Английский с улыбкой. Брет Гарт, Стивен Ликок. Дефективный детектив

I kissed his hand reverently, and began in a joyous tone:

“First, I should advertise, offering a reward; I should give the same intimation in hand-bills, distributed at the ’pubs’ and the pastry-cooks’. I should next visit the different pawnbrokers; I should give notice at the police station. I should examine the servants. I should thoroughly search the house and my own pockets. I speak relatively,” I added, with a laugh. “Of course I mean YOUR own.”

He gravely made an entry of these details (он с серьезным видом подробно /все/ записал; gravely – мрачно; серьезно; to make an entry – сделать запись, занести в книгу и т. п.; detail – подробность, деталь).

“Perhaps,” I added, “you have already done this (/но/, возможно, – добавил я, – вы уже это проделали)?”

“Perhaps,” he returned enigmatically (возможно, – отвечал он загадочно; to return – возвращать/ся/; отвечать; enigma – загадка). “Now, my dear friend,” he continued, putting the note-book in his pocket and rising (а теперь, мой дорогой друг, – продолжал он, кладя записную книжку в карман и поднимаясь), “would you excuse me for a few moments (вы меня извините, если я ненадолго вас покину: «вы меня извините на несколько минут»)? Make yourself perfectly at home until I return (чувствуйте себя совсем как дома, пока я не вернусь; make oneself at home – чувствовать себя как дома; perfectly – совершенно, вполне); there may be some things (возможно, здесь есть кое-какие вещицы),” he added with a sweep of his hand toward his heterogeneously filled shelves (добавил он, махнув рукой в сторону полок, заполненных самыми разнообразными /предметами/; sweep – сметание, выметание; размах, взмах; heterogeneous – неоднородный, разнотипный), “that may interest you and while away the time (что, может быть, заинтересуют вас и /помогут/ скоротать время; to while away the time – /приятно/ проводить время).

He gravely made an entry of these details.

“Perhaps,” I added, “you have already done this?”

“Perhaps,” he returned enigmatically. “Now, my dear friend,” he continued, putting the note-book in his pocket and rising, “would you excuse me for a few moments? Make yourself perfectly at home until I return; there may be some things,” he added with a sweep of his hand toward his heterogeneously filled shelves, “that may interest you and while away the time.

There are pipes and tobacco in that corner (вон в том углу трубки и табак).”