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"A second year!" For a moment Julia lost control of herself and her voice was
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" A second year! " For a moment Julia lost control of herself and her voice was
heavy with tears. " D'you mean to say you'll be gone two years? "
" Oh, I should come back next summer of course. They pay my fare back and
I'd go and live at home so as not to spend any money. "
" I don't know how I'm going to get on without you. "
She said the words very brightly, so that they sounded polite, but somewhat
casual.
" Well, we can have a grand time together in the summer and you know a
year, two years at the outside, well, it passes like a flash of lightning. "
Michael had been walking at random (Майкл гулял, не выбирая пути; at random
— наобум, наугад, наудачу), but Julia without his noticing (но Джулия,
незаметно для него) had guided him (направляла его) in the direction she wished
(в направлении, нужном ей: «котором она желала /идти/»), and now they
arrived in front of the theatre (и, тем временем, они пришли к входу в театр;
front — перед, передняя сторона, фасад). She stopped (она остановилась).
" I'll see you later (увидимся позже). I've got to pop up and see Jimmie (я должна
заскочить и повидаться с Джимми; to pop up — внезапно вскочить,
подняться, появиться). " His face fell (его лицо вытянулось: «упало»; to fall
(fell; fallen) — падать, опускаться).
" You're not going to leave me now (ты же не собираешься оставить меня
сейчас)! I must talk to somebody (я должен с кем-нибудь поговорить). I thought
(я думал, что) we might go and have a snack together (что мы сможем пойти и
перекусить вместе; snack — легкая закуска) before the show (перед
спектаклем). "
" I'm terribly sorry (мне очень жаль). Jimmie's expecting me (Джонни ждет
меня) and you know what he is (а ты же знаешь, какой он). "
Michael gave her his sweet, good-natured smile (Майкл улыбнулся ей милой,
добродушной улыбкой).
random ['rxndqm] guide [gaId] might [maIt]
Michael had been walking at random, but Julia without his noticing had
guided him in the direction she wished, and now they arrived in front of the
theatre. She stopped.
" I'll see you later. I've got to pop up and see Jimmie. " His face fell.
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" You're not going to leave me now! I must talk to somebody. I thought we
might go and have a snack together before the show. "
" I'm terribly sorry. Jimmie's expecting me and you know what he is. "
Michael gave her his sweet, good-natured smile.
" Oh, well, go on then (ну, хорошо, тогда иди). I'm not going to hold it up against
you (я не собираюсь иметь к тебе претензии; to hold it against smb — иметь
что-то против кого-то) because for once you've let me down (из-за того, что
ты однажды подвела меня). "
He walked on (он пошел дальше) and she went in (а она зашла внутрь) by the
stage door (через служебный вход). Jimmie Langton had arranged himself
(Джимми Лэнгтон устроил себе) a tiny flat (крошечную квартирку) under the
roof (под самой крышей) to which you gained access (в которую можно было
попасть; to gain access to — получить доступ к чему-либо) through the balcony
(через балкон). She rang the bell (она позвонила /в звонок/) of his front door (на
/его/ входной двери) and he opened it himself (и он сам открыл ее /дверь/). He
was surprised (он был удивлен), but pleased (но и обрадован), to see her
(увидеть ее).
" Hulloa, Julia, come in (привет, Джулия, входи). "
against [q'ge(I)nst] roof [ru: f] access ['xkses]
" Oh, well, go on then. I'm not going to hold it up against you because for once
you've let me down. "
He walked on and she went in by the stage door. Jimmie Langton had
arranged himself a tiny flat under the roof to which you gained access
through the balcony. She rang the bell of his front door and he opened it
himself. He was surprised, but pleased, to see her.
" Hulloa, Julia, come in. "
She walked past him (она прошла мимо него) without a word (ни говоря ни
слова), and when they got into his sitting-room (и когда они вошли в его
гостиную), untidy (неприбранную), littered with typescript plays (заваленную
отпечатанными на машинке сценариями), books and other rubbish (книгами и
другим барахлом), the remains of his frugal luncheon (остатки его скромного
ленча; frugal — бережливый, экономный) still on a tray by his desk (все еще
/были/ на подносе у его рабочего стола), she turned and faced him (она
повернулась к нему лицом; to face — находиться лицом к, смотреть в лицо).
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Her jaw was set (ее зубы стиснуты; to set one's jaw — стиснуть зубы,
упрямиться) and her eyes were frowning (взгляд нахмуренный; to frown —
хмурить брови, насупиться, смотреть неодобрительно).
" You devil (ах ты черт)! "
With a swift gesture (с решительным жестом: «быстрым движением») she went
up to him (она подошла к нему), seized him by his loose shirt collar (схватила
его за расстегнутый воротник рубашки) with both hands (обеими руками) and
shook him (и стала его трясти; to shake (shook; shaken) — трясти,
встряхивать, сотрясать). He struggled (он боролся) to get free of her (чтобы
освободиться от нее), but she was strong (но она была сильной) and violent (и
неистовой; violent — яростный, ожесточенный).
" Stop it (перестань). Stop it. "
litter ['lItq] typescript ['taIp" skrIpt] frugal ['fru: g(q)l] violent ['vaIqlqnt]
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