It was at such moments (в такие моменты)that for an instant he ceased to be a reasoning machine (он переставал быть «мыслящей машиной»; to reason — рассуждать, размышлять), and betrayed his human love for admiration and applause (и не мог скрыть свою человеческую любовь к восхищению и аплодисментам; to betray — предавать; выдавать). The same singularly proud and reserved nature (эта же необычайно гордая и сдержанная натура; reserved — скрытный, сдержанный, замкнутый; to reserve — откладывать, сберегать; nature — сущность; характер, нрав, природа, натура)which turned away with disdain from popular notoriety (которая с презрением отворачивалась от широкой известности; notoriety — дурная слава; /обще/известность)was capable of being moved to its depths (могла быть взволнована до глубины /души/; to move — /пере/двигать/ся/; трогать, волновать; вызывать /какие-либо чувства, эмоции/)by spontaneous wonder and praise from a friend (внезапным удивлением и похвалой друга).
 
      pearl [p@:l], wrought [rO:t], audience ['O:dI@ns], machine [m@'Si:n], applause [@'plO:z], notoriety [,n@ut@'raI@tI], spontaneous [spOn'teInI@s]
 
      “Gentlemen,” he cried, “let me introduce you to the famous black pearl of the Borgias.”
      Lestrade and I sat silent for a moment, and then, with a spontaneous impulse, we both broke at clapping, as at the well?wrought crisis of a play. A flush of colour sprang to Holmes’s pale cheeks, and he bowed to us like the master dramatist who receives the homage of his audience. It was at such moments that for an instant he ceased to be a reasoning machine, and betrayed his human love for admiration and applause. The same singularly proud and reserved nature which turned away with disdain from popular notoriety was capable of being moved to its depths by spontaneous wonder and praise from a friend.
 
      “Yes, gentlemen (да, джентльмены),” said he, “it is the most famous pearl now existing in the world (это самая знаменитая жемчужина, /в настоящее время существующая/ в мире), and it has been my good fortune (и мне повезло: «это было моим счастьем/везением»), by a connected chain of inductive reasoning (с помощью связной цепи индуктивных рассуждений), to trace it from the Prince of Colonna’s bedroom at the Dacre Hotel (проследить ее /путь/ от спальни принца Колоннского в гостинице «Дакр»; Colonna — Колонна /римский род, игравший важную роль в жизни Рима в 14-16 вв./), where it was lost (где она пропала; to lose — терять, утрачивать), to the interior of this, the last of the six busts of Napoleon (до внутренностей этого, последнего из шести бюстов Наполеона; interior — внутренняя часть; внутренности)which were manufactured by Gelder & Co., of Stepney (изготовленных /в мастерской/ «Гельдер и компания», в Степни). You will remember, Lestrade (помните, Лестрейд), the sensation caused by the disappearance of this valuable jewel (сенсацию, вызванную исчезновением этого драгоценного камня; valuable — /драго/ценный; дорогостоящий; jewel драгоценный камень; ювелирное изделие)and the vain efforts of the London police to recover it (и тщетные усилия = попытки лондонской полиции вернуть его).
      “I was myself consulted upon the case (ко мне обращались за помощью относительно этого дела), but I was unable to throw any light upon it (но я не мог пролить на него хоть какой-нибудь свет). Suspicion fell upon the maid of the Princess (подозрение пало на горничную принцессы; to fall upon; maid — девушка; служанка, горничная), who was an Italian (которая была итальянкой), and it was proved that she had a brother in London (было доказано, что у нее в Лондоне есть брат), but we failed to trace any connection between them (но нам не удалось установить никаких связей между ними; to fail — терпеть неудачу). The maid’s name was Lucretia Venucci (горничную звали Лукреция Венуччи), and there is no doubt in my mind (и я не сомневаюсь: «у меня в уме нет сомнения»)that this Pietro who was murdered two nights ago was the brother (что этот Пьетро, которого убили две ночи назад, был ее братом). I have been looking up the dates in the old files of the paper (я просмотрел даты в подшивке старых газет; to look up — искать /что-либо в справочнике/), and I find that the disappearance of the pearl was exactly two days before the arrest of Beppo (и обнаружил, что исчезновение жемчужины произошло ровно за два дня до ареста Беппо), for some crime of violence (за какое-то насильственное преступление)— an event which took place in the factory of Gelder & Co. (события, случившегося в мастерской «Гельдера и компании»; to take place — случаться, происходить, иметь место), at the very moment when these busts were being made (в то самое время, когда изготовлялись эти бюсты).
 
      interior [In'tI@rI@], jewel ['dZu:@l], recover [rI'kVv@], brother ['brVD@]
 
      “Yes, gentlemen,” said he, “it is the most famous pearl now existing in the world, and it has been my good fortune, by a connected chain of inductive reasoning, to trace it from the Prince of Colonna’s bedroom at the Dacre Hotel, where it was lost, to the interior of this, the last of the six busts of Napoleon which were manufactured by Gelder & Co., of Stepney. You will remember, Lestrade, the sensation caused by the disappearance of this valuable jewel and the vain efforts of the London police to recover it.
      “I was myself consulted upon the case, but I was unable to throw any light upon it. Suspicion fell upon the maid of the Princess, who was an Italian, and it was proved that she had a brother in London, but we failed to trace any connection between them. The maid’s name was Lucretia Venucci, and there is no doubt in my mind that this Pietro who was murdered two nights ago was the brother. I have been looking up the dates in the old files of the paper, and I find that the disappearance of the pearl was exactly two days before the arrest of Beppo, for some crime of violence — an event which took place in the factory of Gelder & Co., at the very moment when these busts were being made.
 
      “Now you clearly see the sequence of events (теперь вы ясно представляете последовательность событий), though you see them, of course (хотя вы наблюдаете их, конечно), in the inverse order to the way (в порядке, обратном тому)in which they presented themselves to me (в котором они представлялись мне). Beppo had the pearl in his possession (Беппо завладел жемчужиной). He may have stolen it from Pietro (возможно, он украл ее у Пьетро; to steal-stole-stolen), he may have been Pietro’s confederate (возможно, он был сообщником Пьетро), he may have been the go-between of Pietro and his sister (быть может, он был посредником между Пьетро и его сестрой). It is of no consequence to us (для нас не важно; consequence — /по/следствие, результат; важность, значимость)which is the correct solution (какое предположение верное; solution — решение, разрешение /вопроса и т. п./).
      “The main fact is that he hadthe pearl (главное то, что у него была жемчужина), and at that moment, when it was on his person (и как раз в то время, когда она была при нем), he was pursued by the police (за ним гналась полиция). He made for the factory in which he worked (он направился к мастерской, в которой работал), and he knew that he had only a few minutes (он знал, что у него есть лишь несколько минут)in which to conceal this enormously valuable prize (/для того/, чтобы спрятать эту чрезвычайно ценную добычу; prize — награда, премия, приз; желанная добыча; трофей), which would otherwise be found on him (которую в противном случае найдут у него)when he was searched (когда обыщут). Six plaster casts of Napoleon were drying in the passage (шесть гипсовых бюстов Наполеона сохли в коридоре). One of them was still soft (один из них был еще мягкий).
 
      sequence ['si:kw@ns], confederate [k@n'fed(@)rIt], pursued [p@'sju:d]
 
      “Now you clearly see the sequence of events, though you see them, of course, in the inverse order to the way in which they presented themselves to me. Beppo had the pearl in his possession. He may have stolen it from Pietro, he may have been Pietro’s confederate, he may have been the go?between of Pietro and his sister. It is of no consequence to us which is the correct solution.
      “The main fact is that he hadthe pearl, and at that moment, when it was on his person, he was pursued by the police. He made for the factory in which he worked, and he knew that he had only a few minutes in which to conceal this enormously valuable prize, which would otherwise be found on him when he was searched. Six plaster casts of Napoleon were drying in the passage. One of them was still soft.
 
      “In an instant Beppo, a skilful workman (в одно мгновение Беппо, искусный работник), made a small hole in the wet plaster (проделал маленькое отверстие во влажном гипсе), dropped in the pearl (сунул жемчужину; to drop — ронять, бросать; опускать/ся/), and with a few touches covered over the aperture once more (и несколькими быстрыми движениями снова заделал отверстие; to touch — /при/касаться, трогать; touch — прикосновение, касание; мазок). It was an admirable hiding-place (это был превосходный тайник; to hide — прятать/ся/, скрывать/ся/). No one could possibly find it (никто бы не нашел жемчужину; possibly — возможно, вероятно). But Beppo was condemned to a year’s imprisonment (но Беппо приговорили к году тюремного заключения; to condemn — осуждать, порицать; приговаривать), and in the meanwhile his six busts were scattered over London (а тем временем его шесть бюстов оказались в разных концах Лондона; to scatter — разбрасывать, рассеивать; размещать /в разных местах/). He could not tell which contained his treasure (он не мог определить, в котором /из них/ находится его сокровище; to contain — содержать в себе, включать, вмещать). Only by breaking them could he see (только разбив их, он мог узнать /это/). Even shaking would tell him nothing (даже встряхивание ни о чем бы не сказало ему), for as the plaster was wet (поскольку, когда гипс был влажным)it was probable that the pearl would adhere to it (вероятно, что жемчужина могла прилипнуть к нему)— as, in fact, it has done (что фактически и произошло).
      “Beppo did not despair (Беппо не отчаивался), and he conducted his search with considerable ingenuity and perseverance (он вел поиски с большими изобретательностью/находчивостью и упорством). Through a cousin who works with Gelder (через двоюродного брата, работавшего у Гельдера), he found out the retail firms who had bought the busts (он узнал, какие фирмы розничной торговли купили эти бюсты; to find out; to buy). He managed to find employment with Morse Hudson (ему удалось найти работу у Морза Хадсона), and in that way tracked down three of them (и таким образом выследить три из них). The pearl was not there (жемчужины в них не оказалось).
 
      touch [tVtS], aperture ['&p@tS@], condemned [k@n'demd], adhere [@d'hI@], ingenuity [,IndZI'nju@tI], perseverance [,p@:sI'vI@r(@)ns]
 
      “In an instant Beppo, a skilful workman, made a small hole in the wet plaster, dropped in the pearl, and with a few touches covered over the aperture once more. It was an admirable hiding-place. No one could possibly find it. But Beppo was condemned to a year’s imprisonment, and in the meanwhile his six busts were scattered over London. He could not tell which contained his treasure. Only by breaking them could he see. Even shaking would tell him nothing, for as the plaster was wet it was probable that the pearl would adhere to it — as, in fact, it has done.
      “Beppo did not despair, and he conducted his search with considerable ingenuity and perseverance. Through a cousin who works with Gelder, he found out the retail firms who had bought the busts. He managed to find employment with Morse Hudson, and in that way tracked down three of them. The pearl was not there.
 
      “Then, with the help of some Italian employee (затем, с помощью итальянских работников; employee — служащий; работающий по найму), he succeeded in finding out (он сумел узнать)where the other three busts had gone (куда отправились остальные три бюста). The first was at Harker’s (первый находился у Харкера). There he was dogged by his confederate (там он /Беппо/ был выслежен своим сообщником), who held Beppo responsible for the loss of the pearl (который считал Беппо ответственным за пропажу жемчужины; to hold — держать), and he stabbed him in the scuffle which followed (и он /Беппо/ пырнул его ножом в драке, которая последовала).”
      “If he was his confederate (если Пьетро был его сообщником), why should he carry his photograph (для чего он носил с собой его фотографию)?” I asked.
      “As a means of tracing him (чтобы найти его; means — средство; способ, метод), if he wished to inquire about him from any third person (если бы он захотел спросить о нем у постороннего человека: «третьего лица»). That was the obvious reason (это очевидная причина). Well, after the murder I calculated (итак, после убийства я вычислил)that Beppo would probably hurry (что Беппо, вероятно, поторопится)rather than delay his movements (а не отложит свои поиски: «шаги»; rather than — скорее…, а не…). He would fear that the police would read his secret (он опасается, что полиция раскроет его тайну; to read — читать; разгадывать), and so he hastened on before they should get ahead of him (поэтому он ускорит /поиски/ прежде, чем они опередят его; haste — торопливость; спешка: to be in haste — спешить; to get ahead of — быть впереди; обогнать; преуспевать). Of course, I could not say (конечно, я не мог утверждать)that he had not found the pearl in Harker’s bust (что он не нашел жемчужину в бюсте, /принадлежавшем/ Харкеру).
 
      employee [,emplOI'i:], secret ['si:krIt], hastened ['heIs(@)nd]
 
      “Then, with the help of some Italian employee, he succeeded in finding out where the other three busts had gone. The first was at Harker’s. There he was dogged by his confederate, who held Beppo responsible for the loss of the pearl, and he stabbed him in the scuffle which followed.”
      “If he was his confederate, why should he carry his photograph?” I asked.
      “As a means of tracing him, if he wished to inquire about him from any third person. That was the obvious reason. Well, after the murder I calculated that Beppo would probably hurry rather than delay his movements. He would fear that the police would read his secret, and so he hastened on before they should get ahead of him. Of course, I could not say that he had not found the pearl in Harker’s bust.
 
      “I had not even concluded for certain that it was the pearl (я даже не знал наверняка, что это была жемчужина; to conclude — делать вывод, решать), but it was evident to me (но мне было ясно)that he was looking for something (что он что-то ищет), since he carried the bust past the other houses (так как он пронес бюст мимо других домов)in order to break it in the garden (чтобы разбить его в саду)which had a lamp overlooking it (в котором есть фонарь; to overlook — возвышаться /над местностью/). Since Harker’s bust was one in three (поскольку бюст, /находившийся у/ Харкера, являлся одним из трех), the chances were exactly as I told you (шансы были в точности такими, как я вам говорил)— two to one against the pearl being inside it (два к одному, что жемчужина внутри). There remained two busts (оставались два бюста), and it was obvious that he would go for the London one first (и было очевидно, что сначала он примется за бюст, находящийся в Лондоне; to go for — стремиться /к чему-либо/; добиваться /чего-либо/). I warned the inmates of the house (я предупредил обитателей дома), so as to avoid a second tragedy (чтобы избежать второй трагедии), and we went down (и мы отправились туда), with the happiest results (с замечательными результатами; happy — счастливый, удачный; благополучный). By that time, of course, I knew for certain (к тому времени, конечно, я знал совершенно точно)that it was the Borgia pearl that we were after (что мы охотимся за жемчужиной Борджиа; to be after — преследовать кого-либо; стараться получить что-либо). The name of the murdered man linked the one event with the other (имя убитого связало то событие с другим). There only remained a single bust — the Reading one (оставался лишь один бюст — тот, что находился в Рединге)— and the pearl must be there (и жемчужина должна быть в нем). I bought it in your presence from the owner — and there it lies (я купил его в вашем присутствии у владельца — и вот лежит жемчужина).”
 
      Inmate ['InmeIt], tragedy ['tr&dZIdI], result [rI'zVlt]
 
      “I had not even concluded for certain that it was the pearl, but it was evident to me that he was looking for something, since he carried the bust past the other houses in order to break it in the garden which had a lamp overlooking it. Since Harker’s bust was one in three, the chances were exactly as I told you — two to one against the pearl being inside it. There remained two busts, and it was obvious that he would go for the London one first. I warned the inmates of the house, so as to avoid a second tragedy, and we went down, with the happiest results. By that time, of course, I knew for certain that it was the Borgia pearl that we were after. The name of the murdered man linked the one event with the other. There only remained a single bust — the Reading one — and the pearl must be there. I bought it in your presence from the owner — and there it lies.”
 
      We sat in silence for a moment (с минуту мы сидели молча).
      “Well (итак),” said Lestrade, “I’ve seen you handle a good many cases, Mr. Holmes (я видел, как вы распутывали многие дела, мистер Холмс; to handle — снабжать ручкой; обходиться, справляться /с чем-либо/; a good many — /довольно/ много, порядочное количество), but I don’t know that I ever knew a more workmanlike one than that (но я не знаю более искусно /раскрытого/ дела, чем это). We’re not jealous of you at Scotland Yard (мы в Скотланд-Ярде не завидуем вам). No, sir, we are very proud of you (нет, сэр, мы очень гордимся вами), and if you come down to-morrow (если вы зайдете завтра), there’s not a man, from the oldest inspector to the youngest constable (не найдется такого человека, /начиная/ от самого опытного инспектора и заканчивая самым молодым констеблем; old — старый; опытный; young — молодой; неопытный; constable — констебль /низший полицейский чин в Великобритании и США/), who wouldn’t be glad to shake you by the hand (кто не был бы рад пожать вам руку).”
      “Thank you (благодарю вас)!” said Holmes. “Thank you!” and as he turned away (и когда он отвернулся), it seemed to me that he was more nearly moved by the softer human emotions (мне показалось, что теперь он был еще больше тронут тонкими человеческими чувствами; soft — мягкий; слабый, тихий; нежный)than I had ever seen him (чем я когда-либо видел). A moment later he was the cold and practical thinker once more (через мгновение он снова был холодным, практичным мыслителем).
      “Put the pearl in the safe, Watson (положите жемчужину в сейф, Ватсон),” said he, “and get out the papers of the Conk-Singleton forgery case (и достаньте бумаги по делу Конк-Синглтона, о подлоге; forgery — подлог, подделка /документа/; to forge — выковывать, ковать; фальсифицировать, подделывать /документы, печати, подписи и т. д./). Good-bye, Lestrade (до свидания, Лестрейд). If any little problem comes your way (если какая-нибудь небольшая задача встанет перед вами: «встретится у вас на пути»; to come one's way — перепадать, выпадать на чью-либо долю), I shall be happy, if I can (я буду счастлив, если смогу), to give you a hint or two as to its solution (дать вам пару советов относительно ее решения; hint — наводка, совет, легкая подсказка; to give a hint — намекнуть).”
 
      jealous ['dZel@s], proud [praud], emotion [I'm@uS(@)n], forgery ['fO:dZ(@)rI]
 
      We sat in silence for a moment.
      “Well,” said Lestrade, “I’ve seen you handle a good many cases, Mr. Holmes, but I don’t know that I ever knew a more workmanlike one than that. We’re not jealous of you at Scotland Yard. No, sir, we are very proud of you, and if you come down to?morrow, there’s not a man, from the oldest inspector to the youngest constable, who wouldn’t be glad to shake you by the hand.”
      “Thank you!” said Holmes. “Thank you!” and as he turned away, it seemed to me that he was more nearly moved by the softer human emotions than I had ever seen him. A moment later he was the cold and practical thinker once more.
      “Put the pearl in the safe, Watson,” said he, “and get out the papers of the Conk-Singleton forgery case. Good-bye, Lestrade. If any little problem comes your way, I shall be happy, if I can, to give you a hint or two as to its solution.”

The Three Students