Читаем Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит полностью

One thing he did make his mind up about (одна вещь, по поводу которой он уже принял решение; mind — ум, настроение, намерение) was not to bother (была то, что /он/ не /собирался/ дать себе труд) to get up very early (встать очень рано) and cook everybody else’s wretched breakfast (чтобы сготовить все их несчастные = проклятые завтраки). The Tookishness was wearing off (Туковщина потихоньку проходила; towearoff—стирать (ся), уничтожать), and he was not now quite so sure (и теперь он уже не был так уверен) that he was going on any journey (что он собирается в какое-нибудь путешествие) in the morning (утром). As he lay in bed (когда он лежал в постели) he could hear Thorin still humming to himself (он мог слышать, как Торин все еще напевает себе; to hum — жужжать, рокотать; петь с закрытым ртом) in the best bedroom (в самой лучшей спальной комнате) next to him (/расположенной/ радом с ним):

Far over the misty mountains cold (далеко, над холодом мглистых гор)

To dungeons deep and caverns old (в опасные глубокие и старые пещеры) We must away, ere break of day (мы должны уйти, до восхода солнца),

To find our long-forgotten gold (чтобы найти наше давно забытое золото).

Bilbo went to sleep (Бильбо заснул) with that in his ears (слушая это: «с этим в его ушах»), and it gave him (и это доставило ему) very uncomfortable dreams (очень тревожные сны). It was long after the break of day (прошло уже много времени после восхода солнца), when he woke up (когда он проснулся; to wake up).

burglar ['b: l] poach [pt] stow [st] altogether [: lt'ed] wretched ['retd]

“Before we go, I suppose you mean, ” said Thorin. “Aren’t you the burglar? And isn’t sitting on the door-step your job, not to speak of getting inside the door? But I agree about bed and breakfast. I like eggs with my ham, when starting on a journey: fried not poached, and mind you don’t break ‘em. ”

After all the others had ordered their breakfasts without so much as a please (which annoyed Bilbo very much), they all got up. The hobbit had to find room for them all, and filled all his spare-rooms and made beds on chairs and sofas, before he got them all stowed and went to his own little bed very tired and not altogether happy. One thing he did make his mind up about was not to bother to get up very early and cook everybody else’s wretched breakfast. The Tookishness was wearing off, and he was not now quite so sure that he was going on any journey in the morning. As he lay in bed he could hear Thorin still humming to himself in the best bedroom next to him:

Far over the misty mountains coldTo dungeons deep and caverns oldWe must away, ere break of day,To find our long-forgotten gold.

Bilbo went to sleep with that in his ears, and it gave him very uncomfortable dreams. It was long after the break of day, when he woke up.

<p>Chapter 2. Roast Mutton</p><p>(Глава 2. Жареная баранина)</p>
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