Then Fritz von Tarlenheim suddenly, before I could discern his purpose or stay him (тут Фриц фон Тарленхайм, прежде чем я смог догадаться о его намерениях или остановить его;
“Heaven doesn’t always make the right men kings (небеса не всегда делают достойных людей королями;
Old Sapt twisted his mouth as he wrung my hand (рот старика Сэпта скривился, когда он пожимал мне руку;
“The devil has his share in most things (в большинстве случаев дьявол играет свою роль: «имеет свою долю»),” said he.
The people at the station looked curiously at the tall man with the muffled face (люди на станции смотрели с любопытством на высокого мужчину с замотанным лицом = на высокого мужчину, скрывавшего свое лицо), but we took no notice of their glances (но мы не обращали внимания на их взгляды). I stood with my two friends and waited till the train came up to us (я стоял с двумя моими друзьями, ожидая, когда поезд подойдет: «подойдет к нам»). Then we shook hands again, saying nothing (потом мы снова пожали руки, не говоря ни слова); and both this time – and, indeed, from old Sapt it seemed strange – bared their heads (и на этот раз оба – в самом деле, со /стороны/ старика Сэпта это казалось странным – обнажили головы), and so stood still till the train bore me away from their sight (и стояли так, пока поезд со мной не скрылся из виду: «пока поезд не унес меня прочь от их глаз»;
“We are all but half-men this morning,” said I, smiling. “But we have been men, eh, Sapt and Fritz, old friends? We have run a good course between us.”
“We have defeated traitors and set the King firm on his throne,” said Sapt.
Then Fritz von Tarlenheim suddenly, before I could discern his purpose or stay him, uncovered his head and bent as he used to do, and kissed my hand; and as I snatched it away, he said, trying to laugh:
“Heaven doesn’t always make the right men kings!”
Old Sapt twisted his mouth as he wrung my hand.
“The devil has his share in most things,” said he.
The people at the station looked curiously at the tall man with the muffled face, but we took no notice of their glances. I stood with my two friends and waited till the train came up to us. Then we shook hands again, saying nothing; and both this time – and, indeed, from old Sapt it seemed strange – bared their heads, and so stood still till the train bore me away from their sight.