“You must quiet him (вы должны успокоить его). Come, sir; you see that if your suspicions are correct (ну же, сэр; видите ли, если ваши подозрения верны), it is an affair in which we must move with caution (это дело /такого рода/, в котором мы должны действовать с осторожностью). We can have no scandal (мы не можем допустить скандала;
He promised to obey me (он пообещал послушаться меня), and I rode on to rejoin my companions, a little easier in my mind (а я поехал дальше, чтобы присоединиться к своим спутникам, /уже/ с более легким сердцем: «/будучи/ немного спокойнее в моей душе»;
“Well,” asked Flavia, “have you finished your business (ну, – спросила Флавия, – вы закончили свое дело)?”
“Most satisfactorily (наилучшим образом: «наиболее удовлетворительно»),” said I. “Come, shall we turn round (ну, что, повернем назад;
“You must quiet him. Come, sir; you see that if your suspicions are correct, it is an affair in which we must move with caution. We can have no scandal. Mind you return tonight.”
He promised to obey me, and I rode on to rejoin my companions, a little easier in my mind. Enquiries after me must be stopped at all hazards for a week or two; and this clever official had come surprisingly near the truth. His impression might be useful some day, but if he acted on it now it might mean the worse to the King. Heartily did I curse George Featherly for not holding his tongue.
“Well,” asked Flavia, “have you finished your business?”
“Most satisfactorily,” said I. “Come, shall we turn round? We are almost trenching on my brother’s territory.”
We were, in fact, at the extreme end of the town (мы действительно были на самой окраине города), just where the hills begin to mount towards the Castle (как раз там, где холмы начинают подниматься =
“Let us go back (давайте поедем назад),” said Sapt.
“I should like to stay,” said Flavia; and I reined my horse beside hers (мне бы хотелось остаться, – сказала Флавия; и я осадил свою лошадь рядом с ее).