It was indeed our visitor of the afternoon who came bustling in (это действительно оказался наш дневной посетитель; он торопливо вошел), dangling his glasses more vigorously than ever (еще сильнее чем прежде раскачивая пенсне; vigorously — сильно, энергично), and with a very perturbed expression upon his aristocratic features (и его аристократические черты лица отражали сильное смятение; to perturb — смущать, тревожить; беспокоить, волновать).

conclusion [k@n'klu:Z(@)n], company ['kVmp@nI], bustling ['bVslIN]

Just before nine o’clock Sherlock Holmes stepped briskly into the room. His features were gravely set, but there was a light in his eye which made me think that he had not been disappointed in his conclusions.

“They have laid the supper, then,” he said, rubbing his hands.

“You seem to expect company. They have laid for five.”

“Yes, I fancy we may have some company dropping in,” said he. “I am surprised that Lord St. Simon has not already arrived. Ha! I fancy that I hear his step now upon the stairs.”

It was indeed our visitor of the afternoon who came bustling in, dangling his glasses more vigorously than ever, and with a very perturbed expression upon his aristocratic features.

“My messenger reached you, then (значит, мой посыльный застал вас /дома/)?” asked Holmes.

“Yes, and I confess that the contents startled me beyond measure (да, и признаюсь, содержание /письма/ сильно поразило меня: «сверх всякой меры»). Have you good authority for what you say (у вас есть доказательства того, что вы говорите; authority — власть; авторитетный источник; основание; on good authority — из достоверных источников, по достоверным сведениям)?”

“The best possible (самые веские: «лучшие из возможных»).”

Lord St. Simon sank into a chair (лорд опустился в кресло) and passed his hand over his forehead (и провел рукой по лбу).

“What will the Duke say (что скажет герцог),” he murmured (прошептал он; to murmur — говорить тихо; шептать; бормотать), “when he hears that one of the family has been subjected to such humiliation (когда узнает, что один из /членов/ семьи подвергся такому унижению; to humiliate — унижать, оскорблять)?”

“It is the purest accident (это чистейшая случайность). I cannot allow that there is any humiliation (не могу согласиться, что здесь есть что-то унизительное; to allow — позволять; признавать /справедливым, правильным/; принимать; соглашаться).“

measure ['meZ@], authority [O:'TOrItI], murmured ['m@:m@d]

“My messenger reached you, then?” asked Holmes.

“Yes, and I confess that the contents startled me beyond measure. Have you good authority for what you say?”

“The best possible.”

Lord St. Simon sank into a chair and passed his hand over his forehead.

“What will the Duke say,” he murmured, “when he hears that one of the family has been subjected to such humiliation?”

“It is the purest accident. I cannot allow that there is any humiliation.“

“Ah, you look on these things from another standpoint (ах, вы смотрите на эти вещи с другой точки зрения).”

“I fail to see that anyone is to blame (я совершенно не вижу здесь виновных; to fail — потерпеть неудачу; to blame — винить, порицать). I can hardly see how the lady could have acted otherwise (я едва понимаю, как леди могла поступить иначе = думаю, леди не могла поступить иначе), though her abrupt method of doing it was undoubtedly to be regretted (хотя, конечно, жаль, что она действовала столь резко; to regret — сожалеть). Having no mother, she had no one to advise her at such a crisis (так как у нее нет матери, ей не с кем было посоветоваться в такой критический момент).”

“It was a slight, sir, a public slight (это было оскорблением, сэр, публичным оскорблением; slight — пренебрежение, неуважение),” said Lord St. Simon, tapping his fingers upon the table (сказал лорд Сент-Саймон, стуча пальцами по столу).

“You must make allowance for this poor girl (вы должны сделать скидку для этой бедной девушки; allowance — денежное пособие; денежное содержание; скидка; допущение; принятие в расчет, во внимание), placed in so unprecedented a position (оказавшейся в таком исключительном положении; unprecedented — беспрецедентный, небывалый; to place — помещать).”

“I will make no allowance (не стану делать никакой скидки). I am very angry indeed, and I have been shamefully used (я очень зол, меня бесчестно использовали; shame — стыд, позор).”

crisis ['kraIsIs], unprecedented [Vn'presId@ntId], allowance [@'lau@ns]

“Ah, you look on these things from another standpoint.”

“I fail to see that anyone is to blame. I can hardly see how the lady could have acted otherwise, though her abrupt method of doing it was undoubtedly to be regretted. Having no mother, she had no one to advise her at such a crisis.”