Английский с А. Конан Дойлем. Пиратские истории

“I had always understood that he was an ugly, sneering devil (я всегда считал его безобразным насмешливым негодяем; to understand – понимать; предполагать, полагать; devil – дьявол, сатана; человек, парень /разг./),” remarked the mate (заметил помощник; to remark – замечать, обнаруживать; делать замечание, высказываться).

“Well, I dare say he could look ugly upon occasions (да, пожалуй, при случае он мог выглядеть безобразным; I dare say – осмелюсь сказать; возможно, пожалуй),” said the Governor.

“I have heard a New Bedford whaleman say (я слыхал, как один китобой из Нью-Бедфорда рассказывал; to hear) that he could not forget his eyes (что /никак/ не может забыть его глаз),” said Captain Scarrow. “They were of the lightest filmy blue, with red-rimmed lids (они у него были голубые, почти белесые, /мутные, будто/ подернутые пленкой, с красными веками; lightest – самый светлый; filmy – покрытый пленкой; to rim – служить ободом, окаймлять). Was that not so, Sir Charles (это не так, сэр Чарльз)?”

“Alas, my own eyes will not permit me to know much of those of others (увы, мои собственные глаза не позволяют мне узнать многое о чужих)! But I remember now that the Adjutant-General said (но теперь я припоминаю, как генерал-адъютант сказал) that he had such an eye as you describe (что у него именно такие глаза, как вы описываете; eye – глаз; взгляд), and added that the jury were so foolish (и добавил, будто присяжные оказались настолько глупы) as to be visibly discomposed when it was turned upon them (что заметно переполошились, когда /Шарки/ перевел взгляд на них). It is well for them that he is dead (им повезло: «это хорошо для них», что он мертв), for he was a man who would never forget an injury (поскольку это был человек, который никогда не забудет обиды), and if he had laid hands upon any one of them (и если бы кто-то из них попался ему в руки; to lay hands /up/on – прибирать к рукам, завладевать) he would have stuffed him with straw and hung him for a figure-head (он набил бы его соломой и повесил бы это /чучело/ на носу своего корабля; to hang – вешать, повесить; figure-head – носовое украшение корабля).”

 “I had always understood that he was an ugly, sneering devil,” remarked the mate.

“Well, I dare say he could look ugly upon occasions,” said the Governor.

“I have heard a New Bedford whaleman say that he could not forget his eyes,” said Captain Scarrow. “They were of the lightest filmy blue, with red-rimmed lids. Was that not so, Sir Charles?”

“Alas, my own eyes will not permit me to know much of those of others! But I remember now that the Adjutant-General said that he had such an eye as you describe, and added that the jury were so foolish as to be visibly discomposed when it was turned upon them. It is well for them that he is dead, for he was a man who would never forget an injury, and if he had laid hands upon any one of them he would have stuffed him with straw and hung him for a figure-head.”