Sudden that she had genius.
"Another Siddons perhaps (, () ). A greater Ellen
Terry ( // )." In those days ( :
) Julia did not think it necessary ( ) to go to bed in
the afternoons ( / / ), she was as strong as a horse (
) and never tired ( ), so he used
often to take her for walks in the Park (
-). She felt ( ) that he wanted her to be a
child of nature ( : ,
). That suited her very well (
). It was no effort for her ( ) to be ingenuous
( ), frank () and girlishly delighted with
everything ( - ). He took her to the National
Gallery ( ), and the Tate (
// ), and the British Museum ( ), and she really
enjoyed it ( / /)
almost as much as she said ( , ).
necessary ['nesIs(q)rI] nature ['neItSq] girlishly ['gq:lISlI]
"Another Siddons perhaps. A greater Ellen Terry." In those days Julia did
Not think it necessary to go to bed in the afternoons, she was as strong as a
Horse and never tired, so he used often to take her for walks in the Park. She
Felt that he wanted her to be a child of nature. That suited her very well. It
Was no effort for her to be ingenuous, frank and girlishly delighted with
Everything. He took her to the National Gallery, and the Tate, and the British
Museum, and she really enjoyed it almost as much as she said.
He liked to impart information ( ) and she was
glad to receive it ( ). She had a retentive
memory ( ) and learnt a great deal from him (
). If later she was able to talk about Proust and
Czanne ( ) with the best
of them ( : ), so that
you were surprised ( // ) and pleased to find so much culture
in an actress ( :
), it was to him she owed it (
). She knew that he had fallen in love with her ( ,
) some time before he knew it himself (:
). She found it rather comic (
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: ). From her standpoint ( ) he
was a middle-aged man ( / / :
), and she thought of him as a nice old thing (
). She was madly in love with Michael ( //
). When Charles realized that he loved her (
, ), his manner changed a little (
), he seemed struck with shyness (, , ; to be
struck with ) and when they were together (,
//) was often silent ( ).
retentive [rI'tentIv] culture I ['kAltSq] standpoint ['stxndpOInt]
He liked to impart information and she was glad to receive it. She had a
Retentive memory and learnt a great deal from him. If later she was able to
Talk about Proust and Czanne with the best of them, so that you were
Surprised and pleased to find so much culture in an actress, it was to him she
Owed it. She knew that he had fallen in love with her some time before he
Knew it himself. She found it rather comic. From her standpoint he was a
