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His face quivered suddenly (его лицо неожиданно скривилось). I guessed (я догадался) that the question had brought the loss of the girl he loved back to him (что вопрос напомнил ему о потери девушки, которую он любил: «что вопрос принес потерю девушки, /которую/ он любил, назад ему»).

Poirot, however, did not seem to pay much attention to the reply (Пуаро, однако, казалось, не обратил много внимания на ответ). He turned to Thora Grey (он повернулся к Торе Грей) and I heard the slight difference in his voice (и я услышал легкое изменение в его голосе). It had tightened up (он утратил мягкость; to tighten up — затягивать). His question came sharp and clear (его вопрос прозвучал резко и четко).

"Mademoiselle (мадемуазель), in the event of Lady Clarke's death (в случае смерти леди Кларк), would you have married Sir Carmichael (вы бы вышли за сэра Кармайкла) if he had asked you (если бы он сделал вам предложение: «попросил вас»)?"

loss [ls], difference ['dfrns], event ['vent]

It was Fraser's turn to stare. "My holiday? The first two weeks in August."

His face quivered suddenly. I guessed that the question had brought the loss of the girl he loved back to him.

Poirot, however, did not seem to pay much attention to the reply. He turned to Thora Grey and I heard the slight difference in his voice. It had tightened up. His question came sharp and clear.

"Mademoiselle, in the event of Lady Clarke's death, would you have married Sir Carmichael if he had asked you?"

The girl sprang up (девушка подпрыгнула). "How dare you ask me such a question (как вы смеете задавать мне такой вопрос). It's — it's insulting (это оскорбительно; to insult — оскорблять, обижать)!"

"Perhaps (возможно). But you have sworn to speak the truth (но вы поклялись говорить правду; to swear). Eh bien (фр. ну, так) — yes or no (да или нет)?"

"Sir Carmichael was wonderfully kind to me (сэр Кармайкл был удивительно добр ко мне). He treated me almost like a daughter (он обращался со мной почти как с дочерью). And that's how I felt to him (и это то, что я чувствовала по отношению к нему = и именно так…) — just affectionate and grateful (только нежные и благодарные /чувства/; affectionate — любящий, нежный)."

"Pardon me (простите меня), but that is not answering yes or no (но это не значит ответить «да» или «нет»), mademoiselle (мадемуазель)."

She hesitated (она поколебалась). "The answer (ответ), of course (конечно), is no (нет)!"

He made no comment (он не прокомментировал: «он /не/ сделал никакого комментария»). "Thank you, mademoiselle (благодарю вас, мадемуазель)."

dare [d], insulting [n'slt], comment ['kmnt]

The girl sprang up. "How dare you ask me such a question. It's — it's insulting!"

"Perhaps. But you have sworn to speak the troth. Eh bien — yes or no?"

"Sir Carmichael was wonderfully kind to me. He treated me almost like a daughter. And that's how I felt to him — just affectionate and grateful."

"Pardon me, but that is not answering yes or no, mademoiselle."

She hesitated. "The answer, of course, is no!"

He made no comment. "Thank you, mademoiselle."

He turned to Megan Barnard (он повернулся к Меган Барнард). The girl's face was very pale (лицо девушки было очень бледным). She was breathing hard (она тяжело дышала) as though braced up for an ordeal (как будто готовилась к суровому испытанию; to brace up — быть готовым к трудностям; ordeal — суровое испытание; средневековые ордалии /испытание огнем или водой: ordeal by fire, ordeal by water/).