'But you do not answer,' Madge continued passionately. 'What have you to offer him in that northland life?'
'Grub, when I've got it, and that's most of the time,' came the answer.
'And the rest of the time?'
'No grub.'
'And the work?'
'Yes, plenty of work (да, куча работы),' Miller blurted out impatiently (нетерпеливо выпалил Миллер). 'Work without end (бесконечная работа), an' famine, an' frost, an all the rest of the miseries (и голод, и мороз, и все прочие невзгоды) — that's what he'll get when he comes with me (вот, что он получит, когда поедет со мной). But he likes it (но ему нравится это). He is used to it (он привык к этому). He knows that life (ему знакома эта жизнь). He was born to it an' brought up to it (он родился для нее, и его воспитали для нее;
'The dog doesn't go (пес не поедет),' Walt announced in a determined voice (заявил Уолт решительным голосом = тоном). 'So there is no need of further discussion (так что нет нужды в дальнейшей дискуссии).'
'Yes, plenty of work,' Miller blurted out impatiently. 'Work without end, an' famine, an' frost, an all the rest of the miseries — that's what he'll get when he comes with me. But he likes it. He is used to it. He knows that life. He was born to it an' brought up to it. An' you don't know anything about it. You don't know what you're talking about. That's where the dog belongs, and that's where he'll be happiest.'
'The dog doesn't go,' Walt announced in a determined voice. 'So there is no need of further discussion.'
'What's that (что такое)?' Skiff Miller demanded (спросил Скиф Миллер), his brows lowering and an obstinate flush of blood reddening his forehead (при этом его брови нахмурились, и от с трудом сдерживаемого прилива крови его лоб побагровел).
'I said the dog doesn't go (я сказал, что пес не поедет), and that settles it (и это решено;
'What's that?' Skiff Miller demanded, his brows lowering and an obstinate flush of blood reddening his forehead.
'I said the dog doesn't go, and that settles it. I don't believe he's your dog. You may have seen him sometime. You may even sometime have driven him for his owner. But his obeying the ordinary driving commands of the Alaskan trail is no demonstration that he is yours. Any dog in Alaska would obey you as he obeyed. Besides, he is undoubtedly a valuable dog, as dogs go in Alaska, and that is sufficient explanation of your desire to get possession of him. Anyway, you've got to prove property.'
Skiff Miller, cool and collected (Скиф Миллер, хладнокровный и сдержанный), the obstinate flush a trifle deeper on his forehead (с непокорным притоком крови на лбу, который стал чуть глубже = только непокорная багровость на лбу стала чуть темнее), his huge muscles bulging under the black cloth of his coat (и с огромными мускулами, вздувшимися под черной тканью его пиджака = и под черной тканью его пиджака вздулись огромные мускулы), carefully looked the poet up and down (внимательно осмотрел поэта с головы до ног) as though measuring the strength of his slenderness (как будто измеряя силу его стройности = его стройной фигуры).
The Klondiker's face took on a contemptuous expression (лицо человека с Клондайка приняло презрительное выражение;
Walt's face reddened (лицо Уолта покраснело), and the striking-muscles of his arms and shoulders seemed to stiffen and grow tense (а ударные мускулы его рук и плеч, казалось, затвердели и напряглись). His wife fluttered apprehensively into the breach (его жена, встревожившись, метнулась, чтобы принять на себя удар;
Skiff Miller, cool and collected, the obstinate flush a trifle deeper on his forehead, his huge muscles bulging under the black cloth of his coat, carefully looked the poet up and down as though measuring the strength of his slenderness.
The Klondiker's face took on a contemptuous expression as he said finally, 'I reckon there's nothin' in sight to prevent me takin' the dog right here an' now.'
Walt's face reddened, and the striking-muscles of his arms and shoulders seemed to stiffen and grow tense. His wife fluttered apprehensively into the breach.
'Maybe Mr. Miller is right (возможно, мистер Миллер прав)', she said. 'I am afraid that he is (боюсь, что он прав). Wolf does seem to know him (ведь Волк, кажется, знает его), and certainly he answers to the name of 'Brown' (и конечно он отзывается на имя «Бурый»). He made friends with him instantly (он мгновенно подружился с ним;
Walt's striking-muscles relaxed (ударные мышцы Уолта расслабились), and his shoulders seemed to droop with hopelessness (а его плечи, казалось, поникли от безнадежности).
'I guess you're right, Madge (я думаю, ты права, Мэдж),' he said. 'Wolf isn't Wolf (Волк — не Волк), but Brown (а Бурый), and he must belong to Mr. Miller (и, должно быть, он принадлежит мистеру Миллеру).'
