Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах

Дойл Артур Конан

The rescuing party were speedily able to convince the two castaways that their appearance was no delusion. One of them seized the little girl, and hoisted her upon his shoulder, while two others supported her gaunt companion, and assisted him towards the waggons.

"My name is John Ferrier," the wanderer explained (меня зовут Джон Феррьер, — объяснил путник); "me and that little un are all that's left o' twenty-one people (я и эта малютка — это все, что осталось от двадцати двух человек; un = one). The rest is all dead o' thirst and hunger away down in the south (остальные умерли от жажды и голода там, на юге)."

"Is she your child?" asked someone (она ваш ребенок? — спросил кто-то).

"I guess she is now," the other cried, defiantly (теперь, я полагаю, да, — с вызовом вскричал тот); "she's mine 'cause I saved her (она моя, потому что

я ее спас; 'cause = because). No man will take her from me (никто ее от меня не заберет). She's Lucy Ferrier from this day on (она Люси Феррьер с этого дня). Who are you, though?" he continued (а вы кто, собственно говоря, — продолжал он), glancing with curiosity at his stalwart, sunburned rescuers (с любопытством глядя на своих крепких, загорелых спасителей); "there seems to be a powerful lot of ye (кажется, вас тут несметное количество; powerful — диал., многочисленный; ye = you)."

"Nigh upon ten thousand," said one of the young men (почти десять тысяч, — сказал один из молодых людей); "we are the persecuted children of God — the chosen of the Angel Merona (мы преследуемые дети Господа — избранные ангела Морония)."

"I never heard tell on him," said the wanderer (никогда не слышал, чтобы о нем говорили). "He appears to have chosen a fair crowd of ye (похоже, он избрал целую толпу; fair — большой, значительный, порядочный)."

thirst [:st], stalwart ['st:lwt], nigh [na]

"My name is John Ferrier," the wanderer explained; "me and that little un are all that's left o' twenty-one people. The rest is all dead o' thirst and hunger away down in the south."

"Is she your child?" asked someone.

"I guess she is now," the other cried, defiantly; "she's mine 'cause I saved her. No man will take her from me. She's Lucy Ferrier from this day on. Who are you, though?" he continued, glancing with curiosity at his stalwart, sunburned rescuers; "there seems to be a powerful lot of ye."

"Nigh upon ten thousand," said one of the young men; "we are the persecuted children of God — the chosen of the Angel Merona."

"I never heard tell on him," said the wanderer. "He appears to have chosen a fair crowd of ye."

"Do not jest at that which is sacred," said the other sternly (не шути с тем, что свято, — сказал его собеседник строго). "We are of those who believe in those sacred writings (мы из тех, кто верит в священные письмена), drawn in Egyptian letters on plates of beaten gold (начертанные египетскими иероглифами на листах чеканного золота; letter — буква), which were handed unto the holy Joseph Smith at Palmyra (которые были вручены святому Джозефу Смиту в Пальмире). We have come from Nauvoo, in the State of Illinois, where we had founded our temple (мы прибыли из Наву в штате Иллинойс, где мы основали наш храм). We have come to seek a refuge from the violent man and from the godless (мы пришли искать убежище от насилия и безбожия: «от жестокого человека и от безбожного /человека/»), even though it be the heart of the desert (даже если найдем его: «даже будь оно» в сердце пустыни)."

The name of Nauvoo evidently recalled recollections to John Ferrier (название «Наву» очевидно пробудило память Джона Феррьера). "I see," he said, "you are the Mormons (я понял, — сказал он, — вы мормоны)."

"We are the Mormons," answered his companions with one voice (мы мормоны, — ответили его собеседники в один голос).

"And where are you going (и куда вы направляетесь)?"

"We do not know (мы не знаем). The hand of God is leading us under the person of our Prophet (рука Бога ведет нас в образе нашего Пророка). You must come before him (ты должен предстать перед ним). He shall say what is to be done with you (он скажет, что с тобой делать)."

refuge ['refju:], heart [h:t], desert ['dezt]

"Do not jest at that which is sacred," said the other sternly. "We are of those who believe in those sacred writings, drawn in Egyptian letters on plates of beaten gold, which were handed unto the holy Joseph Smith at Palmyra. We have come from Nauvoo, in the State of Illinois, where we had founded our temple. We have come to seek a refuge from the violent man and from the godless, even though it be the heart of the desert."

The name of Nauvoo evidently recalled recollections to John Ferrier. "I see," he said, "you are the Mormons."

"We are the Mormons," answered his companions with one voice.

"And where are you going?"

"We do not know. The hand of God is leading us under the person of our Prophet. You must come before him. He shall say what is to be done with you."

They had reached the base of the hill by this time, and were surrounded by crowds of the pilgrims (к

этому времени они спустились к подножию: «достигли подножия» холма, и их окружила толпа пилигримов)— pale-faced meek-looking women (робкие: «смиренно-выглядящие» женщины с бледными лицами; meek — кроткий, мягкий; покорный, послушный, смиренный), strong laughing children (крепкие смеющиеся дети), and anxious earnest-eyed men (и взволнованные мужчины с честными глазами). Many were the cries of astonishment and of commiseration which arose from them (немало криков удивления и сочувствия раздалось с их уст: «от них»; to arise — раздаваться, подниматься) when they perceived the youth of one of the strangers and the destitution of the other (когда они увидели, как молод был один из незнакомцев и насколько ослаб другой; to perceive — воспринимать, понимать, осознавать; destitute — беспомощный; destitution — беспомощность). Their escort did not halt, however, but pushed on (их эскорт однако не остановился, но продолжал движение; to push on — продолжать двигаться, невзирая на препятствия), followed by a great crowd of Mormons (сопровождаемый большой толпой мормонов), until they reached a wagon (пока они не подошли к повозке), which was conspicuous for its great size and for the gaudiness and smartness of its appearance (которая бросалась в глаза благодаря своему большому размеру, яркой раскраске и ухоженному виду; conspicuous — заметный, бросающийся в глаза; gaudy — безвкусный, кричащий, яркий; smartness — франтовство, щегольство). Six horses were yoked to it (в ее упряжке было шесть лошадей; to yoke — впрягать), whereas the others were furnished with two, or, at most, four a-piece (тогда как остальные тянуло две или, в лучшем случае, четыре лошади; to furnish — оснащать; a-piece — на штуку; piece — отдельный предмет). Beside the driver there sat a man who could not have been more than thirty years of age (рядом с кучером сидел человек, которому не могло быть больше тридцати лет), but whose massive head and resolute expression marked him as a leader (но чья массивная голова и решительное выражение лица отмечали его как лидера). He was reading a brown-backed volume (он читал томик в коричневом переплете), but as the crowd approached he laid it aside (но когда толпа подошла: «приблизилась», он отложил его в сторону), and listened attentively to an account of the episode (и внимательно выслушал рассказ о происшествии; account — отчет, доклад; episode — событие, происшествие, эпизод). Then he turned to the two castaways (затем он повернулся к двоим спасенным; castaway — потерпевший кораблекрушение; изгнанник).

earnest [':nst], perceive [p'si:v], escort ['esk:t]

They had reached the base of the hill by this time, and were surrounded by crowds of the pilgrims — pale-faced meek-looking women, strong laughing children, and anxious earnest-eyed men. Many were the cries of astonishment and of commiseration which arose from them when they perceived the youth of one of the strangers and the destitution of the other. Their escort did not halt, however, but pushed on, followed by a great crowd of Mormons, until they reached a waggon, which was conspicuous for its great size and for the gaudiness and smartness of its appearance. Six horses were yoked to it, whereas the others were furnished with two, or, at most, four a-piece. Beside the driver there sat a man who could not have been more than thirty years of age, but whose massive head and resolute expression marked him as a leader. He was reading a brown-backed volume, but as the crowd approached he laid it aside, and listened attentively to an account of the episode. Then he turned to the two castaways.

"If we take you with us," he said, in solemn words (если мы возьмем вас с собой, — торжественно произнес он: «сказал он торжественными словами»; solemn — торжественный; производящий большое впечатление; официальный; формальный), "it can only be as believers in our own creed (то только как последователей нашей веры; believer — верующий; приверженец; creed — вероисповедание). We shall have no wolves in our fold (мы не потерпим волков в нашем стаде; fold — загон для скота, обычно овец; паства, стадо Христово). Better far that your bones should bleach in this wilderness (лучше уж пусть ваши кости белеют: «намного лучше, чтобы ваши кости побелели» в этой пустоши) than that you should prove to be that little speck of decay (чем рисковать тем, что вы можете оказаться: «чем если бы вы оказались тем» маленьким пятнышком гнили; to prove — оказываться) which in time corrupts the whole fruit (от которого со временем пропадет весь фрукт; to corrupt — гноить, портить). Will you come with us on these terms (вы пойдете с нами на этих условиях)?"