).”

 “You know very well, my dear Harry,” replied Lady Vandeleur, for she called him by name like a child or a domestic servant, “that you never by any chance do what the General tells you. No more do I, you may say. But that is different. A woman can earn her pardon for a good year of disobedience by a single adroit submission; and, besides, no one is married to his private secretary. I shall be sorry to lose you; but since you cannot stay longer in a house where you have been insulted, I shall wish you good-bye, and I promise you to make the General smart for his behaviour.”

Harry’s countenance fell (лицо у Гарри вытянулось: «упало»); tears came into his eyes (слезы выступили у него на глазах: «пришли в его глаза»; to come – прийти), and he gazed on Lady Vandeleur with a tender reproach (и он посмотрел на леди Венделер с мягким укором). “My Lady,” said he, “what is an insult (миледи, – сказал он, – что такое оскорбление)? I should think little indeed of any one (я был бы в самом деле невысокого мнения о любом: «думал бы мало») who could not forgive them by the score (кто не мог бы простить их все: «скопом, десятками»). But to leave one’s friends (но покинуть друзей); to tear up the bonds of affection (разорвать узы привязанности) – ” He was unable to continue (он был неспособен продолжать), for his emotion choked him (так как его чувства душили его), and he began to weep (и он принялся рыдать; to begin – начать). Lady Vandeleur looked at him with a curious expression (леди Венделер глядела на него с выражением любопытства /на лице/).

 Harry’s countenance fell; tears came into his eyes, and he gazed on Lady Vandeleur with a tender reproach. “My Lady,” said he, “what is an insult? I should think little indeed of any one who could not forgive them by the score. But to leave one’s friends; to tear up the bonds of affection – ” He was unable to continue, for his emotion choked him, and he began to weep. Lady Vandeleur looked at him with a curious expression.

“This little fool,” she thought (этот дурачок, – подумала она; to think – думать), “imagines himself to be in love with me (воображает, что влюблен в меня). Why should he not become my servant instead of the General’s (почему бы ему не стать моим слугой, вместо /того, чтобы быть слугой/ генерала)? He is good-natured, obliging, and understands dress (он добродушный, предупредительный и знает толк в платьях); and besides it will keep him out of mischief (и кроме того, это оградит его от бед). He is positively too pretty to be unattached (он точно слишком мил, чтобы быть одиноким: «непривязанным»).” That night she talked over the General (тем вечером она переговорила с генералом), who was already somewhat ashamed of his vivacity (который был уже немного смущен своей горячностью); and Harry was transferred to the feminine department (и Гарри был переведен на женскую половину), where his life was little short of heavenly (где его жизнь ненамного отличалась от райской; short of – не достигая; short – короткий).

 “This little fool,” she thought, “imagines himself to be in love with me. Why should he not become my servant instead of the General’s? He is good-natured, obliging, and understands dress; and besides it will keep him out of mischief. He is positively too pretty to be unattached.” That night she talked over the General, who was already somewhat ashamed of his vivacity; and Harry was transferred to the feminine department, where his life was little short of heavenly.