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"This was in Constantinople?"

She hesitated, nodded, and said: "Marmara."

He waved his cigarette at her, saying: "Co ahead, what happened then?"

"But that's all (но это все). I've told you (я сказала вам). They promised me five hundred pounds (они обещали мне пятьсот фунтов) to help them (чтобы помочь им) and I did (и я помогла) and then we found (а потом мы обнаружили) that Joe Cairo meant to desert us (что Джо Кейро задумал бросить нас), taking the falcon with him (взяв сокола с собой) and leaving us nothing (и не оставить нам ничего). So we did exactly that to him, first (так что мы сделали именно это с ним первые). But then I wasn't any better off (но и тогда я не стала богаче) than I had been before (чем я была до этого), because Floyd hadn't any intention at all (поскольку Флойд не имел никакого намерения) of paying me the seven hundred and fifty pounds (платить мне семьсот пятьдесят фунтов) he had promised me (которые он обещал мне). I had learned that (я узнала это) by the time (к тому времени) we got here (когда мы приехали сюда). He said we would go to New York (он сказал, мы поедем в Нью-Йорк), where he would sell it (где он продаст ее) and give me my share (и даст мне мою долю), but I could see (но я могла видеть) he wasn't telling me the truth (что он говорил мне неправду: «не говорил мне правду»)." Indignation had darkened her eyes to violet (возмущение сделало цвет ее глаз темным, почти фиолетовым). "And that's why I came to you (вот почему я и пришла к вам) to get you to help me learn (чтобы вы помогли мне узнать) where the falcon was (где сокол)."

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"But that's all. I've told you. They promised me five hundred pounds to help them and I did and then we found that Joe Cairo meant to desert us, taking the falcon with him and leaving us nothing. So we did exactly that to him, first. But then I wasn't any better off than I had been before, because Floyd hadn't any intention at all of paying me the seven hundred and fifty pounds he had promised me. I had learned that by the time we got here. He said we would go to New York, where he would sell it and give me my share, but I could see he wasn't telling me the truth." Indignation had darkened her eyes to violet. "And that's why I came to you to get you to help me learn where the falcon was."

"And suppose you'd got it (допустим, вы получили бы его)? What then (что потом)?"

"Then I'd have been in a position (тогда у меня была бы возможность; position— положение, место) to talk terms with Mr. Floyd Thursby (обсуждать условия с мистером Флойдом Терсби)."

Spade squinted at her (Спейд взглянул на нее украдкой; tosquint— косить /глазами/; смотреть искоса, украдкой) and suggested (и предложил): "But you wouldn't have known (но вы, видимо, не знали) where to take it (куда ее отвезти) to get more money (чтобы получить больше денег) than he'd give you (чем он бы вам дал), the larger sum (бóльшую сумму) that you knew (за которую, вы знали) he expected to sell it for (он ожидал продать ее)?"

"I did not know (я не знала)," she said.

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"And suppose you'd got it? What then?"

"Then I'd have been in a position to talk terms with Mr. Floyd Thursby."

Spade squinted at her and suggested: "But you wouldn't have known where to take it to get more money than he'd give you, the larger sum that you knew he expected to sell it for?"

"I did not know," she said.

Spade scowled at the ashes (Спейд хмуро смотрел на пепел) he had dumped (который он свалил кучкой) on his plate (на своей тарелке). "What makes it worth all that money (что делает ее стоящей таких денег)?" he demanded (/требовательно/ спросил он). "You must have some idea (у вас должна быть какая-нибудь идея), at least (по крайней мере) be able to guess (можете предположить)."

"I haven't the slightest idea (у меня нет ни малейшего представления)."

He directed the scowl at her (он направил хмурый взгляд на нее). "What's it made of (из чего она сделана)?"

"Porcelain or black stone (из фарфора или черного камня). I don't know (я не знаю). I've never touched it (я никогда не касалась ее). I've only seen it once (я только видела ее один раз), for a few minutes (на несколько минут). Floyd showed it to me (Флойд показал мне ее) when we'd first got hold of it (когда мы только ее заполучили)."

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Spade scowled at the ashes he had dumped on his plate. "What makes it worth all that money?" he demanded. "You must have some idea, at least be able to guess."

"I haven't the slightest idea."

He directed the scowl at her. "What's it made of?"

"Porcelain or black stone. I don't know. I've never touched it. I've only seen it once, for a few minutes. Floyd showed it to me when we'd first got hold of it."

Spade mashed the end of his cigarette (Спейд расплющил конец своей сигареты) in his plate (в своей тарелке) and made one draught of the coffee and brandy (и сделал один глоток кофе и бренди) in his cup (в своей чашке). His scowl had gone away (его нахмуренность ушла). He wiped his lips with his napkin (он вытер свои губы своей салфеткой), dropped it crumpled on the table (бросил его смятым на стол), and spoke casually (и сказал ненароком): "You are a liar (вы — лгунья)."

She got up (она встала) and stood at the end of the table (и встала у конца стола), looking down at him (глядя вниз на него) with dark abashed eyes (темными сконфуженными глазами) in a pinkening face (на розовеющем лице). "I am a liar (я — лгунья)," she said. "I have always been a liar (я всегда была лгуньей)."

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Spade mashed the end of his cigarette in his plate and made one draught of the coffee and brandy in his cup. His scowl had gone away. He wiped his lips with his napkin, dropped it crumpled on the table, and spoke casually: "You are a liar."

She got up and stood at the end of the table, looking down at him with dark abashed eyes in a pinkening face. "I am a liar," she said. "I have always been a liar."

"Don't brag about it (не хвастайтесь этим). It's childish (это ребячество)." His voice was good-humored (его голос был добродушным). He came out from between table and bench (он вышел из-за стола и скамейки;between — между). "Was there any truth at all (была хоть какая-то правда) in that yarn (во всей этой байке; yarn — пряжа, нить)?"

She hung her head (она повесила голову). Dampness glistened on her dark lashes (влага блеснула на ее темных ресницах). "Some (немного)," she whispered (прошептала она).

"How much (сколько)?"

"Not — not very much (не — не очень много)."

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"Don't brag about it. It's childish." His voice was good-humored. He came out from between table and bench. "Was there any truth at all in that yarn?"

She hung her head. Dampness glistened on her dark lashes. "Some," she whispered.

"How much?"

"Not — not very much."

Spade put a hand under her chin (Спейд положил руку под ее подбородок) and lifted her head (и поднял ее голову). He laughed into her wet eyes and said (он засмеялся в ее мокрые глаза и сказал): "We've got all night before us (у нас вся ночь впереди). I'll put some more brandy (я добавлю еще немного бренди) in some more coffee (в еще немного кофе) and we'll try again (и мы попытаемся снова)."

Her eyelids drooped (ее веки опустились; todroop— поникать, свисать; закрываться /о глазах/). "Oh, I'm so tired (о, я так устала)," she said tremulously (сказала она робко), "so tired of it all (так устала от всего этого), of myself (от себя), of lying (от лжи) and thinking up lies (и выдумывания лжи), and of not knowing (и не знания того) what is a lie (что ложь) and what is the truth (а что правда). I wish I (я хочу, чтобы я) — "

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