Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса

That she shared my sentiments in this respect I was positive, for on my approach the look of pitiful hopelessness left her sweet countenance to be replaced by a smile of joyful welcome, as she placed her little right hand upon my left shoulder in true red Martian salute.

"Sarkoja told Sola that you had become a true Thark," she said, "and that I would now see no more of you than of any of the other warriors."

"Sarkoja is a liar of the first magnitude," I replied, "notwithstanding the proud claim of the Tharks to absolute verity."

Dejah Thoris laughed (Дежа Торис рассмеялась).

"I knew that even though you became a member of the community (я знала, что хотя ты и стал членом общины) you would not cease to be my friend (ты не перестанешь быть моим другом); 'A warrior may change his metal, but not his heart (воин может заменить знаки различия, но не свое сердце),' as the saying is upon Barsoom (как гласит барсумианская поговорка)."