The Code of the Woosters / Фамильная честь Вустеров

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“Well, he is a hard nut, and he strongly objects to having me as a son-in-law. He would have liked Madeline to marry Spode—who, I may mention, has loved her since she was a baby.”

“Oh, yes?” I said, courteously concealing my astonishment that anyone except a boob like himself could love this girl.

“Yes. But apart from the fact that she wanted to marry me, he didn’t want to marry her. He looks upon himself as a Man of Destiny[71 - Man of Destiny – избранник судьбы], you see, and feels that marriage would interfere with his mission.

“What do you mean, his mission? Is he someone special?”

“Don’t you ever read the papers? Roderick Spode is the founder and head of the Saviours of Britain, a Fascist organization better known as the Black Shorts. His general idea is to make himself a Dictator.”

“Well, what! A Dictator! I’m dashed! I thought he was something of that sort. That chin… Those eyes… And that moustache. By the way, when you say �shorts’, you mean �shirts’, of course.

“No. By the time Spode formed his association, there were no shirts left. He and his adherents wear black shorts.”

“How perfectly foul.”

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Примечания

1

Jeeves – Дживз

2

mellow fruitfulness – обильная жатва

3

Gussie Fink-Nottle – Гасси Финк-Ноттл

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Madeline – Медлин

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Watkyn Bassett – Уаткин Бассет

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red-hot – докрасна раскалённый

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Very good, sir – Слушаюсь, сэр.