“Murkison gives it out in Grassdale that he is going for a few days with Mr. Peters and Mr. Tucker to look over some iron ore property in West Virginia. He wires J. Smith that he will set foot in the spider web on a given date; and the three of us lights out for Chicago.
“On the way Murkison amuses himself with premonitions and advance pleasant recollections
(по дороге Меркисон развлекает себя предчувствиями и заблаговременными приятными воспоминаниями = предвкушением приятных воспоминаний;“ ‘In a gray suit
(в сером костюме),’ says he, ‘on the southwest corner of Wabash avenue and Lake street (на юго-западном углу Уобаш-авеню и Лейк-стрит;“Sometimes Murkison was serious and tried to talk himself out of his cogitations, whatever they was
(иногда Меркисон был серьезен и пытался отговорить себя от своих планов, какими бы они ни были;“ ‘Boys,’ says he, ‘I wouldn’t have this to get out in Grassdale for ten times a thousand dollars
(ребята, я бы не согласился, чтобы об этом узнали в Грассдейле за /сумму/ в десять раз больше тысячи долларов = и за десять тысяч долларов;“ ‘In a gray suit,’ says he, ‘on the southwest corner of Wabash avenue and Lake street. He drops the paper, and I ask how the water is. Oh, my, my, my!’ And then he laughs all over for five minutes.
“Sometimes Murkison was serious and tried to talk himself out of his cogitations, whatever they was.
“ ‘Boys,’ says he, ‘I wouldn’t have this to get out in Grassdale for ten times a thousand dollars.