"Me? Darling, you know I'd go anywhere in the world with you."
"Your contract's up at the end of this season, and if you want to get anywhere
you've got to make a stab at London soon. I saved every bob I could in
America, they all called me a tight-wad but I just let them talk, I've brought
back between twelve and fifteen hundred pounds."
"Michael, how on earth (, ; how on earth
, earth ) can you have done that ( :
)?"
"I didn't give much away ( - : ), you
know ( )," he smiled happily ( ). "Of course it's
not enough (, ) to start management on (
), but it's enough to get married on (
, ), I mean ( ) we'd have something
to fall back on ( , : ; to fall back
-) if we didn't get parts right away (
) or happened ( , ) to be out of a
job (: ) for a few months ( )."
It took Julia a second or two to understand what he meant (
, , ).
"D'you mean to say, get married now ( )?"
"Of course it's a risk ( , ), without anything in
prospect ( // ), but one has to take a
risk sometimes ( )." Julia took his head in both
her hands ( ) and pressed his lips with hers (
). Then she gave a sigh ( ).
earth [q:T] job [dZOb] prospect ['prOspekt]
"Michael, how on earth can you have done that?"
"I didn't give much away, you know," he smiled happily. "Of course it's not
enough to start management on, but it's enough to get married on, I mean
we'd have something to fall back on if we didn't get parts right away or
happened to be out of a job for a few months."
It took Julia a second or two to understand what he meant.
"D'you mean to say, get married now?"
"Of course it's a risk, without anything in prospect, but one has to take a risk
sometimes." Julia took his head in both her hands and pressed his lips with
Hers. Then she gave a sigh.
"Darling, you're wonderful (, ) and you're as
beautiful as a Greek god ( , ), but you're
the biggest damned fool ( ) I've ever known in my
life ( )."
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They went to a theatre that night ( // ) and at
supper drank champagne ( ) to celebrate their
reunion ( ) and toast their future (
). When Michael accompanied her to her room
( ) she held up her face to his (
).
"D'you want me to say good night to you in the passage ( ,
)? I'll just come in for a minute (
)."
"Better not, darling ( , )," she said with quiet dignity
( ).
Greek [gri:k] damned [dxmd] champagne [Sxm'peIn] dignity ['dIgnItI]
"Darling, you're wonderful and you're as beautiful as a Greek god, but you're
the biggest damned fool I've ever known in my life."
They went to a theatre that night and at supper drank champagne to
Celebrate their reunion and toast their future. When Michael accompanied
