theatre?"
"I swear I haven't (, ). I like you ( )
and I admire you ( ). And we've done better business (
: ) the last two years (
) than we've ever done before ( - ). But
damn it (, ), I wouldn't play you a dirty trick like that (
)."
"You liar ( ), you filthy liar ( )."
"I swear it's the truth ( , )."
"Prove it then ( )," she said violently ( ).
"How can I prove it ( )? You know I'm decent really (
, , - )."
"Give me fifteen pounds a week ( :
) and I'll believe you ( )."
"Fifteen pounds a week ( )? You know what our
takings are ( , ; takings , ,
). How can I ( )? Oh well, all right ( , ). But I shall
have to pay three pounds ( ) out of my own
pocket ( )."
"A fat lot I care ( : / =
)."
swear [sweq] prove [pru:v] pocket ['pOkIt]
"I swear I haven't. I like you and I admire you. And we've done better
business the last two years than we've ever done before. But damn it, I
wouldn't play you a dirty trick like that."
"You liar, you filthy liar."
"I swear it's the truth."
"Prove it then," she said violently.
"How can I prove it? You know I'm decent really."
"Give me fifteen pounds a week and I'll believe you."
"Fifteen pounds a week? You know what our takings are. How can I? Oh
well, all right. But I shall have to pay three pounds out of my own pocket."
"A fat lot I care."
AFTER a fortnight of rehearsals ( ), Michael was
thrown out of the part ( ) for which he had been
engaged ( ), and for three or four weeks (
) was left to kick his heels about ( ; to kick
one's heels , -; to kick
, , , heel , , ) till something
else ( , - : - ) could
be found for him ( ). He opened in due course (
/ /, ; to open . ,
; due , ) in a play
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|
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that ran less than a month in New York ( ,
-). It was sent on the road ( );
but languished ( : ) and was withdrawn (
; to withdraw , , ). After
another wait ( ) he was given a part (
) in a costume play ( )
where his good looks shone to such advantage (
: ; to shine
(shone) , , ) that his indifferent acting (
) was little noticed ( :
), and in this ( //) he finished the season (
). There was no talk ( ) of renewing his contract (
; to renew , , ).
Indeed ( ) the manager who had engaged him (,
) was caustic in his comments (
; caustic , , ).
thrown [TrqVn] heel [hi:l] languish ['lxNgwIS] caustic ['kO:stIk]
