There they sat, patient, good, and thoughtful (они сидели, терпеливые, добропорядочные и задумчивые). A solemn peacefulness seemed to reign in that lobby (торжественное спокойствие, /казалось/, царило в том вестибюле). An air of calmness and resignation — of gentle sadness pervaded the room (атмосфера невозмутимости, смирения и тихой печали наполняла пространство; resignation — отказ от должности; смирение, покорность; to pervade — распространяться, заполнять, пронизывать).

Then a sweet young lady entered, leading a meek-looking little fox-terrier (потом милая барышня вошла, ведя кроткого на вид маленького фокстерьера; meek — кроткий, мягкий, смиренный), and left him, chained up there, between the bull-dog and the poodle (оставила его, привязав, между бульдогом и пуделем; to leave; to chain up — привязывать /обычно животное/ в помещении; посадить на цепь). He sat and looked about him for a minute (он сел и минуту осматривался вокруг). Then he cast up his eyes to the ceiling, and seemed (затем поднял глаза к потолку и, казалось; to cast up — вскидывать /глаза, голову/), judging from his expression, to be thinking of his mother (судя по выражению его /морды/, думал о своей матери). Then he yawned (потом зевнул). Then he looked round at the other dogs, all silent, grave, and dignified (потом оглядел других собак, молчаливых, серьезных/важных и величавых; to look round — оглядываться, осматриваться).

He looked at the bull-dog, sleeping dreamlessly on his right (посмотрел на бульдога, спавшего безмятежно справа от него; dreamlessly — без сновидений). He looked at the poodle, erect and haughty, on his left (посмотрел на пуделя, /сидевшего/ прямо и надменно слева от него). Then, without a word of warning, without the shadow of a provocation (затем, без всякого /слова/ предупреждения, без тени повода = совершенно без повода), he bit that poodle's near fore-leg, and a yelp of agony rang through the quiet shades of that lobby (он укусил этого пуделя за переднюю левую лапу, и визг страдания огласил тихий полумрак этого вестибюля; near — близкий, ближайший; левый /о ноге лошади, колесе экипажа и т.д./; shade — тень, полумрак).

resignation [,rez'nen] ceiling ['si:l] haughty ['h:t]

There they sat, patient, good, and thoughtful. A solemn peacefulness seemed to reign in that lobby. An air of calmness and resignation — of gentle sadness pervaded the room.

Then a sweet young lady entered, leading a meek-looking little fox-terrier, and left him, chained up there, between the bull-dog and the poodle. He sat and looked about him for a minute. Then he cast up his eyes to the ceiling, and seemed, judging from his expression, to be thinking of his mother. Then he yawned. Then he looked round at the other dogs, all silent, grave, and dignified.

He looked at the bull-dog, sleeping dreamlessly on his right. He looked at the poodle, erect and haughty, on his left. Then, without a word of warning, without the shadow of a provocation, he bit that poodle's near fore-leg, and a yelp of agony rang through the quiet shades of that lobby.