"But my sister-in-law got it into her head to be (но моя невестка вбила себе в голову быть; to get into — войти; втискивать)
— well (ну) — jealous (ревнивой), I suppose (я полагаю). Not that she ever showed anything (не то чтобы она когда-нибудь показывала что-либо). But after Car's death (но после смерти Кара), when there was a question of Miss Grey staying on (когда встал вопрос, останется ли мисс Грей) — well, Charlotte cut up rough (Шарлотта бурно возмутилась; to cut up — разрубать; буянить; rough — грубый). Of course (конечно), it's partly the illness (это, отчасти, болезнь) and the morphine (и морфий) and all that (и все такое) — Nurse Capstick says so (сиделка Кэпстик говорит так) — she says (она говорит что) we mustn't blame Charlotte for getting these ideas into her head (мы не должны обвинять Шарлотт за то, что она вбила себе в голову эти мысли) — "
partly ['pA:tlI], Charlotte ['SA:l@t], blame [bleIm]
"No?" said Poirot helpfully.
"But my sister-in-law got it into her head to be — well — jealous, I suppose. Not that she ever showed anything. But after Car's death, when there was a question of Miss Grey staying on — well, Charlotte cut up rough. Of course, it's partly the illness and the morphine and all that — Nurse Capstick says so — she says we mustn't blame Charlotte for getting these ideas into her head — "
He paused (он прервался)
."Yes?"
"What I want you to understand, M. Poirot (что я хочу, чтобы вы поняли, мсье Пуаро)
, is that (это то) there isn't anything in it at all (что нет ничего в этом вообще). It's just a sick woman's imaginings (это просто бредни больной женщины; imaginings — грезы, бредни). Look here (посмотрите сюда)" — he fumbled in his pocket (он пошарил в кармане) — "here's a letter (вот письмо) I received from my brother (/которое/ я получил от моего брата) when I was in the Malay States (когда я был в Малайских Штатах). I'd like you to read it (мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы прочитали это) because it shows exactly what terms they were on (потому что оно точно показывает, в каких отношениях они были)."Poirot took it (Пуаро взял его)
. Franklin came over beside him (Франклин подошел /и встал/ рядом с ним) and with a pointing finger (и выставив палец) read some of the extracts out loud (прочитал вслух несколько фрагментов).
imaginings [I'm&dZ@nIN], Malay [m@'leI], finger ['fINg@]
He paused.
"Yes?"
"What I want you to understand, M. Poirot, is that there isn't anything in it at all. It's just a sick woman's imaginings. Look here" — he fumbled in his pocket — "here's a letter I received from my brother when I was in the Malay States. I'd like you to read it because it shows exactly what terms they were on."
Poirot took it. Franklin came over beside him and with a pointing finger read some of the extracts out loud.