Текст книги "Английский язык с Джеком Лондоном. В далекой стране (рассказы)"

Автор книги: Джек Лондон

Соавторы: Илья Франк
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food [fHd], befall [bI'fLl], honor ['Onq]

"So I said, 'I will go to Nulato and bring thee food, also strong men to carry thee to camp. And Kamo-tah said, 'Go thou to Nulato and get food, but say no word of what has befallen me. And when I have eaten, and am grown well and strong, I will kill this bear. Then will I return in honor to Nulato, and no man may laugh and say Kamo-tah was undone by a bear.

"So I gave heed to my brother's words (и я учел слова моего брата; to give heed to smth. – обращать внимание на что-либо; heed – внимание, осторожность, осмотрительность); and when I was come to Nulato (и когда я пришел в Нулато), and the Russian, Ivan, laid the lash of his dog-whip upon me (и русский, Иван, сек меня своим хлыстом), I knew I must not fight (я понял, что мне нельзя драться). For no man knew of Kamo-tah (ибо никто не знал о Камо-тахе), sick and groaning and hungry (больном, страдающем и голодном; to groan – стонать; страдать); and did I fight with Ivan, and die (и если бы я схватился с Иваном и умер), then would my brother die, too (мой брат умер бы тоже). So it was, Oona, that thou sawest me beaten like a dog (и вот тогда-то ты, Уна, увидела, как меня били, как собаку; to beat – бить).

brother ['brADq], fight [faIt], beaten [bJtn]

"So I gave heed to my brother's words; and when I was come to Nulato, and the Russian, Ivan, laid the lash of his dog-whip upon me, I knew I must not fight. For no man knew of Kamo-tah, sick and groaning and hungry; and did I fight with Ivan, and die, then would my brother die, too. So it was, Oona, that thou sawest me beaten like a dog.

"Then I heard the talk of the shamans and chiefs (потом я услышал разговор шаманов и вождей) that the Russians had brought strange sicknesses upon the people (что русские навлекли странную болезнь на людей; to bring on – навлекать, вызывать), and killed our men, and stolen our women (и убивали наших мужчин, и уводили наших женщин; to steal – воровать, красть; похищать; отбить, увести), and that the land must be made clean (и что страну нужно очистить). As I say (как я сказал: «как я говорю»), I heard the talk (я услышал разговор), and I knew it for good talk (и я счел его хорошим разговором), and I knew that in the night the Russians were to be killed (и я понял, что ночью русские должны быть убиты). But there was my brother, Kamo-tah (но был мой брат, Камо-тах), sick and groaning and with no meat (больной, страдающий, и без мяса); so I could not stay and fight with the men and the boys not yet hunters (поэтому я не мог остаться и сражаться с мужчинами и мальчиками, еще не охотниками).

chief [CJf], talk [tLk], heard [hWd]

"Then I heard the talk of the shamans and chiefs that the Russians had brought strange sicknesses upon the people, and killed our men, and stolen our women, and that the land must be made clean. As I say, I heard the talk, and I knew it for good talk, and I knew that in the night the Russians were to be killed. But there was my brother, Kamo-tah, sick and groaning and with no meat; so I could not stay and fight with the men and the boys not yet hunters.

"And I took with me meat and fish (и я взял с собой мясо и рыбу), and the lash-marks of Ivan (и отметины от хлыста Ивана), and I found Kamo-tah no longer groaning, but dead (и нашел Камо-таха, который больше не стонал, а был мертв). Then I went back to Nulato (тогда я вернулся в Нулато), and, behold, there was no Nulato (и вот, не было никакого Нулато; behold – вот! смотри!; to behold – узреть; созерцать) – only ashes where the great fort had stood (только зола была там, где /раньше/ стоял большой форт), and the bodies of many men (и /лежали/ тела многих людей). And I saw the Russians come up the Yukon in boats (и я увидел, как вверх по течению Юкона поднимаются в лодках русские), fresh from the sea (только что прибывшие с моря), many Russians (много русских); and I saw Ivan creep forth from where he lay hid and make talk with them (и я увидел, как Иван выполз оттуда, где он лежал, спрятавшись, и заговорил с ними; to creep – ползать; красться; to lie – лежать; to hide – прятать/ся/). And the next day I saw Ivan lead them upon the trail of the tribe (а на следующий день я увидел, как Иван ведет их по следу племени). Even now are they upon the trail (даже сейчас они идут по следу), and I am here, Negore, but no coward (и вот я здесь, Негор, но не трус)."

dead [ded], boat [bqut], forth [fLT]

«And I took with me meat and fish, and the lash-marks of Ivan, and I found Kamo-tah no longer groaning, but dead. Then I went back to Nulato, and, behold, there was no Nulato – only ashes where the great fort had stood, and the bodies of many men. And I saw the Russians come up the Yukon in boats, fresh from the sea, many Russians; and I saw Ivan creep forth from where he lay hid and make talk with them. And the next day I saw Ivan lead them upon the trail of the tribe. Even now are they upon the trail, and I am here, Negore, but no coward.»

«This is a tale I hear (вот это историю я слышу),» said Oona, though her voice was gentler than before (хотя ее голос стал мягче, чем прежде). «Kamo-tah is dead and cannot speak for thee (Камо-тах мертв и не может сказать за тебя = в твою пользу), and I know only what I know (а я знаю только то, что знаю), and I must know thee of my own eyes for no coward (и я должна увидеть собственными глазами, что ты не трус).»

Negore made an impatient gesture (Негор сделал нетерпеливый жест).

"There be ways and ways (есть /разные/ пути и средства; way – путь; способ, средство; метод)," she added (добавила она). «Art thou willing to do no less than what Old Kinoos hath done (ты хочешь сделать не меньше, чем сделал Старый Кинус)?»

He nodded his head, and waited (он кивнул головой и ждал).

though [Dqu], impatient [Im'peISqnt], gesture ['GesCq]

«This is a tale I hear,» said Oona, though her voice was gentler than before. «Kamo-tah is dead and cannot speak for thee, and I know only what I know, and I must know thee of my own eyes for no coward.»

Negore made an impatient gesture.

"There be ways and ways," she added. "Art thou willing to do no less than what Old Kinoos hath done?"

He nodded his head, and waited.

"As thou hast said (как ты сказал), they seek for us even now, these Russians (эти русские ищут нас даже сейчас). Show them the way, Negore (покажи им дорогу, Негор), even as Old Kinoos showed them the way (точно так же, как показал им дорогу Старый Кинус), so that they come, unprepared (с тем чтобы они пришли неготовыми), to where we wait for them (туда, где мы будем ждать их), in a passage up the rocks (в проходе среди скал; passage – проход, перевал). Thou knowest the place (ты знаешь место), where the wall is broken and high (где неровная, высокая стена; broken – разбитый; неровный). Then will we destroy them, even Ivan (тогда мы уничтожим их, даже Ивана). When they cling like flies to the wall (когда они облепят стену, как мухи; to cling – цепляться; прилипать; крепко держаться; to cling to – прилегать, касаться), and top is no less near than bottom (а вершина будет не менее близка, чем подножие), our men shall fall upon them from above and either side (наши мужчины нападут на них сверху и с обеих сторон), with spears, and arrows, and guns (с копьями, стрелами и ружьями).

passage ['pxsIG], wall [wLl], either ['aIDq]

"As thou hast said, they seek for us even now, these Russians. Show them the way, Negore, even as Old Kinoos showed them the way, so that they come, unprepared, to where we wait for them, in a passage up the rocks. Thou knowest the place, where the wall is broken and high. Then will we destroy them, even Ivan. When they cling like flies to the wall, and top is no less near than bottom, our men shall fall upon them from above and either side, with spears, and arrows, and guns.

"And the women and children, from above (а женщины и дети сверху), shall loosen the great rocks and hurl them down upon them (раскачают большие камни и будут швырять их вниз на них; to loosen – отпускать; откреплять, разъединять; распускать). It will be a great day (это будет великий день), for the Russians will be killed (ибо русские будут убиты), the land will be made clean (страна будет очищена), and Ivan, even Ivan who thrust out my father's eyes (и Иван, даже Иван, который вырвал глаза моему отцу) and laid the lash of his dog-whip upon thee (и выпорол тебя своим хлыстом), will be killed (будет убит). Like a dog gone mad will he die (он умрет, как бешеная собака; to go mad – взбеситься), his breath crushed out of him beneath the rocks (его жизнь будет выжата из него под камнями = камни выжмут из него жизнь; to crush out – выдавить, выжать). And when the fighting begins (а когда начнется сражение), it is for thee, Negore, to crawl secretly away (тебе, Негор, нужно скрытно уползти) so that thou be not slain (так чтобы тебя не убили: «чтобы ты не был убит»; to slay)."

"Even so (даже если так; even so – даже при этих условиях, даже в таком случае)," he answered (ответил он). «Negore will show them the way (Негор покажет им дорогу). And then (а потом)?»

loosen [lHsn], crawl [krLl], secretly ['sJkrItlI]

«And the women and children, from above, shall loosen the great rocks and hurl them down upon them. It will be a great day, for the Russians will be killed, the land will be made clean, and Ivan, even Ivan who thrust out my father's eyes and laid the lash of his dog-whip upon thee, will be killed. Like a dog gone mad will he die, his breath crushed out of him beneath the rocks. And when the fighting begins, it is for thee, Negore, to crawl secretly away so that thou be not slain.»

"Even so," he answered. "Negore will show them the way. And then?"

"And then I shall be thy woman (а потом я стану твоей женщиной), Negore's woman (женщиной Негора), the brave man's woman (женщиной храброго мужчины). And thou shalt hunt meat for me and Old Kinoos (а ты будешь охотиться за мясом для меня и Старого Кинуса), and I shall cook thy food (а я буду готовить тебе пищу), and sew thee warm parkas and strong (и шить тебе теплые и прочные парки), and make thee moccasins after the way of my people (и буду делать тебе мокасины по способу моего народа), which is a better way than thy people's way (который лучше, чем способ твоего народа). And as I say (и как я говорю), I shall be thy woman, Negore (я буду твоей женщиной, Негор), always thy woman (навеки твоей женщиной). And I shall make thy life glad for thee (и я сделаю твою жизнь счастливой ради тебя), so that all thy days will be a song and laughter (так что вся твоя жизнь будет песней и смехом = будет состоять из песен и смеха; day – день; дни жизни, жизнь), and thou wilt know the woman Oona as unlike all other women (и ты узнаешь, что женщина Уна не такая, как все другие женщины), for she has journeyed far (ибо она путешествовала далеко), and lived in strange places (и жила в удивительных/чужих краях; strange – чужой; удивительный; place – место; край), and is wise in the ways of men (и сведуща в отношении/в привычках мужчин; wise – знающий, компетентный, осведомленный, сведущий; way – путь; привычка; in the way of – в отношении чего-либо, что касается; по части чего-либо) and in the ways they may be made glad (и в том, как их можно сделать счастливыми/довольными). And in thine old age will she still make thee glad (и в твоей старости она все еще/по-прежнему будет радовать тебя), and thy memory of her in the days of thy strength will be sweet (а твои воспоминания о ней в дни твоей силы будут приятны; sweet – сладкий; приятный), for thou wilt know always (ибо ты всегда будешь знать) that she was ease to thee, and peace, and rest (что она была облегчением для тебя, покоем и отдыхом), and that beyond all women to other men has she been woman to thee (и что она была тебе женщиной больше, чем все женщины другим мужчинам; beyond – за пределами; выше, сверх)."

sew [squ], laughter ['lRftq], ease [Jz]

«And then I shall be thy woman, Negore's woman, the brave man's woman. And thou shalt hunt meat for me and Old Kinoos, and I shall cook thy food, and sew thee warm parkas and strong, and make thee moccasins after the way of my people, which is a better way than thy people's way. And as I say, I shall be thy woman, Negore, always thy woman. And I shall make thy life glad for thee, so that all thy days will be a song and laughter, and thou wilt know the woman Oona as unlike all other women, for she has journeyed far, and lived in strange places, and is wise in the ways of men and in the ways they may be made glad. And in thine old age will she still make thee glad, and thy memory of her in the days of thy strength will be sweet, for thou wilt know always that she was ease to thee, and peace, and rest, and that beyond all women to other men has she been woman to thee.»

«Even so (даже если так),» said Negore, and the hunger for her ate at his heart (и сильное желание к ней въелось = впилось в его сердце; hunger – сильное желание, жажда), and his arms went out for her (а его руки потянулись к ней; to go – тянуться; to go out – чувствовать влечение, симпатию; to be out for – стремиться получить) as a hungry man's arms might go out for food (как руки голодного /человека/ потянулись бы к еде).

"When thou hast shown the way, Negore (когда ты покажешь дорогу, Негор)," she chided him (пожурила она его); but her eyes were soft, and warm (но ее глаза были нежными и теплыми), and he knew (и он понял) she looked upon him as woman had never looked before (что она посмотрела на него, как никогда прежде не смотрела на него женщина).

"It is well (хорошо)", he said, turning resolutely on his heel (решительно повернувшись; to turn on one’s heels – круто повернуться /и уйти/; heel – пятка). «I go now to make talk with the chiefs (сейчас я пойду поговорю с вождями), so that they may know (чтобы они знали) I am gone to show the Russians the way (что я ушел показывать русским дорогу).»

heart [hRt], warm [wLm], resolutely ['rezqlHtlI]

«Even so,» said Negore, and the hunger for her ate at his heart, and his arms went out for her as a hungry man's arms might go out for food.

"When thou hast shown the way, Negore," she chided him; but her eyes were soft, and warm, and he knew she looked upon him as woman had never looked before.

"It is well", he said, turning resolutely on his heel. "I go now to make talk with the chiefs, so that they may know I am gone to show the Russians the way."

«Oh, Negore, my man (ах, Негор, мой мужчина/муж)! my man!» she said to herself (сказала она себе), as she watched him go (наблюдая, как он уходит), but she said it so softly (но она сказала это так тихо) that even Old Kinoos did not hear (что не услышал даже Старый Кинус), and his ears were over keen, what of his blindness (а его слух был сверхтонким из-за его слепоты).

Three days later (три дня спустя), having with craft ill-concealed his hiding-place, Negore was dragged forth like a rat and brought before Ivan (Негора, который из хитрости плохо замаскировал свое убежище, выволокли наружу, как крысу, и привели к Ивану) – "Ivan the Terrible" (Ивану Грозному) he was known by the men who marched at his back (как он был известен среди солдат, которые шли колонной позади него; to march – маршировать, идти колонной; at smb.’s back – позади кого-либо). Negore was armed with a miserable bone-barbed spear (Негор был вооружен жалким копьем из заостренной кости), and he kept his rabbit-skin robe wrapped closely about him (и он сохранил свою накидку из кроличьих шкурок, плотно обернутую вокруг него), and though the day was warm (и хотя день был теплый) he shivered as with an ague (он трясся, как от лихорадки).

miserable ['mIzqrqbl], though [Dqu], ague ['eIgjH]

«Oh, Negore, my man! my man!» she said to herself, as she watched him go, but she said it so softly that even Old Kinoos did not hear, and his ears were over keen, what of his blindness.

Three days later, having with craft ill-concealed his hiding-place, Negore was dragged forth like a rat and brought before Ivan – "Ivan the Terrible" he was known by the men who marched at his back. Negore was armed with a miserable bone-barbed spear, and he kept his rabbit-skin robe wrapped closely about him, and though the day was warm he shivered as with an ague.

He shook his head (он покачал головой /в знак того/) that he did not understand the speech Ivan put at him (что не понимает слов, обращенных к нему Иваном; to put at – ставить, класть перед кем-либо), and made that he was very weary and sick (и показал знаками, что он очень изнурен и болен; to make – совершать движения руками, головой и т. п. в знак уважения, презрения и т. п.), and wished only to sit down and rest (и желает лишь сесть и отдохнуть), pointing the while to his stomach in sign of his sickness (показывая тем временем на свой желудок в знак болезни), and shivering fiercely (и неистово трясясь). But Ivan had with him a man from Pastolik (но у Ивана был с собой человек из Пастолика) who talked the speech of Negore (который говорил на наречии Негора), and many and vain were the questions they asked him concerning his tribe (и многими и напрасными были вопросы, которые они задавали ему о его племени), till the man from Pastolik (пока человек из Пастолика), who was called Karduk, said (которого звали Кардук, не сказал):

weary ['wIqrI], stomach ['stAmqk], sign [saIn]

He shook his head that he did not understand the speech Ivan put at him, and made that he was very weary and sick, and wished only to sit down and rest, pointing the while to his stomach in sign of his sickness, and shivering fiercely. But Ivan had with him a man from Pastolik who talked the speech of Negore, and many and vain were the questions they asked him concerning his tribe, till the man from Pastolik, who was called Karduk, said:

"It is the word of Ivan that thou shalt be lashed (Иван обещает, что тебя будут пороть; word – слово; обещание) till thou diest if thou dost not speak (пока ты не умрешь, если ты не будешь говорить). And know, strange brother (и знай, незнакомый брат), when I tell thee the word of Ivan is the law (когда я говорю тебе, что слово Ивана – закон), that I am thy friend and no friend of Ivan (то я твой друг, а не друг Ивана). For I come not willingly from my country by the sea (ибо я пришел не по своей воле из моей страны у моря; willingly – охотно, с готовностью), and I desire greatly to live (и я очень хочу жить); wherefore I obey the will of my master (ради чего я повинуюсь воле моего хозяина) – as thou wilt obey, strange brother (как будешь повиноваться и ты, незнакомый брат), if thou art wise, and wouldst live (если ты благоразумен и хотел бы жить)."

"Nay, strange brother (нет, незнакомый брат)," Negore answered (ответил Негор), "I know not the way my people are gone (я не знаю дороги, по которой ушел мой народ), for I was sick (ибо я был болен), and they fled so fast my legs gave out from under me (а они убегали так быстро, что мои ноги подогнулись подо мной; to give out – иссякать, кончаться /о запасах, силах и т. п./), and I fell behind (и я отстал; to fall behind – отставать)."

law [lL], desire [dI'zaIq], obey [q'beI]

«It is the word of Ivan that thou shalt be lashed till thou diest if thou dost not speak. And know, strange brother, when I tell thee the word of Ivan is the law, that I am thy friend and no friend of Ivan. For I come not willingly from my country by the sea, and I desire greatly to live; wherefore I obey the will of my master – as thou wilt obey, strange brother, if thou art wise, and wouldst live.»

"Nay, strange brother," Negore answered, "I know not the way my people are gone, for I was sick, and they fled so fast my legs gave out from under me, and I fell behind."

Negore waited while Karduk talked with Ivan (Негор ждал, пока Кардук говорил с Иваном). Then Negore saw the Russian's face go dark (потом Негор увидел, как потемнело лицо русского), and he saw the men step to either side of him (и увидел солдат, которые шагнули по обе стороны его), snapping the lashes of their whips (щелкая ремнями своих кнутов). Whereupon he betrayed a great fright (после чего он показал сильный страх; to betray – выдавать, открывать), and cried aloud (и громко закричал) that he was a sick man and knew nothing (что он больной человек и ничего не знает), but would tell what he knew (но расскажет, что знает). And to such purpose did he tell (и он договорился до того /результата/), that Ivan gave the word to his men to march (что Иван отдал приказ солдатам выступать в походном порядке), and on either side of Negore marched the men with the whips (а по обе стороны Негора шли солдаты с кнутами), that he might not run away (чтобы он не убежал). And when he made that he was weak of his sickness (а когда он показывал знаками, что он ослабел от болезни), and stumbled and walked not so fast as they walked (и спотыкался, и шел не так быстро, как /шли/ они), they laid their lashes upon him (они секли его) till he screamed with pain and discovered new strength (пока он не визжал от боли и не обнаруживал новые силы). And when Karduk told him all would be well with him (и когда Кардук сказал ему, что с ним все будет хорошо) when they had overtaken his tribe (когда они догонят его племя; to overtake – нагнать, догнать), he asked (он спросил), «And then may I rest and move not (а тогда можно мне будет отдохнуть и не двигаться)?»

fright [fraIt], purpose ['pWpqs], move [mHv]

Negore waited while Karduk talked with Ivan. Then Negore saw the Russian's face go dark, and he saw the men step to either side of him, snapping the lashes of their whips. Whereupon he betrayed a great fright, and cried aloud that he was a sick man and knew nothing, but would tell what he knew. And to such purpose did he tell, that Ivan gave the word to his men to march, and on either side of Negore marched the men with the whips, that he might not run away. And when he made that he was weak of his sickness, and stumbled and walked not so fast as they walked, they laid their lashes upon him till he screamed with pain and discovered new strength. And when Karduk told him all would be well with him when they had overtaken his tribe, he asked, «And then may I rest and move not?»

Continually he asked (он непрерывно спрашивал), «And then may I rest and move not (а тогда можно мне будет отдохнуть и не двигаться)?»

And while he appeared very sick and looked about him with dull eyes (и пока он выглядел очень больным и смотрел вокруг унылыми глазами; to appear – выглядеть, иметь вид; dull – глупый; унылый), he noted the fighting strength of Ivan's men (он обратил внимание на бойцовскую силу солдат Ивана; to note – замечать, обращать внимание), and noted with satisfaction that Ivan did not recognize him as the man he had beaten before the gates of the fort (и заметил с удовольствием, что Иван не признал в нем человека, которого он бил перед воротами форта). It was a strange following his dull eyes saw (это было странное сборище, которое увидел его понурый взгляд; following – последователи, приверженцы; сторонники; поклонники). There were Slavonian hunters, fair-skinned and mighty-muscled (там были славяне-охотники, светлокожие и с мощной мускулатурой); short, squat Finns, with flat noses and round faces (низкорослые, приземистые и коренастые финны с плоскими носами и круглыми лицами; squat – сидящий на корточках; приземистый и коренастый); Siberian half-breeds, whose noses were more like eagle-beaks (сибирские метисы, носы которых были больше похожи на орлиные клювы); and lean, slant-eyed men (и худощавые, узкоглазые люди), who bore in their veins the Mongol and Tartar blood as well as the blood of the Slav (которые несли в своих венах монголо-татарскую кровь, а также кровь славян).

mighty ['maItI], squat [skwOt], blood [blAd]

Continually he asked, «And then may I rest and move not?»

And while he appeared very sick and looked about him with dull eyes, he noted the fighting strength of Ivan's men, and noted with satisfaction that Ivan did not recognize him as the man he had beaten before the gates of the fort. It was a strange following his dull eyes saw. There were Slavonian hunters, fair-skinned and mighty-muscled; short, squat Finns, with flat noses and round faces; Siberian half-breeds, whose noses were more like eagle-beaks; and lean, slant-eyed men, who bore in their veins the Mongol and Tartar blood as well as the blood of the Slav.

Wild adventurers they were, forayers and destroyers from the far lands beyond the Sea of Bering (они = это были дикие искатели приключений, мародеры и разрушители из далеких земель за Беринговым морем), who blasted the new and unknown world with fire and sword (которые уничтожали новый и неизведанный мир огнем и мечом; to blast – взрывать/ся/; поражать) and clutched greedily for its wealth of fur and hide (и жадно хватались за его богатство из мехов и шкур). Negore looked upon them with satisfaction (Негор с удовлетворением посмотрел на них), and in his mind's eye he saw them crushed and lifeless at the passage up the rocks (и мысленным взглядом он увидел их сокрушенных и безжизненных у прохода в скалах; mind's eye – духовное око, мысленный взгляд; to crush – давить, дробить, толочь; сокрушить, уничтожить). And ever he saw (и он все время видел), waiting for him at the passage up the rocks, the face and the form of Oona (лицо и фигуру Уны, ждущей его у прохода в скалах), and ever he heard her voice in his ears (и все время он слышал в ушах ее голос) and felt the soft, warm glow of her eyes (и ощущал нежный, теплый блеск ее глаз; glow – свет; блеск). But never did he forget to shiver (но никогда он не забывал трястись), nor to stumble where the footing was rough (ни спотыкаться там, где дорога была ухабистой; footing – грунт; опора для ноги), nor to cry aloud at the bite of the lash (ни громко кричать при ударе плети; bite – укус; врезание; to bite – кусать/ся/; жалить; колоть, рубить /любым холодным оружием/). Also, he was afraid of Karduk (к тому же он боялся Кардука), for he knew him for no true man (ибо он знал его как неискреннего человека). His was a false eye (у него был притворный взгляд), and an easy tongue (и беспечная манера говорить) – a tongue too easy (слишком беспечная манера), he judged (счел он), for the awkwardness of honest speech (для затруднительности = затруднительного честного разговора).

foray ['fOreI], sword [sLd], rough [rAf]

Wild adventurers they were, forayers and destroyers from the far lands beyond the Sea of Bering, who blasted the new and unknown world with fire and sword and clutched greedily for its wealth of fur and hide. Negore looked upon them with satisfaction, and in his mind's eye he saw them crushed and lifeless at the passage up the rocks. And ever he saw, waiting for him at the passage up the rocks, the face and the form of Oona, and ever he heard her voice in his ears and felt the soft, warm glow of her eyes. But never did he forget to shiver, nor to stumble where the footing was rough, nor to cry aloud at the bite of the lash. Also, he was afraid of Karduk, for he knew him for no true man. His was a false eye, and an easy tongue – a tongue too easy, he judged, for the awkwardness of honest speech.

All that day they marched (весь тот день они шли). And on the next (а на следующий), when Karduk asked him at command of Ivan (когда Кардук спросил его по распоряжению Ивана), he said he doubted (он сказал, что сомневается) they would meet with his tribe till the morrow (что они встретятся с его племенем до завтрашнего дня). But Ivan, who had once been shown the way by Old Kinoos (но Иван, которому уже однажды показал дорогу Старый Кинус), and had found that way to lead through the white water and a deadly fight (и он обнаружил, что эта дорога ведет через пенный прибой и смертельный бой), believed no more in anything (больше ни во что не верил). So when they came to a passage up the rocks (поэтому, когда они подошли к проходу в скалах), he halted his forty men (он остановил своих сорок солдат), and through Karduk demanded if the way were clear (и через Кардука спросил, свободен ли путь; clear – свободный; свободный, беспрепятственный /о проходе, дороге и т. п./).

Negore looked at it shortly and carelessly (Негор взглянул на него = на путь быстро и небрежно). It was a vast slide that broke the straight wall of a cliff (огромный оползень разрушил ровную стену утеса; slide – оползень; сдвиг горной породы), and was overrun with brush and creeping plants (и зарос низким кустарником и ползучими растениями; brush – низкий кустарник), where a score of tribes could have lain well hidden (где = среди которых могли лежать, хорошо спрятавшись, два десятка племен).

doubt [daut], believe [bI'lJv], halt [hLlt], straight [streIt]

All that day they marched. And on the next, when Karduk asked him at command of Ivan, he said he doubted they would meet with his tribe till the morrow. But Ivan, who had once been shown the way by Old Kinoos, and had found that way to lead through the white water and a deadly fight, believed no more in anything. So when they came to a passage up the rocks, he halted his forty men, and through Karduk demanded if the way were clear.

Negore looked at it shortly and carelessly. It was a vast slide that broke the straight wall of a cliff, and was overrun with brush and creeping plants, where a score of tribes could have lain well hidden.

He shook his head (он покачал головой). «Nay, there be nothing there (нет, там ничего нет),» he said. «The way is clear (путь свободен).»

Again Ivan spoke to Karduk (снова Иван заговорил с Кардуком), and Karduk said:

"Know, strange brother (знай, чужой брат), if thy talk be not straight (если твои слова не будут искренними), and if thy people block the way and fall upon Ivan and his men (и если твой народ перекроет дорогу и нападет на Ивана и его людей), that thou shalt die, and at once (ты умрешь и тотчас; at once – сразу же, тотчас же, немедленно)."

"My talk is straight (моя речь честна)," Negore said. "The way is clear (путь свободен)."

fall [fLl], once [wAns], clear [klIq]