Find the names of the animals mentioned in Ch.3,4.

5. Analyze the structure of:

Lion-hunter, immortal; ill-lit; well-behaved; reedpipe; snake-charmer.

6. Paraphrase the following:

1. His obesity added to his apparent age.

2. He had the look of a very wicked, sensual priest.

З. Не was indifferent to the fact that they did not want his company.

4. I don't know what there is about him that excites me in a sort of horror.

7. Analyze the grammar structure:

1. "Thеге was a mockery in that odd glance... which made you hesitate how to take his shocking words.

2. The animal seemed to be suffering not so much from pain, as from аn extraordinary fear.

3. Do you think hecould have made the horse tremble?

4. He was dressed in a long gabardine coat and its colour could hardly be seen for dirt.

8. Complete the sentences:

1. He raised his eyes to her slowly, and she looked away...

2. My friend Arthur won't agree with me_: but.....

3. He attracted attention, for his appearance and his manners...

4. The stiffness went away from the snake suddenly...

5. The poor little animal gave a scream...

9. Find the context for:

to suffer from false modesty; the immortal Cagliostro; the secrets of black magic; for no apparent reason; a wide knowledge of literature of alchemy.

Which statements are false? Correct them.

1. In the restaurant people were quietly speaking about Pablo Picasso.

2. His presence caused a friendly atmosphere. All the visitors came up to Oliver Haddo to greet him.

3. The fair was not more than a mile away, so they took a cab.

4. There was a green cobra in the snake - charmer's bag, but it was not dangerous, because its venomous fangs had been extracted.

11. Expand on the following:

1. The eyes were the most unusual thing about him.

2. Oliver Haddo was the most extraordinary man.

3. Haddo put his hand on the horse's neck.

4. An odd thing happened once when he came to see me.

12. Describe: 1.Oliver Haddo; 2.The snake-charmer; 3.Haddo's manipulations with the snake.

13. Give a gist of chapters 3&4.

Chapter 5.

Susie could not get out of her mind the smile on Haddo's face that followed the first passionate look of deadly hatred. Her fantasy suggested various dark means by which Oliver Haddo might take revenge on his enemy, and she tried to warn Arthur. But he only laughed.

"What on earth do you suppose he can do? If he kills me he'll be hanged, and he won't be such a fool as to risk his head."

Margaret was glad that after the incident Oliver had not appeared in their company. She began to discuss with Arthur the date of their wedding. She was filled with delight at the thought of the happiness she would give him.

A day or two later Susie received a telegram, it ran as follows: Please meet me at the Care du Nord. 2:40. Nancy Clerk.

It was аn old friend of hers, who was apparently arriving in Paris that afternoon. She had not seen Nancy for such a long time that it surprised her to receive this urgent message.

"I don't want to go," said Susie, "but I suppose I must meet her."

Margaret had a class that afternoon and after it she went home alone. As she walked through the courtyard she started nervously, for Oliver Haddo passed slowly by. He did not seem to see her. Suddenly he stopped, put his hand to his heart and fell to the ground. Margaret had to go up to him. Her heart beat violently. She looked down at Oliver, and he seemed to be dead. She forgot that she hated him. Instinctively she knelt down by his side and took his hand. He opened his eyes.

"For God's sake, take me for one moment into the studio." he whispered. "I shall die in the street."

She could not refuse him. With the help of some people she raised him to his feet, and together they brought him to the studio. He sank heavily into an armchair. "Shall I bring you some water?" asked Margaret.

"I'm very sorry to cause you this trouble," he stammered. "I suffer from a disease of the heart, and sometimes I am very near death."

"I'm glad that I was able to help you," she said.

He seemed to be able to breathe more easily. She left him to himself for a while, so that he could regain his strength. She took up a book and began to read. Presently, without moving from his chair, he spoke.

"If you knew how lonely I was and how unhappy, you would have a little mercy.”

His voice was strangely sincere.

"You think me a charlatan because I can do things that are unknown to you. You look upon me with disgust and scorn. You don't give me a chance to explain everything to you."

"It can make no difference to you how I look upon you," she whispered.

She did not know why his soft, low voice produced such a mysterious effect on her. Her pulse began to beat more quickly.

"It makes all the difference in the world. It is horrible to think of your contempt. You turn your eyes away from me as though I were unclean."

She turned her chair a little and looked at him. She was amazed at the change in his appearance. His eyes had a new expression; they were so tender now, and they were full of tears. Margaret had never seen so much unhappiness on a man's face, and she felt sorry for him.

"I don't want to be unkind to you," she said. "But let us talk about something else." For a moment he kept silence. He was looking at a copy of "La Gioconda" which hung on the wall. Suddenly, he began to speak. He spoke of Leonardo da Vinci, mixing his own fantasies with the words of different essays on art, which, so wonderful was his memory, he seemed to know by heart. His voice, low and musical, intoxicated Margaret with its beauty. She was horribly fascinated by his imagination and responded to his words like a delicate instrument on which he could play any tune he wanted. At last he stopped. His eyes were fixed upon hers. She neither moved nor spoke. She seemed to be under a spell.

"I want to do something for you in return for what you have done for me," he said.

He stood up and went to the piano. Margaret was not surprised that he played wonderfully. Yet it was almost incredible that those fat, large hands had such a tenderness of touch. He seemed to put into the notes all his passion, and the instrument had the tremulous emotion of a human being. It was strange and terrifying.

 

Chapter 6.

Oliver Haddo stopped playing. Neither of them moved. At last Margaret regained her self-control.

"I begin to think you really are a magician," she said softly.

"I could show you strange things, if you wanted to see them," he answered again, raising his eyes to hers.

"I don't think you will ever make me believe in occult philosophy," she laughed.

His voice grew very low, and it was so seductive that Margaret's head reeled.

"Believe me, that for this art nothing is impossible. It commands the elements of the earth and knows the language of the stars. Heaven and Hell are in its province, and all forms, beautiful and ugly; love and hate, life and death are in the power of him who knows its secrets..."

Margaret could not hear what he said. A gradual lethargy seized her, and she had not even the strength to wish to free herself. She seemed bound to him already by mysterious chains.

"If you have powers, show them," she whispered.

(Haddo gave Margaret some magic powder to breathe in and took her to the wonderful and terrifying world of his fantasies. She took part in some festival of hideous lust, and the wickedness of the world was patent to her eyes. Then the spell was dispelled and she realized that she was sitting in the studio and that Haddo stood by her side. Shame overcame her. She hid her face in her hands and burst into tears.)

"Go away," she said. "For God's sake, go."

He looked at her for a moment and a strange smile came to his lips.

"When you want me you will find me in the Rue de Vaugiraud, number 209” he said. “I’ll write it down for you."

He wrote the address on a sheet of paper that he found on the table.

She did not answer. She sobbed as though her heart would break. Suddenly, she realized that Haddo was gone. She had not heard him open the door or close it. She fell on her knees and prayed desperately, as though some terrible danger threatened her.

But when she heard Susie's key in the door, Margaret sprang to her feet. She was afraid that Susie would see her agitation, but Susie was too much annoyed to notice it.

"Nancy has not come," she said irritably. "I can't understand it. I waited till the train came in, but there was no sign of her, I walked about the station for half an hour."

She went to the table, on which had been left the telegram and read it again. She gave a little cry of surprise.

"How silly of me! I had not noticed the postmark. It was sent from Paris. I wonder if someone has played a silly practical joke on me. If I were a suspicious woman," she smiled, "I should think you had sent it yourself to get me out of the way."

The idea occurred to Margaret, that Oliver Haddo was the author of the note. He might have seen Nancy's name on the photograph in Susie's bag. She had no time to think as there was a knock at the door. Margaret, her nerves shattered, gave a cry of terror. She feared that Haddo had returned. But it was Arthur Burdon. She greeted him with passion that was unusual for her, because by nature she was a woman of great self-possession. They began to speak of trivial things. Margaret tried to take part in the conversation, but her voice sounded unnatural. Soon she could control herself no longer and burst into tears.

"Oh, take care of me, Arthur. I'm so afraid that some awful thing will happen to me. Why can't we be married at once? I can't feel safe till I’m your wife."

Arthur comforted her very gently. After all they were to be married in a few weeks. The day had been fixed by her. She listened silently to his words. He was right and she did not know how she could convince him.

"If anything happens to me," she answered, "you will be to blame."

"I promise you that nothing will happen."

 

MAGICIAN

Ch. 5, 6

1. Memorize the following:

to get smth out of one’s mind	to be filled with delight
look of deadly hatred	(sorrow, disgust, hatred...)
revenge on smb.	to kneel down
at the thought of	by my (his...) side
to go(come) up to smb.	give me a chance
For God's sake!	mysterious
to cause (smb.) trouble	to produce an effect
for a while	to keep silence (silent)
to regain one's strength	to be fascinated by...
it makes no difference	a human being
it makes all the difference in the world	self-control
elements of the earth	seductive
desperately	the spell
to threaten	to sob
to be annoyed (with)	there was no sign of her
to play a joke on smb.	a cry of surprise (joy, fear)
to get smb. out of the way	a knock at the door
by nature	to take part in smth.
self-possession	to take care of smb.
to pass by	urgent message

2.Find antonyms to the following:

to refuse; unhappy; delicate; strange; to stop; beautiful; love; life; strength; free, to find; to breathe in; wickedness.

3.Find synonyms:

to raise; for a while; to speak; sincere; scorn; chance; apparently, to begin; to reel; horrible; to sob; to realize; to fear.

4. Find in the text the words, characterizing such states of a person: joy, excitement, anger; annoyance; calmness; horror,

Translate into Ukrainian

1. He didn't seem to see her.

2. He seemed to be dead.

З. Не seemed to be able to breathe more easily.

4. He seemed to know them by heart.

5. She seemed to be under a spell.

6. He seemed to put into the notes all his passion

6. Analyze the grammar structure:

1. If you knew how lonely I was and how unhappy, you would have a little mercy.

2. She had not heard him open the door or close it.

3. If I were a suspicious woman... I should think you had sent it yourself to get me out of the way.

4. He might have seen Nancy's name on the photograph in Susie's bag.

5. After all, they were to be married in a few weeks.

6.1 can't feel safe till I'm your wife.

7. Complete the sentences:

1. Susie couldn't get out of her mind...

2. With the help of some people she raised him...

3. She didn't know why his soft low voice..

4. His eyes had a new expression;..

5. I want to do something for you in return...

6. A gradual lethargy seized her...

7. Margaret tried to take part inthe conversation...

8. Find the context for:

regain his strength; the elements of the earth; bound to him by mysterious chains; sprang to her feet; too much annoyed to notice it; a silly practical joke; a woman of great self- possession.

9. Which statements are false? Correct them:

1. Margaret was sorry that after the incident Oliver hadn't appeared in their company. She wanted Arthur to postpone the date of their wedding, because she didn't feel like marrying him.

2. Margaret had a class that afternoon. When she looked through the window of the studio, she noticed O. Haddo who was smiling at her, looking very healthy and gay

3. Oliver breathed more easily now. Margaret left him to himself for a while and began to read a book.

4. Margaret was amazed at the change in his appearance. His eyes were cold and wicked, and full of scorn. Margaret had never seen such sinister faces, so she felt scared.

5. Margaret had a suspicion that it was Haddo who had sent a telegram to Susie to get her out of the way.

6. There was a knock at the door. Margaret gave a cry of delight. She hoped that Haddo had returned.

7. Arthur and Margaret were to be married in a few months. Susie fixed the date of their wedding.

10. Answer the questions:

1.What telegram did Susie receive one day?

2. What happened when Margaret was going home after a class?

3. Why was Margaret fascinated when Oliver Haddo spoke of Leonardo da Vinci?

4. How well did Oliver Haddo play the piano?

5. Why was Susie so much annoyed when she came back home?