We pegged and quaffed away in silence for a while, until the time came when, instead of sitting bolt upright, and grasping the knife and fork firmly, we leant back in our chairs and worked slowly and carelessly — when we stretched out our legs beneath the table, let our napkins fall, unheeded, to the floor, and found time to more critically examine the smoky ceiling than we had hitherto been able to do — when we rested our glasses at arm's-length upon the table, and felt good, and thoughtful, and forgiving.

Then Harris, who was sitting next the window, drew aside the curtain and looked out upon the street.

It glistened darkly in the wet (она мрачно блестела под дождем), the dim lamps flickered with each gust (тусклые фонари мерцали при каждом порыве ветра; to flicker — мерцать, дрожать, колыхаться), the rain splashed steadily into the puddles and trickled down the water-spouts into the running gutters (дождь монотонно шлепал по лужам и устремлялся по водосточным трубам в канавы; to trickle down — стекать, просачиваться вниз; running — текущий; водопроводный, проточный). A few soaked wayfarers hurried past (несколько промокших путников торопливо прошли мимо), crouching beneath their dripping umbrellas, the women holding up their skirts (согнувшись под мокрыми зонтиками; женщины поддерживали юбки; to crouch — припасть к земле, согнуться, склониться; dripping — капающий, стекающий каплями; мокрый).

"Well (итак)," said Harris, reaching his hand out for his glass (сказал Гаррис, протягивая руку к стакану), "we have had a pleasant trip, and my hearty thanks for it to old Father Thames (мы совершили славное путешествие, и мои сердечные благодарности за него нашей старушке Темзе = сердечно благодарю за него нашу старушку Темзу /реки в английском языке мужского рода/) — but I think we did well to chuck it when we did (но, думаю, мы сделали правильно, что оставили ее, когда оставили = вовремя; to chuck — /вы/кинуть, /вы/бросить; выгнать; отказаться от). Here's to Three Men well out of a Boat (за здоровье Троих, спасшихся из Лодки; to be well out — освободиться от чего-либо; выйти из затруднительного положения)!"

And Montmorency, standing on his hind legs, before the window, peering out into the night (и Монморенси, стоявший на задних лапах у окна и смотревший в ночь), gave a short bark of decided concurrence with the toast (издал короткий лай /в знак/ полного согласия с этим тостом; decided — определенный, бесспорный; решительный, явный).

water-spout ['w:tspaut] concurrence [kn'krns]

It glistened darkly in the wet, the dim lamps flickered with each gust, the rain splashed steadily into the puddles and trickled down the water-spouts into the running gutters. A few soaked wayfarers hurried past, crouching beneath their dripping umbrellas, the women holding up their skirts.

"Well," said Harris, reaching his hand out for his glass, "we have had a pleasant trip, and my hearty thanks for it to old Father Thames — but I think we did well to chuck it when we did. Here's to Three Men well out of a Boat!"

And Montmorency, standing on his hind legs, before the window, peering out into the night, gave a short bark of decided concurrence with the toast.