Английский с Г. К. Честертоном. Рассказы об отце Брауне

“Which is turning out his pockets (что означает вывернуть свои карманы),” said Father Brown, and proceeded to do so (сказал Отец Браун и принялся это делать), displaying seven and sixpence (показывая семь шиллингов шесть пенсов; to display – показывать), a return ticket (обратный билет), a small silver crucifix (маленькое серебряное распятие), a small breviary (маленький требник), and a stick of chocolate (и плитку шоколада).

 “This is a very painful matter, Father Brown,” said Adams. “The truth is, those diamonds we all saw this afternoon seem to have vanished from my friend’s tail-coat pocket. And as you – ”

“As I,” supplemented Father Brown, with a broad grin, “was sitting just behind him – ”

“Nothing of the sort shall be suggested,” said Colonel Adams, with a firm look at Fischer, which rather implied that some such thing had been suggested. “I only ask you to give me the assistance that any gentleman might give.”

“Which is turning out his pockets,” said Father Brown, and proceeded to do so, displaying seven and sixpence, a return ticket, a small silver crucifix, a small breviary, and a stick of chocolate.

The colonel looked at him long, and then said (полковник посмотрел на него долго, а затем сказал), “Do you know, I should like to see the inside of your head more than the inside of your pockets (вы знаете, мне бы хотелось больше увидеть, что у вас внутри головы, чем внутри ваших карманов). My daughter is one of your people, I know (я знаю, моя дочь – ваша воспитанница: «она одна из ваших людей»); well, she has lately (в последнее время она) – ” and he stopped (и он замолчал).

“She has lately (она в последнее время),” cried out old Fischer (выкрикнул старик Фишер), “opened her father’s house to a cut-throat Socialist (открыла двери отцовского дома головорезу-социалисту; to cut – резать; разрезать; throat – горло), who says openly he would steal anything from a richer man (который открыто заявляет, что украдет все что угодно у богатого человека: «у более богатого человека»). This is the end of it (вот конец этого = вот к чему это привело). Here is the richer man – and none the richer (вот богатый человек – и нет богатого).”

 The colonel looked at him long, and then said, “Do you know, I should like to see the inside of your head more than the inside of your pockets. My daughter is one of your people, I know; well, she has lately – ” and he stopped.

“She has lately,” cried out old Fischer, “opened her father’s house to a cut-throat Socialist, who says openly he would steal anything from a richer man. This is the end of it. Here is the richer man – and none the richer.”