III. Discussion:

1. Mor’s anticipation of Rain’s arrival at the House Match. Account for his depression and exasperation during the game. Compare it with Rain’s straightforwardness. Why did her arrival create a stir?

2. Mor still fears his wife. Find the proof of it in the text.

3. Compare the opinion of the people present when they saw Demoyte’s portrait. Why was it a shock to Mor? What do you think provoked Bledyard’s criticism?

4. Describe Rain’s behaviour at Mor’s house. What is your opinion?

5. Was it in anyway evident that Mor would leave Rain in the lurch?

6. Speak of the instances of symbolism in these chapters.

Chapters 12, 13

I. Active vocabulary:

• to talk by long distance telephone

• to be in the wrong

• to confide in a person

• to be hard on smb.

• to cope with smth.

• to make a scene about smth.

• to keep an eye on smb.

• It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good.

• Too many cooks spoil the broth.

•You may lead a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.

• God helps those who help themselves

• to carry smth out

• to recover from a shock

• a complete failure

• to make a mess of smth.

• to be rooted in life

• to live on dreams

• damage

VOCABULARY PRACTICE:

1. Make up a story to illustrate one of the proverbs.

2. Find in the text:

- accomplice

- to find oneself in control of a situation

II. Exercises:

1) Explain the following:

a. “Yes” Tim said, “You are the strong one, you know” (p.132)

b. …the suspension of judgment is not charity but the fear of being judged in return (p.145)

c. She (Nan) had never reflected so much I her life (p.148)

2) Speak of the moral aspect of the following actions and utterances, state whose utterances they are and speak of the motives and feelings conveyed in them. Explain why these things didn’t happen.

a. “Don’t forget me…Don’t forget me!”

b. Going to Dorset? Wouldn’t it be better if you stayed here?

c. Suddenly she (Nan) wished desperately that she could stay with Tim Burke that morning and talk to him about anything at all…

d. Rain listened to his silently throughout, …until he had told her everything—except for one thing. In all his outpouring he made no mention of his political ambitions.

e. Nan, who didn’t think that children should have secrets from their parents, had lifted the receiver in the bedroom and was disquieted indeed at what she heard.

f. “Did you know what was happening?” said Nan, drying her eyes. “Did you ever see them together?” “No” said Tim, “I didn’t…”

g. “Nan” said Tim, “I do love you, you know that, don’t you?”

h. He had deliberately given Rain the impression that his marriage was a complete failure, a wash-out, something that was already breaking up, quite independently of her arrival.

i. “I want to talk to you about the things you are doing now,” said Bledyard, “to your wife and Miss Carter.”

“Suppose you mind your own goddam business!” said Mor. He was trembling. Bledyard’s impertinence was almost beyond belief…

“You will prevent her from being a great painter.”

“Oh, shut up, Bledyard!” said Mor. “You only say this because you’re jealous, because you are in love with her yourself!”