I finally chose a front room on the third floor, because this brought me nearer to Dejah Thoris, whose apartment was on the second floor of the adjoining building, and it flashed upon me that I could rig up some means of communication whereby she might signal me in case she needed either my services or my protection.
Adjoining my sleeping apartment were baths (к моей спальне примыкали ванные), dressing rooms, and other sleeping and living apartments (гардеробные, а также другие помещения для сна и проживания), in all some ten rooms on this floor (всего около десяти комнат на этом этаже). The windows of the back rooms overlooked an enormous court (окна комнат с задней стороны выходили на огромный двор), which formed the center of the square (который представлял собой центр квадрата) made by the buildings which faced the four contiguous streets (образованного зданиями, которые фасадами были обращены на четыре соседние улицы;
overlook ["ouvq'luk], contiguous [kqn'tIgjuqs], belonging [bI'lONIN]
Adjoining my sleeping apartment were baths, dressing rooms, and other sleeping and living apartments, in all some ten rooms on this floor. The windows of the back rooms overlooked an enormous court, which formed the center of the square made by the buildings which faced the four contiguous streets, and which was now given over to the quartering of the various animals belonging to the warriors occupying the adjoining buildings.
While the court was entirely overgrown with the yellow, moss-like vegetation (хотя двор полностью зарос желтой, похожей на мох растительностью) which blankets practically the entire surface of Mars (которая покрывает практически всю поверхность Марса), yet numerous fountains, statuary, benches, and pergola-like contraptions (однако многочисленные фонтаны, статуи, скамьи и похожие на беседки сооружения;
overgrown ["ouvq'groun], contraption [kqn'trxpS(q)n], unalterable [An'O: ltrqbl]