Guided him in the direction she wished, and now they arrived in front of the
Theatre. She stopped.
"I'll see you later. I've got to pop up and see Jimmie." His face fell.
"You're not going to leave me now! I must talk to somebody. I thought we
might go and have a snack together before the show."
"I'm terribly sorry. Jimmie's expecting me and you know what he is."
Michael gave her his sweet, good-natured smile.
"Oh, well, go on then (, , ). I'm not going to hold it up against
you ( ; to hold it against smb
- -) because for once you've let me down (- ,
)."
He walked on ( ) and she went in ( ) by the
stage door ( ). Jimmie Langton had arranged himself
( ) a tiny flat ( ) under the
roof ( ) to which you gained access (
; to gain access to -) through the balcony
( ). She rang the bell ( / /) of his front door (
// ) and he opened it himself ( //). He
was surprised ( ), but pleased ( ), to see her
( ).
"Hulloa, Julia, come in (, , )."
against [q'ge(I)nst] roof [ru:f] access ['xkses]
"Oh, well, go on then. I'm not going to hold it up against you because for once
you've let me down."
He walked on and she went in by the stage door. Jimmie Langton had
Arranged himself a tiny flat under the roof to which you gained access
Through the balcony. She rang the bell of his front door and he opened it
Himself. He was surprised, but pleased, to see her.
"Hulloa, Julia, come in."
She walked past him ( ) without a word (
), and when they got into his sitting-room (
), untidy (), littered with typescript plays (
), books and other rubbish (
), the remains of his frugal luncheon (
; frugal , ) still on a tray by his desk (
// ), she turned and faced him (
; to face , ).
Her jaw was set ( ; to set one's jaw ,
) and her eyes were frowning ( ; to frown
, , ).
"You devil ( )!"
With a swift gesture ( : ) she went
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up to him ( ), seized him by his loose shirt collar (
) with both hands ( ) and
shook him ( ; to shake (shook; shaken) ,
, ). He struggled ( ) to get free of her (
), but she was strong ( ) and violent (
; violent , ).
"Stop it (). Stop it."
litter ['lItq] typescript ['taIp"skrIpt] frugal ['fru:g(q)l] violent ['vaIqlqnt]
She walked past him without a word, and when they got into his sitting-room,
Untidy, littered with typescript plays, books and other rubbish, the remains of
His frugal luncheon still on a tray by his desk, she turned and faced him. Her
Jaw was set and her eyes were frowning.
"You devil!"
With a swift gesture she went up to him, seized him by his loose shirt collar
With both hands and shook him. He struggled to get free of her, but she was
Strong and violent.
"Stop it. Stop it."
"You devil ( ), you swine ( ), you filthy low-down cad (
)."
He took a swing ( ; swing , , ) and with
his open hand ( // ) gave her a great smack on the face
( ; a smack on the face , ). She
instinctively loosened her grip on him ( //
/ /; to loosen one's grip ) and put her own hand
up to her cheek ( // / / ), for
he had hurt her ( ). She burst out
crying ( ; to burst out crying ,
; to burst , ).
"You brute ( ). You rotten hound to hit a woman ( ,
; rotten ; , ; to rot )."
"You put that where the monkey put the nuts, dearie ( :
, , ). Didn't you know
( ) that when a woman hits me (
) I always hit back ( ; to hit ,
; to hit back , )?"
"I didn't hit you ( )."
"You damned near throttled me (, , )."
"You deserved it ( ; to deserve ,
). Oh, my God, I'd like to kill you (, ,
)."
low-down ['lqVdaVn] instinctively [In'stINktIvlI] hound [haVnd] throttle ['TrOtl]
"You devil, you swine, you filthy low-down cad."
