"No," he said; "it's no dream (это не сон). That hinge is giving way (эта дверная петля поддается). Strange that a devil has to break down a door like a common man (странно, что демону нужно крушить дверь, как обычному человеку;
"Can you not kill him (ты можешь убить его)?" she panted (вымолвила она, тяжело дыша;
Conan was too honest to lie to her (Конан был слишком честным, чтобы солгать ей). "If a mortal man could kill him (если бы смертный человек мог убить его), he'd be dead now (он был бы сейчас мертв)," he answered (ответил он). "I nicked my blade on his belly (я сделал зазубрину на моем клинке о его брюхо)."
break [brek], diabolism [da'aeblzm], honest ['nst]
He glanced at the door which bulged inward as if from the impact of a battering-ram.
"No," he said; "it's no dream. That hinge is giving way. Strange that a devil has to break down a door like a common man; but after all, his strength itself is a diabolism."
"Can you not kill him?" she panted. "You are strong."
Conan was too honest to lie to her. "If a mortal man could kill him, he'd be dead now," he answered. "I nicked my blade on his belly."
Her eyes dulled (ее глаза потускнели;
Conan looked at her and shook his head (Конан поглядел на нее и покачал головой;
sudden [sdn], fear [f], before [b'f:]
Her eyes dulled. "Then you must die, and I must — oh Mitra!" she screamed in sudden frenzy, and Conan caught her hands, fearing that she would harm herself. "He told me what he was going to do to me!" she panted. "Kill me! Kill me with your sword before he bursts the door!"
Conan looked at her and shook his head.
"I'll do what I can (я сделаю, что смогу)," he said. "That won't be much (это будет немного), but it'll give you a chance to get past him down the stair (но я дам тебе шанс пробраться мимо него вниз по лестнице;
She dropped her head in her hands (она опустила голову в его руки =
palace ['paels], echo ['eku], inevitable [n'evtbl]
"I'll do what I can," he said. "That won't be much, but it'll give you a chance to get past him down the stair. Then run for the cliffs. I have a boat tied at the foot of the steps. If you can get out of the palace, you may escape him yet. The people of this city are all asleep."