No, on second thoughts, I will not repeat what Harris said (нет, хорошенько подумав, /я решил, что не стану повторять /то/, что сказал Гаррис; on second thoughts — по зрелом размышлении, взвесив все еще раз)
. I may have been to blame, I admit it (может быть, я был виноват, согласен; to blame — винить, осуждать; to admit — допускать, соглашаться; признавать /вину/); but nothing excuses violence of language and coarseness of expression (но ничто не оправдывает резкости языка и грубости выражений; violence — насилие, буйность; expression — выражение, оборот речи), especially in a man who has been carefully brought up, as I know Harris has been (особенно если человек хорошо: «тщательно» воспитан, как, я знаю, Гаррис /был воспитан/; to bring up). I was thinking of other things, and forgot (я думал о других вещах и забыл; to forget), as any one might easily understand, that I was steering (как любой легко может понять, что я правлю рулем), and the consequence was that we had got mixed up a good deal with the tow-path (и последствием было /то/, что мы слишком сильно смешались с берегом; to get mixed up with — связываться; впутываться; tow-path — бечевник; береговая полоса, затопляемая приливом). It was difficult to say, for the moment (трудно было сказать в ту минуту), which was us and which was the Middlesex bank of the river (что было нами, а что Мидлсекским берегом реки = где мы, а где берег); but we found out after a while, and separated ourselves (но мы поняли/выяснили /это/ через некоторое время, и разделились).Harris, however, said he had done enough for a bit (Гаррис однако сказал, что сделал достаточно)
, and proposed that I should take a turn (и предложил, чтобы я сменил /его/; turn — /рабочая/ смена; перемена; короткий период деятельности; take a turn! — a ну попробуй!); so, as we were in, I got out and took the tow-line (поскольку мы были на берегу, я вылез и взял буксирный канат), and ran the boat on past Hampton Court (и повел лодку мимо Хэмптон-Корта; to run — бежать; плавать; направлять /судно/, вести, тянуть).
violence [ˈvaɪǝlǝns] consequence [ˈkɔnsɪkwǝns]
"What's that for? Why — "
No, on second thoughts, I will not repeat what Harris said. I may have been to blame, I admit it; but nothing excuses violence of language and coarseness of expression, especially in a man who has been carefully brought up, as I know Harris has been. I was thinking of other things, and forgot, as any one might easily understand, that I was steering, and the consequence was that we had got mixed up a good deal with the tow-path. It was difficult to say, for the moment, which was us and which was the Middlesex bank of the river; but we found out after a while, and separated ourselves.
Harris, however, said he had done enough for a bit, and proposed that I should take a turn; so, as we were in, I got out and took the tow-line, and ran the boat on past Hampton Court.