), says he, looking as fierce as a commander (глядя так же свирепо, как командир = с видом командира).
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1. 'Well, then, said he, 'this is the berth for me. Here you matey, he cried to the man who trundled the barrow; 'bring up alongside and help up my chest. I'll stay here a bit, he continued. 'I'm a plain man; rum and bacon and eggs is what I want, and that head up there for to watch ships off. What you mought call me? You mought call me captain. Oh, I see what you're at — there; and he threw down three or four gold pieces on the threshold. 'You can tell me when I've worked through that, says he, looking as fierce as a commander.
1. And, indeed (действительно), bad as his clothes were (/хотя/ плоха его одежда была), and coarsely as he spoke (/хотя/ грубо он говорил = речь его была грубой), he had none of the appearance of a man who sailed before the mast (он ничего не имел от внешности человека, который плавал перед мачтой = не был похож на простого матроса /части старших лиц судового экипажа находились позади мачты/); but seemed like a mate or skipper (а был похож на помощника капитана или шкипера; to seem — казаться) accustomed to be obeyed or to strike (привыкшего, чтобы ему подчинялись = отдавать приказания или /просто/ бить; to obey — подчиняться). The man who came with the barrow (человек, который пришел с тачкой) told us the mail had set him down this morning before at the 'Royal George; (рассказал нам, /что/ почта высадила его этим утром раньше = он прибыл на почтовых в /гостиницу/ «Король Георг») that he had inquired (что он расспрашивал) what inns there were along the coast (какие трактиры находятся на побережье), and hearing ours well spoken of (и услышав, /что/ о нашем хорошо отзывались), I suppose (полагаю), and described as lonely (описывали как уединенный), had chosen it from the others for his place of residence (выбрал его из других своим местом проживания). And that was all we could learn of our guest (это было все, что мы могли узнать о нашем госте).
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1. And, indeed, bad as his clothes were, and coarsely as he spoke, he had none of the appearance of a man who sailed before the mast; but seemed like a mate or skipper accustomed to be obeyed or to strike. The man who came with the barrow told us the mail had set him down this morning before at the 'Royal George; that he had inquired what inns there were along the coast, and hearing ours well spoken of, I suppose, and described as lonely, had chosen it from the others for his place of residence. And that was all we could learn of our guest.