It too — Gutman's daughter." He described Rhea Gutman. "Watch

yourself when you go up against the kid. He's supposed to be pretty good

with the gun... That's right, Tom, and I've got some stuff here for you. I

think I've got the guns he used... That's right. Step on it — and luck to

you!"

Spade slowly replaced receiver (Спейд медленно вернул трубку) on

prong (на рычажок), telephone on shelf (телефон на полку). He wet his lips

(он увлажнил свои губы) and looked down at his hands (и посмотрел на

свои руки). Their palms were wet (их ладони были влажными). He filled

his deep chest with air (он наполнил свою глубокую грудь воздухом). His

eyes were glittering (его глаза блестели) between straightened lids (между

выпрямленными веками). He turned (он повернулся) and took three long

swift steps (и сделал три длинных быстрых шага) into the living-room (в

гостиную).

Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Бриджит О’Шонесси), startled by the suddenness

of his approach (испуганная внезапностью его появления), let her breath

out (выпустила воздух) in a little laughing gasp (маленьким смешком; gasp

— затрудненное дыхание, удушье).

prong [prON] fill [fIl] gasp [gQ:sp]

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Spade slowly replaced receiver on prong, telephone on shelf. He wet

his lips and looked down at his hands. Their palms were wet. He filled his

deep chest with air. His eyes were glittering between straightened lids.

He turned and took three long swift steps into the living-room.

Brigid O'Shaughnessy, startled by the suddenness of his approach, let

her breath out in a little laughing gasp.

Spade, face to face with her (Спейд, лицом к лицу с ней), very close to

her (очень близко к ней), tall (высокий), big-boned (ширококостный) and

thick-muscled (мускулистый), coldly smiling (холодно улыбающийся),

hard of jaw and eye (жесткий челюстью и жестокими глазами), said:

"They'll talk (они будут говорить) when they're nailed (когда их арестуют;

to nail — забивать гвозди, пригвождать; /разг./ поймать) — about us (о

нас). We're sitting on dynamite (мы сидим на динамите), and we've only got

minutes (и у нас лишь минуты) to get set for the police (чтобы

приготовиться к /прибытию/ полиции). Give me all of it (расскажи мне

все об этом) — fast (быстро). Gutman sent you and Cairo to Constantinople

(Гутман послал тебя и Кейро в Константинополь)?"

She started to speak (она начала говорить), hesitated (поколебалась),

and bit her lip (и прикусила свою губу; to bite — кусать).

coldly ['kqVldlI] dynamite ['daInqmaIt] bit [bIt]

Spade, face to face with her, very close to her, tall, big-boned and

thick-muscled, coldly smiling, hard of jaw and eye, said: "They'll talk

when they're nailed — about us. We're sitting on dynamite, and we've

only got minutes to get set for the police. Give me all of it — fast.

Gutman sent you and Cairo to Constantinople?"

She started to speak, hesitated, and bit her lip.

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He put a hand on her shoulder (он положил руку на ее плечо). "God

damn you (черт тебя побери), talk (говори)!" he said. "I'm in this with you

(я в этом вместе с тобой) and you're not going to gum it (и ты не будешь

вводить меня в заблуждение; gum — смолистое выделение, клей; to gum

— склеивать; /зд. амер. сленг./ обманывать). Talk (говори). He sent you

to Constantinople (он послала тебя в Константинополь)?"

"Y-yes, he sent me (д-да, он меня послал). I met Joe there and (я

встретила Джо там) — and asked him to help me (и попросила его помочь

мне). Then we (потом мы) — "

"Wait (подожди). You asked Cairo (ты попросила Кейро) to help you

(помочь тебе) get it from Kemidov (достать это у Кемидова)?"

"Yes."

"For Gutman (для Гутмана)?"

talk [tO:k] gum [gAm] wait [weIt]

He put a hand on her shoulder. "God damn you, talk!" he said. "I'm