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Ever aroused in her such a frenzy of passion. The thought of having sexual
Relations with him nauseated her. Fortunately he found himself very
Comfortable in the bedroom she had furnished for him. He was not a man to
Whom sex was important, and he was relieved when he discovered that Julia
No longer made any demands on him. He thought with satisfaction that the
Birth of the baby had calmed her down, he was bound to say that he had
Thought it might, and he was only sorry they had not had one before. When he
Had two or three times, more out of amiability than out of desire, suggested
That they should resume marital relations and she had made excuses, either
That she was tired, not very well, or had two performances next day, to say
Nothing of a fitting in the morning, he accepted the situation with equanimity.
Julia was much easier to get on with ( ; to
get on with , ), she never made scenes any more (
//), and he was happier than he had ever been
before ( , ). It was a damned
satisfactory marriage ( ) he had
made ( ), and when he looked at other people's marriages (
) he couldn't help seeing (
; cannot help doing smth. -
) he was one of the lucky ones ( :
). Julia was a damned good sort and clever (
), as clever as a bagful of monkeys (,
: ); you could talk to her about anything in the
world ( / /). The best companion a
chap ever had ( , :
- ), my boy (, / /). He
didn't mind saying this ( / / : ,
), he'd rather spend a day alone with her (
; rather , , ,
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) than play a round of golf ( ).
Julia was surprised to discover in herself ( 젠
) a strange feeling of pity for him (堠 )
because she no longer loved him (, ).
bagful ['bxgfVl] monkey ['mANkI] companion [kqm'pxnIqn] chap [tSxp]
Julia was much easier to get on with, she never made scenes any more, and he
