Nam-Bok stood up that his voice might carry. ''Ho, Bask-Wah-Wan, mother that bore me!' he called. 'Listen to the words of Nam-Bok, thy son. There be room in his bidarka for two, and he would that thou camest with him. For his journey is to where there are fish and oil in plenty. There the frost comes not, and life is easy, and the things of iron do the work of men. Wilt thou come, O Bask-Wah- Wan?'
She debated a moment (она размышляла минуту), while the bidarka drifted swiftly from her (пока байдарка проворно уносилась от нее), then raised her voice to a quavering treble (потом повысила голос до дрожащего сопрано). 'I am old, Nam-Bok (я стара, Нам-Бок), and soon I shall pass down among the shadows (и скоро я перейду к теням). But I have no wish to go before my time (но у меня нет желания уходить прежде моего срока). I am old, Nam-Bok, and I am afraid (я стара, Нам- Бок, и я боюсь).'
A shaft of light shot across the dim-lit sea and wrapped boat and man in a splendor of red and gold (луч света озарил слабо освещенное море и окутал лодку и человека блеском красного и золотого цвета;
She debated a moment, while the bidarka drifted swiftly from her, then raised her voice to a quavering treble. 'I am old, Nam-Bok, and soon I shall pass down among the shadows. But I have no wish to go before my time. I am old, Nam-Bok, and I am afraid.'
A shaft of light shot across the dim-lit sea and wrapped boat and man in a splendor of red and gold. Then a hush fell upon the fisherfolk, and only was heard the moan of the off-shore wind and the cries of the gulls flying low in the air.
''Carmen won't last more than a couple of days (Кармен не протянет больше, чем пару дней;
''Carmen won't last more than a couple of days.' Mason spat out a chunk of ice and surveyed the poor animal ruefully, then put her foot in his mouth and proceeded to bite out the ice which clustered cruelly between the toes.
'I never saw a dog with a highfalutin' name that ever was worth a rap (я никогда не видел собаки с претенциозным именем, которая когда-либо чего-то /да/ стоила;
Snap (клац;
'Ye will, will ye (/ах/, ты будешь /еще…/)?' A shrewd clout behind the ear with the butt of the dogwhip (резкий сильный удар /по голове/ за ухом толстым концом хлыста для собак) stretched the animal in the snow (свалил животное в снег;
'I never saw a dog with a highfalutin' name that ever was worth a rap,' he said, as he concluded his task and shoved her aside. 'They just fade away and die under the responsibility. Did ye ever see one go wrong with a sensible name like Cassiar, Siwash, or Husky? No, sir! Take a look at Shookum here, he's — '
Snap! The lean brute flashed up, the white teeth just missing Mason's throat.
'Ye will, will ye?' A shrewd clout behind the ear with the butt of the dogwhip stretched the animal in the snow, quivering softly, a yellow slaver dripping from its fangs.
'As I was saying (как я говорил), just look at Shookum (только взгляните на Шукума), here (вот) — he's got the spirit (у него есть дух). Bet ye he eats Carmen before the week's out (спорим: «/я/ поспорю /с/ вами», он съест Кармен до конца недели;
'I'll bank another proposition against that (я кладу в банк =
'As I was saying, just look at Shookum, here — he's got the spirit. Bet ye he eats Carmen before the week's out.'
'I'll bank another proposition against that,' replied Malemute Kid, reversing the frozen bread placed before the fire to thaw. 'We'll eat Shookum before the trip is over. What d'ye say, Ruth?'
The Indian woman settled the coffee with a piece of ice (индианка бросила в кофе кусочек льда, чтобы осела гуща: «индейская женщина очистила кофе кусочком льда»;
