Узорный покров (The Painted Veil)

But when he came into the drawing-room before luncheon Kitty received quite a shock (this perhaps was why her pallor had been so marked), for she discovered that her imagination had played an odd trick on her: he did not in the least look as she had pictured him.	Но когда он перед завтраком вошел в гостиную, она испытала настоящее потрясение (потому, наверно, и побледнела). Оказалось, что воображение ее подвело: он был совсем не похож на этот созданный ею образ.
She could hardly help laughing at herself.	Она чуть не рассмеялась над своим заблуждением.
His hair was not grey at all, oh, there were a few white hairs on the temple, but they were becoming; and his face was not red, but sunburned; his head was very well placed on his neck; and he wasn't stout and he wasn't old: in fact he was almost slim and his figure was admirable - could you blame him if he was a trifle vain of it? - he might have been a young man.	Волосы у него вовсе не седые, ну да, есть на висках несколько серебряных волосков, но это ему идет; и лицо не красное, а загорелое; и посадка головы хороша, и не толстый он, и не старый. Наоборот, он даже стройный, фигура отличная - немудрено, что он ею всегда немного гордился, молодой человек, да и только.
And of course he did know how to wear his clothes; it was absurd to deny that: he looked neat and clean and trim. Whatever could have possessed her to think him this and that? He was a very handsome man.	И носить костюм он, конечно, умеет, смешно было бы это отрицать; и весь вид аккуратный, подтянутый, элегантный.
It was lucky that she knew how worthless he was.	Счастье ее, что она знает, какое он ничтожество.
Of course she had always admitted that his voice had a winning quality, and his voice was exactly as she remembered it: it made the falseness of every word he said more exasperating; its richness of tone and its warmth rang now in her ears with insincerity and she wondered how she could ever have been taken in by it.	Что голос у него чарующий, она всегда признавала, а голос точно такой, каким она его помнит, потому так и ужасно, что речи его насквозь фальшивы; эти бархатные, теплые ноты -одно притворство, и как только она могла им поверить?
His eyes were beautiful: that was where his charm lay, they had such a soft, blue brilliance and even when he was talking balderdash an expression which was so delightful; it was almost impossible not to be moved by them.	А глаза прекрасны, это главное его обаяние: они лучатся таким мягким синим светом и, даже когда он болтает чепуху, выражение у них такое, что устоять почти невозможно.
At last the coffee was brought in and Charlie lit his cheroot.* He looked at his watch and rose from the table.	Наконец завтрак кончился, подали кофе, и Чарли закурил сигару.
"Well, I must leave you two young women to your own devices.	Потом взглянул на часы и поднялся. - Ну вот, девочки, я вас покидаю.
It's time for me to get back to the office." He paused and then with his friendly, charming eyes on Kitty said to her: "I'm not going to bother you for a day or two till you're rested, but then I want to have a little business talk with you."	Мне пора на работу. - И добавил, ласково глядя на Китти: - Денек-другой я дам вам отдохнуть, не буду вас тревожить, а потом намерен побеседовать с вами о делах.
"With me?"	- Со мной?
"We must make arrangements about your house, you know, and then there's the furniture."	- Ну да, ведь надо решить, как быть с вашим домом, и о мебели подумать.
"Oh, but I can go to a lawyer.	- Но я могу обратиться к юристу.
There's no reason why I should bother you about that."	Ни к чему нагружать вас еще и этим.