"Lor lumme, what's the matter with the old lady now?"
When she looked at him now ( ) she wondered
( ; to wonder , ,
) what there was in him ( ) that had ever
aroused in her ( - ) such a frenzy of passion (
). The thought of having sexual relations with him (/
/ , :
) nauseated her ( ; to nauseate
, ; nausea ; ). Fortunately ( )
he found himself very comfortable ( ) in the bedroom she
had furnished for him ( ,
). He was not a man ( ) to whom sex was important (
), and he was relieved when he discovered (
, ; to relieve ,
, ) that Julia no longer made any demands on him (
//; demand ,
, ). He thought with satisfaction ( ,
) that the birth of the baby ( ) had calmed
her down ( ), he was bound to say ( ; to be
bound to do smth. -,
-) that he had thought it might
( : , :
/ / / /), and he was only sorry
( , ) they had not had one before (
// ). When he had two or three times (
//), more out of amiability than out of desire ( -
, ), suggested that they should resume marital
relations (, )
and she had made excuses ( : to make excuses
, ), either that she was tired (
), not very well (// ), or
had two performances next day (
), to say nothing of a fitting in the morning (
// ), he accepted the situation with equanimity (
// ).
frenzy ['frenzI] nausea ['nO: zIq, -sIq]| nauseate ['nO: zIeIt, -sIeIt| ] marital
['mxrItl] equanimity ["i:kwq'nImItI]
