Pressing hers, she felt quite distinctly the glow of his body, it was as though
There was a furnace inside him, it was really remarkable; and then she found
Herself laid on the divan and he was beside her, kissing her mouth and her
Neck and her cheeks and her eyes. Julia felt a strange pang in her heart. She
Took his head in her hands and kissed his lips.
A few minutes later she was standing at the chimney-piece (
: ), in front of the
looking-glass ( ), making herself tidy ( ;
tidy , , ).
"Look at my hair ( )."
He handed her a comb ( ; to hand ,
) and she ran it through ( / /). Then she put on her
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hat ( ). He was standing just behind her (
), and over her shoulder ( ) she saw his face with those
eager blue eyes ( / /
) and a faint smile in them ( ).
"And I thought ( ) you were such a shy young man (
)," she said to his reflection (
/ /).
He chuckled ( ).
"When am I going to see you again ( )?"
"Do you want to see me again ( )?"
"Rather (, )."
comb [kqVm] just [dZAst] rather ['rQ:Dq]
A few minutes later she was standing at the chimney-piece, in front of the
Looking-glass, making herself tidy.
"Look at my hair."
He handed her a comb and she ran it through. Then she put on her hat. He
Was standing just behind her, and over her shoulder she saw his face with
Those eager blue eyes and a faint smile in them.
"And I thought you were such a shy young man," she said to his reflection.
He chuckled.
"When am I going to see you again?"
"Do you want to see me again?"
"Rather."
She thought rapidly ( ). It was too absurd (
: ), of course she had no intention of seeing
him again (
), it was stupid of her ( ) to have let him behave like
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that ( ), but it was just as well to
temporize ( -, , ; to temporize
, , ). He might be tiresome (
) if she told him ( ) that the
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incident would have no sequel ( ; incident
, , ; sequel , ,
/. /).
"I'll ring up one of these days ( : )."
"Swear ()."
"On my honour ( )."
"Don't be too long ( ; long , , )."
He insisted on coming down stairs with her ( ,
/ / ) and putting her into a cab (
). She had wanted to go down alone (
), so that she could have a look at the cards (
) attached to the bells on the lintel (
; lintel , ).
"Damn it all ( ), I ought at least to know his name ( ,
, )."
absurd [qb'sq:d] tiresome ['taIqsqm] damn [dxm]
She thought rapidly. It was too absurd, of course she had no intention of
Seeing him again, it was stupid of her to have let him behave like that, but it
Was just as well to temporize. He might be tiresome if she told him that the
