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Английский с Оскаром Уайльдом. Кентервильское привидение / Oscar Wilde. The Canterville Ghost - стр. 14

(и, призвав благословение /судьбы/ по отношению к ее новым хозяину и хозяйке), and making arrangements for an increase of salary (и договорившись об увеличении жалованья), the old housekeeper tottered off to her own room (старая экономка побрела в свою: «ее собственную» комнату).


“I have seen things with my own eyes, sir,” she said, “that would make any Christian’s hair stand on end, and many and many a night I have not closed my eyes in sleep for the awful things that are done here.” Mr. Otis, however, and his wife warmly assured the honest soul that they were not afraid of ghosts, and, after invoking the blessings of Providence on her new master and mistress, and making arrangements for an increase of salary, the old housekeeper tottered off to her own room.

II

The storm raged fiercely all that night (всю ту ночь шел проливной дождь; to rage – беситься, злиться; fierce – свирепый), but nothing of particular note occurred (но ничего особенного не произошло; particular – редкий, особенный; особый, исключительный, заслуживающий особого внимания; note – муз. нота; сигнал, знак, знамение). The next morning, however (однако на следующее утро), when they came down to breakfast (когда они спустились к завтраку; to come down), they found the terrible stain of blood once again on the floor (они вновь обнаружили ужасное пятно крови на полу). “I don’t think it can be the fault of the Paragon Detergent (я не думаю, что это вина моющего средства «Идеал»),” said Washington, “for I have tried it with everything (так как я пробовал его на всем). It must be the ghost (это, должно быть, привидение).” He accordingly rubbed out the stain a second time (соответственно, он снова стер пятно; to rub – тереть), but the second morning it appeared again (но на следующее утро оно появилось снова). The third morning also it was there (на третье утро оно снова было там), though the library had been locked up at night by Mr. Otis himself (хотя библиотека была заперта на ночь самим мистером Отисом), and the key carried upstairs (и ключ был унесен наверх).


The storm raged fiercely all that night, but nothing of particular note occurred. The next morning, however, when they came down to breakfast, they found the terrible stain of blood once again on the floor. “I don’t think it can be the fault of the Paragon Detergent,” said Washington, “for I have tried it with everything. It must be the ghost.” He accordingly rubbed out the stain a second time, but the second morning it appeared again. The third morning also it was there, though the library had been locked up at night by Mr. Otis himself, and the key carried upstairs.

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