Ear playfully.
"Now you mustn't flirt with me, Colonel," she cried, giving him a roguish
delicious glance. "Just because I'm an actress you think you can take liberties
with me."
"George, George," smiled Mrs. Gosselyn. And then to Julia: "He always was
a terrible flirt."
("Gosh, I'm going down like a barrel of oysters.")
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Mrs. Gosselyn told her about India (
), how strange it was ( ) to have all those coloured
servants ( /⠠ / ; coloured
, ), but how nice the society was (
), only army people ( ; ) and
Indian civilians ( ), but still it wasn't like
home ( , ), and how glad she was (
) to get back to England ( ).
They were to leave on Easter Monday (젠
: ) because they were playing that
night ( / / ), and on Sunday evening
( ) after supper ( ) Colonel Gosselyn said
( ) he was going to his study to write letters (
); a minute or two later (砠
: ) Mrs. Gosselyn said she must go and see the
cook ( , :
). When they were left alone ( :
) Michael, standing with his back to the fire (,
: ; fire , , , , ), lit a
cigarette ( ).
"Im afraid () it's been very quiet down here ( ;
quiet , ); I hope you haven't had an awfully dull time (
, : )."
"It's been heavenly ( : )."
coloured ['kAlqd] civilian [sI'vIlIqn] awfully ['O:f(q)lI] heavenly ['hev(q)nlI]
Mrs. Gosselyn told her about India, how strange it was to have all those
Coloured servants, but how nice the society was, only army people and Indian
civilians, but still it wasn't like home, and how glad she was to get back to
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England.
They were to leave on Easter Monday because they were playing that night,
And on Sunday evening after supper Colonel Gosselyn said he was going to his
Study to write letters; a minute or two later Mrs. Gosselyn said she must go
