Английский с Р. Л. Стивенсоном. Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда / Robert Louis Stevenson. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Next, in the course of their review of the chamber the searchers came to the cheval glass, into whose depths they looked with involuntary horror. But it was so turned as to show them nothing but the rosy glow playing on the roof, the fire sparkling in a hundred repetitions along the glazed front of the presses, and their own pale and fearful countenances, stooping to look in.

“This glass has seen some strange things, sir,” whispered Poole.

“And surely none stranger than itself (и уж, конечно, не более странные, чем оно само),” echoed the lawyer, in the same tone (отозвался нотариус таким же тоном). “For what did Jekyll

(для чего Джекил)” – he caught himself up at the word with a start (при этом слове он вздрогнул и умолк; to catch – поймать; прерывать, останавливать /резко, внезапно/; start – начало; вздрагивание, рывок) and then conquering the weakness (а затем, преодолевая собственную слабость /сказал/; to conquer – завоевывать; преодолевать): “what could Jekyll want with it

(зачем оно понадобилось Джекилу)?” he said.

“You may say that (вот именно: «вы можете сказать это»),” said Poole.

Next they turned to the business table (затем они направились = подошли

к письменному столу; to turn – поворачивать; направляться). On the desk among the neat array of papers (на столе, среди аккуратных стопок бумаг; array – строй, боевой порядок; масса, множество), a large envelope was uppermost (на самом верху лежал большой конверт), and bore, in the doctor’s hand, the name of Mr. Utterson

(на котором почерком доктора было написано имя мистера Аттерсона; to bear – переносить; иметь, нести на себе).

“And surely none stranger than itself,” echoed the lawyer, in the same tone. “For what did Jekyll” – he caught himself up at the word with a start and then conquering the weakness: “what could Jekyll want with it?” he said.

“You may say that,” said Poole.

Next they turned to the business table. On the desk among the neat array of papers, a large envelope was uppermost, and bore, in the doctor’s hand, the name of Mr. Utterson.