They reached the hotel (они подошли к гостинице;
"Can you tell me where I shall find Mr. Edward Barnard (могли бы вы подсказать мне, где я могу найти мистера Эдварда Барнарда)? I understand he was in this office for some time (я полагаю, что он работал в этом офисе некоторое время)."
"That is so (так и есть). I don't know just where he is (только я не знаю, где он)."
premise ['premIs], lagoon [lq'gu: n], warehouse ['weqhaVs], spectacled ['spektqk(q)ld]
They reached the hotel. When he had arranged about his room Bateman asked to be directed to the premises of Braunschmidt & Co. They were on the front, facing the lagoon, and, glad to feel the solid earth under his feet after eight days at sea, he sauntered down the sunny road to the water's edge. Having found the place he sought, Bateman sent in his card to the manager and was led through a lofty barn-like room, half store and half warehouse, to an office in which sat a stout, spectacled, bald-headed man.
"Can you tell me where I shall find Mr. Edward Barnard? I understand he was in this office for some time."
"That is so. I don't know just where he is."
"But I thought he came here with a particular recommendation from Mr. Braunschmidt (но я думал, что он приехал сюда с особенными рекомендациями от мистера Брауншмидта). I know Mr. Braunschmidt very well (я очень хорошо знаю мистера Брауншмидта)."
The fat man looked at Bateman with shrewd, suspicious eyes (толстяк взглянул на Бейтмана проницательными, недоверчивыми глазами). He called to one of the boys in the warehouse (он окликнул одного из молодых людей со склада).
"Say, Henry, where's Barnard now, d'you know (послушай, Генри, где сейчас Барнард, ты не знаешь)? "
"He's working at Cameron's, I think (мне кажется, он работает у Камерона)," came the answer from someone who did not trouble to move (донесся ответ от кого-то, кто даже не удосужился двинуться /с места/).
The fat man nodded (толстяк кивнул).
"If you turn to your left when you get out of here (если повернуть налево, когда вы выйдете отсюда) you'll come to Cameron's in about three minutes (то вы дойдете до Камерона минуты за три)."
Bateman hesitated (Бейтман мешкал).