Уильям Моэм - Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. На окраине империи. Рассказы

dispense [dI`spens], arrival [q`raIvl], quarter [`kwO: tq]

Mr. Warburton sent for his boy and told him to bring wrappers. He folded up the papers as neatly as he could, placed a wrapper round each and numbered it. But it was a melancholy task.

"I shall never forgive him," he said. "Never."

Of course his boy had been with him on his expedition; he never travelled without him, for his boy knew exactly how he liked things, and Mr. Warburton was not the kind of jungle traveller who was prepared to dispense with his comforts; but in the interval since their arrival he had been gossiping in the servants` quarters. He had learnt that Cooper had had trouble with his boys. All but the youth Abas had left him. Abas had desired to go too, but his uncle had placed him there on the instructions of the Resident, and he was afraid to leave without his uncle`s permission.

"I told him he had done well, Tuan (я сказал ему, что он хорошо сделал = поступил , туан)," said the boy (сказал бой). "But he is unhappy (но он несчастен). He says it is not a good house (он говорит, это нехороший дом), and he wishes to know if he may go as the others have gone (и он хочет знать, может ли он уйти, поскольку другие /уже/ ушли)."

"No, he must stay (нет, он должен остаться). The Tuan must have servants (туан должен иметь слуг). Have those who went been replaced (заменили ли тех, которые ушли)?"

"No, Tuan, no one will go (нет, туан, никто не хочет идти)."

Mr. Warburton frowned (мистер Уорбертон нахмурился). Cooper was an insolent fool, but he had an official position (Купер — наглый болван, но он занимает официальное/служебное положение) and must be suitably provided with servants (и ему необходимо предоставить слуг соответствующим образом: «должен быть надлежащим образом снабжен слугами»). It was not seemly that his house should be improperly conducted (это неподобающе = недопустимо , чтобы его домом неправильно управляли; to conduct — вести, руководить ).

insolent [`Insqlqnt], official [q`fIS(q)l], suitably [`su: tqblI], servant [`sq: vqnt]

"I told him he had done well, Tuan," said the boy. "But he is unhappy. He says it is not a good house, and he wishes to know if he may go as the others have gone."

"No, he must stay. The Tuan must have servants. Have those who went been replaced?"

"No, Tuan, no one will go."

Mr. Warburton frowned. Cooper was an insolent fool, but he had an official position and must be suitably provided with servants. It was not seemly that his house should be improperly conducted.

"Where are the boys who ran away (где бои, которые убежали)?"

"They are in the kampong, Tuan (они в поселке, туан; kampong— небольшой поселок /в Малайзии, Индонезии и некоторых других странах/ )."

"Go and see them to-night (пойди и повидайся с ними сегодня), and tell them that I expect them to be back in Tuan Cooper`s house at dawn to-morrow (и скажи им, я рассчитываю, что они вернутся: «ожидаю их вернуться» в дом туана Купера завтра на рассвете)."

"They say they will not go, Tuan (они сказали, /что/ они не пойдут, туан)."

"On my order (по моему распоряжению)?"

The boy had been with Mr. Warburton for fifteen years (бой пробыл = прослужил у мистера Уорбертона пятнадцать лет), and he knew every intonation of his master`s voice (и знал каждую интонацию голоса своего господина). He was not afraid of him, they had gone through too much together, once in the jungle the Resident had saved his life (он не боялся его, они через многое прошли вместе, однажды в джунглях резидент спас ему жизнь), and once, upset in some rapids, but for him the Resident would have been drowned (а один раз /их лодка/ опрокинулась на порогах, и, если бы не он, резидент утонул бы); but he knew when the Resident must be obeyed without question (но он знал, когда резиденту следует повиноваться беспрекословно: «без вопроса»). "I will go to the kampong (я пойду в поселок)," he said.

kampong ['kxmpON], dawn [dO: n], obey [q`beI]

"Where are the boys who ran away?"

"They are in the kampong, Tuan."

"Go and see them to-night, and tell them that I expect them to be back in Tuan Cooper`s house at dawn to-morrow."

"They say they will not go, Tuan."

"On my order?"

The boy had been with Mr. Warburton for fifteen years, and he knew every intonation of his master`s voice. He was not afraid of him, they had gone through too much together, once in the jungle the Resident had saved his life, and once, upset in some rapids, but for him the Resident would have been drowned; but he knew when the Resident must be obeyed without question. "I will go to the kampong," he said.

Mr. Warburton expected that his subordinate would take the first opportunity to apologise for his rudeness (мистер Уорбертон надеялся/полагал, что его подчиненный воспользуется первым /же удобным/ случаем, чтобы извиниться за свою грубость; rude — необработанный, сырой; грубый, оскорбительный /о человеке, высказывании, поведении и т. д./, невежливый ), but Cooper had the ill-bred man`s inability to express regret (но Купер был человеком невоспитанным и не умел просить прощения: «имел неспособность невоспитанного человека выражать сожаление/извинения»); and when they met next morning in the office he ignored the incident (и когда они встретились в канцелярии на следующее утро, он проигнорировал /тот/ инцидент/происшествие). Since Mr. Warburton had been away for three weeks (так как мистер Уорбертон отлучался на три недели) it was necessary for them to have a somewhat prolonged interview (им было необходимо провести довольно длинную беседу; prolonged — длительный, затянувшийся, продолжительный; somewhat — отчасти, до некоторой степени, слегка ). At the end of it, Mr. Warburton dismissed him (в конце = после этого мистер Уорбертон отпустил его).

"I don`t think there`s anything else, thank you (я не думаю что есть = осталось еще что-то, благодарю вас)." Cooper turned to go, but Mr. Warburton stopped him (Купер повернулся, чтобы уйти, но мистер Уорбертон остановил его). "I understand you`ve been having some trouble with your boys (я слышал, у вас были какие-то неприятности с вашими боями; to understand— понимать; догадываться, предполагать; прослышать )."

Cooper gave a harsh laugh (Купер неприятно рассмеялся; to give a laugh— рассмеяться;harsh— жесткий, твердый, грубый; неприятный ). "They tried to blackmail me (они пытались меня шантажировать). They had the damned cheek to run away, all except that incompetent fellow Abas (они имели наглость сбежать/удрать — все, кроме того неумелого малого = бестолкового Абаса) — he knew when he was well off — but I just sat tight (он знал = понимал , как ему повезло — но я просто выжидал; you don't know when you're well off— ты еще не знаешь, как тебе повезло;to sit tight— твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций; выжидать: «сидеть плотно» ). They`ve all come to heel again (все они подчинились мне; come to heel— идти следом за хозяином /о собаке/; подчиниться;heel— пятка )."

"What do you mean by that (что вы имеете в виду)?"

apologise [q`pOlqdZaIz], incident [`InsIdqnt], incompetent [In`kOmpItqnt]

Mr. Warburton expected that his subordinate would take the first opportunity to apologise for his rudeness, but Cooper had the ill-bred man`s inability to express regret; and when they met next morning in the office he ignored the incident. Since Mr. Warburton had been away for three weeks it was necessary for them to have a somewhat prolonged interview. At the end of it, Mr. Warburton dismissed him.

"I don`t think there`s anything else, thank you." Cooper turned to go, but Mr. Warburton stopped him. "I understand you`ve been having some trouble with your boys."

Cooper gave a harsh laugh. "They tried to blackmail me. They had the damned cheek to run away, all except that incompetent fellow Abas — he knew when he was well off — but I just sat tight. They`ve all come to heel again."

"What do you mean by that?"

"This morning they were all back on their jobs, the Chinese cook and all (сегодня: «этим» утром все они вернулись на свои места: «работы» — китайский повар и все /остальные/). There they were, as cool as cucumbers (я вам говорю: «они были там», невозмутимые; as cool as cucumbers— невозмутимый, спокойный, хладнокровный ); you would have thought they owned the place (можно подумать, им принадлежит дом; place— место; жилище, усадьба, загородный дом ). I suppose they`d come to the conclusion that I wasn`t such fool as I looked (я полагаю, они пришли к выводу, что я не так глуп, как выгляжу)."

"By no means (отнюдь нет; by no means— никоим образом не; отнюдь нет ). They came back on my express order (они вернулись по моему специальному распоряжению)."

Cooper flushed slightly (Купер слегка покраснел).

"I should be obliged if you wouldn`t interfere with my private concerns (я был бы признателен: «одолжен», если бы вы не вмешивались в мои личные дела)."