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несуществующие, выдуманные люди [изменённое шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Falstaff: "...Four rogues in buckram let drive at me..." Prince Henry: "What, four? Thou saidst but two even now." Falstaff: "Four, Hal; I told thee four... These four came all a-front... I took all their seven points in my target, thus." Prince Henry: "Seven? Why, there were but four even new." Falstaff: "In buckram." Poins: "Ay, four in buckram suits." Falstaff: "Seven, by these hilts, or I am a villain else." Prince Henry: "Pr'y thee, let him alone: we shall have more anon." (W. Shakespeare, ‘King Henry IV’, part I, act II, sc. 4) — Фальстаф: "...четверо молодцов в клеенчатых плащах как кинутся на меня..." Принц Генрих: "Как - четверо? Ты только что сказал - двое." Фальстаф: "четверо, Хэл. Я сказал тебе, что четверо... Эти четверо атаковали меня с фронта... я отразил щитом разом семь ударов - вот этак." Принц Генрих: "Семь? Да ведь только что их было четверо." Фальстаф: "Это в клеенке-то?" Пойнс: "Да, четверо в клеенчатых плащах." Фальстаф: "Семеро, клянусь рукояткой моего меча; будь я подлец, если не так." Принц Генрих: "Пожалуйста, не мешай ему - скоро их окажется еще больше." (перевод под редакцией А. Смирнова)
Didn't you think that story of an assault by two or three men was a bit thin? Hubbard is a hefty great fellow, and Rawlinson's a sturdy lad - and yet, on their own showing, they were bundled into a coalhole like helpless infants, without a scratch on either of 'em. Look for the men in buckram, my dear sir, look for the men in buckram! (D. L. Sayers, ‘Lord Peter Views the Body’, ‘The Bone of Contention’) — Не думаете ли вы, что вся эта история с нападением двух или трех человек маловероятна? Хаббард высокий, здоровенный парень, и Ролинсона бог силой не обделил. И все же они утверждают, что их, как беспомощных котят, сунули в угольный люк. Причем, заметьте, на обоих ни одной царапины. Нет ли здесь обмана, не морочат ли они нам голову?
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