It. The only foundation for it was that Charles had been madly in love with

her for twenty years, and it was certainly on Julia's account that the

Tamerleys, who had never got on very well, agreed to separate. It was indeed

Lady Charles who had first brought Julia and Charles together. They

happened, all three, to be lunching at Dolly de Vries's when Julia, a young

actress, had made her first great success in London.

It was a large party (это был большой прием) and she was being made much of

(и ей уделяли много внимания; to make much of smth., of smb. — высоко

ценить кого-либо, быть высокого мнения о ком-либо). Lady Charles, a woman

of over thirty then (леди Чарльз, в то время женщина чуть за тридцать), who

had the reputation of being a beauty (у которой была репутация красавицы),

though except for her eyes she had not a good feature (хотя, за исключением

/разве что ее/ глаз, у нее не было не одной красивой: «хорошей» черты

/лица/), but by a sort of brazen audacity (только благодаря некой наглой

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дерзости) managed to produce an effective appearance (/ей/ удавалось

производить эффектное впечатление: «создавать эффектный внешний вид»),

leant across the table with a gracious smile (перегнулась через стол с любезной

улыбкой /на лице/).

"Oh, Miss Lambert (о, мисс Лэмберт), I think I used to know your father in Jersey

(я думаю, что знавала вашего отца на Джерси). He was a doctor, wasn't he (он

был врачом, не так ли)? He used to come to our house quite often (он, бывало,

приходил к нам в дом очень часто)."

reputation ["repjV'teIS(q)n] brazen ['breIz(q)n] audacity [O:'dxsItI]

appearance [q'pI(q)rqns] gracious ['greISqs]

It was a large party and she was being made much of Lady Charles, a woman

of over thirty then, who had the reputation of being a beauty, though except

for her eyes she had not a good feature, but by a sort of brazen audacity

managed to produce an effective appearance, leant across the table with a

gracious smile.

"Oh, Miss Lambert, I think I used to know your father in Jersey. He was a

doctor, wasn't he? He used to come to our house quite often."

Julia felt a slight sickness in the pit of her stomach (Джулия почувствовала, как у

нее засосало под ложечкой; pit — ямка, выемка, тж. анат. pit of her stomach

— подложечная ямка); she remembered now (теперь она вспомнила) who Lady

Charles was before she married (кем была леди Чарльз до того, как она вышла

замуж), and she saw the trap that was being set for her (и увидела ловушку,

расставленную для нее; to set a trap — поставить капкан, силки). She gave a

rippling laugh (она залилась смехом: «покатилась со смеху»).

"Not at all (совсем и нет)," she answered (ответила она). "He was a vet (он был

ветеринаром). He used to go to your house (он хаживал в ваш дом) to deliver the

bitches (чтобы принимать роды у сук; to deliver — зд. рожать, разрешиться

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от бремени, принимать роды). The house was full of them (дом был полон

ими)."

Lady Charles for a moment did not quite know what to say (какое-то мгновение

леди Чарльз даже не знала, что ответить: «что сказать»).

"My mother was very fond of dogs (моя мать очень любила собак; to be fond of

smb., smth. — любить, быть поклонником)," she answered (ответила она).

stomach ['stAmqk] laugh [lQ:f] deliver [dI'lIvq]

Julia felt a slight sickness in the pit of her stomach; she remembered now who

Lady Charles was before she married, and she saw the trap that was being set

for her. She gave a rippling laugh.

"Not at all," she answered. "He was a vet. He used to go to your house to

deliver the bitches. The house was full of them."

Lady Charles for a moment did not quite know what to say.

"My mother was very fond of dogs," she answered.

Julia was glad that Michael was not there (Джулия радовалась тому, что Майкла

не было рядом: «там»). Poor lamb (бедный ягненок), he would have been

terribly mortified (он был бы ужасно унижен). He always referred to her father as

Dr. Lambert (он всегда упоминал об ее отце как о докторе Лэмберте; to refer

to — называть, отсылать, давать ссылку), pronouncing it as though it were a

French name (произнося /его/ так, как будто это было французское имя), and

when soon after the war he died (и когда, вскоре после войны, он умер) and her

mother went to live with her widowed sister at St. Malo (и ее мать отправилась к

своей овдовевшей сестре, чтобы жить вместе в Сен-Мало) he began to speak

of her as Madame de Lambert (он начал говорить о ней как о мадам де

Лэмберт).

lamb [lxm] pronounce [prq'naVns] widowed ['wIdqVd]

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Julia was glad that Michael was not there. Poor lamb, he would have been

terribly mortified. He always referred to her father as Dr. Lambert,

pronouncing it as though it were a French name, and when soon after the war

he died and her mother went to live with her widowed sister at St. Malo he

began to speak of her as Madame de Lambert.

At the beginning of her career (в самом начале своей карьеры) Julia had been

somewhat sensitive on the point (Джулия была немного чувствительна: «слегка

обижалась» в отношении этого /момента/), but when once she was established

as a great actress (но когда ее положение как великой актрисы укрепилось) she

changed her mind (она изменила свою точку зрения). She was inclined,

especially among the great (она имела склонность, особенно среди знати; the

great — собират. сильные мира сего), to insist on the fact that her father had

been a vet (настаивать на том факте, что ее отец был ветеринаром). She could

not quite have explained why (она не могла точно объяснить почему), but she

felt (но /она/ чувствовала) that by so doing (что поступая так) she put them in

their place (она ставила их на место; to put smb. in his place — осадить кого-

либо).

career [kq'rIq] sensitive ['sensItIv] especially [I'speS(q)lI]

At the beginning of her career Julia had been somewhat sensitive on the point,

but when once she was established as a great actress she changed her mind.

She was inclined, especially among the great, to insist on the fact that her

father had been a vet. She could not quite have explained why, but she felt

that by so doing she put them in their place.

But Charles Tamerley knew (но Чарльз Тэмерли знал) that his wife had

deliberately tried to humiliate the young woman (что его жена намеренно

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пыталась унизить молодую актрису), and angered (и рассердившись), went out

of his way to be nice to her (изо всех сил старался быть милым с ней

/Джулией/; to go out of one's way to do smth. — прилагать все усилия, чтобы

сделать что-либо). He asked her (он спросил у нее) if he might be allowed to

call (можно ли ему навестить ее; to be allowed to do smth. — иметь

разрешение сделать что-либо) and brought her some beautiful flowers (и

преподнес ей прекрасные цветы).

He was then a man of nearly forty (ему тогда было почти сорок: «он был тогда

мужчиной около сорока лет»), with a small head on an elegant body (с

небольшой головой на элегантном теле), not very good-looking (не очень

красивый) but of distinguished appearance (но с аристократической

внешностью; distinguished — известный, выдающийся, изысканный). He

looked very well-bred (он выглядел исключительно хорошо воспитанным),

which indeed he was (каковым он и был на самом деле), and he had exquisite

manners (и обладал уточненными манерами).

deliberately [dI'lIb(q)rItlI] elegant ['elIgqnt] exquisite [Ik'skwIzIt, 'ekskwIzIt]

But Charles Tamerley knew that his wife had deliberately tried to humiliate

the young woman, and angered, went out of his way to be nice to her. He

asked her if he might be allowed to call and brought her some beautiful

flowers.

He was then a man of nearly forty, with a small head on an elegant body, not