Do You Love Me, Master?. The Place of Eros in the Master-Slave Dialectic

Will you go with me (вы пойдете со мной)? said the Hamadryad kindly to Jane and Michael (сказал Кобра доброжелательно Джейн и Майклу). And without waiting for them to reply (и не дожидаясь, чтобы они ответили) he slid between them (он проскользил между ними; to slide скользить), and with a movement of his hood directed them to walk one on either side of him (и движением своего капюшона указал им идти по обеим сторонам от него). It has begun (уже началось; to begin), he said, hissing with pleasure (сказал он, шипя от удовольствия). finale [fI'nQ:lI] centre [sentq] square [skweq] Everybody listened. A bell was ringing and a deep gruff voice could be heard coming nearer and nearer, crying out: Grand Chain, Grand Chain! Everybody to the centre for the Grand Chain and Finale. Come along, come along. Stand ready for the Grand Chain! I thought so, said the Hamadryad, smiling. You must be off, my dear. Theyll be waiting for you to take your place in the centre. Farewell, till your next Birthday. And he raised himself as he had done before and lightly saluted Mary Poppins on both cheeks ...»