Together we made our way down the precipitous slope (вместе мы спустились вниз по крутому склону; to make one's way — продвигаться, направляться) and approached the body (и приблизились к телу), black and clear against the silvered stones (темному и четкому на фоне серебрившихся камней). The agony of those contorted limbs (/при виде/ этих в мучениях скрюченных членов) struck me with a spasm of pain (у меня от горя перехватило дыхание; to strike — ударять; поражать; pain — боль; горе) and blurred my eyes with tears (и глаза наполнились: «затуманились» слезами).
"We must send for help, Holmes (мы должны послать за помощью, Холмс)! We cannot carry him all the way to the Hall (мы не сможем всю дорогу нести его). Good heavens, are you mad (Господи Боже, вы с ума сошли)?"
He had uttered a cry and bent over the body (он издал вопль и склонился над телом; to bend). Now he was dancing and laughing and wringing my hand (теперь он танцевал, смеялся и жал мне руку). Could this be my stern, self-contained friend (мог это быть мой строгий, сдержанный друг)? These were hidden fires, indeed (да, вот какие /в нем/ скрывались страсти; fire — огонь; страсть, неистовость; indeed — в самом деле, действительно; выражание сомнения, удивления и т. п.)!
"A beard! A beard! The man has a beard (борода, у этого человека борода)!"
"A beard?"
"It is not the Baronet (это не баронет) — it is — why, it is my neighbour, the convict (это — Боже мой — это мой сосед, каторжник)!"
With feverish haste we had turned the body over (с лихорадочной поспешностью мы перевернули тело; fever — лихорадка), and that dripping beard (и эта пропитанная /кровью/ борода; dripping — капающий; мокрый, промокший) was pointing up to the cold, clear moon (была направлена /теперь/ на холодную, ясную луну = торчала вверх/была задрана к луне). There could be no doubt about the beetling forehead (не могло быть сомнений насчет этого низкого лба; to beetle — нависать, выдаваться), the sunken animal eyes (/и/ глубоко запавших звериных глаз; sunken — затонувший; впалый). It was, indeed, the same face (несомненно, это было то лицо) which had glared upon me in the light of the candle from over the rock (которое смотрело на меня при свете /стоящей/ на скале свечи) — the face of Selden, the criminal (лицо Сэлдэна, преступника).
prove [pru:v], precipitous [prI'sIpIt@s], wring [rIN]
"Why should we not seize him at once?"
"Our case is not complete. The fellow is wary and cunning to the last degree. It is not what we know, but what we can prove. If we make one false move the villain may escape us yet."
"What can we do?"
"There will be plenty for us to do to-morrow. To-night we can only perform the last offices to our poor friend."
Together we made our way down the precipitous slope and approached the body, black and clear against the silvered stones. The agony of those contorted limbs struck me with a spasm of pain and blurred my eyes with tears.
"We must send for help, Holmes! We cannot carry him all the way to the Hall. Good heavens, are you mad?"
He had uttered a cry and bent over the body. Now he was dancing and laughing and wringing my hand. Could this be my stern, self-contained friend? These were hidden fires, indeed!
"A beard! A beard! The man has a beard!"
"A beard?"
"It is not the Baronet — it is — why, it is my neighbour, the convict!"
With feverish haste we had turned the body over, and that dripping beard was pointing up to the cold, clear moon. There could be no doubt about the beetling forehead, the sunken animal eyes. It was, indeed, the same face which had glared upon me in the light of the candle from over the rock — the face of Selden, the criminal.