(в конце которой находилось широкое витражное окно;
stained glass – цветное стекло; stain – пятно; to stain – пятнать; красить; набивать рисунок)
. Here they found tea laid out for them (там они обнаружили чай, сервированный для них;
to find – находить; обнаруживать; to lay out – выкладывать, выставлять)
, and, after taking off their wraps (и, после того как они сняли накидки;
to take off)
, they sat down and began to look round (они уселись и начали осматриваться;
to sit down; to begin)
, while Mrs. Umney waited on them (в то время как миссис Амней прислуживала им).
Following her, they passed through the fine Tudor hall into the library, a long, low room, panelled in black oak, at the end of which was a large stained glass window. Here they found tea laid out for them, and, after taking off their wraps, they sat down and began to look round, while Mrs. Umney waited on them.
Suddenly Mrs. Otis caught sight of a dull red stain on the floor just by the fireplace (внезапно миссис Отис заметила темно-красное пятно на полу как раз возле камина; to catch sight – заметить: «поймать вид»), and, quite unconscious of what it really signified (и, совсем не подозревая, чтό все это значит; unconscious – не осознающий /что-либо/), said to Mrs. Umney (сказала миссис Амней), “I am afraid something has been spilt there (я боюсь, там что-то пролили; to spill).”
Suddenly Mrs. Otis caught sight of a dull red stain on the floor just by the fireplace, and, quite unconscious of what it really signified, said to Mrs. Umney, “I am afraid something has been spilt there.”
“Yes, madam,” replied the old housekeeper in a low voice («Да, мадам», тихо ответила старая экономка; in a low voice – тихим: «низким» голосом), “blood has been spilt on that spot (кровь была пролита на этом месте).”
“blood has been spilt on that spot”
“Yes, madam,” replied the old housekeeper in a low voice, “blood has been spilt on that spot.”
“How horrid (как ужасно)!” cried Mrs. Otis (воскликнула); “I don’t at all care for blood-stains in a sitting-room (я вовсе не люблю пятен крови в гостиной). It must be removed at once (оно должно быть удалено немедленно).”
“How horrid!” cried Mrs. Otis; “I don’t at all care for blood-stains in a sitting-room. It must be removed at once.”
The old woman smiled
