The needle on the gauge had moved up to two - twelve . The boiler was creaking and groaning like an old woman trying to get out of bed . Hissing jets of steam had begun to play around the edges of old patches ; beads of solder had begun to sizzle .
Стрелка манометра поднялась до двух двенадцать. Котел скрипел и стонал, как старуха, пытающаяся встать с постели. По краям старых заплаток заиграли шипящие струи пара; капельки припоя начали шипеть.