"Come and sit with me. Michael is going to drive."
They lived in Stanhope Place ( // -), and when
they arrived ( ; to arrive , ,
) Julia told the butler ( ) to show the
young man where he could wash his hands ( ,
). She went up to the drawing-room (
). She was painting her lips ( ; to paint
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, ) when Michael joined her (
; to join , , ).
"I've told him to come up as soon as he's ready ( ,
)."
"By the way, what's his name ( , : )?"
"I haven't a notion ( ; notion , ,
, )."
"Darling, we must know (, ). I'll ask him to write in our
book ( : )."
"Damn it ( ; to damn ), he's not important enough for
that ( )." Michael asked only very
distinguished people ( : )
to write in their book ( ). "We shall never see him again
( )."
At that moment ( ) the young man appeared (
; to appear , ). In the car Julia had done all
she could ( : ) to
put him at his ease ( ; to put smb. at his
ease - , -), but he was still
very shy ( ; shy ,
). The cocktails were waiting ( :
) and Michael poured them out ( /
/; to pour , ). Julia took a cigarette ( :
) and the young man struck a match for her (
; to strike a match ), but his hand was
trembling so much ( ) that she thought (
) he would never be able to hold the light (//
: ) near enough to her cigarette (
), so she took his hand and held it (
; to hold (held) , ).
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"Poor lamb (: )," she thought ( ), "I
suppose ( ) this is the most wonderful moment in his whole life (
|
|
|
; wonderful ,
). What fun it'll be for him (ꠠ :
; fun , , ) when he tells his people (
//). I expect ( : ; to expect
, , ) he'll be a blasted little hero in his office (
, , : ;
blasted , ; )."
enough [I'nAf] distinguished [dIs'tINgwISt] lamb [lxm] blasted ['blQ:stId]
