Английский с Эдгаром По. Падение дома Ашеров / Edgar Allan Poe. The Fall of the House of Usher

Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to myself a sojourn of some weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my boon companions in boyhood; but many years had elapsed since our last meeting. A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country – a letter from him – which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply.

The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation (эта рукопись = письмо свидетельствовало о нервном возбуждении: «давало свидетельство»; MS. = manuscript – рукопись). The writer spoke of acute bodily illness (писатель = автор /письма/ говорил об остром телесном недуге) – of a mental disorder which oppressed him (об умственном помрачении: «беспорядке», которое подавляло его) – and of an earnest desire to see me, as his best, and indeed his only personal friend (и о серьезном желании видеть меня как своего лучшего и, по правде говоря, единственного личного друга; indeed – действительно), with a view of attempting, by the cheerfulness of my society, some alleviation of his malady (с видом = намерением попробовать, посредством радости от моего общества, некоторое облегчение его болезни).

The MS. gave evidence of nervous agitation. The writer spoke of acute bodily illness – of a mental disorder which oppressed him – and of an earnest desire to see me, as his best, and indeed his only personal friend, with a view of attempting, by the cheerfulness of my society, some alleviation of his malady.

It was the manner in which all this, and much more, was said (это была манера = именно манера, в которой все это, и много более, было сказано) – it was the apparent heart that went with his request (это было очевидное сердце = именно очевидная страстность, которая сопровождала его просьбу: «шла с») – which allowed me no room for hesitation (не оставила мне места = возможности для колебаний; to allow – позволять, оставлять, давать); and I accordingly obeyed forthwith (и я, соответственно, подчинился тотчас) what I still considered a very singular summons (тому, что я все еще считал очень необычным призывом; to consider – рассматривать; взвешивать, обдумывать; думать, полагать, считать).

It was the manner in which all this, and much more, was said – it was the apparent heart that went with his request – which allowed me no room for hesitation; and I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons.