- •Immensely solid. On it stood in a massive silver frame a photograph of herself
- •In which he kept his private paper in case he wanted to write a letter in his
- •In point of fact there was grilled sole, grilled cutlets and spinach, and stewed
- •Italian chairs, and the young man in the middle on a chair that was not at all
- •Very different play we produced from the one the author submitted to us."
- •Very well play young lovers, and authors don't seem to write the parts they
- •In the same cupboard.
- •Very beginning pasted in a series of large books.
- •In the papers.
- •It was a pity she had never had a chance of playing Rosalind, she would have
- •Verse. Her voice, her rather low rich voice, with that effective hoarseness,
- •Very different matter when he rehearsed his cast; then he would suffer
- •It happened that when Michael kept the appointment he had asked for,
- •In love with her. Feel as if your bones were melting inside you and if an
- •It was two years later that Jimmie Langton discovered her. She was on tour in
- •In my life."
- •Information.
- •It was a well-known fact that it was one of the best houses of its period, one
- •Insisted on this.
- •It gave Julia a good deal of satisfaction to discover that Michael's father was a
- •In Benson's company, and golf when he got the chance, and that sort of thing
- •I wrote poetry."
- •Views on marriage.
- •Inspiration.
- •It was getting on for Easter, and Jimmie Langton always closed his theatre
- •Ingenuous girl who had lived a quiet country life.
- •In a moment the Colonel and Mrs. Gosselyn came in. They bore a look of
- •Indeed, that she was quite willing to become his mistress, but this he refused.
- •It was quite clear that he had accepted with alacrity. The thought of refusing
- •I'd go and live at home so as not to spend any money."
- •Very clever little trick.
- •Indifferent acting was little noticed, and in this he finished the season. There
- •Into the carriage he took her hand and patted it.
- •In the empty carriage and looked at herself in the glass.
- •It took Julia a second or two to understand what he meant.
- •It infuriated her that when she worked herself up into a passion of tears he
- •Italian organ-grinder."
- •Illustrated papers.
- •It was just before the end of the war that she fell out of love with him.
- •Very small, but taken altogether they amounted, in her shrewd, calculating
- •It were rather a joke, or a declaration as though he were laughing at himself,
- •In a manner that the audience found engaging. He never attempted to play
- •Inherited nearly four thousand pounds, and this with his own savings and
- •It was a warm beautiful night. Michael had bought options, though it wrung
- •It was disconcerting the way Julia knew what he was thinking. You couldn't
- •Vernon. And we can get him. I'll play George."
- •Ingenuity in disguising old sets so that they looked new, and by ringing the
- •Very profitable discoveries.
- •Interested in management.
- •Intolerable. He could describe nothing without circumstantial detail. Nor was
- •Into it.
- •It made Julia a little sad to think how much she had loved him. Because her
- •In a vase.
- •It. The only foundation for it was that Charles had been madly in love with
- •It was a large party and she was being made much of Lady Charles, a woman
- •Very good-looking but of distinguished appearance. He looked very well-bred,
- •Vitality which were outside his experience. He went to see her act several times
- •In love with Michael. When Charles realized that he loved her his manner
- •It's only common sense that we shouldn't see one another any more."
- •Into the bathroom to wash her face and eyes. She felt wonderfully exhilarated.
- •Idea of appearing as intervener. For two or three weeks she was very jittery.
- •It was a little more difficult when Charles, with his fine sensitiveness, saw that
- •In some hole in Italy!"
- •It had been long agreed, with all the delicacy that might be expected from his
- •It was nice of him to have suggested that. He might so easily have mentioned
- •In her life. She was so taken aback that she never thought of doing anything.
- •Incident would have no sequel.
- •I'm forty and I don't care who knows it."
- •Into her dressing-room.
- •Inquiry the whole story and gave him her opinion of the travel agency, the
- •It gave him a curious look. With his black hair, drooping eyelids and rather
- •In a quarter of an hour with a conductor and told her that he had got her a
I'd go and live at home so as not to spend any money."
"I don't know how I'm going to get on without you."
She said the words very brightly, so that they sounded polite, but somewhat
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casual.
"Well, we can have a grand time together in the summer and you know a
year, two years at the outside, well, it passes like a flash of lightning."
Michael had been walking at random (Майкл гулял, не выбирая пути; at random
— наобум, наугад, наудачу), but Julia without his noticing (но Джулия,
незаметно для него) had guided him (направляла его) in the direction she wished
(в направлении, нужном ей: «котором она желала /идти/»), and now they
arrived in front of the theatre (и, тем временем, они пришли к входу в театр;
front — перед, передняя сторона, фасад). She stopped (она остановилась).
"I'll see you later (увидимся позже). I've got to pop up and see Jimmie (я должна
заскочить и повидаться с Джимми; to pop up — внезапно вскочить,
подняться, появиться)." His face fell (его лицо вытянулось: «упало»; to fall
(fell; fallen) — падать, опускаться).
"You're not going to leave me now (ты же не собираешься оставить меня
сейчас)! I must talk to somebody (я должен с кем-нибудь поговорить). I thought
(я думал, что) we might go and have a snack together (что мы сможем пойти и
перекусить вместе; snack — легкая закуска) before the show (перед
спектаклем)."
"I'm terribly sorry (мне очень жаль). Jimmie's expecting me (Джонни ждет
меня) and you know what he is (а ты же знаешь, какой он)."
Michael gave her his sweet, good-natured smile (Майкл улыбнулся ей милой,
добродушной улыбкой).
random ['rxndqm] guide [gaId] might [maIt]
Michael had been walking at random, but Julia without his noticing had
guided him in the direction she wished, and now they arrived in front of the
theatre. She stopped.
"I'll see you later. I've got to pop up and see Jimmie." His face fell.
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"You're not going to leave me now! I must talk to somebody. I thought we
might go and have a snack together before the show."
"I'm terribly sorry. Jimmie's expecting me and you know what he is."
Michael gave her his sweet, good-natured smile.
"Oh, well, go on then (ну, хорошо, тогда иди). I'm not going to hold it up against
you (я не собираюсь иметь к тебе претензии; to hold it against smb — иметь
что-то против кого-то) because for once you've let me down (из-за того, что
ты однажды подвела меня)."
He walked on (он пошел дальше) and she went in (а она зашла внутрь) by the
stage door (через служебный вход). Jimmie Langton had arranged himself
(Джимми Лэнгтон устроил себе) a tiny flat (крошечную квартирку) under the
roof (под самой крышей) to which you gained access (в которую можно было
попасть; to gain access to — получить доступ к чему-либо) through the balcony
(через балкон). She rang the bell (она позвонила /в звонок/) of his front door (на
/его/ входной двери) and he opened it himself (и он сам открыл ее /дверь/). He
was surprised (он был удивлен), but pleased (но и обрадован), to see her
(увидеть ее).
"Hulloa, Julia, come in (привет, Джулия, входи)."
against [q'ge(I)nst] roof [ru:f] access ['xkses]
"Oh, well, go on then. I'm not going to hold it up against you because for once
you've let me down."
He walked on and she went in by the stage door. Jimmie Langton had
arranged himself a tiny flat under the roof to which you gained access
through the balcony. She rang the bell of his front door and he opened it
himself. He was surprised, but pleased, to see her.
"Hulloa, Julia, come in."
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She walked past him (она прошла мимо него) without a word (ни говоря ни
слова), and when they got into his sitting-room (и когда они вошли в его
гостиную), untidy (неприбранную), littered with typescript plays (заваленную
отпечатанными на машинке сценариями), books and other rubbish (книгами и
другим барахлом), the remains of his frugal luncheon (остатки его скромного
ленча; frugal — бережливый, экономный) still on a tray by his desk (все еще
/были/ на подносе у его рабочего стола), she turned and faced him (она
повернулась к нему лицом; to face — находиться лицом к , смотреть в лицо).
Her jaw was set (ее зубы стиснуты; to set one's jaw — стиснуть зубы,
упрямиться) and her eyes were frowning (взгляд нахмуренный; to frown —
хмурить брови, насупиться, смотреть неодобрительно).
"You devil (ах ты черт)!"
With a swift gesture (с решительным жестом: «быстрым движением») she went
up to him (она подошла к нему), seized him by his loose shirt collar (схватила
его за расстегнутый воротник рубашки) with both hands (обеими руками) and
shook him (и стала его трясти; to shake (shook; shaken) — трясти,
встряхивать, сотрясать). He struggled (он боролся) to get free of her (чтобы
освободиться от нее), but she was strong (но она была сильной) and violent (и
неистовой; violent — яростный, ожесточенный).
"Stop it (перестань). Stop it."
litter ['lItq] typescript ['taIp"skrIpt] frugal ['fru:g(q)l] violent ['vaIqlqnt]
She walked past him without a word, and when they got into his sitting-room,
untidy, littered with typescript plays, books and other rubbish, the remains of
his frugal luncheon still on a tray by his desk, she turned and faced him. Her
jaw was set and her eyes were frowning.
"You devil!"
With a swift gesture she went up to him, seized him by his loose shirt collar
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with both hands and shook him. He struggled to get free of her, but she was
strong and violent.
"Stop it. Stop it."
"You devil (ты черт), you swine (ты свинья), you filthy low-down cad (ты
грязная бесчестная скотина)."
He took a swing (он замахнулся; swing — качание, поворот, размах) and with
his open hand (и /своей/ открытой ладонью) gave her a great smack on the face
(влепил ей звонкую пощечину; a smack on the face — удар, пощечина). She
instinctively loosened her grip on him (она инстинктивно ослабила /свою/
хватку /за него/; to loosen one's grip — выпустить из рук) and put her own hand
up to her cheek (и приложила свою /собственную/ руку /подняв ее/ к щеке), for
he had hurt her (так как он действительно причинил ей боль). She burst out
crying (она расплакалась; to burst out crying — расплакаться, залиться
слезами; to burst — лопаться, разрываться).
"You brute (ты животное). You rotten hound to hit a woman (ты чертова собака,
ударить женщину; rotten — гнилой; поганый, мерзкий; to rot — гнить)."
"You put that where the monkey put the nuts, dearie (сама напросилась: «ты
полезла туда, где обезьяна положила орехи», дорогуша). Didn't you know
(разве ты не знала) that when a woman hits me (что когда женщина ударяет
меня) I always hit back (я всегда даю сдачи; to hit — ударять, попадать в
цель; to hit back — защищаться, давать сдачи)?"
"I didn't hit you (я тебя не ударяла)."
"You damned near throttled me (ты, черт возьми, чуть не задушила меня)."
"You deserved it (ты заслужил этого; to deserve — заслужить, быть
достойным). Oh, my God, I'd like to kill you (о, Боже мой, как я бы хотела
убить тебя)."
low-down ['lqVdaVn] instinctively [In'stINktIvlI] hound [haVnd] throttle ['TrOtl]
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"You devil, you swine, you filthy low-down cad."
He took a swing and with his open hand gave her a great smack on the face.
She instinctively loosened her grip on him and put her own hand up to her
cheek, for he had hurt her. She burst out crying.
"You brute. You rotten hound to hit a woman."
"You put that where the monkey put the nuts, dearie. Didn't you know that
when a woman hits me I always hit back?"
"I didn't hit you."
"You damned near throttled me."
"You deserved it. Oh, my God, I'd like to kill you."
"Now sit down, duckie (ну-ка, присядь, голубушка: «уточка»), and I'll give you
a drop of Scotch (и я налью тебе глоток виски: «дам капельку виски»; Scotch
— шотландцы; скотч, шотландский виски) to pull you together (чтобы ты
собралась /с силами/: «подтянуть тебя вместе = собрать тебя»). And then you
can tell me all about it (и затем ты сможешь мне рассказать все /об этом/)."
Julia looked round (Джулия огляделась) for a big chair (в поисках большого
кресла) into which she could conveniently sink (в которое она могла бы удобно
погрузиться).
"Christ, the place is like a pigsty (Боже, место похоже на свинарник; pig —
свинья). Why the hell (почему, черт возьми) don't you get a charwoman in (ты
не наймешь поденщицу)?"
With an angry gesture (сердитым жестом) she swept the books on to the floor
(она смела книги на пол; to sweep (swept) — мести, подметать, прочищать)
from an armchair (с кресла), threw herself in it (сама бросилась в него), and
began to cry in earnest (и начала плакать по настоящему; in earnest — серьезно,
без шуток). He poured her out a stiff dose of whisky (он налил ей большую
дозу виски; stiff — жесткий, застывший, крепкий /о напитках/,
сильнодействующий /о лекарствах/), added a drop of soda (добавил капельку
содовой), and made her drink it (и заставил ее выпить /это/).
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"Now what's all this Tosca stuff about (а теперь, из-за чего весь этот монолог из
«Тоски»)?"
Scotch [skPtS] conveniently [kqn'vi:nIqntlI] charwoman ['tSQ:"wVmqn]
"Now sit down, duckie, and I'll give you a drop of Scotch to pull you together.
And then you can tell me all about it."
Julia looked round for a big chair into which she could conveniently sink.
"Christ, the place is like a pigsty. Why the hell don't you get a charwoman
in?"
With an angry gesture she swept the books on to the floor from an armchair,
threw herself in it, and began to cry in earnest. He poured her out a stiff dose
of whisky, added a drop of soda, and made her drink it.
"Now what's all this Tosca stuff about?"
"Michael's going to America (Майкл собирается в Америку)."
"Is he (он собирается)?"
She wrenched herself away from the arm (она сбросила его руку: «она
вывернулась из-под руки») he had round her shoulder (которую он положил на
ее плечи: «вокруг плеча»).
"How could you (как ты мог)? How could you?"
"I had nothing to do with it (я не имею к этому никакого отношения; to have
nothing to do with — не иметь ничего общего)."
"That's a lie (это ложь). I suppose (я так полагаю) you didn't even know (что ты
даже и не знал) that filthy American manager (что тот грязный американский
импресарио) was in Middlepool (в Миддлпуле). Of course (конечно) it's your
doing (это все твоих рук дело; doing — делание, дело, дела, действия,
поступки). You did it deliberately (ты сделал это намерено) to separate us
(чтобы разлучить нас)."
"Oh, dearie (о, дорогуша), you're doing me an injustice (ты ко мне
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несправедлива; to do smb. an injustice — обижать кого-то несправедливым
отношением). In point of fact (на самом-то деле) I don't mind telling you (я не
могу не сказать тебе) that I said to him (что я сказал ему) he could have anyone
in the company (что он может взять любого из труппы) he liked (кто ему
понравится) with the one exception of Michael Gosselyn (с одним
единственным исключением — /кроме/ Майкла Госселина)."
America [q'merIkq] wrench [rentS] filthy ['fIlTI] injustice [In'dZAstIs]
"Michael's going to America."
"Is he?"
She wrenched herself away from the arm he had round her shoulder.
"How could you? How could you?"
"I had nothing to do with it."
"That's a lie. I suppose you didn't even know that filthy American manager
was in Middlepool. Of course, it's your doing. You did it deliberately to
separate us."
"Oh, dearie, you're doing me an injustice. In point of fact I don't mind telling
you that I said to him he could have anyone in the company he liked with the
one exception of Michael Gosselyn."
Julia did not see the look in Jimmie's eyes (Джулия не видела выражение глаз
Джимми) when he told her this (когда он говорил ей это), but if she had (но,
если бы она его увидела) would have wondered (/она бы/ призадумалась) why
he was looking as pleased (почему он выглядел таким довольным) as if he had
pulled off a very clever little trick (как будто он сыграл очень умную шутку; to
pull — разг. сделать что-то дерзкое, недозволенное, trick — хитрость,
обман, шутка, шалость).
"Even me (даже меня)?" she said.
"I knew he didn't want women (я знал, что ему не нужны женщины). They've
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got plenty of their own (у них есть куча своих собственных /актрис/). It's men
they want (мужчины — вот кто им нужны) who know how to wear their clothes
(которые знают, как носить одежду) and don't spit in the drawing-room (и не
плюют /на пол/ в гостиных; to spit — плевать, брызгать слюной)."
"Oh, Jimmie, don't let Michael go (о, Джимми, не разрешай Майклу уехать). I
can't bear it (я этого не перенесу)."
"How can I prevent it (как я могу помешать этому)? His contract's up at the end
of the season (его контракт заканчивается в конце сезона). It's a wonderful
chance for him (это удивительный шанс для него)."
clever ['klevq] clothes [klqV(D)z] bear [beq]
Julia did not see the look in Jimmie's eyes when he told her this, but if she had
would have wondered why he was looking as pleased as if he had pulled off a