“Do what you will, or what you must (поступай так, как хочешь, или как должна),” I said. “I think God shows His purposes to such as you (думаю, Господь открывает Свою волю таким, как ты;
There struck on our ears the sound of singing (звуки пения донеслись до наших ушей: «звук пения ударил нам в уши»;
“My queen and my beauty (моя королева, моя красавица)!” said I.
“My lover and true knight (мой возлюбленный и истинный рыцарь)!” she said. “Perhaps we shall never see one another again (возможно, мы никогда снова не увидим друг друга). Kiss me, my dear, and go (поцелуй меня, мой дорогой, и иди)!”
I kissed her as she bade me (я поцеловал ее, как она просила); but at the last she clung to me, whispering nothing but my name (но в последнюю /минуту/ она прильнула ко мне, шепча только мое имя), and that over and over again – and again – and again; and then I left her (и так снова и снова; а потом я оставил ее).
“Do what you will, or what you must,” I said. “I think God shows His purposes to such as you. My part is lighter; for your ring shall be on my finger and your heart in mine, and no touch save of your lips will ever be on mine. So, may God comfort you, my darling!”
There struck on our ears the sound of singing. The priests in the chapel were singing masses for the souls of those who lay dead. They seemed to chant a requiem over our buried joy, to pray forgiveness for our love that would not die. The soft, sweet, pitiful music rose and fell as we stood opposite one another, her hands in mine.
“My queen and my beauty!” said I.
“My lover and true knight!” she said. “Perhaps we shall never see one another again. Kiss me, my dear, and go!”
I kissed her as she bade me; but at the last she clung to me, whispering nothing but my name, and that over and over again – and again – and again; and then I left her.