"Leave you in my place!" exclaimed Cedric. "Why, they would hang you, my poor fool."
"Let them, my neck is too straight to be twisted by Normans
(пусть, моя шея слишком прямая, чтобы быть свернутой норманнами;"Save noble Athelstane instead, Wamba
(спаси благородного Ательстана вместо меня, Вамба)," said Cedric. "That is the duty of anyone (это долг каждого;"No, I will risk my life for whoever I choose
(нет, я рискну своей жизнью за того, за кого я захочу;"But the ancestors of Athelstane
(но предки Ательстана;Wamba shook his head
(Вамба покачал головой; tostraight [streɪt], twisted ['twɪstɪd], duty ['dju:tɪ], whoever [hu:'evǝ], ancestor ['ænsəstə, 'ænsestǝ]
"Let them, my neck is too straight to be twisted by Normans."
"Save noble Athelstane instead, Wamba," said Cedric. "That is the duty of anyone who has Saxon blood in him."
"No, I will risk my life for whoever I choose."
"But the ancestors of Athelstane were once the kings of England!"
Wamba shook his head. "I will hang for no man other than my own master."
"Go, then, noble Cedric
(иди, тогда, благородный Седрик)," said Athelstane. "When you are outside (когда ты будешь на свободе: «снаружи»), you may be able to help our friends rescue us (ты сможешь помочь нашим друзьям спасти нас)."There were tears in Cedric's eyes
(слезы были =able ['eɪb(ə)l], rescue ['reskju:], tear [tɪǝ], farewell [fɛə'wel]
"Go, then, noble Cedric," said Athelstane. "When you are outside, you may be able to help our friends rescue us."
There were tears in Cedric's eyes as he put Wamba's robe on. "Farewell then, my poor boy," he said to Wamba. "I will either save you or come back and die with you!"
"Farewell, noble Cedric
(прощай, благородный Седрик)," said Athelstane. "Don't forget to accept any food or drink (не забудь принять любую пищу или питье;"Farewell
(прощайте)," said Wamba, "And remember, just say 'Pax vobiscum' (и помните, просто говорите "Мир вам")."Cedric pulled the hood of the robe over his face
(Седрик натянул капюшон рясы на лицо) and hurried out of the hall (и поспешил выйти из зала;accept [ǝk'sept], offer ['ɔfǝ], remember [rɪ'membǝ], hurry ['hʌrɪ], hurried ['hʌrɪd]
"Farewell, noble Cedric," said Athelstane. "Don't forget to accept any food or drink they may offer you on your way out."