demon [ˈdi: mən], perfume [ˈpə: fju: m], thought [Ɵɔ: t]

Among the silent streets they moved like phantoms of antiquity. They went in silence. Perhaps the girl was thinking of her lover lying senseless on the divan under the copper lamps or was shrinking with fear of what lay ahead of them in the demon-haunted shrine of Hanuman. The barbarian was thinking only of the woman moving so supplely beside him. The perfume of her scented hair was in his nostrils, the sensuous aura of her presence filled his brain and left room for no other thoughts.

Once they heard the clank of brass-shod feet (один раз они услышали лязг ног, обутых в подкованную медью обувь; brass — медь), and drew into the shadows of a gloomy arch (и втянулись в тени мрачной арки) while a squad of Pelishti watchmen swung past в то время как отряд пелиштинских стражников прошагал мимо). There were fifteen of them (их было пятнадцать); they marched in close formation (они маршировали тесным строем), pikes at the ready (пики наготове), and the rearmost men had their broad, brass shields slung on their backs (а самые задние солдаты имели /свои/ широкие медные щиты, подвешенные на их спинах = а у самых задних солдат были повешены на спины медные щиты), to protect them from a knife stroke from behind (/чтобы/ защитить их от удара ножом сзади). The skulking menace of the black maneaters was a threat even to armed men (крадущаяся угроза черных людоедов была угрозой даже для вооруженных людей).

gloomy [ˈɡlu: mɪ], protect [prəˈtekt], threat [Ɵret]

Once they heard the clank of brass-shod feet, and drew into the shadows of a gloomy arch while a squad of Pelishti watchmen swung past. There were fifteen of them; they marched in close formation, pikes at the ready, and the rearmost men had their broad, brass shields slung on their backs, to protect them from a knife stroke from behind. The skulking menace of the black maneaters was a threat even to armed men.

As soon as the clang of their sandals had receded up the street (как только лязг их сандалий утих), Conan and the girl emerged from their hiding place and hurried on (Конан и девушка появились из убежища и поспешили дальше). A few moments later, they saw the squat, flat-topped edifice they sought looming ahead of them (несколько секунд спустя они увидели маячившее перед ними низкое и широкое здание с плоской крышей, которое они искали).

The temple of Hanuman stood alone in the midst of a broad square (храм Ханумана стояло одиноко в середине широкой площади), which lay silent and deserted beneath the stars (которая лежала безмолвная и пустынная под звездами). A marble wall surrounded the shrine (мраморная стена окружала храм), with a broad opening directly before the portico (с широким входом прямо перед портиком). This opening had no gate nor any sort of barrier (этот вход /не/ имел ни ворот, ни какого-либо ограждения).