Английский с О. Генри. Вождь краснокожих / O. Henry. The Ransom of Red Chief

“He's all right now,” says Bill, rolling up his trousers and examining some bruises on his shins. “We're playing Indian. We're making Buffalo Bill's show look like magic-lantern views of Palestine in the town hall. I'm Old Hank, the Trapper, Red Chief's captive, and I'm to be scalped at daybreak. By Geronimo! that kid can kick hard.”

Yes, sir, that boy seemed to be having the time of his life. The fun of camping out in a cave had made him forget that he was a captive himself. He immediately christened me Snake-eye, the Spy, and announced that, when his braves returned from the warpath, I was to be broiled at the stake at the rising of the sun.

Then we had supper (потом мы ужинали); and he filled his mouth full of bacon and bread and gravy (и он набил свой рот беконом, хлебом и подливкой; to fill – наполнять), and began to talk (и начал болтать; to begin; to talk – говорить). He made a during-dinner speech something like this (его застольная речь звучала примерно так; to make a speech – произносить речь; during – в течение, во время; dinner – обед):