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На запятках стояли два стражника, привязанные к карете кожаными ремнями.
Two outrider guards huddled in misery on the rear footboard, secured by wide leather straps around their waists.
Мистеру Бейли пришлось пробежать за ними сотни три ярдов, пока он, наконец, ухитрился попасть коротенькой ногой на подножку, а потом стать обеими ногами на запятки.
Nor was it until Mr Bailey had run after it some hundreds of yards in vain, that he managed to lift his short leg into the iron step, and finally to get his boots upon the little footboard behind.
Иноходец мой так и плывет, пристяжные совершенно, скажу вам, завихрились – вот уж и кукуевскую церковь видно; глядь, ползет по дороге старый зеленый возок, и лакей на запятках торчит… Барыня, барыня едет! Я было струсил, а Матрена-то как ударит вожжами по лошадям да как помчится прямо на возок!
We were already in sight of Kukuyevka, when suddenly I see an old green coach crawling along with a groom on the footboard up behind. It was the mistress--the mistress driving towards us! My heart failed me; but Matryona--how she lashed the horses with the reins, and flew straight towards the coach!
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