IriniDm: переводы

→What was he, for God's sake? An out-of-work sailor. Yet he might have been the youngest captain in His Majesty's navy the way he bore himself. And - the unforgivable sin — he had an eye for Clowance; and, horror of horrors, she seemed as if she might have an eye for him. Was it credible that she should be attracted by his big bold face and curly blond hair and expansive manner? Was it credible that Clowance, the clear-sighted, the candid, the down-to-earth and totally honest girl whom Ben revered, should be taken in by such a man? .

→One of the unspoken inducements to his working there was his chance of seeing more of Clowance. One of the dampening surprises was the discovery that Stephen Carrington was to work there also. There had never actually been words between them, but all Ben's hackles were raised when he saw Stephen assembling with the others one morning to begin digging the shaft. There was something about him he couldn't stand. Stephen was too big in his manner, too open-handed, too easy and too confident on nothing.

→So for the time being he worked with the others in building the mine house and sinking the shaft. With 40s. a month coming in he was better off than he had ever been in his life. Not that he needed the money. He had a contempt for money and could have lived off the land.

→'Yes,' said Ben thoughtfully. 'Reckon that's true.'

→'That I well d'know. An' it suits you, Ben. But if you live on your own an' work on your own all your life, like as not you'll end up not knowing where you're to. Half saved. Egg-centric. So my advice is, take this and see how you d'get on. Your fishing, your own mine - they won't run away. If things build up wrong you can always leave.'

→'Tedn that 'tall,' said Ben. 'There's no one in the land I'd sooner prefer to work for if I'm to work for anyone. Tis just that I've grown up to be my own man.'

→'Tedn't just any old job,' Zacky had said. 'I've worked for the Poldarks most all my life, an' shall be purser to this new venture if my health permits. I know your mother better prefers to keep her distance, but that be because of strange-fangled notions she have of her own and is no reflection. Indeed if you but ask her she'd tell ee the same. Captain Poldark put his health and position at risk trying to save your father.'

→Ben Carter had been offered the post of underground captain at Wheal Leisure, to take effect as soon as there was anything substantial underground to supervise. He had always been one on his own, a solitary, and it was against his instincts to accept. But his grandfather added his persuasion to Jeremy's.

→'What now?' he asked.

→'There have been others. I keep them all in a special box in my memory, and when I'm feeling neglected I take them out and think them over.' She stopped and was quiet.

→'Oh no, there must be others ...'

→She said lightly, covering the emotion: 'Dear life, I believe that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.'

→'Let's be melancholy, then.'

→'It wasn't. So - perversely - one feels a choke of melancholy.'

→'Earlier, yes. But then ...' 'But then it wasn't.'

→'You felt that?’

→'Because it has been too good?'

→'Whv should one feel morbid, sad, at such a reunion as this?'

→He picked up her hand. 'Am I a morbid man?' 'Yes, often.'

→'Well, it shall not for a while now, I promise; I swear; we shall cleave and be of one flesh - ' 'Very uncomfortable.'