Английский язык с О. Уайльдом. Кентервильское привидение / О. Wilde: The Canterville Ghost

"Oh, bother my hat! I want Virginia (о, Бог с ней, со шляпой)!" cried the little Duke (воскликнул молодой герцог), laughing (смеясь), and they galloped on to the railway station (и они понеслись галопом к железнодорожной станции). There Mr. Otis inquired of the station-master (там мистер Отис спросил начальника станции) if any one answering to the description of Virginia had been seen on the platform (не появлялся ли кто-либо, похожий по описанию на Вирджинию), but could get no news of her (но он не узнал о ней ничего нового; to get no news — не получить никаких новостей). The station-master, however, wired up and down the line (однако начальник станции телеграфировал во все концы), and assured him that a strict watch would be kept for her (и уверил его, что будет установлена строжайшая слежка с целью найти ее), and, after having bought a hat for the little Duke from a linen-draper (и, купив для молодого герцога шляпу у торговца льняными товарами), who was just putting up his shutters (который уже закрывал ставни; to put up — поднимать), Mr. Otis rode off to Bexley (мистер Отис отправился в Бексли), a village about four miles away (деревню, находящуюся примерно в пяти милях /от них/), which he was told was a well-known haunt of the gypsies (которая, как ему сказали, была известным местом пребывания цыган), as there was a large common next to it (так как рядом с ней находился большой луг/выгон).

inquire [in`kwαiə] wired [`waiəd] linen-draper [`linin"dreipə]

"Oh, bother my hat! I want Virginia!" cried the little Duke, laughing, and they galloped on to the railway station. There Mr. Otis inquired of the station-master if any one answering to the description of Virginia had been seen on the platform, but could get no news of her. The station-master, however, wired up and down the line, and assured him that a strict watch would be kept for her, and, after having bought a hat for the little Duke from a linen-draper, who was just putting up his shutters, Mr. Otis rode off to Bexley, a village about four miles away, which he was told was a well-known haunt of the gypsies, as there was a large common next to it.