Дом на Пуховом углу - [43]

"Ah!" said Rabbit, who never let things come to him, but always went and fetched them. "Well, the point is, have you seen a Spotted or Herbaceous Backson in the Forest, at all?"

"No," said Pooh. "Not a-no," said Pooh. "I saw Tigger just now."

"That's no good (он нам без надобности; it is no good — бесполезно)."

"No," said Pooh (да[34], — сказал Пух). "I thought it wasn't (я так и думал)."

"Have you seen Piglet (ты видел Пятачка)?"

"Yes," said Pooh (да, — сказал Пух). "I suppose that isn't any good either (я полагаю, что он нам тоже без надобности)?" he asked meekly (спросил он кротко).

"Well, it depends if he saw anything (ну, это зависит от того, видел ли он кого-нибудь)."

"He saw me," said Pooh (он видел меня, — сказал Пух).

Rabbit sat down on the ground next to Pooh (Кролик сел на землю рядом с Пухом), and, feeling much less important like that (и почувствовав себя так гораздо менее значительным), stood up again (опять встал).

either ['aIDq], meekly ['mJklI], saw [sL]

"That's no good."

"No," said Pooh. "I thought it wasn't."

"Have you seen Piglet?"

"Yes," said Pooh. "I suppose that isn't any good either?" he asked meekly.

"Well, it depends if he saw anything."

"He saw me," said Pooh.

Rabbit sat down on the ground next to Pooh, and, feeling much less important like that, stood up again.

"What it all comes to is this," he said (все это сводится к следующему, — сказал он; tocometo — касаться, означать, приходить к, доходить до). "What does Christopher Robin do in the morning nowadays (чем занимается теперь Кристофер Робин по утрам)?"

"What sort of thing (как чем)?"

"Well, can you tell me anything (ну, можешь ты сказать мне что-нибудь) you've seen him do in the morning (о том, что ты видел, чем он занимается по утрам)? These last few days (в эти последние несколько дней)."

"Yes," said Pooh (да, — сказал Пух). "We had breakfast together yesterday (мы вчера завтракали вместе). By the Pine Trees (у Сосен). I'd made up a little basket (я собрал маленькую корзинку; to make up — собирать, укладывать), just a little, fair-sized basket (просто небольшую приличного такого размера корзиночку), an ordinary biggish sort of basket, full of (обычную огромненькую такую корзину, полную) — "

"Yes, yes," said Rabbit (да, да, — сказал Кролик), "but I mean later than that (но, я имею в виду, позже /этого/). Have you seen him between eleven and twelve (ты видел его между одиннадцатью и двенадцатью)?"

few [fjH], basket ['bRskIt], fair [fFq]

"What it all comes to is this," he said. "What does Christopher Robin do in the morning nowadays?"

"What sort of thing?"

"Well, can you tell me anything you've seen him do in the morning? These last few days."

"Yes," said Pooh. "We had breakfast together yesterday. By the Pine Trees. I'd made up a little basket, just a little, fair-sized basket, an ordinary biggish sort of basket, full of — "

"Yes, yes," said Rabbit, "but I mean later than that. Have you seen him between eleven and twelve?"

"Well," said Pooh (ну, — сказал Пух), "at eleven o'clock — at eleven o'clock — well, at eleven o'clock (в одиннадцать — в одиннадцать — ну, в одиннадцать) you see, I generally get home about then (видишь ли, где-то в это время я обычно прихожу домой). Because I have One or Two Things to Do (потому что мне нужно Сделать Пару Дел: «одну или две вещи, чтобы сделать»)."

"Quarter past eleven, then (тогда в четверть двенадцатого)?"

"Well — " said Pooh (ну, — сказал Пух).

"Half past (в половине)?"

"Yes," said Pooh (да, — сказал Пух). "At half past — or perhaps later — I might see him (в половине — или может быть позже — я, возможно, вижу его)."

eleven [I'levn], generally ['GenqrqlI], quarter ['kwLtq]

"Well," said Pooh, "at eleven o'clock — at eleven o'clock — well, at eleven o'clock, you see, I generally get home about then. Because I have One or Two Things to Do."

"Quarter past eleven, then?"

"Well — " said Pooh.

"Half past?"

"Yes," said Pooh. "At half past — or perhaps later — I might see him."

And now that he did think of it (и теперь, когда он подумал об этом), he began to remember (он начал припоминать) that he hadn't seen Christopher Robin about so much lately (что в последнее время /он/ не так уж часто видел Кристофера Робина). Not in the mornings (не по утрам). Afternoons, yes (после полудня, да); evenings, yes (по вечерам, да); before breakfast, yes (перед завтраком, да); just after breakfast, yes (сразу после завтрака, да). And then, perhaps, "See you again, Pooh," and off he'd go (а потом, может быть: еще увидимся, Пух, — и он уходил).

"That's just it," said Rabbit (вот именно, — сказал Кролик). "Where (куда)?"

"Perhaps he's looking for something (может быть, он что-то ищет)."

"What?" asked Rabbit (что? — спросил Кролик).

"That's just what I was going to say," said Pooh (как раз это я и хотел спросить, — сказал Пух). And then he added (а потом он добавил), "Perhaps he's looking for a — for a — "

"A Spotted or Herbaceous Backson (может, он ищет — э — э — Пятнистого или Травянистого Скоравирнуса)?"

afternoon ['Rftq'nHn], perhaps [pq'hxps], spotted ['spOtId]