Английский с А. Конан Дойлем. Пиратские истории

“Aye! we hold you to that, Captain Sharkey,” said Galloway (точно! мы заставим тебя поделиться, – сказал Нэд Гэллоуэй; aye – утвердительный ответ; to hold to – заставлять /кого-л./ сделать /что-л./). “It is so writ in Article Six (так написано в шестой статье; writ /устар./ – прич. прош. вр. от write).”

 She smiled at the pirate captain as he rose and seized her by the waist.

“’Fore God! this is a lass of spirit,” cried Sharkey; passing his arm round her. “She was born to be a Rover’s bride. Come, my bird, and drink to our better friendship.”

“Article Six!” hiccoughed the doctor. “All bona robas in common.”

“Aye! we hold you to that, Captain Sharkey,” said Galloway. “It is so writ in Article Six.”

“I will cut the man into ounces who comes betwixt us!” cried Sharkey (я искромсаю каждого, кто встанет между нами! – крикнул Шарки; ounce – унция /единица веса; = 28,3 г/; капелька, кусочек), as he turned his fish-like eyes from one to the other (переводя свои рыбьи глаза с одного на другого). “Nay, lass, the man is not born that will take you from John Sharkey (нет, девочка, не родился еще тот, кто отберет тебя у Джона Шарки). Sit here upon my knee, and place your arm round me so (садись мне на колено и обними меня вот так; to place – помещать, размещать; arm – рука /от кисти до плеча/). Sink me, if she has not learned to love me at sight (утонуть мне, если она сразу же не поняла, что надо любить меня; at sight – сразу же; to learn – учиться; узнавать)! Tell me, my pretty, why you were so mishandled (расскажи мне, моя прелесть, почему с тобой так плохо обращались) and laid in the bilboes aboard yonder craft (и держали /чуть не/ в кандалах на борту того корабля; to lay – класть, положить; накладывать /одно на другое/; bilboes – ножные кандалы)?”

 “I will cut the man into ounces who comes betwixt us!” cried Sharkey, as he turned his fish-like eyes from one to the other. “Nay, lass, the man is not born that will take you from John Sharkey. Sit here upon my knee, and place your arm round me so. Sink me, if she has not learned to love me at sight! Tell me, my pretty, why you were so mishandled and laid in the bilboes aboard yonder craft?”