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plays on his violin (как скрипач играет на своей скрипке). It was the slight to

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that that galled her (именно пренебрежение к этому /духу/ так раздражало ее).

critic ['krItIk] express [Ik'spres] ordinary ['O:d(q)nrI]

immaterial ["Imq'tI(q)rIql]

"If I had any sense I'd chuck him." She gave an angry laugh. "It's easy to say that. I

love him."

The strange thing was that when she looked into her heart it was not Julia Lambert

the woman who resented the affront, she didn't care for herself, it was the affront to

Julia Lambert the actress that stung her. She had often felt that her talent, genius

the critics called it, hut that was a very grand word, her gift, if you like, was not

really herself, not even part of her, but something outside that used her, Julia

Lambert the woman, in order to express itself. It was a strange, immaterial

personality that seemed to descend upon her and it did things through her that she

did not know she was capable of doing. She was an ordinary, prettyish, ageing

woman. Her gift had neither age nor form. It was a spirit that played on her body as

the violinist plays on his violin. It was the slight to that that galled her.

She tried to sleep (она пыталась уснуть). She was so accustomed to sleeping in

the afternoon (она так привыкла спать днем) that she could always drop off the

moment she composed herself (что она всегда могла заснуть в тот же самый

момент, как она забиралась в постель; to compose — зд. подготовиться и

лечь), but on this occasion (но в этом случае) she turned restlessly from side to

side (она ворочалась беспокойно с боку на бок) and sleep would not come (и

сон все не шел). At last she looked at the clock (наконец она взглянула на

часы). Tom often got back from his office soon after five (Том часто

возвращался из конторы вскоре после пяти). She yearned for him (она

тосковала по нему); in his arms was peace (в его руках был покой: «мир»),

when she was with him nothing else mattered (когда она была с ним, ничего

больше не имело значения). She dialled his number (она набрала его номер).

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"Hulloa (алло)? Yes. Who is it (да. Кто говорит: «кто это»)?"

She held the receiver to her ear, panic-stricken (она держала /телефонную/

трубку у уха, охваченная паникой). It was Roger's voice (это был голос

Роджера). She hung up (она повесила трубку).

accustomed [q'kAstqmd] restless ['restlIs] yearn [jq:n]

panic-stricken ['pxnIk"strIkqn]

She tried to sleep. She was so accustomed to sleeping in the afternoon that she

could always drop off the moment she composed herself, but on this occasion she

turned restlessly from side to side and sleep would not come. At last she looked at

the clock. Tom often got back from his office soon after five. She yearned for him;

in his arms was peace, when she was with him nothing else mattered. She dialled

his number.

"Hulloa? Yes. Who is it?"

She held the receiver to her ear, panic-stricken. It was Roger's voice. She hung up.

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NOR did Julia sleep well that night (да и спала она не очень хорошо той ночью;

nor — зд. в начале самостоятельного предложения, обычно следующего за

отрицательным (да) и … не). She was awake (она не спала) when she heard

Roger come in (когда она услышала, как вернулся: «пришел» Роджер), and

turning on her light she saw that it was four (и, включив /свой/ свет, она

увидела, что было четыре часа /утра/). She frowned (она нахмурилась). He

came clattering down the stone stairs next morning (он пришел, с грохотом

спустившись по каменной лестнице, на следующее утро; to clatter —

стучать, греметь, грохотать) just when she was beginning to think of getting

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up (как раз тогда, когда она начала думать о том, что пора вставать).

"Can I come in, mummy (я могу войти, мамочка)?"

"Come in (входи)."

He was still in his pyjamas and dressing-gown (он был все еще в пижаме и

халате). She smiled at him because he looked so fresh and young (она

улыбнулась ему, потому что он выглядел таким свежим и молодым).

"You were very late last night (ты вернулся: «был» очень поздно прошлой

ночью)."

"No, not very (нет, не очень). I was in by one (я был дома к часу /ночи/; in —

зд. внутри, дома, у себя)."

"Liar (лжец). I looked at my clock (я посмотрела на /мои = свои/ часы). It was

four (было четыре)."

"All right (хорошо). It was four then (тогда было четыре)," he agreed cheerfully