Chapter 30.

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Andrew decide to charge at least 3 guineas a visit at his new surgery?

2. Did Andrew work hard? What time did he usually finish his work?

3. Was Andrew pleased with his work? Justify your point of view.

4. Were the relations between Andrew and Christine getting worse? Why?

5. What did Andrew buy Christine trying to improve the situation? Did it work?

6. What place did he decide to take Christine out?

7. Why didn't Christine enjoy the time at the restaurant?

8. Why did Christine feel miserable?

9. What did you get to know about Stillman? Why did he come to England?

10. Why did Andrew feel the greatest respect for him?

11. Why did Christine's reading the Bible annoy Andrew?

12. Was it a good idea for Christine to go away for a short time?

Match English words and their definitions:

victory splendid in appearance

efficient working well, quickly and without waste

grand worth a lot of money

to redden happening slowly and by degrees

to tremble to be important

valuable to turn red from anger or another strong feeling

gradually the state of having won

to charge to shake because you are cold or afraid

to matter to ask for an amount of money in payment

Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1. to make suggestions; 2) at first; 3) to consult smb; 4) to post a cheque in payment for attending the operation; 5) of late; 6) in return; 7) to be one’s fault; 8) to break off; 9) to hand smb smth; 10) to take smb out; 11) to be determined to do smth; 12) to make merry; 13) to be hateful to smb; 14) to feel sick; 15) to feel miserable; 16) to lose faith in oneself; 17) to be pushed into the background; 18) in order to do smth; 19) to earn one’s living; 20) in one’s spare time; 21) to save enough money; 22) to fail to do smth; 23) to feel the greatest respect for smb; 24) to meet smb for lunch; 25) as a matter of fact; 26) to lean forward; 27) to keep back one’s tears.

Find sentences in the text where the English equivalents are used, be ready to translate them into Russian and back.

Retell the chapter as if you were Andrew.

Chapter 31.

Answer the following questions:

1. What feeling did Andrew experience when Christine had gone away? Why?

2. Why did Andrew ask Frances Lawrence to have dinner with him in the country?

3. Was it a pleasant trip for Andrew? How did he feel? What worried and annoyed him all the time?

4. Why did the nurse refuse to show Con Boland in Andrew’s surgery?

5. What did Con ask Andrew for?

6. Why did Andrew invite Con to stay with him for a few days? Did he enjoy his company?

7. Why did Andrew take Con with him to meet Christine at the railway station?

8. What did Andrew worry about after Christine’s arrival? What mattered to him most of all at that moment?

9. What conclusion did Andrew come to after having examined Mary? What did he offer to cure the girl?

10. Did Christine believe Andrew any longer?

11. Why did she feel miserable?

Match English words and their definitions:

relief to speak very quietly

occasion pretty or handsome

awkwardly a time when smth happens; a favourable opportunity

to amuse to make or become brighter

to whisper to say firmly that you are not going to accept or do smth

to hesitate to make smb laugh or smile

to brighten a feeling of comfort after a period of some unpleasant feeling

to refuse to wait for a while because you are uncertain to do smth

attractive lacking skill in moving your body easily

Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1) to look forward to; 2) to experience a feeling; 3) to go away; 4) to take away one’s loneliness; 5) in the end; 6) by the river; 7) to come out with smb; 8) to hold smb in one’s arms; 9) to feel awkward; 10) to feel ashamed; 11) to dismiss smb from one’s mind; 12) with scorn; 13) to do smb a favour; 14) to have confidence in smb; 15) to take no notice; 16) to accept one’s invitation; 17) to get out of the train; 18) to take a deep breath; 19) to be over; 20) to order smb to bed; 21) to be a true friend; 22) for some reason.

Find sentences in the text where the English equivalents are used, be ready to translate them into Russian and back.

Retell the chapter as if you were Con.