(это вы говорите мне: «предназначаете для меня»? – сказала девушка). “Because I am only a housemaid, if you please (ведь я лишь горничная, с вашего позволения).” And then, relenting at the sight of Harry’s obvious confusion (и затем, смягчившись при виде очевидного смущения Гарри), “I know you mean nothing of the sort,” she added (я знаю, что вы не имели в виду ничего такого, – добавила она); “and I like your looks (и мне нравится ваша наружность); but I think nothing of your Lady Vandeleur (но я ничего не думаю о = в грош не ставлю вашу леди Венделер). Oh, these mistresses!” she cried (ох уж эти хозяйки! – воскликнула она). “To send out a real gentleman like you (послать настоящего джентльмена вроде вас) – with a bandbox (с шляпной картонкой) – in broad day (среди бела дня)!”

 “You look kind enough yourself,” she retorted; “and I wager you are worth a dozen Lady Vandeleurs.”

Harry was properly scandalised.

“I!” he cried. “I am only a secretary!”

“Do you mean that for me?” said the girl. “Because I am only a housemaid, if you please.” And then, relenting at the sight of Harry’s obvious confusion, “I know you mean nothing of the sort,” she added; “and I like your looks; but I think nothing of your Lady Vandeleur. Oh, these mistresses!” she cried. “To send out a real gentleman like you – with a bandbox – in broad day!”

During this talk they had remained in their original positions (во время этой беседы они оставались на своих изначальных позициях) – she on the doorstep (она на пороге), he on the side-walk (он на тротуаре), bareheaded for the sake of coolness (с непокрытой головой для прохлады), and with the bandbox on his arm (и с шляпной картонкой на руке). But upon this last speech (но при этих последних словах) Harry, who was unable to support such point-blank compliments to his appearance (Гарри, который был неспособен выдержать такие беззастенчивые комплименты своей внешности), nor the encouraging look with which they were accompanied (а также обнадеживающий взгляд, которым они сопровождались), began to change his attitude (начал менять свое положение = топтаться на месте), and glance from left to right in perturbation (и смотреть налево-направо в замешательстве). In so doing he turned his face towards the lower end of the lane (делая так, он повернул лицо к дальнему концу переулка), and there, to his indescribable dismay (и там, к его неописуемому смятению), his eyes encountered those of General Vandeleur (его глаза встретились с /глазами/ генерала Венделера). The General, in a prodigious fluster of heat, hurry, and indignation (генерал, в ужасном возбуждении от жары, спешки и гнева), had been scouring the streets in chase of his brother-in-law (прочесывал улицы в погоне за своим шурином); but so soon as he caught a glimpse of the delinquent secretary (но едва он приметил провинившегося секретаря: «поймал вид…»), his purpose changed (его цель поменялась), his anger flowed into a new channel (его ярость устремилась в новое русло), and he turned on his heel (и он повернулся на каблуках) and came tearing up the lane with truculent gestures and vociferations (и он рванул к Гарри по переулку со свирепыми жестами и криками = свирепо размахивая руками…; up – зд.: вдоль по улице по направлению к чему-то).

 During this talk they had remained in their original positions – she on the doorstep, he on the side-walk, bareheaded for the sake of coolness, and with the bandbox on his arm. But upon this last speech Harry, who was unable to support such point-blank compliments to his appearance, nor the encouraging look with which they were accompanied, began to change his attitude, and glance from left to right in perturbation. In so doing he turned his face towards the lower end of the lane, and there, to his indescribable dismay, his eyes encountered those of General Vandeleur. The General, in a prodigious fluster of heat, hurry, and indignation, had been scouring the streets in chase of his brother-in-law; but so soon as he caught a glimpse of the delinquent secretary, his purpose changed, his anger flowed into a new channel, and he turned on his heel and came tearing up the lane with truculent gestures and vociferations.