Английский язык с Энтони Хоупом. Узник Зенды

The outer of the two had no windows, but was always lighted with candles (во внешней из двух окон не было, но /она/ была всегда освещена свечами); the inner had one square window, which gave upon the moat (во внутренней имелось одно квадратное окошко, выходящее в ров; to give upon – выходить /об окне, коридоре и т. п./). In the outer room there lay always, day and night, three of the Six (во внешней комнате постоянно, день и ночь, находились трое из Шестерых; to lie – лежать; находиться, быть расположенным); and the instructions of Duke Michael were, that on any attack being made on the outer room (и указания герцога Михаэля были такими, что при любом нападении на внешнюю комнату), the three were to defend the door of it so long as they could without risk to themselves (эти трое должны защищать вход в нее так долго, как только смогут без риска для себя). But, so soon as the door should be in danger of being forced (но как только появится опасность, что дверь сломают; to force – заставлять, принуждать; взламывать), then Rupert Hentzau or Detchard (for one of these two was always there) (тогда Руперт Хенцо или Дэтчард (потому что один из этих двоих всегда там)) should leave the others to hold it as long as they could (должен оставить остальных удерживать ее как можно дольше), and himself pass into the inner room, and, without more ado (а сам пройти во внутреннюю комнату и без дальнейших раздумий; without more ado – без долгих пререканий, не долго думая), kill the King who lay there, well-treated indeed (убить короля, находящегося там, с которым, кстати, очень хорошо обращаются; indeed – в самом деле, действительно), but without weapons, and with his arms confined in fine steel chains (но /держат/ безоружным, с руками, скованными крепкими стальными цепями), which did not allow him to move his elbow more than three inches from his side (которые не позволяют ему отодвинуть от себя локоть больше, чем на три дюйма; side – сторона; бок /туловища/). Thus, before the outer door were stormed (таким образом, прежде чем начнут штурмовать входную дверь), the King would be dead (король будет мертв). And his body (а его тело = а что делать с телом)? For his body would be evidence as damning as himself (ибо его тело будет такой же убийственной уликой, как и он сам; damning – влекущий за собой осуждение /юр./; гибельный, убийственный /разг./).

The outer of the two had no windows, but was always lighted with candles; the inner had one square window, which gave upon the moat. In the outer room there lay always, day and night, three of the Six; and the instructions of Duke Michael were, that on any attack being made on the outer room, the three were to defend the door of it so long as they could without risk to themselves. But, so soon as the door should be in danger of being forced, then Rupert Hentzau or Detchard (for one of these two was always there) should leave the others to hold it as long as they could, and himself pass into the inner room, and, without more ado, kill the King who lay there, well-treated indeed, but without weapons, and with his arms confined in fine steel chains, which did not allow him to move his elbow more than three inches from his side. Thus, before the outer door were stormed, the King would be dead. And his body? For his body would be evidence as damning as himself.