Loud, she recognized as a Charvet. When they came to the coffee he asked her
Whether he might offer her a liqueur.
"That's very kind of you. Perhaps it'll make me sleep better."
He offered her a cigarette. His cigarette-case was silver, that put her off a
Little, but when he closed it she saw that in the corner was a small crown in
Gold. He must be a count or something. It was rather chic, having a silver
Cigarette-case with a gold crown on it.
Pity he had to wear those modern clothes (// ,
)! If he'd been dressed like Francis I (
) he would really look very distinguished (
). She set herself to be as
gracious ( / / ) as she knew how
( : ).
"I think I should tell you (// , )," he said presently
( ), "that I know who you are ( , //).
And may I add ( ) that I have a great admiration for you (
:
)?"
She gave him a lingering look ( ; to
linger , ; , ) of her
splendid eyes ( ).
"You've seen me act ( : )?"
"Yes, I was in London last month (, )."
"An interesting little play, wasn't it ( , )?"
"Only because you made it so ( , )."
distinguished [dIs'tINgwISt] admiration ["xdmq'reIS(q)n]
because [bI'kOz; bIkqz]
Pity he had to wear those modern clothes! If he'd been dressed like Francis I
He would really look very distinguished. She set herself to be as gracious as
She knew how.
"I think I should tell you," he said presently, "that I know who you are. And
may I add that I have a great admiration for you?"
She gave him a lingering look of her splendid eyes.
"You've seen me act?"
"Yes, I was in London last month."
"An interesting little play, wasn't it?"
"Only because you made it so."
When the man came round to collect the money ( :
, / /) she had to insist on paying her own
bill ( , :
). The Spaniard accompanied her to the carriage (
) and then said he would go along the train ( ,
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|
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) to see if he could find a sleeper for her (
, ). He came back in a
quarter of an hour ( ) with a conductor (
) and told her that he had got her a compartment ( ,
: ) and if she would give the conductor her things (,
) he would take her to it (
). She was delighted ( ). He threw down his hat on the
seat she vacated ( , )
and she followed him along the corridor ( ).
When they reached the compartment ( ) he told the
conductor ( : ) to take the portmanteau and the
dispatch-case (: // ) that were in the
rack ( ) to the carriage madame had just left (
, ).
Spaniard ['spxnIqd] conductor [kqn'dAktq] portmanteau [pO:t'mxntqV]
When the man came round to collect the money she had to insist on paying
Her own bill. The Spaniard accompanied her to the carriage and then said he
