“Well, well (ну),” said the resident patient, in a nervous fashion (нервно/взволнованно сказал постоянный пациент), “of course it is hard to say that (разумеется, я не знаю: «трудно сказать»). You can hardly expect me to answer that, Mr. Holmes (едва ли вы можете ожидать, что я отвечу = ожидать от меня ответа на этот вопрос, мистер Холмс).”

“Do you mean that you don’t know (вы хотите сказать, что не знаете)?”

“Come in here, if you please (сюда, пожалуйста; if you please — если хотите; пожалуйста, будьте любезны, /очень/ прошу вас). Just have the kindness to step in here (будьте добры, входите; kindness — доброта; любезность, одолжение; услуга).”

He led the way into his bedroom (он повел нас в свою спальню), which was large and comfortably furnished (которая была большой и уютно обставленной).

intrusion [n'tru:n], molest [m'lest], answer [':ns]

“Good-evening, Mr. Holmes,” said he. “I am sure I am very much obliged to you for coming round. No one ever needed your advice more than I do. I suppose that Dr. Trevelyan has told you of this most unwarrantable intrusion into my rooms.”

“Quite so,” said Holmes. “Who are these two men Mr. Blessington, and why do they wish to molest you?”

“Well, well,” said the resident patient, in a nervous fashion, “of course it is hard to say that. You can hardly expect me to answer that, Mr. Holmes.”

“Do you mean that you don’t know?”

“Come in here, if you please. Just have the kindness to step in here.”

He led the way into his bedroom, which was large and comfortably furnished.

“You see that (видите),” said he, pointing to a big black box at the end of his bed (сказал он, указывая на большую черную коробку на краю кровати: «в ногах кровати»). “I have never been a very rich man, Mr. Holmes (я никогда не был особенно богатым, мистер Холмс) — never made but one investment in my life (и лишь один раз в жизни вложил деньги), as Dr. Trevelyan would tell you (как доктор Тревельян вам подтвердит). But I don’t believe in bankers (но я не доверяю банкирам). I would never trust a banker, Mr. Holmes (я бы никогда не доверился банкиру, мистер Холмс). Between ourselves, what little I have is in that box (между нами /говоря/, то немногое, что у меня есть, находится в этой коробке), so you can understand what it means to me (поэтому вы можете себе представить, что для меня значит = каково мне) when unknown people force themselves into my rooms (когда неизвестные люди проникают в мое жилище; rooms — жилище, жилье; помещение; квартира).”

Holmes looked at Blessington in his questioning way and shook his head (Холмс вопросительно посмотрел на Блессингтона и покачал головой).

“I cannot possibly advise you if you try to deceive me (я не смогу вам ничего посоветовать, если вы будете пытаться меня обмануть),” said he.

“But I have told you everything (но я все вам рассказал).”

Holmes turned on his heel with a gesture of disgust (Холмс круто повернулся /на каблуках/ и раздраженно махнул рукой; disgust — отвращение, омерзение; раздражение, недовольство).

“Good-night, Dr. Trevelyan (спокойной ночи, доктор Тревельян),” said he.

investment [n'vestmnt], deceive [d'si:v], disgust [ds'st]

“You see that,” said he, pointing to a big black box at the end of his bed. “I have never been a very rich man, Mr. Holmes — never made but one investment in my life, as Dr. Trevelyan would tell you. But I don’t believe in bankers. I would never trust a banker, Mr. Holmes. Between ourselves, what little I have is in that box, so you can understand what it means to me when unknown people force themselves into my rooms.”

Holmes looked at Blessington in his questioning way and shook his head.

“I cannot possibly advise you if you try to deceive me,” said he.

“But I have told you everything.”