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

The gypsies had been caught on Brockley meadows, but she was not with them, and they had explained their sudden departure by saying that they had mistaken the date of Chorton Fair, and had gone off in a hurry for fear they should be late. Indeed, they had been quite distressed at hearing of Virginia's disappearance, as they were very grateful to Mr. Otis for having allowed them to camp in his park, and four of their number had stayed behind to help in the search. The carp-pond had been dragged, and the whole Chase thoroughly gone over, but without any result.

It was evident (было очевидно), that, for that night at any rate (что, по крайней мере, в эту ночь), Virginia was lost to them (Вирджинию они не найдут: «Вирджиния была потеряна для них»; to lose — терять, утрачивать); and it was in a state of the deepest depression that Mr. Otis and the boys walked up to the house (и мистер Отис, и мальчики подошли к дому в состоянии глубочайшей депрессии), the groom following behind with the two horses and the pony (и за ними последовал конюх с двумя лошадями и пони). In the hall they found a group of frightened servants (в зале они обнаружили группу испуганных слуг), and lying on a sofa in the library was poor Mrs. Otis (и на диване в библиотеке лежала бедная миссис Отис), almost out of her mind with terror and anxiety (почти без ума от ужаса и волнения), and having her forehead bathed with eau de Cologne by the old housekeeper (и ее лоб был смочен одеколоном с помощью старой экономки). Mr. Otis at once insisted on her having something to eat (мистер Отис сразу же потребовал, чтобы она что-нибудь съела), and ordered up supper for the whole party (и заказал обед для всех присутствующих; party — отряд, команда; группа, партия; компания).

evident [`evidənt] bathed [beiðd] eau de Cologne [`əυdekə`ləυn]

It was evident that, for that night at any rate, Virginia was lost to them; and it was in a state of the deepest depression that Mr. Otis and the boys walked up to the house, the groom following behind with the two horses and the pony. In the hall they found a group of frightened servants, and lying on a sofa in the library was poor Mrs. Otis, almost out of her mind with terror and anxiety, and having her forehead bathed with eau de Cologne by the old housekeeper. Mr. Otis at once insisted on her having something to eat, and ordered supper for the whole party.