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Now this is the picture (вот это картинка) that Taffy had drawn for him (которую Тэффи нарисовала для него)!

stranger ['streInGq], enemy ['enImI], deliver [dI'lIvq]

The Stranger-man (and he was a Tewara) looked at the picture and nodded very hard. He said to himself, ‘If I do not fetch this great Chief’s tribe to help him, he will be slain by his enemies who are coming up on all sides with spears. Now I see why the great Chief pretended not to notice me! He feared that his enemies were hiding in the bushes and would see him deliver a message to me. Therefore he turned his back, and let the wise and wonderful child draw the terrible picture showing me his difficulties. I will away and get help for him from his tribe.’ He did not even ask Taffy the road, but raced off into the bushes like the wind, with the birch-bark in his hand, and Taffy sat down most pleased.

Now this is the picture that Taffy had drawn for him!

‘What have you been doing, Taffy (что ты делала, Тэффи)?’ said Tegumai (спросил Тегумай). He had mended his spear (он уже починил свою острогу) and was carefully waving it to and fro (и осторожно размахивал ею /туда и сюда/).

‘It’s a little berangement of my own, Daddy dear (это моя небольшая обговоренность, дорогой Папочка; arrangement — договоренность, соглашение),’ said Taffy (сказала Тэффи). ‘If you won’t ask me questions (если ты не будешь задавать мне вопросов), you’ll know all about it in a little time (ты скоро узнаешь все об этом), and you’ll be surprised (и ты будешь удивлен). You don’t know how surprised you’ll be, Daddy (ты не знаешь, как ты удивишься, Папочка)! Promise you’ll be surprised (обещаю, что ты удивишься).’

been [bJn], arrangement [q'reInGmqnt], question [kwesCn]

‘What have you been doing, Taffy?’ said Tegumai. He had mended his spear and was carefully waving it to and fro.

‘It’s a little berangement of my own, Daddy dear,’ said Taffy. ‘If you won’t ask me questions, you’ll know all about it in a little time, and you’ll be surprised. You don’t know how surprised you’ll be, Daddy! Promise you’ll be surprised.’

‘Very well,’ said Tegumai (очень хорошо, — сказал Тегумай), and went on fishing (и продолжил рыбалку).

The Stranger-man (Незнакомец) — did you know he was a Tewara (вы знали, что он Теварец)? — hurried away with the picture (умчался с картинкой; to hurry away — поспешно уходить, уезжать) and ran for some miles (и бежал несколько миль; to run — бежать), till quite by accident he found Teshumai Tewindrow at the door of her Cave (пока совершенно случайно он /не/ нашел Тешумай Тевиндроу у двери ее Пещеры), talking to some other Neolithic ladies (беседующей с несколькими другими Неолитическими дамами) who had come in to a Primitive lunch (которые пришли на Первобытный обед). Taffy was very like Teshumai (Тэффи была очень похожа на Тешумай), especially about the upper part of the face and the eyes (особенно верхней частью лица и глазами), so the Stranger-man (поэтому Незнакомец) — always a pure Tewara (по-прежнему = все тот же чистокровный Теварец) — smiled politely and handed Teshumai the birch-bark (вежливо улыбнулся и вручил Тешумай березовую кору). He had run hard (он тяжело бежал), so that he panted (так что он запыхался), and his legs were scratched with brambles (а его ноги были исцарапаны ежевикой), but he still tried to be polite (но все равно он пытался быть вежливым).

accident ['xksIdqnt], eye [aI], birch [bWC]

‘Very well,’ said Tegumai, and went on fishing.

The Stranger-man — did you know he was a Tewara? — hurried away with the picture and ran for some miles, till quite by accident he found Teshumai Tewindrow at the door of her Cave, talking to some other Neolithic ladies who had come in to a Primitive lunch. Taffy was very like Teshumai, especially about the upper part of the face and the eyes, so the Stranger-man — always a pure Tewara — smiled politely and handed Teshumai the birch-bark. He had run hard, so that he panted, and his legs were scratched with brambles, but he still tried to be polite.

As soon as Teshumai saw the picture (как только Тешумай увидела картинку) she screamed like anything (она завизжала изо всех сил = как резаная) and flew at the Stranger-man (и налетела на Незнакомца; to fly at — нападать; набрасываться с бранью). The other Neolithic ladies at once knocked him down (остальные Неолитические дамы сразу сбили его с ног) and sat on him in a long line of six (и сели на него длинным рядом из шести /человек/), while Teshumai pulled his hair (в то время как Тешумай тягала его за волосы). ‘It’s as plain as the nose on this Stranger-man’s face (это ясно, как нос[95] на лице этого Незнакомца; plain — простой, ясный, плоский, некрасивый),’ she said (сказала она). ‘He has stuck my Tegumai all full of spears (он вонзил в моего Тегумая полным-полно копий), and frightened poor Taffy so (и так напугал бедную Тэффи) that her hair stands all on end (что у нее все волосы встали дыбом); and not content with that (и не удовольствовавшись этим), he brings me a horrid picture of how it was done (он приносит мне ужасную картинку того, как это было сделано). Look (смотрите)!’ She showed the picture to all the Neolithic ladies (она показала картинку всем Неолитическим дамам) sitting patiently on the Stranger-man (терпеливо сидевшим на Незнакомце). ‘Here is my Tegumai with his arm broken (вот мой Тегумай со сломанной рукой); here is a spear sticking into his back (вот копье, торчащее у него в спине); here is a man with a spear ready to throw (вот мужчина с копьем, готовый к броску); here is another man throwing a spear from a Cave (вот еще один мужчина, бросающий копье из Пещеры), and here are a whole pack of people (а вот целая банда /людей/)’ (they were Taffy’s beavers really (на самом деле это были бобры Тэффи), but they did look rather like people (но они все-таки весьма походили на людей)) ‘coming up behind Tegumai (подходящих сзади к Тегумаю). Isn’t it shocking (разве это не ужасно)!’

scream [skrJm], frighten ['fraIt(q)n], horrid ['hOrId]

As soon as Teshumai saw the picture she screamed like anything and flew at the Stranger-man. The other Neolithic ladies at once knocked him down and sat on him in a long line of six, while Teshumai pulled his hair. ‘It’s as plain as the nose on this Stranger-man’s face,’ she said. ‘He has stuck my Tegumai all full of spears, and frightened poor Taffy so that her hair stands all on end; and not content with that, he brings me a horrid picture of how it was done. Look!’ She showed the picture to all the Neolithic ladies sitting patiently on the Stranger-man. ‘Here is my Tegumai with his arm broken; here is a spear sticking into his back; here is a man with a spear ready to throw; here is another man throwing a spear from a Cave, and here are a whole pack of people’ (they were Taffy’s beavers really, but they did look rather like people) ‘coming up behind Tegumai. Isn’t it shocking!’

‘Most shocking (крайне ужасно)!’ said the Neolithic ladies (сказали Неолитические дамы), and they filled the Stranger-man’s hair with mud (и они заполнили = вымазали грязью волосы Незнакомца; to fill — заполнять, заливать) (at which he was surprised (чему он удивился)), and they beat upon the Reverberating Tribal Drums (и они забили в Раскатистые Племенные Барабаны; reverberating — громко звучащий, раскатистый), and called together all the chiefs of the Tribe of Tegumai (и созвали всех вождей Племени Тегумая), with their Hetmans and Dolmans (с их Гетманами и Доломанами), all Neguses, Woons, and Akhoonds of the organisation (всеми Негусами[96], Вунами[97] и Акундами[98] организации), in addition to the Warlocks, Angekoks[99], Juju-men, Bonzes, and the rest (вдобавок к Колдунам, Шаманам, Амулетчикам[100], Бонзам и остальным[101]), who decided that before they chopped the Stranger-man’s head off (которые решили, что прежде чем они отрубят Незнакомцу голову) he should instantly lead them down to the river and show them (он должен немедленно отвести их к реке и показать им) where he had hidden poor Taffy (где он спрятал бедную Тэффи).

addition [q'dIS(q)n], warlock ['wLlOk], instantly ['InstqntlI]

‘Most shocking!’ said the Neolithic ladies, and they filled the Stranger-man’s hair with mud (at which he was surprised), and they beat upon the Reverberating Tribal Drums, and called together all the chiefs of the Tribe of Tegumai, with their Hetmans and Dolmans, all Neguses, Woons, and Akhoonds of the organisation, in addition to the Warlocks, Angekoks[102], Juju-men, Bonzes, and the rest, who decided that before they chopped the Stranger-man’s head off he should instantly lead them down to the river and show them where he had hidden poor Taffy.

By this time the Stranger-man (к этому времени Незнакомец) (in spite of being a Tewara (несмотря на то, что он был Теварец)) was really annoyed (был действительно раздосадован). They had filled his hair quite solid with mud (они забили ему волосы грязью, отчего они совершенно затвердели: «они заполнили его волосы совершенно твердо грязью»); they had rolled him up and down on knobby pebbles (они катали его туда-сюда по шишковатой гальке); they had sat upon him in a long line of six (они сидели на нем длинным рядом из шести человек); they had thumped him and bumped him (они били /его/ и колотили его) till he could hardly breathe (пока он мог едва дышать = пока он едва не дышал); and though he did not understand their language (и хотя он не понимал их языка), he was almost sure (он был почти уверен) that the names the Neolithic ladies called him were not ladylike (что имена = слова, которыми Неолитические дамы называли его, были не характерны для воспитанных дам / не пристали воспитанным дамам). However, he said nothing (однако он ничего не сказал) till all the Tribe of Tegumai were assembled (пока не собралось все Племя Тегумая), and then he led them back to the bank of the Wagai river (а затем он повел их обратно к берегу реки Вагай), and there they found Taffy making daisy-chains (и там они нашли Тэффи, плетущую гирлянды из ромашек), and Tegumai carefully spearing small carp with his mended spear (и Тегумая, осторожно бьющего маленьких карпов своей починенной острогой).

knobby ['nObI], breathe [brJD], daisy ['deIzI]

By this time the Stranger-man (in spite of being a Tewara) was really annoyed. They had filled his hair quite solid with mud; they had rolled him up and down on knobby pebbles; they had sat upon him in a long line of six; they had thumped him and bumped him till he could hardly breathe; and though he did not understand their language, he was almost sure that the names the Neolithic ladies called him were not ladylike. However, he said nothing till all the Tribe of Tegumai were assembled, and then he led them back to the bank of the Wagai river, and there they found Taffy making daisy-chains, and Tegumai carefully spearing small carp with his mended spear.

‘Well, you have been quick (ну, ты оказался быстрым)!’ said Taffy (сказала Тэффи). ‘But why did you bring so many people (но зачем ты привел так много народу)? Daddy dear, this is my surprise (дорогой Папочка, это мой сюрприз). Are you surprised, Daddy (ты удивлен, Папочка)?’

‘Very,’ said Tegumai (очень, — сказал Тегумай); ‘but it has ruined all my fishing for the day (но это испортило всю мою рыбалку на весь день; to ruin — погубить, испортить). Why, the whole dear, kind, nice, clean, quiet Tribe is here, Taffy (да ведь все дорогое, любезное, милое, непорочное, тихое Племя здесь, Тэффи; quiet — тихий, спокойный, молчаливый).’

ruin ['rHIn], whole [hqul], quiet ['kwaIqt]

‘Well, you have been quick!’ said Taffy. ‘But why did you bring so many people? Daddy dear, this is my surprise. Are you surprised, Daddy?’