Английский язык с Конан Дойлем. Этюд в багровых тонах (ASCII-IPA)

He was sitting alone one evening pondering deeply over his troubles (однажды вечером он сидел один, глубоко задумавшись над своими бедами), and searching vainly for some way out of them (и тщетно пытаясь найти какой-нибудь выход). That morning had shown the figure 2 upon the wall of his house (этим утром на стене дома появилась цифра 2: «то утро показало цифру 2 на стене его дома»), and the next day would be the last of the allotted time (и следующий день будет последним из отпущенного срока; to allot — предоставлять, выделять; предназначать: allot credits — предоставлять кредиты). What was to happen then (и что произойдет: «что должно было случиться» потом)? All manner of vague and terrible fancies filled his imagination (в его воображении теснились всякие смутные ужасы: «всякого рода смутные и ужасные фантазии заполнили его воображение»; all manner of — всякого рода; fancy — фантазия; мысленный образ). And his daughter — what was to become of her after he was gone (а его дочь — что будет с ней, когда его не станет)? Was there no escape from the invisible network which was drawn all round them (неужели не было выхода из невидимой паутины, затянутой вокруг них)? He sank his head upon the table and sobbed at the thought of his own impotence (он уронил голову на стол и зарыдал при мысли о своем бессилии; to sink — опускать, ронять; to sob — рыдать; всхлипывать).

absentee [,&bs(@)n'ti:], frequent [fri:'kwent], impotence ['Imp@t@ns]

Twenty had changed to fifteen and fifteen to ten, but there was no news of the absentee. One by one the numbers dwindled down, and still there came no sign of him. Whenever a horseman clattered down the road, or a driver shouted at his team, the old farmer hurried to the gate thinking that help had arrived at last. At last, when he saw five give way to four and that again to three, he lost heart, and abandoned all hope of escape. Single-handed, and with his limited knowledge of the mountains which surrounded the settlement, he knew that he was powerless. The more-frequented roads were strictly watched and guarded, and none could pass along them without an order from the Council. Turn which way he would, there appeared to be no avoiding the blow which hung over him. Yet the old man never wavered in his resolution to part with life itself before he consented to what he regarded as his daughter's dishonour.

He was sitting alone one evening pondering deeply over his troubles, and searching vainly for some way out of them. That morning had shown the figure 2 upon the wall of his house, and the next day would be the last of the allotted time. What was to happen then? All manner of vague and terrible fancies filled his imagination. And his daughter — what was to become of her after he was gone? Was there no escape from the invisible network which was drawn all round them? He sank his head upon the table and sobbed at the thought of his own impotence.