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"I know," agreed John fervently (с жаром согласился Джон). "When I was visiting the Schnlitzer-Murphys (когда я гостил у Шнлицер-Мэрфи), the eldest daughter, Gwendolyn, married a man (/их/ старшая дочь Гвендолин выходила замуж за человека) whose father owns half of West Virginia (отец которого владеет половиной Западной Виргинии). She wrote home (она написала домой; to write) saying what a tough struggle she was carrying on on his salary as a bank clerk (рассказав, как туго ей приходится: «какую жестокую борьбу она ведет» при его зарплате банковского клерка: to carry on — продолжать; вести /дело, борьбу/) — and then she ended up by saying that 'Thank God, I have four good maids anyhow, and that helps a little.' (а закончила словами: "слава Богу, у меня хоть есть четыре хорошие горничные, это немного помогает = облегчает мне жизнь"; to end up by… — заканчивать; завершать чем-л.)"
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"It would be nicer to be married here," Kismine confessed, "but of course I could never get father's permission to marry you at all. Next to that I'd rather elope. It's terrible for wealthy people to be married in America at present — they always have to send out bulletins to the press saying that they're going to be married in remnants, when what they mean is just a peck of old second-hand pearls and some used lace worn once by the Empress Eugenie."
"I know," agreed John fervently. "When I was visiting the Schnlitzer-Murphys, the eldest daughter, Gwendolyn, married a man whose father owns half of West Virginia. She wrote home saying what a tough struggle she was carrying on on his salary as a bank clerk — and then she ended up by saying that 'Thank God, I have four good maids anyhow, and that helps a little.' "
"It's absurd," commented Kismine (это нелепо! — заметила Кисмин). "Think of the millions and millions of people in the world, laborers and all (подумай о миллионах и миллионах людей в мире, рабочих и вообще), who get along with only two maids (которые обходятся всего двумя горничными)."
One afternoon late in August a chance remark of Kismine's changed the face of the entire situation (как-то после полудня в конце августа одна случайная фраза Кисмин изменила лицо = облик всей ситуации), and threw John into a state of terror (и повергла Джона в ужас: «состояние ужаса»; to throw — бросать).
They were in their favourite grove (в своей любимой роще), and between kisses John was indulging in some romantic forebodings (и между поцелуями Джон предавался романтическим предчувствиям/пророчествам; romantic — романтичный; романтический; воображаемый, вымышленный, придуманный; foreboding — плохое предсказание, пророчество; предчувствие /дурного/) which he fancied added poignancy to their relations (которые, /как/ он воображал/считал, придавали остроты/пикантности их отношениям).
"Sometimes I think we'll never marry," he said sadly (иногда мне кажется, что мы никогда не поженимся, — сказал он грустно). "You're too wealthy, too magnificent (ты слишком богата, слишком недоступна; magnificent — великолепный, величественный; возвышенный, высокий). No one as rich as you are can be like other girls (ты настолько богата, что не можешь не быть особенной: «ни одна /девушка/, настолько богатая, как ты, не может быть похожа на других девушек»). I should marry the daughter of some well-to-do wholesale hardware man from Omaha or Sioux City (мне следовало бы жениться на дочери какого-нибудь зажиточного оптового торговца скобяными товарами из Омахи или Су-Сити; hardware — металлические изделия /инструменты, детали и т. п./; скобяные товары), and be content with her half-million (и быть довольным = удовлетвориться ее полумиллионом)."
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"It's absurd," commented Kismine. "Think of the millions and millions of people in the world, laborers and all, who get along with only two maids."
One afternoon late in August a chance remark of Kismine's changed the face of the entire situation, and threw John into a state of terror.
They were in their favourite grove, and between kisses John was indulging in some romantic forebodings which he fancied added poignancy to their relations.
"Sometimes I think we'll never marry," he said sadly. "You're too wealthy, too magnificent. No one as rich as you are can be like other girls. I should marry the daughter of some well-to-do wholesale hardware man from Omaha or Sioux City, and be content with her half-million."
"I knew the daughter of a wholesale hardware man once," remarked Kismine (я знала дочь одного оптового торговца скобяными товарами, — сказала Кисмин). "I don't think you'd have been contented with her (не думаю, чтобы она тебе понравилась; contented — удовлетворенный; довольный). She was a friend of my sister's (она была подругой моей сестры). She visited here (гостила здесь)."
"Oh, then you've had other guests?" exclaimed John in surprise (так у вас бывали /и/ другие гости? — с удивлением воскликнул Джон).
Kismine seemed to regret her words (казалось, пожалела о своих словах).
"Oh, yes," she said hurriedly (торопливо), "we've had a few (несколько)."
"But aren't you — wasn't your father afraid they'd talk outside (но /разве/ вы… ваш отец не боялся, что они могут проболтаться; outside — снаружи; во внешнем мире)?"
"Oh, to some extent, to some extent (в какой-то степени)," she answered. "Let's talk about something pleasanter (давай поговорим о чем-нибудь более приятном)."