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threatened [Ɵretnd], merry [ˈmerɪ], cleverness [ˈklewǝnɪs]

"I thank your Majesty. Then there is no more to be done in the matter. I have the honor to wish you a very good-morning." He bowed, and, turning away without observing the hand which the King had stretched out to him, he set off in my company for his chambers.

And that was how a great scandal threatened to affect the kingdom of Bohemia, and how the best plans of Mr. Sherlock Holmes were beaten by a woman's wit. He used to make merry over the cleverness of women, but I have not heard him do it of late. And when he speaks of Irene Adler, or when he refers to her photograph, it is always under the honorable title of the woman.

THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE

(СОЮЗ РЫЖИХ)

I had called upon my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes (я посетил моего друга, мистера Шерлока Холмса), one day in the autumn of last year (в один день осенью прошлого года) and found him in deep conversation (и нашел его в глубоком разговоре: «увидел, что он был увлечен разговором») with a very stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman (с очень полным, багроволицым = раскрасневшимся пожилым джентльменом; stout — плотный, тучный; florid-faced: florid — напыщенный красный, face — лицо) with fiery red hair (с огненно-красными волосами). With an apology for my intrusion (с извинением за свое вторжение), I was about to withdraw (я собрался /было/ удалиться; to be about to — намереваться), when Holmes pulled me abruptly into the room (когда Холмс внезапно втащил меня в комнату) and closed the door behind me (и закрыл дверь за мной).

"You could not possibly have come at a better time, my dear Watson (вы пришли как нельзя более кстати: «вы не могли, возможно, прийти в лучшее время», мой дорогой Ватсон»)," he said cordially (сказал он радушно).

"I was afraid that you were engaged (я боялся, что вы были заняты = вам помешать)."

autumn [ˈɔ:tǝm], stout [staut], withdraw [wɪðˈdrɔ:], abruptly [ǝˈbrʌptlɪ]

I had called upon my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, one day in the autumn of last year and found him in deep conversation with a very stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman with fiery red hair. With an apology for my intrusion, I was about to withdraw, when Holmes pulled me abruptly into the room and closed the door behind me.

"You could not possibly have come at a better time, my dear Watson," he said cordially.

"I was afraid that you were engaged."

"So I am (да, я занят). Very much so (/и/ очень даже)."

"Then I can wait in the next room (в таком случае = тогда я могу подождать в другой комнате; next — следующий, другой)."

"Not at all (вовсе нет). This gentleman, Mr. Wilson (этот джентльмен, мистер Уилсон), has been my partner and helper in many of my most successful cases (был моим товарищем и помощником во многих моих наиболее удачных делах = расследованиях), and I have no doubt that he will be of the utmost use to me in yours also (и я не сомневаюсь: «не имею сомнения», что он будет мне очень полезен: «величайшей пользы для меня» в вашем /деле/ также)."