Aram's gate did not open upon the road but upon the alley which ran between the tavern and the garden of the date palms (Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ° ΠΡΠ°ΠΌΠ° Π½Π΅ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ³Ρ = ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π΅ Π½Π° Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ³Ρ, Π½ΠΎ Π½Π° Π°Π»Π»Π΅Ρ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ°Π»Π° ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΡΠ°Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠΌ Ρ ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠΈ; to run β Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ). Conan jerked lustily at the rope which dangled from the bell beside the lantern (ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠ» ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ³ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π° Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΊΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π° Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ° Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ), augmenting its clamor by hammering on the iron-bound teakwood gate with the hilt of his sword (ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π·Π²ΡΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠΈΠΊΠ° ΡΡΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°; to hammer β ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ). A wicket opened in the gate, and a black face peered through (Π² Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΡΠΊΠΎ, ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π»ΠΈΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· /Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ/).
"Open, blast you," requested Conan (ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°ΠΉ, Π±ΡΠ΄Ρ ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΊΠ»ΡΡ: Β«Π΄Π° ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Ρ ΡΠ΅Π±ΡΒ», β ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½). "I'm a guest (Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Ρ). I've paid Aram for a room, and a room I'll have, by Crom (Ρ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠΈΠ» ΠΡΠ°ΠΌΡ Π·Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΡ, ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΡ Ρ Π±ΡΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ = ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΠ° Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ, /ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡΡ/ ΠΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΠΌ)!"
augment [ΛΙ: Ι‘mΙnt], blast [blΙ:st], guest [Ι‘est]
Aram's gate did not open upon the road but upon the alley which ran between the tavern and the garden of the date palms. Conan jerked lustily at the rope which dangled from the bell beside the lantern, augmenting its clamor by hammering on the iron-bound teakwood gate with the hilt of his sword. A wicket opened in the gate, and a black face peered through.
"Open, blast you," requested Conan. "I'm a guest. I've paid Aram for a room, and a room I'll have, by Crom!"
The black craned his neck to stare into the starlit road behind Conan (ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π²ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠ» ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Ρ, /ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ/ Π²ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ Π·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ³Ρ Π·Π° ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌ); but he opened the gate without comment and closed it again behind the Cimmerian, locking it and bolting it (Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΠ» Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ° Π±Π΅Π· ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠ» Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π° Π·Π° ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΉΡΠ΅ΠΌ, Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΈΡ Π½Π° Π·Π°ΠΌΠΎΠΊ ΠΈ Π½Π° Π·Π°ΡΠΎΠ²). The wall was unusually high (ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π° Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉ); but there were many thieves in Zamboula (Π½ΠΎ Π² ΠΠ°ΠΌΠ±ΡΠ»Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²), and a house on the edge of the desert might have to be defended against a nocturnal nomad raid (ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠΌ Π½Π° ΠΊΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ: Β«ΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ Π±ΡΡΡ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΒ» ΠΎΡ Π½ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ Π½Π°Π±Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ² ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²). Conan strode through a garden ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π» ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· ΡΠ°Π΄; to stride β ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°Π³Π°ΠΌΠΈ), where great pale blossoms nodded in the starlight (Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΎΠ³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π±Π»Π΅Π΄Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ: Β«ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΒ» Π² Π·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅), and entered the taproom (ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» Π² ΠΏΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΡ), where a Stygian with the shaven head of a student sat at a table brooding over nameless mysteries (Π³Π΄Π΅ ΡΡΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ΅Ρ Ρ Π±ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π» Π·Π° ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌ, ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΡΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½Π°Ρ ), and some nondescripts wrangled over a game of dice in a corner (Π° Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π° ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π° Π·Π°Π½ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠΎΠΉ Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π² ΡΠ³Π»Ρ).
road [rΙud], thieves [Ζi: vz], defend [dΙͺΛfend]
The black craned his neck to stare into the starlit road behind Conan; but he opened the gate without comment and closed it again behind the Cimmerian, locking it and bolting it. The wall was unusually high; but there were many thieves in Zamboula, and a house on the edge of the desert might have to be defended against a nocturnal nomad raid. Conan strode through a garden, where great pale blossoms nodded in the starlight, and entered the taproom, where a Stygian with the shaven head of a student sat at a table brooding over nameless mysteries, and some nondescripts wrangled over a game of dice in a corner.
Aram Baksh came forward, walking softly (ΠΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΠ°Ρ Ρ Π²ΡΡΠ΅Π» Π²ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄, ΠΌΡΠ³ΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ°Π³Π°Ρ), a portly man, wih a black beard that swept his breast (ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΈΠ½Π° Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ°Π»Π° Π½Π° Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π³ΡΡΠ΄Ρ; to sweep β ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ; ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ, ΡΡΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡ), a jutting hooknose (Π²ΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΌ Π½ΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ), and small black eyes which were never still (ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π³Π»Π°Π·Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ = Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π±Π΅Π³Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π³Π»Π°Π·Π°ΠΌΠΈ).
"You wish food?" he asked (Π²Ρ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ = ΠΏΠΎΠ΅ΡΡΡ? β ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ» ΠΎΠ½). "Drink (Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΡΡ)?"
"I ate a joint of beef and a loaf of bread in the suk," grunted Conan (Ρ ΡΡΠ΅Π» ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠΊ Π³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΈ Π±ΡΡ Π°Π½ΠΊΡ Ρ Π»Π΅Π±Π° Π² Ρ Π°ΡΡΠ΅Π²Π½Π΅, β ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π» ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½; suk β Π±Π°Π·Π°Ρ; ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠΉ Π΄Π²ΠΎΡ (Π½Π° ΠΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΊΠ΅)). "Bring me a tankard of Ghazan wine β Iβve got just enough left to pay for it (ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΊΡΡΠΆΠΊΡ Π³Π°Π·Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΠΈΠ½Π° β Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠ°Π· ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ, /ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ/ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΡΠΎ)." He tossed a copper coin on the wine-splashed board (ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ» ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π½ΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΡ Π½Π° Π·Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΉ Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΠ»).
walk [wΙ: k], breast [brest], beef [bi: f]
Aram Baksh came forward, walking softly, a portly man, with a black beard that swept his breast, a jutting hooknose, and small black eyes which were never still.
"You wish food?" he asked. "Drink?"
"I ate a joint of beef and a loaf of bread in the suk," grunted Conan. "Bring me a tankard of Ghazan wine β Iβve got just enough left to pay for it." He tossed a copper coin on the wine-splashed board.
"You did not win at the gaming tables (ΡΡ Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°Π» Π·Π° ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΌΠΈ)?"
"How could I, with only a handful of silver to begin with (ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ³, Π»ΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡΡΠ½Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ° Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π°)? I paid you for the room this morning, because I knew I'd probably lose (Ρ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠΈΠ» ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ Π·Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ: Β«ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΌΒ», ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ Ρ Π·Π½Π°Π», /ΡΡΠΎ/ Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°Ρ). I wanted to be sure I had a roof over my head tonight (Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» Π±ΡΡΡ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½, /ΡΡΠΎ/ Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΊΡΡΡΠ° Π½Π°Π΄ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ). I notice nobody sleeps in the streets of Zamboula (Ρ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Ρ = Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ», /ΡΡΠΎ/ Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠΎ /Π½Π΅/ ΡΠΏΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°Ρ ΠΠ°ΠΌΠ±ΡΠ»Ρ). The very beggars hunt a niche they can barricade before dark (ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠ΅ Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ°ΠΉΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΡ Π½ΠΈΡΡ, /ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ/ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ Π·Π°Π±Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΡΡ). The city must be full of a particularly bloodthirsty band of thieves (Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄, Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π±ΡΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΆΠ°Π΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π±Π°Π½Π΄ΠΎΠΉ = ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΆΠ°Π΄Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π±Π°Π½Π΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²; blood β ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Ρ; thirsty β ΠΆΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΡΠΈΠΉ)."
lose [lu: z], tonight [tΙΛnaΙͺt], dark [dΙ:k]
"You did not win at the gaming tables?"
"How could I, with only a handful of silver to begin with? I paid you for the room this morning, because I knew I'd probably lose. I wanted to be sure I had a roof over my head tonight. I notice nobody sleeps in the streets of Zamboula. The very beggars hunt a niche they can barricade before dark. The city must be full of a particularly bloodthirsty band of thieves."
He gulped the cheap wine with relish and then followed Aram out of the taproom (ΠΎΠ½ Π²ΡΠΏΠΈΠ» Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π°Π»ΠΏΠΎΠΌ Ρ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» = Π²ΡΡΠ΅Π» Π²ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ Π·Π° ΠΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ· Π±Π°ΡΠ°). Behind him the players halted their game to stare after him with a cryptic speculation in their eyes (ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π°Π΄ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠΎΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΈΠ³ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π΅ΠΌΡ Π²ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ ΡΠΎ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Π΄ΠΊΠΎΠΉ). They said nothing, but the Stygian laughed, a ghastly laugh of inhuman cynicism and mockery (ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΈ, Π° ΡΡΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ΅Ρ Π·Π°ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ»ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΠΌ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ). The others lowered their eyes uneasily, avoiding one another's glance (ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ /ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ/ Π³Π»Π°Π·Π° Π² ΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ³Π΅, ΠΈΠ·Π±Π΅Π³Π°Ρ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Π½Π° Π΄ΡΡΠ³Π°). The arts studied by a Stygian scholar are not calculated to make him share the feelings of a normal being (Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΌ, Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½Ρ /Π½Π° ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ/ Π·Π°ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ = Π½Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²Π° Π½ΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°; to share β ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡΡ, Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡΡΡ).
cheap [Κ§i: p], eye [aΙͺ], laugh [lΙ:f]
He gulped the cheap wine with relish and then followed Aram out of the taproom. Behind him the players halted their game to stare after him with a cryptic speculation in their eyes. They said nothing, but the Stygian laughed, a ghastly laugh of inhuman cynicism and mockery. The others lowered their eyes uneasily, avoiding one another's glance. The arts studied by a Stygian scholar are not calculated to make him share the feelings of a normal being.
Conan followed Aram down a corridor lighted by copper lamps (ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» Π·Π° ΠΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΌ Π²Π½ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π»Π°ΠΌΠΏΠ°ΠΌΠΈ), and it did not please him to note his host's noiseless tread (ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ Ρ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»: Β«ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ Π΅ΠΌΡ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΒ» Π±Π΅ΡΡΡΠΌΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Ρ ΠΎΠ·ΡΠΈΠ½Π°). Aram's feet were clad in soft slippers and the hallway was carpeted with thick Turanian rugs (ΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΈ ΠΡΠ°ΠΌΠ° Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡ Π² ΠΌΡΠ³ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠ°Π½ΡΡ, Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΡ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΡΡΠ»Π°Π½ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ); but there was an unpleasant suggestion of stealthiness about the Zamboulan (Π½ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ» Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΠΊ Π½Π° ΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ = Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ±ΡΠ»ΠΈΠΉΡΠ°).
please [pli: z], feet [fi: t], tread [tred]
Conan followed Aram down a corridor lighted by copper lamps, and it did not please him to note his host's noiseless tread. Aram's feet were clad in soft slippers and the hallway was carpeted with thick Turanian rugs; but there was an unpleasant suggestion of stealthiness about the Zamboulan.
At the end of the winding corridor, Aram halted at a door (Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ° ΠΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΡΡ Ρ Π΄Π²Π΅ΡΠΈ), across which a heavy iron bar rested in powerful metal brackets (ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΈΠ»ΡΡ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π»ΡΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π΅Π·Π½ΡΠΉ Π·Π°ΡΠΎΠ² Π² ΠΌΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ±Π°Ρ ). This Aram lifted and showed the Cimmerian into a well-appointed chamber (Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠ» ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π» ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΉΡΠ° Π² Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΡ), the windows of which, Conan instantly noted, were small and strongly set with twisted bars of iron, tastefully gilded (ΠΎΠΊΠ½Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ, ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ» ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½, Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΊΠΎ Π·Π°Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π½Ρ Π²ΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π΅Π·Π°, ΡΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎ Π²ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠΌ; to set β ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ; taste β Π²ΠΊΡΡ). There were rugs on the floor, a couch, after the Eastern fashion, and ornately carven stools (/ΡΠ°ΠΌ/ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρ, ΠΊΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎ Π²ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅ ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΠ΅Π²Π°ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ). It was a much more elaborate chamber than Conan could have procured for the price nearer the center of the city (ΡΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π³ΠΎΡΠ°Π·Π΄ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π½Π½Π°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ½Π°ΡΠ°, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ ΡΠ°Π·Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ Π±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ΅ ΠΊ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Π°; elaborate β ΠΈΡΠΊΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ; ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ) β a fact that had first attracted him (ΡΠ°ΠΊΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊ Π΅Π³ΠΎ), when, that morning, he discovered how slim a purse his roistering for the past few days had left him (ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π² ΡΠΎ ΡΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ», Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΊ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ» Π΅ΠΌΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΡΠ΅ΠΆ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ). He had ridden into Zamboula from the desert a week before (ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ°Π» Π² ΠΠ°ΠΌΠ±ΡΠ»Ρ ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»Ρ Π½Π°Π·Π°Π΄; to ride β ΡΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ°ΡΡ, Π΅Ρ Π°ΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠΌ).
heavy [ΛhevΙͺ], iron [ΛaΙͺΙn], couch [kauΚ§]
At the end of the winding corridor, Aram halted at a door, across which a heavy iron bar rested in powerful metal brackets. This Aram lifted and showed the Cimmerian into a well-appointed chamber, the windows of which, Conan instantly noted, were small and strongly set with twisted bars of iron, tastefully gilded. There were rugs on the floor, a couch, after the Eastern fashion, and ornately carven stools. It was a much more elaborate chamber than Conan could have procured for the price nearer the center of the city β a fact that had first attracted him, when, that morning, he discovered how slim a purse his roistering for the past few days had left him. He had ridden into Zamboula from the desert a week before.
Aram had lighted a bronze lamp, and he now called Conan's attention to the two doors (ΠΡΠ°ΠΌ Π·Π°ΠΆΠ΅Π³ Π±ΡΠΎΠ½Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ Π»Π°ΠΌΠΏΡ, ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π½Π° ΠΊ Π΄Π²ΡΠΌ Π΄Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΌ). Both were provided with heavy bolts (ΠΎΠ±Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ½Π°Π±ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π»ΡΠΌΠΈ Π·Π°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈ).
"You may sleep safely tonight, Cimmerian," said Aram (ΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΡ Π² Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ΅Ρ, β ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΠΡΠ°ΠΌ), blinking over his bushy beard from the inner doorway (ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΌΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· /ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ/ ΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΡ Π±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΠ· /Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ/ Π΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΌΠ°).