‘Since, my dear captain, your life approaches its predestined end,’ continued Feng (поскольку, мой дорогой капитан, твоя жизнь приближается /к/ ее предопределенному концу, — продолжал Фэнг), ‘it would be impolite of me not to explain my actions (/это/ было бы невежливо с моей стороны: «от меня» — не объяснить моих действий), so that your lowly spirit may journey to whatever hell the gods of the barbarians have prepared for it in full knowledge of the causes of your downfall (так чтобы твой приземленный дух мог отправиться в какой бы то ни было ад, /который/ боги варваров приготовили для него, с полным знанием причин твоей гибели). Know that the court of his amiable but foolish highness, the king of Kusan, is divided between two parties (знай, что двор его любезного, но глупого высочества, короля Кусана, разделен между =
spirit ['sprt], journey [': n], course [k: s]
‘Since, my dear captain, your life approaches its predestined end,’ continued Feng, ‘it would be impolite of me not to explain my actions, so that your lowly spirit may journey to whatever hell the gods of the barbarians have prepared for it in full knowledge of the causes of your downfall. Know that the court of his amiable but foolish highness, the king of Kusan, is divided between two parties. One of these, that of the White Peacock, welcomes contact with the barbarians of the West. The other, that of the Golden Pheasant, abominates all association with those animals; and I, of course, am one of the selfless patriots of the Golden Pheasant. Willingly would I give my life to bring your so-called embassy to destruction, lest contact with your barbarous masters contaminate our pure culture and upset our divinely ordained social system.
‘Happily, such an extreme measure seems unnecessary (к счастью, такая чрезвычайная мера кажется необязательной). For I have you, the leader of his band of foreign devils (ибо я имею тебя =
measure ['me], extreme [ks'tri: m], around ['raund]
‘Happily, such an extreme measure seems unnecessary. For I have you, the leader of his band of foreign devils, and there around your neck hangs the treaty the Son of Heaven signed with your uncouth heathen king.’
The little duke pulled out from under Conan’s mail shirt the ivory tube containing the documents (маленьких князь вытащил из-под кольчужной рубахи Конана трубку/тубус, содержащий документы). He unclasped the chain that secured it around Conan’s neck and tucked it into one of his voluminous sleeves, adding with a malicious smile (он отстегнул цепочку, которая закрепляла ее (трубку) вокруг шеи Конана, и засунул ее в один из просторных рукавов, добавив со злобной улыбкой =
So fear not; it is no unholy magic that holds you captive (поэтому не бойся, это не нечестивое волшебство, /которое/ держит тебя пленный =
attempt ['tempt], explain [ks'plen], childish ['tald]