Английский с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда

In the whole extent of the house, which but for the old woman remained otherwise empty, Mr. Hyde had only used a couple of rooms; but these were furnished with luxury and good taste. A closet was filled with wine; the plate was of silver, the napery elegant; a good picture hung upon the walls, a gift (as Utterson supposed) from Henry Jekyll, who was much of a connoisseur; and the carpets were of many piles and agreeable in colour. At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lockfast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of gray ashes, as though many papers had been burned.

From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book (из этой, /еще/ горячей, золы инспектор откопал корешок зеленой чековой книжки), which had resisted the action of the fire (который не поддался действию огня; to resist – сопротивляться); the other half of the stick was found behind the door (за дверью была обнаружена вторая часть трости); and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer declared himself delighted (и так как это окончательно подтвердило его подозрения, он объявил себя очень довольным = сказал, что очень доволен/в восторге; to clinch – забивать гвоздь /не до конца, оставшуюся часть со шляпкой загибают, чтобы надежнее держалось/; прибивать гвоздем; урегулировать, окончательно решать, улаживать, договариваться; clinch – зажим; скоба; заклепка). A visit to the bank (визит в банк), where several thousand pounds were found to be lying to the murderer’s credit (где на счете убийцы обнаружились несколько тысяч фунтов), completed his gratification (окончательно подкрепил его удовлетворенность; to complete – заканчивать, завершать).

From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book, which had resisted the action of the fire; the other half of the stick was found behind the door; and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer declared himself delighted. A visit to the bank, where several thousand pounds were found to be lying to the murderer’s credit, completed his gratification.