But the Happy Prince looked so sad (но Счастливый Принц выглядел таким печальным) that the little Swallow was sorry (что маленький Ласточка пожалел /его/). `It is very cold here (здесь очень холодно),' he said; `but I will stay with you for one night (но я останусь с тобой на одну ночь), and be your messenger (и буду твоим гонцом).'

`Thank you, little Swallow,' said the Prince.

rude [ru:d] agility [ə'dζiliti] messenger ['mes(ə)ndζə]

`I don't think I like boys,' answered the Swallow. `Last summer, when I was staying on the river, there were two rude boys, the miller's sons, who were always throwing stones at me. They never hit me, of course; we swallows fly far too well for that, and besides, I come of a family famous for its agility; but still, it was a mark of disrespect.'

But the Happy Prince looked so sad that the little Swallow was sorry. `It is very cold here,' he said; `but I will stay with you for one night, and be your messenger.'

`Thank you, little Swallow,' said the Prince.

So the Swallow picked out the great ruby (тогда Ласточка выклевал/сковырнул большой рубин; to pick — выбирать, ковырять, клевать) from the Prince's sword (из /рукоятки/ шпаги Принца), and flew away with it (и улетел с ним) in his beak (/держа его/ в своем клюве) over the roofs of the town (над крышами города = городскими крышами).