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СЦЕНКА 28

 

THE LODGER

 

The Browns have decided to let their spare room. They have advertised it in the local newspaper. A strange woman comes to see it.

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: Good afternoon. I'm Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme.¹ I've come in answer to your advertisement.

Jim: Oh... er... come in, Mrs. Orme.

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme, if you don't mind. You’ve heard of me, of course.

Jim: Well, I'm afraid...

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: I'm the president² of the Guild of Philosophical Spiritualists.³ I'm writing a book on philosophical spi­ritualism through the ages and I must have congenial surround­ings⁴ for completing it. My present rooms are full of most unpleasant thought-waves.⁵

Maggie: Well… er ... perhaps you'd like to come upstairs.

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: Before I do,⁶ I hope you won't mind my asking whether yours is a happy home.⁷

Maggie: Well, really!⁸

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: You see, I like living in a happy home. Any sign of dissension just prevents me from working.⁹ I'm very sensitive, you know.

Jim: I do think you ought to see the room before we go any further, Mrs. ... er... Orby-Inglefield.¹⁰

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: Ingoldsby-Orme! Very well.

Maggie: (showing the room) This is it.¹¹ It's quite large, but I think you'll find it very warm when the fire's lit.

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: The wallpaper wants¹² changing, of course, and I don't know about¹³ having that carpet in here. There doesn't seem to be much cupboard room,¹⁴ either.

Maggie: Well...

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: But I'm sure you won't mind my using this cupboard in the hall. Of course, you'll have to turn out all these sheets and towels.

Maggie: Oh well, I don't know.

Jim: D'you mind¹⁵ if I smoke? I feel my nerves need soothing.

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: My dear sir! I've no objection to your smoking downstairs, but please refrain from doing so on this floor. Augustus¹⁶ and I are very sensitive to smoke. Where is Augustus, by the way?¹⁷ I distinctly remember putting him¹⁸ on the lead¹⁹ and taking him with me this morning.

Maggie: You have a dog? I suppose he could sleep in the kitchen.

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: Certainly not! Augustus hates being parted from me. Now, there was something else I had to remember to ask you. Oh yes, you won't have your radio on²⁰ late? It's only by working at night that I attain²¹ perfect concentration and then of course the slightest sound disturbs me.

I think I'd better go

Maggie: You mean you'll be working rather late?

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: I usually stop typing by two o'clock, but sometimes, of course, I find myself going on all night.²²

Jim: Well, Mrs. Oldsby-Orme...

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: Ingoldsby-Orme, if you please.²³

Jim: Well, Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme. I have to tell you that we always have the radio late at night and I insist on smoking like a chimney all over the house, upstairs and downstairs.

Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme: It doesn't sound very suitable then. I think I'd better go. Besides, it seems to me I can feel some rather unpleasant thought-waves here as well.

Maggie: Well, good-bye. Thank you for coming. I'm sorry you didn't like the room. (Mrs. Ingoldsby-Orme leaves).

Jim: See what you've let us in for!

Maggie: Never mind, Jim. The next one may be better.

 

ПОЯСНЕНИЯ

1. Ingoidsby-Orme эта фамилия звучит полу аристократически. Как видно из поведения госпожи Ингольдеби-Орм, она очень гордится своей фамилией.
2. President здесь: председатель (женщина)
3. Guild of Philosophical Spiritualists Братство философских спиритуалистов. Выдуманное название союза сторонников „философского спиритуализма". За выяснением отсылаем к госпоже Ингольдби-Opм, хотя сомневаемся, сможет ли она это сделать.
4. congenial surroundings благоприятное окружение
5. thought-waves „волны мысли"
6. Before I do прежде, чем я это сделаю
7. whether yours is a happy home у вас счастливая семья? счастливый ли ваш дом?
8. Well really! Вот это да! Что это такое! Мэгги возмущена.
9. just prevents me from working просто не дает мне возможности ра­ботать, мешает мне в работе
10. Mrs. ... ег ... Orby-Inglefield Джим не уверен в том, как звучит эта выдуманная фамилия.
11. This is it. Вот она (Мэгги показывает комнату)
12. wants здесь: требует
13. I don't know about здесь: мне не очень хочется...
14. much cupboard room много места в шкафу
15. D'you mind? = Do you mind?
16. Augustus - правдоподобно это кличка пса госпожи Ингольдсби-Орм.
17. by the way - здесь: между прочим
18. him говоря о псе, часто употребляют местоимение he, а не it
19. Lead здесь: поводок
20. On здесь: включено
21. It's only by working at night that I attain только благодаря тому, что я работаю ночью, я достигаю...
22. find myself going on all night случается, что я работаю всю ночь
23. Ingoldsby-Orme, if you please... Ингольдсби-Орм, если вы не возражаете.