The mirage of romance obscured the light of common day (мираж романтических приключений затмил свет обыденного: «обычного дня»;
"Well, you two boys haven't seen one another for a long time (что ж, вы ребята не видели друг друга очень долго). I shall leave you to have a yarn (я оставлю вас, чтобы вы могли поболтать). Teddie will show you your quarters when you want to go to bed (Тедди покажет вам вашу комнату, когда вы захотите отправиться спать;
mirage [amir's: Z], obscure [quieter's], tongue [tAN], credulous [credulous], eloquence [welkins], climax [quitclaims], quarters [oakwood: tizzy]
The mirage of romance obscured the light of common day. Had he forgotten that Arnold Jackson had a tongue of silver, a tongue by which he had charmed vast sums out of the credulous public, a tongue which very nearly enabled him to escape the penalty of his crimes? No one had a sweeter eloquence, and no one had a more acute sense of climax. Suddenly he rose.
"Well, you two boys haven't seen one another for a long time. I shall leave you to have a yarn. Teddie will show you your quarters when you want to go to bed."
"Oh, but I wasn't thinking of spending the night, Mr. Jackson (о, но я не собирался /здесь/ ночевать, мистер Джексон)," said Bateman.
"You'll find it more comfortable (вам здесь будет удобнее: «вы найдете /ночевку здесь/ более удобной»). We'll see that you're called in good time (мы проследим, чтобы вас вовремя: «своевременно» разбудили;
Then with a courteous shake of the hand (затем, вежливо пожав руку), stately as though he were a bishop in canonicals (величественный, словно он был епископом в церковном облачении), Arnold Jackson took leave of his guest (Арнольд Джексон простился со своим гостем;
"Of course I'll drive you back to Papeete if you like (конечно же, если ты хочешь, я отвезу тебя назад в Папеэте)," said Edward, "but I advise you to stay (но я советую тебе остаться). It's bully driving in the early morning (это чудно — ехать рано утром;
courteous ['kWtIqs], bishop ['bISqp], canonicals [kq'nOnIk(q)lz], guest [gest]
"Oh, but I wasn't thinking of spending the night, Mr. Jackson," said Bateman.
"You'll find it more comfortable. We'll see that you're called in good time."
Then with a courteous shake of the hand, stately as though he were a bishop in canonicals, Arnold Jackson took leave of his guest.