He was too honourable to take advantage of her.
"I could not love thee, dear, so much ( , ,
), loved I not honour more ( )," he
quoted ( ).
He felt sure ( : ) that when they were
married ( ) they would bitterly regret it (
; to regret , ) if they had lived
together before ( ) as man and wife (
). Julia was proud of his principles ( ).
He was a kind and affectionate lover (
), but in a very short while ( :
; a short while , ) seemed to take her a
trifle for granted (,
; to take for granted ,
); by his manner ( //),
friendly but casual (, ; casual ,
, ), you might have thought (
: ) they had been married for years (
// ). But he showed great good nature (
: / ) in
allowing Julia to make love to him ( ).
principle ['prInsIp(q)l] casual ['kxZVql] trifle ['traIf(q)l]
"I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honour more," he quoted.
He felt sure that when they were married they would bitterly regret it if they
Had lived together before as man and wife. Julia was proud of his principles.
He was a kind and affectionate lover, but in a very short while seemed to take
Her a trifle for granted; by his manner, friendly but casual, you might have
Thought they had been married for years. But he showed great good nature in
Allowing Julia to make love to him.
She adored to sit cuddled up to him ( , ;
to cuddle , , ) with
his arm round her waist ( : ), her face against his (
: ), and it was heaven (
; heaven , , , ) when she could
press her eager mouth ( :
; eager , ) against his rather thin lips (
). Though when they sat side by side like that (,
; side by side , ,
) he preferred to talk of the parts they were studying (
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, : ) or
make plans for the future ( : ), he made
her very happy ( ). She never tired (
; to tire , , , ) of praising
his beauty ( ). It was heavenly ( ),
when she told him ( ) how exquisite his nose was (
) and how lovely his russet, curly hair ( //
), to feel () his hold on
her tighten a little (// ; to tighten
, , , ) and to see the tenderness in his
eyes ( ).
"Darling (), you'll make me ( ) as vain as a peacock
( , )."
"It would be so silly ( ) to pretend (, ) you
werent divinely handsome ( )."
waist [weIst] prefer [prI'fq:] praise [preIz] russet ['rAsIt]
