Opened and he stood before her.
"I saw you drive up ( , ) and I ran down (
). I'm afraid I'm on the third floor (, ). I
hope you don't mind (, )." "Of course not ( )."
She climbed the uncarpeted stairs ( ,
; carpet , ). She was a trifle out of breath
( ) when she came to the third landing ( //
// ). He had skipped up eagerly (
), like a young goat ( ), she
thought ( ), and she had not liked to suggest (
: ) that she would prefer to go more leisurely (
; leisurely , ,
). The room into which he led her (,
) was fairly large ( ), but dingily furnished (
; dingy , , ). On the table
was a plate of cakes ( ) and two cups, a
sugar basin and a milk-jug ( , , ; basin
, ; jug ). The crockery was of the cheapest sort (
).
climb [klaIm] uncarpeted [An'kQ:pItId] leisurely ['leZqlI]
"I saw you drive up and I ran down. I'm afraid I'm on the third floor. I hope
you don't mind."
"Of course not."
She climbed the uncarpeted stairs. She was a trifle out of breath when she
Came to the third landing. He had skipped up eagerly, like a young goat, she
Thought, and she had not liked to suggest that she would prefer to go more
Leisurely. The room into which he led her was fairly large, but dingily
Furnished. On the table was a plate of cakes and two cups, a sugar basin and a
Milk-jug. The crockery was of the cheapest sort.
"Take a pew (; take a pew . , pew . ,
, )," he said. "The water's just on the boil ( ). I'll
only be a minute ( ). I've got a gas-ring in the bathroom
( ; ring , , )."
He left her and she looked about ( //,
). "Poor lamb, he must be as poor as a church mouse ( , ,
, )." The room reminded her very much
( ) of some of the lodgings she had lived in
( , ) when she was first on
the stage ( : ). She
noticed the pathetic attempts he had made ( ,
|
|
|
) to conceal the fact ( ) that it was
a bedroom as well as a sitting-room ( ,
). The divan against the wall ( ) was evidently his bed at
night ( ). The years slipped away from her
in fancy ( / / : ,
; to slip away , , ) and she
felt strangely young again (
/ ).
pew [pju:] lodging ['lOdZIN] pathetic [pq'TetIk] fancy ['fxnsI]
"Take a pew," he said. "The water's just on the boil. I'll only be a minute. I've
got a gas-ring in the bathroom."
He left her and she looked about. "Poor lamb, he must be as poor as a church
mouse." The room reminded her very much of some of the lodgings she had
Lived in when she was first on the stage. She noticed the pathetic attempts he
Had made to conceal the fact that it was a bedroom as well as a sitting-room.
The divan against the wall was evidently his bed at night. The years slipped
