Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит

In the meanwhile (тем временем) the Wood-elves had gone back up the Forest River (Лесные Эльфы вернулись вверх по Лесной Реке) with their cargoes (со своими грузами), and there was great excitement in the king’s palace (и /в результате/ во дворце короля случилось огромное волнение/возбуждение). I have never heard (я никогда не слышал) what happened to the chief of the guards and the butler (что же случилось с начальником стражников и с дворецким). Nothing of course was ever said about keys (ничего, конечно же, не было сказано о ключах) or barrels (или бочках) while the dwarves stayed in Lake — town (пока гномы оставались в Городе-на-Озере; to stay — оставаться, пребывать, гостить), and Bilbo was careful (и Бильбо был осторожен) never to become invisible (и никогда не становился невидимым). Still, I daresay (все же, позвольте сказать), more was guessed than was known (больше было предположений, чем точной уверенности: «больше предполагалось, чем зналось»), though doubtless Mr. Baggins (хотя, без сомнения, мистер Бэггинс) remained a bit of a mystery (оставался /немного/ загадкой; mystery — тайна, таинственность). In any case (в любом случае) the king knew now the dwarves’ errand (король знал теперь о задании гномов), or thought he did (или думал, что знал), and he said to himself (и сказал сам себе):

palace ['paels] daresay [de'se] mystery ['mst r]

In the meanwhile the Wood-elves had gone back up the Forest River with their cargoes, and there was great excitement in the king’s palace. I have never heard what happened to the chief of the guards and the butler. Nothing of course was ever said about keys or barrels while the dwarves stayed in Lake-town, and Bilbo was careful never to become invisible. Still, I daresay, more was guessed than was known, though doubtless Mr. Baggins remained a bit of a mystery. In any case the king knew now the dwarves’ errand, or thought he did, and he said to himself: