Английский язык с Энтони Хоупом. Узник Зенды

While in Paris I wrote to Antoinette, though I did not venture to call upon her (будучи в Париже, я написал Антуанетте, однако не решился зайти к ней). I received in return a very affecting letter (в ответ я получил весьма трогательное письмо), in which she assured me that the King’s generosity and kindness (в котором она уверяла меня, что великодушие и доброта короля), no less than her regard for me, bound her conscience to absolute secrecy (не меньше, чем ее уважение ко мне, обязывают ее совесть /хранить все/ в строжайшем: «абсолютном» секрете; to bind – связывать; обязывать). She expressed the intention of settling in the country (она выражала намерение поселиться в сельской местности), and withdrawing herself entirely from society (и совершенно удалиться от общества). Whether she carried out her designs, I have never heard (выполнила ли она свои намерения, я не слышал = мне не известно); but as I have not met her, or heard news of her up to this time (но так как я не встречал ее и не слышал о ней /никаких/ новостей до сего времени), it is probable that she did (то, вероятно, она /так и/ сделала). There is no doubt that she was deeply attached to the Duke of Strelsau (нет сомнений, что она была сильно привязана к герцогу Стрелсо); and her conduct at the time of his death proved (и ее поведение во время его гибели доказывает) that no knowledge of the man’s real character was enough (что знания истинного характера этого человека было недостаточно) to root her regard for him out of her heart (чтобы вырвать из ее сердца /чувство/ расположения к нему;

to root – пускать корни, укореняться; to root out – выкорчевывать).

At this point I changed the subject, and escaped from George’s “inspired” delusions. But if diplomatists never know anything more than they had succeeded in finding out in this instance, they appear to me to be somewhat expensive luxuries.

While in Paris I wrote to Antoinette, though I did not venture to call upon her. I received in return a very affecting letter, in which she assured me that the King’s generosity and kindness, no less than her regard for me, bound her conscience to absolute secrecy. She expressed the intention of settling in the country, and withdrawing herself entirely from society. Whether she carried out her designs, I have never heard; but as I have not met her, or heard news of her up to this time, it is probable that she did. There is no doubt that she was deeply attached to the Duke of Strelsau; and her conduct at the time of his death proved that no knowledge of the man’s real character was enough to root her regard for him out of her heart.