halt [hɔ:lt], ceiling [ˈsi:lɪŋ], brightly [ˈbraɪtlɪ]

Like stalking tigers they crept across the darkly gleaming floor and halted outside the sparkling door. With a deft and cautious hand Taurus tried it. It gave without resistance, and the companions looked in, tensed for anything. Over the Nemedian's shoulder Conan had a glimpse of a glittering chamber, the walls, ceiling, and floor of which were crusted with great, white jewels, which lighted it brightly and which seemed its only illumination. It seemed empty of life.

"Before we cut off our last retreat," hissed Taurus, "go you to the rim and look over on all sides; if you see any soldiers moving in the gardens, or anything suspicious, return and tell me. I will await you within this chamber."

Conan saw scant reason in this (Конан видел в этом мало смысла; scant — скудный, недостаточный; reason — причина; здравый смысл), and a faint suspicion of his companion touched his wary soul (и робкое подозрение к его компаньону/товарищу коснулось его осторожной души; faint — слабый; робкий), but he did as Taurus requested (но он сделал, как попросил Таурус). As he turned away (когда он отвернулся), the Nemedian slipped inside the door and drew it shut behind him (немедиец скользнул к внутренней части двери /потянул/ и закрыл ее за ним; to draw — чертить; тянуть; to shut — закрывать). Conan crept about the rim of the tower (Конан прокрался по ограждению башни вокруг; to creep), returning to his starting point without having seen any suspicious movement in the vaguely waving sea of leaves below (вернувшись к исходной точке, не увидев никакого подозрительного движения в смутно колышущемся море листьев внизу). He turned toward the door (он повернулся к двери) — suddenly from within the chamber there sounded a strangled cry (вдруг изнутри комнаты прозвучал = раздался сдавленный крик; to strangle — задушить; подавлять, сдерживать).

request [rɪˈkwest], drew [dru:], toward [təˈwɔ:d]

Conan saw scant reason in this, and a faint suspicion of his companion touched his wary soul, but he did as Taurus requested. As he turned away, the Nemedian slipped inside the door and drew it shut behind him. Conan crept about the rim of the tower, returning to his starting point without having seen any suspicious movement in the vaguely waving sea of leaves below. He turned toward the door — suddenly from within the chamber there sounded a strangled cry.