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Роберт Льюис Стивенсон
1. The old fellow's fury was awful. He sprang to his feet, drew and opened a sailor's clasp-knife, and, balancing it open on the palm of his hand, threatened to pin the doctor to the wall.
2. The doctor never so much as moved. He spoke to him, as before, over his shoulder, and in the same tone of voice; rather high, so that all the room might hear, but perfectly calm ant steady: —
3. 'If you do not put that knife this instant in your pocket I promise, upon my honour, you shall hang at the next assizes.
1. Then followed a battle of looks between them (затем последовала схватка взглядов = они смерили друг друга враждебными взглядами); but this captain soon knuckled under (но капитан вскоре уступил; knuckle — сустав пальца; to knuckle — ударять, стучать костяшками пальцев; подчиняться, признавать свое поражение), put up his weapon (убрал свое оружие), and resumed his seat (и вернулся на место;
2. 'And now, sir (а теперь, сэр), continued the doctor (продолжил доктор), 'since I now know there's such a fellow in my district (так как я теперь знаю, /что/ подобный парень находится в моем округе), you may count I'll have an eye upon you day and night (можете рассчитать, /что/ я прослежу за вами: «буду иметь глаз на вас» днем и ночью). I'm not a doctor only (я не доктор только); I'm a magistrate (я /еще и/ судья); and if I catch a breath of complaint against you (если уловлю вздох недовольства = если до меня дойдет малейшая жалоба на вас) if its only for a piece of incivility like to-night's (даже если /она будет/ связана с вашей грубостью: «кусочком невежливости», как сегодня вечером;
3. Soon after Dr Livesey's horse came to the door (вскоре лошадь доктора Ливси прибыла к двери = подали лошадь), and he rode away (и он ускакал;
knuckled [`nAkld] weapon [`wepqn] breath [breT] incivility [,InsI`vIlItI] suffice [sq`faIs]
1. Then followed a battle of looks between them; but this captain soon knuckled under, put up his weapon, and resumed his seat, grumbling like a beaten dog.
2. 'And now, sir, continued the doctor, 'since I now know there's such a fellow in my district, you may count I'll have an eye upon you day and night. I'm not a doctor only; I'm a magistrate; and if I catch a breath of complaint against you if its only for a piece of incivility like to-night's, I'll take effectual means to have you hunted down and routed out of this. Let that suffice.