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[kyty3ob]

'How's the morn, Sorn?' Hake asked, in the slang popular at that time.
'Soft and mazy, Esterhazy,' Marvin replied, giving the obligatory response.

- Как ты сегодня,  старая сводня? - приветствовал друга Хейк на распространенном в те дни жаргоне. 
- Полон сил, как крокодил, - традиционной формулой ответил Марвин

Ну и далее, вплоть до эпического

He changed his mind, however, realizing that there was no sense in spending his life trying to discover whether or not he had a life to spend.

Однако передумал, сообразив, что бессмысленно провести жизнь в попытках выяснить, есть ли у него жизнь, которую можно как-то провести

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[romikchef]

Marvin did not give way to despair. He gave way instead to anger, which was a much healthier emotion, though equally unproductive. Instead of making a fool of himself by weeping in the court, he made a fool of himself by storming through the corridors of the Federal Building, demanding either fair play or a damned good substitute.