Русские классики в западноевропейских переводах. Учебное пособие по переводу в хрестоматийном изложении

coatsofthekindusuallyaffectedbyactorswhosepartitistoenterthestage duringtheclosingactofapiece,eventhough,witharmssharplycrooked andlegsslightlybent,thesaidbilliardplayersweretakingthemostcareful aim,butsucceedingonlyinmakingabortivestrokesintheair.Eachempo­riumofthesorthadwrittenoverit:"Thisisthebestestablishmentofitskind inthetown."Also,alfrescointhe streets there stoodtablesheaped with nuts, soap, and gingerbread (the latter butlittle distinguishable from the soap),andataneating-housetherewasdisplayedthesignofaplumpsh transxedwithagaff.Butthesignmostfrequentlytobediscernedwasthe insigniaoftheState,thedoubleheadedeagle(nowreplaced,inthisconnec­tion, with the laconic inscription "Dramshop").As forthe paving of the town,itwasuniformlybad.Thegentlemanpeeredalsointothemunicipal gardens,whichcontainedonlyafewsorrytreesthatwerepoorlyselected, requiringtobeproppedwithoil-painted,triangulargreensupports,andable toboastofa heightno greaterthanthatofanordinarywalking-stick.Yet recentlythelocalpaperhadsaid(aproposofagala)that,"Thankstotheef­fortsofourCivilGovernor,thetownhasbecomeenrichedwithapleasaunce fullofumbrageous,spaciously-branchingtrees.Evenonthemostsultryday theyaffordagreeableshade,andindeedgratifyingwasittoseetheheartsof ourcitizenspantingwithanimpulseofgratitudeastheireyesshedtearsin recognitionofallthattheirGovernorhasdoneforthem!"Next,afterinquir­ingofagendarmeastothebestwaysandmeansofndingthelocalcouncil, the locallaw-courts, and the local Governor,should he (Chichikov) have needofthem,thegentlemanwentontoinspecttheriverwhichranthrough thetown.Enroutehetoreoffanoticeafxedtoapost,inorderthathemight themoreconvenientlyreaditafterhisreturntotheinn.Also,hebestowed uponaladyofpleasantexteriorwho,escortedbyafootman ladenwith a bundle,happenedtobepassingalongawoodensidewalkaprolongedstare. Lastly,hethrewaroundhimacomprehensiveglance(asthoughtoxinhis mindthegeneraltopographyoftheplace)andbetookhimselfhome.There, gentlyaidedbythewaiter,heascendedthestairstohisbedroom,dranka glassoftea,and,seatinghimselfatthetable,calledforacandle;whichhav­ingbeenbroughthim,heproducedfromhispocketthenotice,helditclose totheame,andconneditstenour—slightlycontractinghisrighteyeashe didso.Yettherewaslittleinthenoticetocallforremark.Allthatitsaidwas thatshortlyoneofKotzebue'splayswouldbegiven,andthatoneoftheparts intheplaywastobetakenbyacertainMonsieurPoplevin,andanotherbya