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H. G. Wells

“He was afraid, one time, that he’d have to have an op’ration (мы боялись одно время, что ему придется сделать операцию; op’ration = operation) — he was that bad, sir (настолько ему было плохо, сэр).”

The visitor laughed abruptly, a bark of a laugh that he seemed to bite and kill in his mouth (приезжий отрывисто засмеялся, будто залаял, и подавил свой смех: «лай смеха, который он, как показалось, откусил и убил во рту»; abruptly — внезапно, резко, отрывисто; bark — лай; резкийотрывистыйзвук; laugh — смех; to kill — убивать; подавлять).

enough [I`nAf], scythe [saID], regular [`regjulq]

“But they take long enough to get well, don’t they?.. There was my sister’s son, Tom, jest cut his arm with a scythe, tumbled on it in the ’ayfield, and, bless me! he was three months tied up sir. You’d hardly believe it. It’s regular given me a dread of a scythe, sir.”

“I can quite understand that,” said the visitor.

“He was afraid, one time, that he’d have to have an op’ration — he was that bad, sir.”

The visitor laughed abruptly, a bark of a laugh that he seemed to bite and kill in his mouth.

Was he (настолько плохо/неужели)?” he said.

“He was, sir (да, сэр). And no laughing matter to them (и было вовсе не до смеха тем; no laughing matter — нешуточноедело; ненадчемсмеяться, этонешутка) as had the doing for him, as I had (кому приходилось ухаживать за ним, например, мне; to do for — заботиться, присматривать) — my sister being took up with her little ones so much (/потому что/ моя сестра нянчилась со своими малышами; to take up — опекать/кого-либо/; заниматься/чем-либо/). There was bandages to do, sir, and bandages to undo (то накладывай повязки, то снимай их; to undo — открывать; расстегивать; развязывать). So that if I may make so bold as to say it, sir — (так что осмелюсь сказать, сэр…; to make bold as to — осмелиться, позволитьсебе; bold — отважный, смелый; наглый)”

“Will you get me some matches (не дадите ли мне спички)?” said the visitor, quite abruptly (сказал гость довольно резко). “My pipe is out (моя трубка погасла).”

Mrs. Hall was pulled up suddenly (миссис Холл внезапно прервали = она замолчала;to pull up — останавливать/ся/; осаживать). It was certainly rude of him (безусловно, это было грубо с его стороны), after telling him all she had done (после того, как она рассказала ему обо всем, что сделала). She gasped at him for a moment (она с изумлением смотрела на него с минуту; togasp— дышать с трудом, ловить воздух; открывать рот /от изумления/), and remembered the two sovereigns (вспомнила про два соверена). She went for the matches (она пошла за спичками).

certainly [`sq:t(q)nlI], gasped [gRspt], sovereign [`sOvrIn]

Was he?” he said.

“He was, sir. And no laughing matter to them as had the doing for him, as I had — my sister being took up with her little ones so much. There was bandages to do, sir, and bandages to undo. So that if I may make so bold as to say it, sir — ”

“Will you get me some matches?” said the visitor, quite abruptly. “My pipe is out.”