Dickensen thrust a finger figuratively inside his head and imparted a rotary motion thereto (Дикенсен образно =
"Mebbe so, mebbe so (может быть /так/, может быть /так/)," said Jimmy, returning to Imber (поворачиваясь обратно к Имберу), who still demanded the chief man of the white men (который все еще требовал главного человека белых /людей/).
guess [ges], query ['kwIqrI], figuratively ['fIgjurqtIvlI]
"Insane, I guess," said Dickensen.
"What you call dat?" queried Jimmy.
Dickensen thrust a finger figuratively inside his head and imparted a rotary motion thereto.
"Mebbe so, mebbe so," said Jimmy, returning to Imber, who still demanded the chief man of the white men.
A mounted policeman (unmounted for Klondike service) joined the group (один конный полицейский /пеший для несения службы в Клондайке/ присоединился к группе) and heard Imber's wish repeated (и услышал повтор желания Имбера). He was a stalwart young fellow, broad-shouldered, deep-chested (он был крепким молодым парнем, широкоплечим, с широкой =
mounted ['mauntId], group [grHp], steady ['stedI], peculiar [pI'kjHlIq]
A mounted policeman (unmounted for Klondike service) joined the group and heard Imber's wish repeated. He was a stalwart young fellow, broad-shouldered, deep-chested, legs cleanly built and stretched wide apart, and tall though Imber was, he towered above him by half a head. His eyes were cool, and gray, and steady, and he carried himself with the peculiar confidence of power that is bred of blood and tradition. His splendid masculinity was emphasized by his excessive boyishness, — he was a mere lad, — and his smooth cheek promised a blush as willingly as the cheek of a maid.