Chapter 15 – The Sign of Four

chapter – [ˈtʃæptə] – глава
sign – [saɪn] – знак
 
When I got back to Baker Street, Holmes, Inspector Jones and the prisoner, Jonathan Small, were all waiting for me.
 
get (got, got) back – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
baker – [ˈbeɪkə] – пекарь; булочник
street – [stri:t] – улица
prisoner – [ˈprɪznə] – пленник, узник
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
 
I showed them the empty treasure chest. Small began to laugh.
‘Where is the treasure, Small?’ shouted Jones angrily.
 
show (showed, shown) – [ʃəʊ (ʃəʊd, ʃəʊn)] – показывать
empty – [ˈempti] – пустой
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
chest – [tʃest] – сундук, ящик
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начать
laugh – [lɑ:f] – смеяться
shout – [ʃaʊt] – кричать
angrily – [anɡrəli] – рассерженно, сердито
 
‘The Agra Treasure belongs to the Sign of Four,’ said Small quietly. ‘No one else will have it. I threw it all to the bottom of the river.’
 
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
belong – [bɪˈlɒŋ] – принадлежать
sign – [saɪn] – знак
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
quietly – [ˈkwaɪətli] – тихо
no one else – [nəʊ wʌn els] – никто другой
throw (threw, thrown) – [ˈθrəʊ (θru:, ˈθrəʊn)] – бросать, кидать
bottom – [ˈbɒtəm] – дно
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
 
We all stood astonished. The great treasure of Agra was lost for ever.
‘The Agra Treasure is unlucky,’ said Small. ‘It has never brought happiness to anyone.
 
stand (stood, stood) – [stænd (stʊd, stʊd)] – стоять
astonished – [əˈstɒnɪʃt] – удивленный
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
lost – [lɒst] – потерянный; пропавший
unlucky – [ʌnˈlʌki] – несчастливый
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
bring (brought, brought) – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t)] – приносить
happiness – [ˈhæpinəs] – счастье
 
It brought death to Captain Morstan. It brought fear and guilt to Major Sholto. Bartholomew Sholto was murdered because of it.
 
bring (brought, brought) – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t)] – приносить
death – [deθ] – смерть
captain – [ˈkæptɪn] – капитан
fear – [fɪə] – страх
guilt – [ˈɡɪlti] – вина, чувство вины
Major – [ˈmeɪdʒə] – Майор
murder – [ˈmɜ:də] – убивать
because of – [bɪˈkɒz ɒv] – из-за
 
And to me and the other members of the Sign of Four, it has brought prison for the rest of our lives.’
 
member – [ˈmembə] – член
sign – [saɪn] – знак
bring (brought, brought) – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t)] – приносить
prison – [ˈprɪzn̩] – тюрьма
rest – [rest] – остаток
 
‘You must tell us your story,’ said Holmes. ‘What is the Sign of Four?’
Jonathan Small began his strange story and we listened.
 
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать
story – [ˈstɔ:ri] – рассказ
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
sign – [saɪn] – знак
begin (began, begun) – [bɪˈɡɪn (bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn)] – начать
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный, удивительный
listen – [ˈlɪsn̩] – слушать
 
‘I went to India as a soldier in the British Army,’ said Small. ‘One day, soon after I arrived, I had an accident and lost my leg. After that, I could not fight any more.
 
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – отправляться
soldier – [ˈsəʊldʒə] – солдат
British Army – [ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɑ:mi] – Британская Армия
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
one day – [wʌn deɪ] – однажды
soon after – [su:n ˈɑ:ftə] – вскоре после этого
arrive – [əˈraɪv] – прибыть, приехать
accident – [ˈæksɪdənt] – авария, несчастный случай
lose (lost, lost) – [lu:z (lɒst, lɒst)] – терять, лишаться
leg – [leɡ] – нога (от бедра до ступни)
fight (fought, fought) – [faɪt (ˈfɔ:t, ˈfɔːt)] – драться, сражаться
 
‘Then there was terrible fighting between the Indians and the British. The British all hid in an old fortress at Agra.
 
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – ужасный, жуткий
fighting – [ˈfaɪtɪŋ] – драка, схватка
between – [bɪˈtwi:n] – между
Indian – [ˈɪndɪən] – индиец
British – [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] – британец
hide (hid, hidden) – [haɪd (hɪd, ˈhɪdn̩)] – скрываться, прятаться
fortress – [ˈfɔ:trɪs] – крепость
 
They shut themselves inside. The walls of this fortress were very thick. The Indians could not get in.
 
shut (shut, shut) – [ʃʌt (ʃʌt, ʃʌt)] – запирать
inside – [ɪnˈsaɪd] – внутри
wall – [wɔ:l] – стена
fortress – [ˈfɔ:trɪs] – крепость
thick – [θɪk] – толстый
Indian – [ˈɪndɪən] – индиец
get (got, got) in – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ɪn] – попасть, войти
 
‘I also went to Agra. I had three Indian friends who had fought for the British. They came to Agra with me. These men were Mahomet Singh, Abdullah Khan and Dost Akbar.
 
also – [ˈɔ:lsəʊ] – так же
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – идти, отправляться
Indian – [ˈɪndɪən] – индийский
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
fight (fought, fought) – [faɪt (ˈfɔ:t, ˈfɔːt)] – драться, сражаться
British – [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] – британец
come (came, come) – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm)] – идти
 
When we were in the Agra fortress, we heard a strange story. It was about a great treasure which had been hidden in the fortress.
 
fortress – [ˈfɔ:trɪs] – крепость
hear (heard, heard) – [hɪə (hɜ:d, hɜ:d)] – слышать
strange – [streɪndʒ] – странный, удивительный
story – [ˈstɔ:ri] – рассказ
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
hide (hid, hidden) – [haɪd (hɪd, ˈhɪdn̩)] – скрываться, прятаться
 
It had been hidden for many years. The four of us decided to look for this treasure. And one day we found it. It was hidden under the floor in a secret room.
 
hide (hid, hidden) – [haɪd (hɪd, ˈhɪdn̩)] – скрываться, прятаться
year – [ˈjiə] – год
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
look for – [lʊk fɔ:] – искать
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
one day – [wʌn deɪ] – однажды
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти
floor – [flɔ:] – пол
secret – [ˈsi:krɪt] – тайный
room – [ru:m] – комната
 
‘We were astonished by what we had found. We had never seen so many beautiful jewels. The four of us decided not to say anything about what we had found.
 
astonished – [əˈstɒnɪʃt] – удивленный
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
beautiful – [ˈbju:təfl̩] – красивый, прекрасный
jewels – [ˈdʒu:əlz] – драгоценности
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
 
We decided to leave the treasure hidden in the secret room in the fortress.
 
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
hide (hid, hidden) – [haɪd (hɪd, ˈhɪdn̩)] – скрываться, прятаться
secret – [ˈsi:krɪt] – тайный
room – [ru:m] – комната
fortress – [ˈfɔ:trɪs] – крепость
 
When the fighting was finished, we would be able to take the treasure away with us.
 
fighting – [ˈfaɪtɪŋ] – драка, схватка
finish – [ˈfɪnɪʃ] – заканчиваться
finished – [ˈfɪnɪʃt] – законченный
be able to – [bi ˈeɪbl̩ tu:] – быть в состоянии, мочь
take (took, taken) away – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) əˈweɪ] – забирать, уносить
 
‘We made a promise to each other. We agreed that we would always work together. We would share the treasure between us.
 
make (made, made) a promise – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd) ə ˈprɒmɪs] – дать обещание
each other – [i:tʃ ˈʌðə] – друг другу
agree – [əˈɡri:] – договариваться
always – [ˈɔ:lweɪz] – всегда
work (worked/wrought; worked/wrought) – [ˈwɜ:k (wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t; wɜ:kt/ˈrɔ:t)] – работать
share – [ʃeə] – делить, разделять
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
between – [bɪˈtwi:n] – между
 
We became the Sign of Four. But a terrible thing happened. Two British soldiers were killed in a fight.
 
become (became, become) – [bɪˈkʌm (bɪˈkeɪm, bɪˈkʌm)] – становиться
sign – [saɪn] – знак
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – ужасный, жуткий, страшный
thing – [ˈθɪŋ] – вещь
happen – [ˈhæpən] – происходить, случаться
British – [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] – британский
soldier – [ˈsəʊldʒə] – солдат
kill – [kɪl] – убивать
fight – [faɪt] – схватка
 
We had not killed them but we were arrested for their murder. We were sent to prison in the Andaman Islands.’
 
kill – [kɪl] – убивать
arrest – [əˈrest] – арестовывать, задерживать
murder – [ˈmɜ:də] – убийство
send (sent, sent) – [send (sent, sent)] – послать, отправить
prison – [ˈprɪzn̩] – тюрьма
Andaman Islands – [ændəmən ˈaɪləndz] – Андаманские Острова
 
‘Is that where you met Major Sholto and Captain Morstan?’ asked Holmes.
‘Yes,’ said Small. ‘Sholto and Morstan were the officers in charge of the prisoners there.
 
meet (met, met) – [mi:t (met, met)] – встречать, познакомиться
Major – [ˈmeɪdʒə] – Майор
captain – [ˈkæptɪn] – капитан
ask – [ɑ:sk] – спрашивать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
officer – [ˈɒfɪsə] – офицер, начальник
in charge of – [ɪn tʃɑ:dʒ ɒv] – ответственный за, во главе
prisoner – [ˈprɪznə] – пленник, узник, арестант
 
‘We were in a terrible situation. We knew where the Agra Treasure was. But we were not able to go and get it. We were prisoners.
 
terrible – [ˈterəbl̩] – ужасный, жуткий, страшный
situation – [ˌsɪtʃʊˈeɪʃn̩] – положение, ситуация
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
be able to – [bi ˈeɪbl̩ tu:] – быть в состоянии, мочь
get (got, got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt)] – добыть, получать, доставать
prisoner – [ˈprɪznə] – пленник, узник, арестант
 
Also, we were afraid that someone else might find the treasure. We did not know what to do. At last we told Sholto and Morstan about the great treasure. We asked them to help the four of us to escape.
 
also – [ˈɔ:lsəʊ] – так же
afraid – [əˈfreɪd] – испуганный; боящийся
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
at last – [ət lɑ:st] – наконец
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать
ask – [ɑ:sk] – просить
help – [help] – помогать
escape – [ɪˈskeɪp] – сбежать
 
When we were free, we would get the treasure and share it with them. But Sholto said that he did not believe us. He said he did not know if we were speaking the truth.
 
free – [fri:] – свободный
get (got, got) – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt)] – добыть, получать, доставать
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
share – [ʃeə] – делить, разделять
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
believe – [bɪˈli:v] – верить
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
speak (spoke, spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)] – говорить
truth – [tru:θ] – правда
 
Sholto did not know if the treasure would be there. He said he would go to India. If he found the treasure, he would come back.
 
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – отправляться
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – находить
come (came, come) back – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
 
He would help us escape from prison. Sholto asked the four of us to give him a plan of the fortress at Agra.
 
help – [help] – помогать
escape – [ɪˈskeɪp] – сбежать
prison – [ˈprɪzn̩] – тюрьма
ask – [ɑ:sk] – просить
give (gave, given) – [ɡɪv (ɡeɪv, ɡɪvn̩)] – давать, отдавать
fortress – [ˈfɔ:trɪs] – крепость
 
‘We did not want to give Sholto the plan. I didn’t trust him. But in the end we had to agree. We gave one plan to Sholto and another to Morstan. Sholto went to India. But he never came back.
 
want – [ˈwɒnt] – хотеть
give (gave, given) – [ɡɪv (ɡeɪv, ɡɪvn̩)] – давать, отдавать
trust – [trʌst] – доверять
in the end – [ɪn ði end] – в итоге, в конце концов
agree – [əˈɡri:] – соглашаться
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – отправляться
come (came, come) back – [kʌm (keɪm, kʌm) ˈbæk] – возвращаться
 
He found the treasure and took it to England. He stole it from the Sign of Four and also from his friend Morstan. And from that day, I decided to have revenge on Sholto.’
 
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – забрать, доставить
England – [ˈɪŋɡlənd] – Англия
steal (stole, stolen) – [sti:l (stəʊl, ˈstəʊlən)] – воровать, красть
sign – [saɪn] – знак
also – [ˈɔ:lsəʊ] – так же
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
decide – [dɪˈsaɪd] – решить
have\has (had; had) revenge – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) rɪˈvendʒ] – отомстить
revenge – [rɪˈvendʒ] – месть, реванш
 
Small was silent for a few moments. He was thinking about what Sholto had done. Then he went on with his story.
 
silent – [ˈsaɪlənt] – тихий, молчаливый
few – [fju:] – несколько
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
do (did, done) – [dʊ (dɪd, dʌn)] – делать
go (went, gone) on – [ɡəʊ ˈ(went, ɡɒn) ɒn] – продолжать
story – [ˈstɔ:ri] – рассказ
 
‘I made friends with one of the people of the Andaman Islands,’ he said. ‘The people there are pygmies. They are very small, but they are very brave.
 
make (made, made) friends – [ˈmeɪk (ˈmeɪd, ˈmeɪd) frendz] – подружиться
people – [ˈpi:pl̩] – люди
Andaman Islands – [ændəmən ˈaɪləndz] – Андаманские Острова
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
pygmy – [ˈpɪɡmi] – пигмей, карлик
brave – [breɪv] – храбрый, смелый
 
‘One day, I found one of these pygmies lying under a tree. He was very ill. I looked after him. He slowly got better. He became my friend. His name was Tonga.
 
one day – [wʌn deɪ] – однажды
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
pygmy – [ˈpɪɡmi] – пигмей, карлик
lie (lying) – [laɪ (ˈlaɪɪŋ)] – лежать
ill – [ɪl] – больной, нездоровый
look after – [lʊk ˈɑ:ftə] – заботиться о, ухаживать за, присматривать
slowly – [ˈsləʊli] – медленно
get (got, got) better – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈbetə] – становиться лучше
become (became, become) – [bɪˈkʌm (bɪˈkeɪm, bɪˈkʌm)] – становиться
friend – [ˈfrend] – друг
 
‘Tonga helped me to escape from the islands. He had a small boat. One dark night, we put lots of food into the boat and we sailed together from the Andaman Islands.’
 
help – [help] – помогать
escape – [ɪˈskeɪp] – сбежать
island – [ˈaɪlənd] – остров
boat – [bəʊt] – лодка
dark – [dɑ:k] – темный
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
put (put, put) – [ˈpʊt (ˈpʊt, ˈpʊt)] – класть, положить
lot – [lɒt] – много
food – [fu:d] – еда
sail – [seɪl] – плыть, идти под парусом
Andaman Islands – [ændəmən ˈaɪləndz] – Андаманские Острова
 
Holmes had been listening carefully while Small told his story. Now he spoke, ‘Ah – I understand,’ he said, ‘Major Sholto received a letter.
 
listen – [ˈlɪsn̩] – слушать
carefully – [ˈkeəfəli] – внимательно
while – [waɪl] – пока, в то время как
tell (told, told) – [tel (təʊld, təʊld)] – рассказать
story – [ˈstɔ:ri] – рассказ
speak (spoke, spoken) – [spi:k (spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən)] – говорить
understand (understood, understood) – [ˌʌndəˈstænd (ˌʌndəˈstʊd, ˌʌndəˈstʊd)] – понимать
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
Major – [ˈmeɪdʒə] – Майор
receive – [rɪˈsi:v] – получать
letter – [ˈletə] – письмо
 
What was written in the letter frightened him to death. It must have been the news of your escape which killed him.’
 
write (wrote, written) – [ˈraɪt (rəʊt, ˈrɪtn̩)] – писать, написать
letter – [ˈletə] – письмо
frighten – [ˈfraɪtn̩] – напугать, испугать
death – [deθ] – смерть
news – [nju:z] – новости
escape – [ɪˈskeɪp] – побег
kill – [kɪl] – убивать
 
Small went on with his story. ‘At last Tonga and I reached London. But I was too late to have revenge on Sholto. Sholto was dying.
 
go (went, gone) on – [ɡəʊ ˈ(went, ɡɒn) ɒn] – продолжать
story – [ˈstɔ:ri] – рассказ
at last – [ət lɑ:st] – наконец
reach – [ri:tʃ] – достичь, добраться
late – [leɪt] – поздно
have\has (had; had) revenge – [həv\hæz (həd; hæd) rɪˈvendʒ] – отомстить
revenge – [rɪˈvendʒ] – месть, реванш
die – [daɪ] – умереть
 
He saw my face at the window. That night I got into his room and left a message. It was from The Sign of Four.
 
see (saw, seen) – [ˈsi: (ˈsɔ:, ˈsi:n)] – видеть
window – [ˈwɪndəʊ] – окно
night – [ˈnaɪt] – ночь
get (got, got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – войти, попасть
room – [ru:m] – комната
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять
message – [ˈmesɪdʒ] – сообщение
sign – [saɪn] – знак
 
‘Tonga and I waited six years. We watched Pondicherry Lodge and Bartholomew Sholto carefully. When Bartholomew Sholto found the treasure, we knew about it immediately.
 
wait – [weɪt] – ждать
year – [ˈjiə] – год
watch – [wɒtʃ] – наблюдать, следить
Pondicherry – [pɒndɪtʃerɪ] – Пондишери (административный центр в Индии)
Lodge – [lɒdʒ] – домик
carefully – [ˈkeəfəli] – внимательно, осторожно
find (found, found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd, faʊnd)] – найти, обнаружить
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
know (knew, known) – [nəʊ (nju:, nəʊn)] – знать, узнать
immediately – [ɪˈmi:dɪətli] – незамедлительно, тотчас же, немедленно
 
With Tonga’s help, I got into his room. Tonga killed Bartholomew Sholto with a poisoned thorn. We took the treasure, left the paper and went.
 
help – [help] – помощь
get (got, got) into – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈɪntə] – войти, попасть
room – [ru:m] – комната
kill – [kɪl] – убивать
poisoned – [ˈpɔɪzn̩d] – отравленный
thorn – [θɔ:n] – шип
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – брать, взять, забрать
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
leave (left, left) – [li:v (left, left)] – оставлять
paper – [ˈpeɪpə] – бумага
go (went, gone) – [ɡəʊ (ˈwent, ɡɒn)] – уходить
 
‘I had paid Mordecai Smith to take us to a ship. We were planning to go to America. But now everything has changed. Tonga is dead and I am your prisoner. And the Agra Treasure is lost for ever.’
 
pay (paid, paid) – [peɪ (peɪd, peɪd)] – платить
take (took, taken) – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən)] – доставить
ship – [ʃɪp] – корабль
change – [tʃeɪndʒ] – изменяться, меняться
dead – [ded] – мертвый
prisoner – [ˈprɪznə] – пленник, узник, арестант
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
lost – [lɒst] – потерянный; пропавший
 
We were all silent. We were thinking of the great treasure which was lost in the mud at the bottom of the River Thames. Perhaps it was better there.
 
silent – [ˈsaɪlənt] – тихий, молчаливый
think (thought, thought) – [ˈθɪŋk (ˈθɔ:t, ˈθɔ:t)] – думать
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
lost – [lɒst] – потерянный; пропавший
mud – [mʌd] – грязь
bottom – [ˈbɒtəm] – дно
river – [ˈrɪvə] – река
Thames – [ˈtemz] – Темза
perhaps – [pəˈhæps] – возможно, может быть
good (better, best) – [ɡʊd (ˈbetə, best)] – хороший (лучше, самый лучший)
 
‘Doctor Watson,’ said Holmes, when Inspector Jones had taken Small away, ‘that is the end of our adventure.’
‘Yes,’ I said. ‘But I have some very good news. Miss Morstan and I are going to get married.’
 
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
take (took, taken) away – [teɪk (tʊk, ˈteɪkən) əˈweɪ] – уводить, забирать
adventure – [ədˈventʃə] – приключение
news – [nju:z] – новости
get (got, got) married – [ˈɡet (ˈɡɒt, ˈɡɒt) ˈmærɪd] – жениться, выходить замуж
 
‘Excellent,’ said Holmes. ‘The Agra Treasure has at last brought happiness to someone.’
 
excellent – [ˈeksələnt] – превосходно, отлично
say (said, said) – [ˈseɪ (ˈsed, ˈsed)] – сказать, говорить
treasure – [ˈtreʒə] – сокровище, клад
at last – [ət lɑ:st] – наконец
bring (brought, brought) – [brɪŋ (ˈbrɔ:t, ˈbrɔ:t)] – приносить
happiness – [ˈhæpinəs] – счастье