which he is accredited: "This is the gentleman who is good enough to put
some order into the mess we make of our accounts."
The young man went scarlet ( ; scarlet -
, , , to blush /to flush, to turn, to go/ scarlet ,
). He smiled stiffly ( ) in answer to
Julia's warm, ready smile ( , : ,
) and she felt the palm of his hand wet with sweat (
, ; wet , ,
sweat , , ) when she cordially grasped it (
: ; cordially , ). His
confusion was touching ( : ;
confusion , , ). That was how people had
felt (, , ; to feel , ,
) when they were presented to Sarah Siddons (
; (1755-1831),
XVIII ,
). She thought ( ) that she had not been very gracious to
Michael ( ; gracious
, , ) when he had proposed (
; to propose , ) asking the boy to
luncheon ( : ). She looked straight into
his eyes ( : ). Her own were large
( // ), of a very dark brown (//
), and starry ( ; starry , , star ). It was
no effort to her ( :
), it was as instinctive as (
: ) brushing away a fly (
; fly ) that was buzzing round her ( ; to buzz
, ), to suggest now a faintly amused, friendly tenderness
( , ).
cordially ['kO:dIqlI] gracious ['greISqs] luncheon ['lAntS(q)n] straight [streIt]
The young man went scarlet. He smiled stiffly in answer to Julia's warm,
Ready smile and she felt the palm of his hand wet with sweat when she
Cordially grasped it. His confusion was touching. That was how people had felt
When they were presented to Sarah Siddons. She thought that she had not
Been very gracious to Michael when he had proposed asking the boy to
