After this he was not seen again on any nocturnal expedition (после этого его никогда больше не видели во время ночных прогулок: «в какой-нибудь ночной вылазке»; expedition – экспедиция; военная операция, военная вылазка, экспедиция). The twins lay in wait for him on several occasions (близнецы лежали в засаде, /поджидая его/ несколько раз: «в нескольких случаях»; to lie) and strewed the passages with nutshells every night (и посып'aли коридоры ореховой скорлупой каждую ночь) to the great annoyance of their parents and the servants (к большому неудовольствию их родителей и прислуги; annoyance – досада, раздражение, неприятность; to annoy – досаждать; докучать, донимать), but it was of no avail (но все было безрезультатно; avail – выгода, польза). It was quite evident (было совершенно очевидно), that his feelings were so wounded (что его чувства были настолько задеты; to wound – ранить; причинить боль, задеть) that he would not appear (что он /больше/ не появится).

After this he was not seen again on any nocturnal expedition. The twins lay in wait for him on several occasions, and strewed the passages with nutshells every night to the great annoyance of their parents and the servants, but it was of no avail. It was quite evident that his feelings were so wounded that he would not appear.

Mr. Otis consequently resumed his great work on the history of the Democratic Party [22] (поэтому мистер Отис возобновил свой большой труд по истории демократической партии), on which he had been engaged for some years (над которым он работал несколько лет; to be engaged on smth. – быть занятым чем-либо); Mrs. Otis organized a wonderful clambake (организовала чудесный пикник на морском берегу; clambake – печеные на горячих камнях морские моллюски /блюдо индийской кухни; одно из самых любимых американцами блюд на пикниках/; пикник /особ. на морском берегу/, выезд за город), which amazed the whole county (который поразил все графство); the boys took to lacrosse, euchre, poker, and other American national games (мальчики занялись лакроссом, юкером, покером, и другими американскими национальными играми), and Virginia rode about the lanes on her pony (а Вирджиния каталась по тропинкам на своем пони; to ride), accompanied by the young Duke of Cheshire (в сопровождении молодого герцога Чеширского), who had come to spend the last week of his holidays at Canterville Chase (который приехал, чтобы провести последнюю неделю своих каникул в Кентервильском замке).

Mr. Otis consequently resumed his great work on the history of the Democratic Party, on which he had been engaged for some years; Mrs. Otis organized a wonderful clambake, which amazed the whole county; the boys took to lacrosse euchre, poker, and other American national games, and Virginia rode about the lanes on her pony, accompanied by the young Duke of Cheshire, who had come to spend the last week of his holidays at Canterville Chase.

It was generally assumed that the ghost had gone away (по всеобщему предположению, призрак исчез; to go away – уходить, уезжать) and, in fact, Mr. Otis wrote a letter to that effect to Lord Canterville (и, на самом деле, мистер Отис написал об этом письмо лорду Кентервилю = и мистер Отис написал даже…; to write), who, in reply, expressed his great pleasure at the news (который в /своем/ ответе выразил большое удовольствие по поводу этой новости), and sent his best congratulations to the Minister’s worthy wife (и послал свои наилучшие поздравления досточтимой жене посла; to send).

It was generally assumed that the ghost had gone away, and, in fact, Mr. Otis wrote a letter to that effect to Lord Canterville, who, in reply, expressed his great pleasure at the news, and sent his best congratulations to the Minister’s worthy wife.

The Otises, however, were deceived (однако Отисы были обмануты) for the ghost was still in the house (так как призрак все еще находился в доме), and though now almost an invalid (и хотя теперь он был почти инвалидом), was by no means ready to let matters rest (совсем не был готов оставить дело в покое; by no means – никоим образом не; ни в коем случае не), particularly as he heard that among the guests was the young Duke of Cheshire (тем более, что, как он слышал, среди гостей был герцог Чеширский) whose grand-uncle, Lord Francis Stilton (чей двоюродный прадед, лорд Френсис Стилтон), had once bet a hundred guineas with Colonel Carbury (однажды поспорил на сотню гиней с полковником Карбери), that he would play dice with the Canterville ghost (что он сыграет в кости с Кентервильским привидением), and was found the next morning lying on the floor of the card-room in such a helpless paralytic state (и был найден на следующее утро лежащим на полу комнаты для игры в карты в таком безнадежном парализованном состоянии) that, though he lived on to a great age (что, хотя он дожил до глубокой старости), he was never able to say anything again but “Double Sixes (он больше никогда не мог произнести ничего другого, кроме «шестерки-дубль»).”

The Otises, however, were deceived, for the ghost was still in the house, and though now almost an invalid, was by no means ready to let matters rest, particularly as he heard that among the guests was the young Duke of Cheshire, whose grand-uncle, Lord Francis Stilton, had once bet a hundred guineas with Colonel Carbury that he would play dice with the Canterville ghost, and was found the next morning lying on the floor of the card-room in such a helpless paralytic state that, though he lived on to a great age, he was never able to say anything again but “Double Sixes.”

The story was well known at the time (история была хорошо известна в то время), though, of course, out of respect to the feelings of the two noble families (хотя, конечно, из уважения к чувствам обеих благородных семей), every attempt was made to hush it up (было сделано все: «была сделана каждая попытка», чтобы замять ее; hush – тишина; молчание; to hush up – заставлять замолчать, водворять тишину; замалчивать, скрывать), and a full account of all the circumstances connected with it (и полное изложение всех обстоятельств, связанных с ней), will be found in the third volume of Lord Tattle’s Recollections of the Prince Regent and his Friends [23] (вы найдете: «будет найдено» в третьем томе «Воспоминаний принца-регента и его друзей» лорда Тэтла). The ghost, then, was naturally very anxious to show that he had not lost his influence over the Stiltons (призрак после этого, естественно, очень старался показать, что он не лишился своего влияния на Стилтонов; to lose – терять), with whom, indeed, he was distantly connected (с которыми, на самом деле, он состоял в дальнем родстве), his own first cousin having been married en secondes noces to the Sieur de Bulkeley (так как его кузина был замужем вторым браком /франц./ за монсеньером де Балкли), from whom, as every one knows (от которых, как всем известно), the Dukes of Cheshire are lineally descended (пошла линия герцогов Чеширских; to descend – спускаться, сходить; происходить, вести род).

The story was well known at the time, though, of course, out of respect to the feelings of the two noble families, every attempt was made to hush it up, and a full account of all the circumstances connected with it will be found in the third volume of Lord Tattle’s Recollections of the Prince Regent and his Friends. The ghost, then, was naturally very anxious to show that he had not lost his influence over the Stiltons, with whom, indeed, he was distantly connected, his own first cousin having been married en secondes noces to the Sieur de Bulkeley, from whom, as every one knows, the Dukes of Cheshire are lineally descended.