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stride – шагать /большими шагами/; stride – большой шаг).
savagely ['sævɪdʒlɪ], Sunday ['sʌndɪ], deny [dɪ'naɪ], cancelled ['kæns(ə)ld]
“If you mean to stick up for him,” he said, as he smote his hands savagely on the flagstaff, which sent forth a shivering murmur, “well and good. I'll keep my part of the bargain. On Sunday I shall give notice of the banns, and you can deny them in the church if you will. If Abel is in Pencastle on the eleventh, he can have them cancelled, and his own put up; but till then, I take my course, and woe to anyone who stands in my way!” With that he flung himself down the rocky pathway, and Sarah could not but admire his Viking strength and spirit, as, crossing the hill, he strode away along the cliffs towards Bude.
During the week no news was heard of Abel (всю ту неделю об Абеле не было слышно никаких вестей), and on Saturday Eric gave notice of the banns of marriage between himself and Sarah Trefusis (и в субботу Эрик объявил о намерении сыграть свадьбу между ним и Сарой Трефьюзис). The clergyman would have remonstrated with him (священник принялся было отговаривать его; to remonstrate – протестовать; увещевать), for although nothing formal had been told to the neighbours (ведь, хотя формально соседям ничего не было сказано; formal – официальный; формальный), it had been understood since Abel's departure (после отъезда Абеля предполагалось; departure – отъезд, отбытие) that on his return he was to marry Sarah (что по возвращении он женится на Саре); but Eric would not discuss the question (но Эрик не захотел обсуждать этот вопрос).
“It is a painful subject, sir,” he said with a firmness (это болезненная / неприятная тема, сэр, – сказал он с такой твердостью; pain – боль; firmness – твердость; решительность, настойчивость; firm – твердый; решительный, непоколебимый) which the parson, who was a very young man, could not but be swayed by (которая не могла не подействовать на пастора, очень молодого человека; parson – приходской священник, пастор; to sway – качать/ся/, колебать/ся/; иметь влияние /на кого-л., что-л./). “Surely there is nothing against Sarah or me (несомненно, нет ничего против Сары или меня = никаких препятствий к нашему браку не имеется). Why should there be any bones made about the matter (зачем церемониться с этим делом; bone – кость; to make no bones about smth. – не колебаться, не церемониться)?”
during ['djʊərɪŋ], Saturday ['sætədɪ], clergyman ['klɜ:ʤɪmən], neighbours ['neɪbəz], subject /сущ./ ['sʌbʤɪkt], parson ['pɑ:s(ə)n]
During the week no news was heard of Abel, and on Saturday Eric gave notice of the banns of marriage between himself and Sarah Trefusis. The clergyman would have remonstrated with him, for although nothing formal had been told to the neighbours, it had been understood since Abel's departure that on his return he was to marry Sarah; but Eric would not discuss the question.
“It is a painful subject, sir,” he said with a firmness which the parson, who was a very young man, could not but be swayed by. “Surely there is nothing against Sarah or me. Why should there be any bones made about the matter?”
The parson said no more, and on the next day he read out the banns for the first time (священник ничего больше не сказал, и на следующий день он огласил их имена в первый раз; to read out – читать вслух, зачитывать) amidst an audible buzz from the congregation (среди ясно слышимого гула паствы; audible – слышный, слышимый; buzz – жужжание /насекомых, машин/; гул, гудение /толпы/; congregation – собрание; прихожане, паства). Sarah was present, contrary to custom (Сара присутствовала вопреки обычаю; present – присутствующий), and though she blushed furiously (и хотя она вся зарделась; to blush – краснеть, заливаться румянцем от смущения, стыда) enjoyed her triumph over the other girls whose banns had not yet come (но наслаждалась победой над другими девушками, имена которых еще не оглашали; triumph – триумф; победа, торжество). Before the week was over she began to make her wedding dress (прежде чем закончилась неделя, она начала готовить свадебное платье; to wed – жениться; выходить замуж). Eric used to come and look at her at work and the sight thrilled through him (Эрик часто приходил посмотреть на нее за работой, и это зрелище наполняло его трепетом). He used to say all sorts of pretty things to her at such times (он говорил ей всевозможные комплименты: «приятные вещи» в такие минуты), and there were to both delicious moments of love-making (и для обоих это были восхитительные мгновения признаний в любви; love-making – ухаживание; объяснение в любви).
audible ['ɔ:dɪb(ə)l], present /прил./ ['prez(ə)nt], triumph ['traɪəmf], delicious [dɪ'lɪʃəs]
The parson said no more, and on the next day he read out the banns for the first time amidst an audible buzz from the congregation. Sarah was present, contrary to custom, and though she blushed furiously enjoyed her triumph over the other girls whose banns had not yet come. Before the week was over she began to make her wedding dress. Eric used