station of life can possess, her innocence. Fie, o fie, sir."
When Julia got home ( ) the masseuse was already
waiting for her ( ). Miss Phillips and Evie were
having a chat ( ).
"Wherever 'ave you been, Miss Lambert ( , )?" said
Evie. "An' what about your rest ( ; what
about ), I should like to know ( )."
"Damn my rest ( )."
Julia tore off her clothes ( ; to tear off
, ), and flung them with ample gestures (
) all over the room ( ). Then, stark naked
(, : ), she skipped on to the bed
( ), stood up on it for a moment ( -
), like Venus rising from the waves (/ / ,
: ), and then throwing herself down (
, ) stretched herself out ( / /).
"What's the idea ( ; what's the idea . ,
)?" said Evie.
"I feel good ( )."
"Well, if I behaved like that (, ) people'd say I'd been
drinkin' ( , : )."
chat [tSxt] ample ['xmp(q)l] stretch [stretS]
When Julia got home the masseuse was already waiting for her. Miss Phillips
And Evie were having a chat.
"Wherever 'ave you been, Miss Lambert?" said Evie. "An' what about your
rest, I should like to know."
"Damn my rest."
Julia tore off her clothes, and flung them with ample gestures all over the
Room. Then, stark naked, she skipped on to the bed, stood up on it for a
Moment, like Venus rising from the waves, and then throwing herself down
Stretched herself out.
"What's the idea?" said Evie.
"I feel good."
"Well, if I behaved like that people'd say I'd been drinkin'."
Miss Phillips began to massage her feet (
). She rubbed gently ( ), to rest and not to tire her (
, ).
"When you came in just now ( : / /
), like a whirlwind ( )," she said, "I thought you looked twenty years
younger ( , ). Your eyes
were shining something wonderful ( - //
)."
"Oh, keep that for Mr. Gosselyn, Miss Phillips (,
|
|
|
, )." And then as an afterthought ( ,
; afterthought , ; ), "I
feel like a two-year-old ( , )."
And it was the same ( : ) at the theatre later on
( , ). Archie Dexter, who was her leading man ( ,
: ), came into her
dressing-room to speak about something ( -
-). She had just finished making-up (
). He was startled ( ; to startle
, ).
gently ['dZentlI] whirlwind ['wq:lwInd] afterthought ['Q:ftqTO:t] startle ['stQ:tl]
Miss Phillips began to massage her feet. She rubbed gently, to rest and not to
Tire her.
"When you came in just now, like a whirlwind," she said, "I thought you
looked twenty years younger. Your eyes were shining something wonderful."
"Oh, keep that for Mr. Gosselyn, Miss Phillips." And then as an afterthought,
"I feel like a two-year-old."
And it was the same at the theatre later on. Archie Dexter, who was her
Leading man, came into her dressing-room to speak about something. She had
