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

"You sum up the difficulties of the situation succinctly and well," he said. "There is much that is still obscure, though I have quite made up my mind on the main facts. As to poor Lestrade's discovery it was simply a blind intended to put the police upon a wrong track, by suggesting Socialism and secret societies. It was not done by a German. The A, if you noticed, was printed somewhat after the German fashion. Now, a real German invariably prints in the Latin character, so that we may safely say that this was not written by one, but by a clumsy imitator who overdid his part. It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channel. I'm not going to tell you much more of the case, Doctor. You know a conjuror gets no credit when once he has explained his trick, and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

"I shall never do that," I answered (я никогда этого не сделаю, — ответил я); "you have brought detection as near an exact science as it ever will be brought in this world (вы настолько близко довели расследование преступлений до уровня точной науки, насколько это возможно: «когда-либо будет доведено» в этом мире; to bring — доводить; приводить)."

My companion flushed up with pleasure at my words (мой компаньон покраснел от удовольствия при этих словах), and the earnest way in which I uttered them (и от того, что я произнес их абсолютно серьезно; earnest — серьезный; искренний; убежденный; way — способ; манера; to utter — излагать, выражать словами). I had already observed that he was as sensitive to flattery on the score of his art (я уже замечал, что он так же чувствителен к лести по поводу своего искусства; score — счет очков в игре; основание, причина; on the score — по причине) as any girl could be of her beauty (как была бы любая девушка по поводу своей красоты).