I opened the bag, and he flopped out, flapping as if he hated the touch of the snow, now (я открыл сумку, и он вывалился, хлопая крыльями, словно теперь ненавидел прикосновение снега;
She had been followed by a grey-haired woman with a round, rather sallow face and a slightly hostile bearing (за ней следовала седовласая женщина с круглым, довольно бледным лицом и немного недружелюбной позой;
“Did you bring him with you, then?” she asked sharply (значит, вы принесли его с собой? – резко спросила она). I answered that I had rescued him the previous evening (я ответил, что спас его прошлым вечером;
I opened the bag, and he flopped out, flapping as if he hated the touch of the snow, now. She gathered him up and put her lips to his beak. She was flushed and handsome, her eyes bright, her hair slack, thick, but more witch-like than ever. She did not speak.
She had been followed by a grey-haired woman with a round, rather sallow face and a slightly hostile bearing.
“Did you bring him with you, then?” she asked sharply. I answered that I had rescued him the previous evening.
From the background slowly approached a slender man with a grey moustache and large patches on his trousers (медленно приблизился человек с седыми усами и большими заплатками на штанах).
“You’ve got ’im back ’gain, Ah see (