Английский язык с Энтони Хоупом. Узник Зенды / Anthony Hope. The Prisoner Of Zenda

“I assure you, my dear cousin, that nothing in my life has affected me more (уверяю вас, моя дорогая кузина, что ничто в моей жизни не тронуло меня более; to affect – воздействовать, влиять; волновать, трогать) than the reception I’ve been greeted with today (чем прием, который мне оказали сегодня; to greet – приветствовать).”

She smiled brightly, but in an instant (она радостно улыбнулась, но через мгновенье) grew grave again, and whispered (снова стала серьезной и прошептала):

“Did you notice Michael (вы обратили внимание на Михаэля)?”

“Yes,” said I, adding, “he wasn’t enjoying himself (да, – сказал я, добавив, – он не /очень-то/ веселился).”

“You look,” she went on, “more sober, more sedate; you’re almost careworn, and I declare you’re thinner. Surely it’s not possible that you’ve begun to take anything seriously?”

The princess seemed to hold of the King much the same opinion that Lady Burlesdon held of me.

I braced myself up to the conversation.

“Would that please you?” I asked softly.

“Oh, you know my views,” said she, turning her eyes away.

“Whatever pleases you I try to do,” I said; and, as I saw her smile and blush, I thought that I was playing the King’s hand very well for him. So I continued and what I said was perfectly true:

“I assure you, my dear cousin, that nothing in my life has affected me more than the reception I’ve been greeted with today.”

She smiled brightly, but in an instant grew grave again, and whispered:

“Did you notice Michael?”

“Yes,” said I, adding, “he wasn’t enjoying himself.”

“Do be careful!” she went on (будьте осторожны, – продолжала она; to do – делать, выполнять; здесь употребляется для усиления высказывания). “You don’t – indeed you don’t – keep enough watch on him (вы не следите, на самом деле, недостаточно следите за ним; indeed – в самом деле, действительно). You know (вы знаете) – ”

“I know,” said I, “that he wants what I’ve got (я знаю, – сказал я, – что он хочет того, что имею я).”

“Yes (да). Hush (тихо)!”

Then – and I can’t justify it (тут – и я не могу найти этому оправдания), for I committed the King far beyond what I had a right to do (поскольку я связал короля гораздо большими обязательствами, чем имел на то право; to commit – совершать /преступление и т. п./; связать себя обязательством; far – далеко; гораздо, намного; beyond – за, по ту сторону; сверх, выше) – I suppose she carried me off my feet (я полагаю, что она поразила меня; to carry smb. off his feet – поразить /кого-л./; вызвать чей-л. восторг) – I went on (я продолжал):

“And perhaps also something which I haven’t got yet (и возможно, также кое-что, чего у меня пока нет), but hope to win some day (но /что/ в один прекрасный день я надеюсь получить; to win – выиграть, победить; добиться, завоевать).”

This was my answer (а таким был мне ответ). Had I been the King, I should have thought it encouraging (будь я королем, я бы счел его обнадеживающим):

“Haven’t you enough responsibilities on you for one day, cousin (не слишком много: «не достаточно» ли на вас ответственности для одного дня, кузен)?”

“Do be careful!” she went on. “You don’t – indeed you don’t – keep enough watch on him. You know – ”

“I know,” said I, “that he wants what I’ve got.”

“Yes. Hush!”

Then – and I can’t justify it, for I committed the King far beyond what I had a right to do – I suppose she carried me off my feet – I went on:

“And perhaps also something which I haven’t got yet, but hope to win some day.”

This was my answer. Had I been the King, I should have thought it encouraging:

“Haven’t you enough responsibilities on you for one day, cousin?”