Imber rose feebly to his feet and swayed back and forth (Имбер немощно встал на ноги и зашатался взад и вперед = и стоял шатаясь). He began to speak in a low and faintly rumbling voice (он начал говорить тихим и слегка урчащим голосом;
"This old man, he is damn crazy (этот старик, он совсем свихнулся;
"We will hear his talk which is like that of a child (мы хотим услышать его слова, которые похожи на детский лепет)," said the square-browed man (сказал лобастый человек). "And we will hear it (и мы услышим их), word for word (слово в слово), as he speaks it (когда он скажет их). Do you understand (тебе понятно)?"
damn [dxm], child [CaIld], word [wWd]
Imber rose feebly to his feet and swayed back and forth. He began to speak in a low and faintly rumbling voice, but Howkan interrupted him.
"This old man, he is damn crazy," he said in English to the square-browed man. "His talk is foolish and like that of a child."
"We will hear his talk which is like that of a child," said the square-browed man. "And we will hear it, word for word, as he speaks it. Do you understand?"
Howkan understood (Хаукан понял), and Imber's eyes flashed (а глаза Имбера сверкнули), for he had witnessed the play between his sister's son and the man in authority (ибо он понял сцену между сыном его сестры и человеком власти;
wrought [rLt], judge [GAG], interpreter [In'tWprItq]
Howkan understood, and Imber's eyes flashed, for he had witnessed the play between his sister's son and the man in authority. And then began the story, the epic of a bronze patriot which might well itself be wrought into bronze for the generations unborn. The crowd fell strangely silent, and the square-browed judge leaned head on hand and pondered his soul and the soul of his race. Only was heard the deep tones of Imber, rhythmically alternating with the shrill voice of the interpreter, and now and again, like the bell of the Lord, the wondering and meditative «Hell» of the red-haired man.