Английский с Г. К. Честертоном. Рассказы об отце Брауне / Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The Innocence of Father Brown

 The second riddle is, what had become of the Brazilian general’s heart? President Olivier might be called a visionary or a nuisance; but even his enemies admitted that he was magnanimous to the point of knight errantry. Almost every other prisoner he had ever captured had been set free or even loaded with benefits. Men who had really wronged him came away touched by his simplicity and sweetness. Why the deuce should he diabolically revenge himself only once in his life; and that for the one particular blow that could not have hurt him? Well, there you have it. One of the wisest men in the world acted like an idiot for no reason. One of the best men in the world acted like a fiend for no reason. That’s the long and the short of it; and I leave it to you, my boy.”

“No, you don’t (нет уж),” said the other with a snort

(сказал его собеседник: «второй», фыркнув; snort – фырканье)

. “I leave it to you (я предоставляю это вам; to leave – оставлять; покидать; предоставлять; поручать

); and you jolly well tell me all about it (это вам придется мне рассказать обо всем этом; jolly well – конечно; непременно; придется /сделать/).”