"I have several French ones in my bag (у меня в чемодане есть несколько /книг/ на французском). I’ll look them out and if you care to have them I’ll give them to you (я их отложу, и если вам захочется взять их, я их вам отдам;
My offer was due only in part to kindness (мое предложение только отчасти было продиктовано душевной добротой;
"I should have to show them to the commandant (мне придется показать их начальнику тюрьмы). He would only let me keep them (он позволит мне оставить их только в том случае) if there was no doubt they couldn’t possibly corrupt my morals (если они определенно: «без всякого сомнения» не смогут развратить мою нравственность). But he’s a good-natured man (но он добродушный человек), I don’t think he’ll make any difficulties (не думаю, что он будет чинить препятствия;
kindness ['kaIndnIs], chance [tSQ: ns], corrupt [kq'rApt]
"I have several French ones in my bag. I’ll look them out and if you care to have them I’ll give them to you if you can come along again."
My offer was due only in part to kindness; I wanted to have another chance of a talk with him.
"I should have to show them to the commandant. He would only let me keep them if there was no doubt they couldn’t possibly corrupt my morals. But he’s a good-natured man, I don’t think he’ll make any difficulties.
There was a hint of slyness in the smile with which he said this (когда он говорил это, в его улыбке промелькнуло лукавство: «совсем немного лукавства было в той улыбке, с которой он это сказал»;
"The commandant has a very good opinion of you (начальник тюрьмы очень хорошего о вас мнения)."
measure ['meZq], conscientious ["kOnSI'enSqs], unjust [An'dZAst]
There was a hint of slyness in the smile with which he said this, and I suspected that he had taken the measure of the well-meaning, conscientious chief of the camp and knew pretty well how to get on the right side of him. It would have been unjust to blame him if he exercised tact, and even cunning, to render his lot as tolerable as might be.
"The commandant has a very good opinion of you."