Waiting up for them.
"I didn't want to go to bed till I'd seen you," she said as she folded Julia in her
Arms and kissed her on both cheeks. She gave Michael a brisk handshake.
Julia spent a happy morning in bed reading the Sunday papers. She read first
the theatrical news, then the gossip columns, after that the woman's pages,
and finally cast an eye over the headlines of the world's news. The book
Reviews she ignored; she could never understand why so much space was
Wasted on them. Michael, who had the room next hers, had come in to say
Good morning, and then gone out into the garden. Presently there was a timid
Little knock at her door and Dolly came in. Her great black eyes were shining.
She sat on the bed and took Julia's hand.
"Darling (), I've been talking to Michael ( ).
I'm going to put up the money ( ) to start you in
management ( : ; to start smb.
in smth. - -)."
Julia's heart gave a sudden beat ( ; beat
, , ).
"Oh, you mustn't (, : ). Michael shouldn't have
asked you ( ). I won't have it ( ).
You've been far, far too kind to us already ( ,
; far , , )."
Dolly leant over ( ) and kissed Julia on the lips (
). Her voice was lower than usual ( ,
) and there was a little tremor in it ( :
).
"Oh, my love, don't you know (, , ) there isn't
anything in the world ( , ) I wouldn't do for you (
)? It'll be so wonderful ( ); it'll bring
us so close together ( ) and I shall be so proud of you (
)."
darling ['dQ:lIN] mustn't ['mAs(q)nt] tremor ['tremq]
"Darling, I've been talking to Michael. I'm going to put up the money to start
you in management."
Julia's heart gave a sudden beat.
"Oh, you mustn't. Michael shouldn't have asked you. I won't have it. You've
been far, far too kind to us already."
Dolly leant over and kissed Julia on the lips. Her voice was lower than usual
And there was a little tremor in it.
"Oh, my love, don't you know there isn't anything in the world I wouldn't do
for you? It'll be so wonderful; it'll bring us so close together and I shall be so
proud of you."
They heard Michael come whistling along the passage ( ,
|
|
|
, ; to whistle ), and when he
came into the room ( ) Dolly turned to him (
) with her great eyes misty with tears (
; mist , , ).
"I've just told her ( )."
He was brimming over with excitement ( ; to brim
).
"What a grand woman ( )!" He sat down on the other side
of the bed ( ) and took Julia's disengaged
hand ( ; disengaged ,
). "What d'you say, Julia ( , )?"
She gave him a little reflective look (
).
"Vous l'avez voulu, Georges Dandin (. = You wanted this, Georges Dandin:
, )."
"What's that ( )?"
"Moliere ()."
whistling ['wIslIN] misty ['mIstI] disengaged ["dIsIn'geIdZd]
They heard Michael come whistling along the passage, and when he came into
The room Dolly turned to him with her great eyes misty with tears.
"I've just told her."
