and I looked through a blurred pane (и взглянул сквозь залитое дождем стекло; blurred — запачканный; расплывчатый, размазанный) at the driving clouds and at the tossing outline of the wind-swept trees (на мчащиеся тучи и колеблющиеся на ветру очертания деревьев; to toss — бросать, кидать; встряхивать; беспокойно метаться; to sweep — мести; сметать; wind-swept — развевающийся от ветра). It is a wild night indoors (в такую ночь и в доме жутковато; wild — дикий; бурный; indoors — внутри дома, в помещении), and what must it be in a stone hut upon the moor (а как должно быть в каменной хижине на болотах)? What passion of hatred can it be which leads a man (какая дикая ненависть может заставить человека; passion — страсть; вспышка /гнева/; to lead — вести, сопровождать; убеждать) to lurk in such a place at such a time (скрываться в таком месте в такое время)! And what deep and earnest purpose can he have (и что это за таинственная и серьезная цель у него может быть) which calls for such a trial (которая требует такого испытания)? There, in that hut upon the moor (там, в той хижине на болотах), seems to lie the very centre of that problem (похоже, и находится самая суть той загадки; centre — центр; ключевой момент) which has vexed me so sorely (которая так мучительно меня беспокоит). I swear that another day shall not have passed (клянусь, что не пройдет и «еще одного» дня) before I have done all that man can do (прежде чем я сделаю все, что может сделать человек = что человеку под силу) to reach the heart of the mystery (чтобы добраться до /самого/ сердца этой тайны).

cloud [klaud], hatred ['heItrId], trial [traI@l]

"Very good, Barrymore. We may talk further of this some other time." When the butler had gone I walked over to the black window, and I looked through a blurred pane at the driving clouds and at the tossing outline of the wind-swept trees. It is a wild night indoors, and what must it be in a stone hut upon the moor? What passion of hatred can it be which leads a man to lurk in such a place at such a time! And what deep and earnest purpose can he have which calls for such a trial? There, in that hut upon the moor, seems to lie the very centre of that problem which has vexed me so sorely. I swear that another day shall not have passed before I have done all that man can do to reach the heart of the mystery.

CHAPTER XI. THE MAN ON THE TOR

(Человек на скале)

THE extract from my private diary (отрывок из моего личного дневника) which forms the last chapter (из которого и состоит последняя глава) has brought my narrative up to the 18th of October (подвел мое повествование к восемнадцатому октября), a time when these strange events began to move swiftly towards their terrible conclusion (ко времени, когда эти странные события начали стремительно двигаться к своему ужасному финалу; conclusion — вывод; финал, завершение). The incidents of the next few days are indelibly graven upon my recollection (события следующих нескольких дней неизгладимо запечатлелись в моей памяти; to grave — вырезать; произвести впечатление), and I can tell them without reference to the notes (и я могу пересказать их не ссылаясь: «без ссылки» на записи) made at the time (сделанные в то время). I start, then, from the day which succeeded that (итак, я начинаю со дня, следующего за тем) upon which I had established two facts of great importance

который я установил два факта чрезвычайной важности), the one that Mrs. Laura Lyons of Coombe Tracey had written to Sir Charles Baskerville (первый: миссис Лора Лайонс написала сэру Чарльзу Баскервилю) and made an appointment with him at the very place and hour (и назначила с ним свидание в том самом месте и в тот самый час) that he met his death (где он встретил смерть), the other that the lurking man upon the moor (второй: человек, скрывающийся на болотах) was to be found among the stone huts upon the hillside (должен находиться в /одной из/ каменных хижин на склонах холмов). With these two facts in my possession (имея эти два факта: «с этими двумя фактами в моем владении») I felt that either my intelligence or my courage must be deficient (я чувствовал, что мне должно не доставать либо ума, либо храбрости) if I could not throw some further light upon these dark places (если я не смогу пролить больше света на эти мрачные события; further — сверх того, более того; place — место; ситуация, случай).

extract ['ekstr&kt], diary ['daI@rI], succeed [s@k'si:d]

THE extract from my private diary which forms the last chapter has brought my narrative up to the 18th of October, a time when these strange events began to move swiftly towards their terrible conclusion. The incidents of the next few days are indelibly graven upon my recollection, and I can tell them without reference to the notes made at the time. I start, then, from the day which succeeded that upon which I had established two facts of great importance, the one that Mrs. Laura Lyons of Coombe Tracey had written to Sir Charles Baskerville and made an appointment with him at the very place and hour that he met his death, the other that the lurking man upon the moor was to be found among the stone huts upon the hillside. With these two facts in my possession I felt that either my intelligence or my courage must be deficient if I could not throw some further light upon these dark places.

I had no opportunity to tell the baronet (у меня не было возможности рассказать баронету) what I had learned about Mrs. Lyons upon the evening before (что я узнал о миссис Лайонс в предыдущий вечер), for Dr. Mortimer remained with him at cards (поскольку доктор Мортимер оставался = засиделся с ним за картами) until it was very late (допоздна: «пока не стало очень поздно»). At breakfast, however, I informed him about my discovery (однако за завтраком я сообщил ему о своем открытии), and asked him whether he would care to accompany me to Coombe Tracey (и спросил, не хочет ли он сопровождать меня в Кум-Трэйси; to care — беспокоиться; иметь желание). At first he was very eager to come (сперва он очень хотел поехать), but on second thoughts it seemed to both of us (но, немного подумав, нам обоим показалось; on second thoughts — по зрелом размышлении) that if I went alone the results might be better (что если бы я поехал один, результат мог бы быть лучше). The more formal we made the visit (чем более официальный мы нанесем визит) the less information we might obtain (тем меньше информации мы получим). I left Sir Henry behind, therefore (поэтому я оставил сэра Генри), not without some prickings of conscience (не без некоторых уколов = угрызений совести), and drove off upon my new quest (и помчался на свои новые поиски).

opportunity [,Op@'tju:nItI], eager ['i:g@], obtain [@b'teIn]

I had no opportunity to tell the baronet what I had learned about Mrs. Lyons upon the evening before, for Dr. Mortimer remained with him at cards until it was very late. At breakfast, however, I informed him about my discovery, and asked him whether he would care to accompany me to Coombe Tracey. At first he was very eager to come, but on second thoughts it seemed to both of us that if I went alone the results might be better. The more formal we made the visit the less information we might obtain. I left Sir Henry behind, therefore, not without some prickings of conscience, and drove off upon my new quest.

When I reached Coombe Tracey (добравшись до Кум-Трэйси) I told Perkins to put up the horses (я приказал Перкинсу остановить лошадей; to put up — строить; останавливаться), and I made inquiries for the lady (и навел справки о той даме) whom I had come to interrogate (которую я приехал допрашивать). I had no difficulty in finding her rooms (я без труда нашел ее квартиру; rooms — жилище; помещение, квартира), which were central and well appointed (которая располагалась в центре и была хорошо обставлена). A maid showed me in without ceremony (служанка ввела меня в комнату без /каких-либо/ формальностей; ceremony — церемония; формальность), and as I entered the sitting-room (и когда я вошел в гостиную) a lady, who was sitting before a Remington typewriter (дама, сидящая перед пишущей машинкой "Ремингтон"), sprang up with a pleasant smile of welcome (вскочила с радостной гостеприимной улыбкой). Her face fell, however (однако, лицо ее изменилось; to fall — падать; терять живость; вытягиваться /о выражении лица/), when she saw that I was a stranger (когда она увидела, что я — незнакомец = ей незнаком), and she sat down again and asked me the object of my visit (и она села снова, спросив меня о цели моего визита).

horse ['hO:s], ceremony ['serIm@nI], stranger ['streIndZ@]

When I reached Coombe Tracey I told Perkins to put up the horses, and I made inquiries for the lady whom I had come to interrogate. I had no difficulty in finding her rooms, which were central and well appointed. A maid showed me in without ceremony, and as I entered the sitting-room a lady, who was sitting before a Remington typewriter, sprang up with a pleasant smile of welcome. Her face fell, however, when she saw that I was a stranger, and she sat down again and asked me the object of my visit.

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