Английский язык с Э. Р. Берроузом. Принцесса Марса

Springing to my feet I urged the thoat to rise, and directed Sola to take Dejah Thoris with her upon him and make a mighty effort to reach the hills before the green warriors were upon us. I knew that in the ravines and gullies they might find a temporary hiding place, and even though they died there of hunger and thirst it would be better so than that they fell into the hands of the Tharks. Forcing my two revolvers upon them as a slight means of protection, and, as a last resort, as an escape for themselves from the horrid death which recapture would surely mean, I lifted Dejah Thoris in my arms and placed her upon the thoat behind Sola, who had already mounted at my command.

"Good-bye, my princess," I whispered (прощай, моя принцесса, — прошептал я), "we may meet in Helium yet (мы еще можем встретиться в Гелиуме). I have escaped from worse plights than this (я спасался из еще худших ситуаций, чем эта; plight — состояние, положение /обыкн. плохое, затруднительное/)," and I tried to smile as I lied (и я старался улыбаться, пока я лгал).

"What," she cried, "are you not coming with us (что, — воскликнула она, — ты не едешь с нами)?"

"How may I (как я могу), Dejah Thoris? Someone must hold these fellows off for a while (кто-то должен задержать этих типов на какое-то время; to hold off — удержать, держать поодаль), and I can better escape them alone than could the three of us together (и мне легче спастись от них одному, чем это можем сделать мы трое вместе)."

She sprang quickly from the thoat (она быстро спрыгнула с тота) and, throwing her dear arms about my neck (и, обхватив своими милыми руками мою шею), turned to Sola, saying with quiet dignity (повернулась к Соле и сказала со спокойным достоинством): "Fly, Sola! Dejah Thoris remains to die with the man she loves (беги, Сола, Дежа Торис остается, чтобы умереть с человеком, которого она любит; to fly — спасаться бегством)."

plight [plaIt], throw [Trou], dignity ['dIgnItI]

"Good-bye, my princess," I whispered, "we may meet in Helium yet. I have escaped from worse plights than this," and I tried to smile as I lied.

"What," she cried, "are you not coming with us?"

"How may I, Dejah Thoris? Someone must hold these fellows off for a while, and I can better escape them alone than could the three of us together."

She sprang quickly from the thoat and, throwing her dear arms about my neck, turned to Sola, saying with quiet dignity: "Fly, Sola! Dejah Thoris remains to die with the man she loves."