Company? I've got much more important things to do than that, my girl. And
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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.
You'll find that after you've rehearsed for four hours and played a part at
Night to my satisfaction, besides a couple of matinees, you won't have much
Time or much inclination to make love to anybody. When you go to bed all
you'll want to do is to sleep."
But Jimmie Langton was wrong there.
JULIA, taken by his enthusiasm (Джулия, охваченная его энтузиазмом; to take
— брать, хватать, овладевать, захватывать) and his fantastic exuberance (и
его фантастическим избытком /чувств/), accepted his offer (приняла его
предложение; to accept — приглашать, брать, соглашаться). He started her in
modest parts (он поставил ее в скромные роли; to start — отправлять,
начинать, to start smb. — принять кого-либо на работу, поставить на какую-
либо должность) which under his direction (которые под его руководством;
direction — направление, область, руководство, инструкция) she played as she
had never played before (она играла /так/, как никогда не играла раньше). He
interested the critics in her (он заинтересовал критиков в ней), he flattered them
(он льстил им) by letting them think (позволяя думать; to let smb. do smth. —
разрешить, позволить кому-либо делать что-либо) that they had discovered a
 
remarkable actress (что это они открыли удивительную актрису; remarkable —
замечательный, отличающийся), and allowed the suggestion to come from them
(и позволил им сделать предположение: «и позволил предположению
исходить от них»; suggestion — предложение, намек, совет) that he should let
the public see her as Magda (что он должен позволить публике увидеть ее /в
роли/ Магды). She was a great hit (она имела большой успех: «была большим
хитом»; hit — удар; удача, успех; шлягер) and then in quick succession (и затем,
одну за другой; succession — преемственность, последовательность) he
made her play Nora in The Doll's House (он дал ей роли: «заставил ее сыграть,
поручил ей сыграть» Норы в «Кукольном доме»), Ann in Man and Superman
(Энн в «Человеке и сверхчеловеке»), and Hedda Gabler (и Гедду Габлер).
enthusiasm [In'tju:zIxz(q)m] exuberance [Ig'zju:b(q)rqns]
remarkable [rI'mQ:kqb(q)l]
JULIA, taken by his enthusiasm and his fantastic exuberance, accepted his
Offer. He started her in modest parts which under his direction she played as
She had never played before. He interested the critics in her, he flattered them
By letting them think that they had discovered a remarkable actress, and
Allowed the suggestion to come from them that he should let the public see her
As Magda. She was a great hit and then in quick succession he made her play
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