The young man went scarlet. He smiled stiffly in answer to Julia's warm,
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- With the experienced actress's instinct to fit the gesture to the word, by a
- Him on one of his birthdays and behind it a rack in red morocco, heavily gilt,
- But Michael rose from his chair.
- The young man went scarlet. He smiled stiffly in answer to Julia's warm,
- Julia, however, had insisted that she must have her bedroom as she liked, and
- On shorts and a sweater and have a run round Regent's Park.
- Great stickler for saying the author's exact words, though, God knows, the
- Make something out of it. Of course we had to cut the other woman a lot in
- Was not particularly good-looking, but he had a frank, open face and his
- Which were signed photographs of George V and Queen Mary. Over the
- WHEN the two men had gone she looked through the photographs again
- There were photographs of Julia when she was a child, and photographs of
- A comedy line, seemed to sound all wrong when she spoke it.
- Nowhere and that if he wanted to become a leading actor he must gain
- Right intonation himself he would never let a false one pass in anyone else.
- The company laughed at him and abused him and did everything they could
- The result of the interview was that Michael got an engagement. He stayed at
- Was a boisterous, fat old woman of more than sixty, but of great vitality, who
- It was two years later that Jimmie Langton discovered her. She was on tour in
- French like a Frenchwoman and so they give you broken English parts. That's
- Out of the play you're in now before you could say knife.
- Me for? I'll give you a three years' contract, I'll give you eight pounds a week
- Company? I've got much more important things to do than that, my girl. And
- Nothing to do but act eight times a week attended the rehearsals.
- Management. One's got to be one's own master. That's the only way to make a
- Julia soon discovered that he did not much like spending money, and when
- At one time there was some talk of putting him in the university boat.
- Thought never entered his lovely head.
- Dreamt what ecstatic pleasure it gave her to spend her money on him.
- Lamb, he had not been able to bring himself to spring to that, but she was so
- When some member of the company, momentarily hard up, tried to borrow
- Ended with a powerful and moving scene in which Julia had the opportunity
- To her with absorbed interest.
- She was dressed fussily, with a sort of old-fashioned richness which did not
- Bazaar stuff, and you wondered how anyone had thought it worth bringing
- To the fire, lit a cigarette.
- For the last week she had asked herself whether or not he was going to
- Michael watched the affecting scene with sympathy.
- Indeed, that she was quite willing to become his mistress, but this he refused.
- She adored to sit cuddled up to him with his arm round her waist, her face
- Face an eager, happy smile, she felt that her muscles were stiff and hard.
- Michael gave her his sweet, good-natured smile.
- He took a swing and with his open hand gave her a great smack on the face.
- Broken my heart and ruined my whole life just to keep me in your rotten
- AFTER a fortnight of rehearsals, Michael was thrown out of the part for
- In the empty carriage and looked at herself in the glass.
- Her to her room she held up her face to his.
- THE first year of their marriage would have been stormy except for Michael's
- She gave him a look of scorn.
- Business. He eventually got a part in a costume play.
Ready smile and she felt the palm of his hand wet with sweat when she
Cordially grasped it. His confusion was touching. That was how people had felt
When they were presented to Sarah Siddons. She thought that she had not
Been very gracious to Michael when he had proposed asking the boy to
Luncheon. She looked straight into his eyes. Her own were large, of a very
Dark brown, and starry. It was no effort to her, it was as instinctive as
Brushing away a fly that was buzzing round her, to suggest now a faintly
Amused, friendly tenderness.
"I wonder (мне интересно) if we could persuade you (сможем ли мы уговорить
вас; to persuade — убеждать, склонять) to come and eat a chop with us
(поехать: «пойти» и съесть по отбивной /котлете/ с нами). Michael will drive
you back after lunch (Майкл привезет вас обратно после ланча; to drive (drove;
driven) — водить (машину), ездить, гнать)."
The young man blushed again (молодой человек снова вспыхнул) and his
Adam's apple moved in his thin neck (и его кадык: «адамово яблоко»
задвигался по его тощей шее).
"It's awfully kind of you (это ужасно мило с вашей стороны)." He gave his
clothes a troubled look (он озабоченно оглядел свою одежду; trouble —
беспокойство, волнение, неприятность). "I'm absolutely filthy (я совершенно
грязный; filthy — немытый, отвратительный)."
"You can have a wash (вы сможете умыться; wash — мытье, умывание) and
brush up (и причесаться) when we get home (когда мы попадем домой:
«доберемся до дома»)."
 
The car was waiting for them at the stage door (машина ожидала их у
служебного входа в театр; to wait /for/ — ждать, дожидаться; stage —
сцена, подмостки, эстрада), a long car in black and chromium (длинная
машина /вся/ черная и хромированная), upholstered in silver leather (/сиденья/
обтянуты серебряной кожей), and with Michael's crest discreetly emblazoned on
the doors (и сдержанно украшенная на дверцах гербом Майкла: «и с гербом
Майкла благоразумно/сдержанно украшенным на дверях»). Julia got in
(Джулия села в /автомобиль/; to get in — входить, влезать).
"Come and sit with me (идите, сядьте рядом со мной). Michael is going to drive
(Майкл поведет машину)."
persuade [pq'sweId] filthy ['fIlTI] chromium ['krqVmIqm] leather ['leDq]
"I wonder if we could persuade you to come and eat a chop with us. Michael
will drive you back after lunch."
The young man blushed again and his Adam’s apple moved in his thin neck.
"It's awfully kind of you." He gave his clothes a troubled look. "I'm
absolutely filthy."
"You can have a wash and brush up when we get home."
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