Английский для смелых. Истории о духах и привидениях

But he read no more (дальше он не читал; no more – больше не, ничего больше), nor did he give himself the trouble of discovering whose midnight wandering was being described (также он не дал себе труда обнаружить, чьи полуночные скитания описывались)

, although the habit was singularly like one of his own (хотя эта привычка до странности походила на одну из его собственных; singularly – в единственном числе; особенно, необычно). He was in no condition for reading (он был не в том состоянии, чтобы читать), and turning his back upon the volume he slowly paced the length of the chamber

(и, повернувшись спиной к книге, он неспешными шагами: «медленно» прошествовал вглубь комнаты; to pace – шагать; расхаживать; pace – шаг; length – длина), ‘wondering at that which had come to pass (дивясь происшедшему;[26]

to come to pass – /уст./ случаться, происходить).’

 Mr Batchel approached the desk again and stood over the book. With increasing perturbation of mind (for he still thought of the matchbox) he looked upon the open page. Without much reason beyond that he felt constrained to do something, he read the words of the half completed sentence at the turn of the page – ‘at dead of night he left the house and passed into the solitude of the garden.’

But he read no more, nor did he give himself the trouble of discovering whose midnight wandering was being described, although the habit was singularly like one of his own. He was in no condition for reading, and turning his back upon the volume he slowly paced the length of the chamber, ‘wondering at that which had come to pass.’