Princess of Mars / Принцесса Марса. Уровень 2

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Princess of Mars / Принцесса Марса.

Уровень 2

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I.В On the Arizona Hills

I do not know how old I am. I may be hundred years old, maybe more. I cannot tell because I never aged as other men and I do not remember any childhood. I look just like I did forty years ago and more. I died twice and I am still alive.

However, I feel that I cannot live forever and I have the same horror of death as everybody else. That is why I decided to write down the interesting story of my life and of my death.

Ten years my dead body lay undiscovered in an Arizona cave. Strange events happened to me during that period. I cannot explain them. But I can write the chronicle as an ordinary soldier of fortune[1 - soldier of fortune – наемный солдат].

My name is John Carter; I am better known as Captain Jack Carter of Virginia.

When the Civil War[2 - the Civil War – Гражданская война в США 1861–1865 годов] ended, I had only several hundred thousand dollars. I was a captain in the cavalry arm[3 - cavalry arm – кавалерия, конные войска] of an army, which no longer existed. I was the servant of a state, which no longer existed too. I decided to work my way to the southwest and try my luck[4 - try my luck – попытать удачу] in a search of gold.

In the winter of 1865, I and another Confederate officer, Captain James K. Powell of Richmond, were extremely fortunate to find a very remarkable gold-bearing mine. But our equipment was very primitive. One of us was to return to civilization and bring the necessary machinery and a sufficient force of men to work the mine properly. Powell was familiar with the country and with the mechanical requirements of mining. We agreed he would make the trip.