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вещью» было то, что они были довольны). They knew neither malice nor envy
(они не знали ни злости, ни зависти). They had achieved the aloofness (им были
чужды: «они достигли отчужденности») from the common ties of men
(обычные узы человечества: «от обычных уз человека») that Julia felt in
herself (которые Джулия ощущала в себе) when she stood at the footlights
bowing to the applause of an enthusiastic audience (когда она стояла у рампы,
кланяясь аплодисментам восторженной: «полной энтузиазма» публики).
Sometimes she had thought (иногда она думала) that aloofness her most precious
possession (что отчужденность: «равнодушие» — это самое ее драгоценное
приобретение; to possess — владеть, possession — владение, обладание,
собственность). In her it was born of pride (в ней она рождалась от гордости);
in them of humility (в них — от смиренности). In both cases it brought one
precious thing (в обоих случаях она приносила одну /и ту же/ драгоценность:
«драгоценное явление»), liberty of spirit (свободу духа); but with them it was
more secure (но у них она была более надежной; secure — спокойный,
уверенный, твердый).
routine [ru: 'ti: n] existence [Ig'zIst(q)ns] footlights ['fVtlaIts] precious ['preSqs]
The peaceful habits of the two old ladies, the routine of their uneventful existence
and their quiet gossip, excited her compassion. Nothing had happened to them for
years, nothing now would ever happen to them till they died, and then how little
would their lives have signified. The strange thing was that they were content.
They knew neither malice nor envy. They had achieved the aloofness from the
common ties of men that Julia felt in herself when she stood at the footlights
bowing to the applause of an enthusiastic audience. Sometimes she had thought
that aloofness her most precious possession. In her it was born of pride; in them of
humility. In both cases it brought one precious thing, liberty of spirit; but with
them it was more secure.
Michael wrote to her once a week (Майкл писал ей раз в неделю), brisk,
businesslike letters (живые, деловые письма) in which he told her what her
takings were at the Siddons (в которых он рассказывал ей, какая была /ее/
выручка в «Сиддонс-театре») and the preparations he was making for the next
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production (и о тех приготовлениях, что он делал для следующей
постановки); but Charles Tamerley wrote to her every day (но Чарльз Тэмерли
писали ей каждый день). He told her the gossip of the town (он рассказывал ей
всю светскую хронику: «все сплетни» города), he talked in his charming,
cultivated way of the pictures he saw and the books he read (он рассказывал в
своей очаровательной, образованной манере о картинах, которые он видел и
о книгах, которые он прочитал). He was tenderly allusive and playfully erudite
(он был нежно символичен и игриво эрудирован; allusive — намекающий,
иносказательный, содержащий ссылку на что-либо). He philosophized without
pedantry (он философствовал без педантичности). He told her that he adored
her (он говорил ей, что он преклоняется перед ней: «обожает ее»). They were
the most beautiful love-letters Julia had ever received (это были: «они были»
самые красивые любовные письма, которое Джулия когда-либо получала)
and for the sake of posterity (и, ради последующий поколений: «потомства»)
she made up her mind to keep them (она решила сохранить их). One day perhaps
someone would publish them (однажды, может случится так: «может быть»,
что кто-нибудь опубликует их) and people would go to the National Portrait
Gallery and look at her portrait (и люди пойдут в Национальную портретную
галерею и посмотрят на ее портрет), the one McEvoy had painted (тот самый,
что Мак-Эвой нарисовал), and sigh when they thought of the sad, romantic love-
story of which she had been the heroine (и вздохнут, когда они подумают о той
печальной, романтической истории любви, в которой она была главным
действующим лицом: «героиней»).
preparation [" prepq'reIS(q)n] cultivated ['kAltIveItId] philosophize [fI'lOsqfaIz]
Michael wrote to her once a week, brisk, businesslike letters in which he told her
what her takings were at the Siddons and the preparations he was making for the
next production; but Charles Tamerley wrote to her every day. He told her the
gossip of the town, he talked in his charming, cultivated way of the pictures he saw
and the books he read. He was tenderly allusive and playfully erudite. He
philosophized without pedantry. He told her that he adored her. They were the
most beautiful love-letters Julia had ever received and for the sake of posterity she
made up her mind to keep them. One day perhaps someone would publish them
and people would go to the National Portrait Gallery and look at her portrait, the
one McEvoy had painted, and sigh when they thought of the sad, romantic love-
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story of which she had been the heroine.
Charles had been wonderful to her during the first two weeks of her bereavement
(Чарльз был удивительным /по отношению/ к ней во время первых двух
недель с момента ее ужасной потери), she did not know what she would have
done without him (она не знала, что бы она делала без него). He had always
been at her beck and call (он всегда был всецело в ее распоряжении; to be at
smb. 's beck and call — быть у кого-либо на побегушках, beck — мановение,
сигнал рукой или головой). His conversation, by taking her into a different world,
had soothed her nerves (его беседа, унося: «забирая» ее в другой мир,
успокоила ее нервы). Her soul had been muddied (ее душа была запачкана; mud
— грязь, слякоть), and in his distinction of spirit (и в его духовной
исключительности) she had washed herself clean (она очистилась: «отмылась
начисто»). It had rested her wonderfully (ее это удивительно успокоило; to rest
— отдыхать, покоиться, быть спокойным) to wander about the galleries with
him and look at pictures (бродить по галереям с ним и смотреть на картины).
She had good reason to be grateful to him (у нее была веская: «хорошая»
причина /для того/, чтобы быть благодарной ему). She thought of all the years
he had loved her (она подумала о всех тех годах, что он любил ее). He had
waited for her now for more than twenty years (теперь он ждал ее уже более
двадцати лет). She had not been very kind to him (она была не очень-то добра к
нему). It would have given him so much happiness to possess her (ему бы
доставило: «это бы доставило ему» так много счастья — обладать ей) and
really it would not have hurt her (и, в действительности, это совсем бы не
навредило ей; to hurt — причинять боль, ранить, причинить вред).
soothe [su: D] reason ['ri: z(q)n] happiness ['hxpInIs]
Charles had been wonderful to her during the first two weeks of her bereavement,
she did not know what she would have done without him. He had always been at
her beck and call. His conversation, by taking her into a different world, had
soothed her nerves. Her soul had been muddied, and in his distinction of spirit she
had washed herself clean. It had rested her wonderfully to wander about the
galleries with him and look at pictures. She had good reason to be grateful to him.
She thought of all the years he had loved her. He had waited for her now for more
than twenty years. She had not been very kind to him. It would have given him so
much happiness to possess her and really it would not have hurt her.
She wondered why she had resisted him so long (она размышляла, почему же
она сопротивлялась ему так долго). Perhaps because he was so faithful
(возможно, потому что он был таким преданным), because his devotion was so
humble (из-за того, что его преданность была такой застенчивой; humble —
смиренный, скромный, непритязательный), perhaps only because she wanted to
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preserve in his mind the ideal that he had of her (возможно, только из-за того,
что ей хотелось сохранить в его голове тот идеальный образ, каким он ее
представлял: «что он имел о ней»). It was stupid really and she had been selfish
(в действительности это было глупым, и она была эгоистичной). It occurred to
her with exultation (ей пришла в голову мысль, с ликованием) that she could at
last reward him for all his tenderness (что она может, наконец-то, вознаградить
его за всю его нежность), his patience and his selflessness (его терпение и его
самоотверженность). She had not lost the sense of unworthiness (она еще не
утратила чувство никчемности; unworthiness — низость, недостойность,
отсутствие ценности) which Michael's great kindness had aroused in her
(которое великодушие Майкла вызвало в ней; to arouse — будить,
возбуждать), and she was remorseful still (и она до сих пор была полна
раскаяния; remorse — угрызения совести) because she had been for so long
impatient of him (из-за того, что она долгие годы относилась к нему с
раздражением; to be impatient of smb. — относиться к кому-либо нетерпимо,
с
беспокойством).
The
desire
for
self-sacrifice
(желание
к
самопожертвованию) with which she left England (с которым она оставляла
Англию) burnt still in her breast with an eager flame (пылало все еще в ее груди
нетерпеливым пламенем; to burn (burnt, burned) — жечь, сжигать, гореть).
faithful ['feITf(q)l] preserve [prI'zq: v] exultation [" egzAl'teIS(q)n]
She wondered why she had resisted him so long. Perhaps because he was so
faithful, because his devotion was so humble, perhaps only because she wanted to
preserve in his mind the ideal that he had of her. It was stupid really and she had
been selfish. It occurred to her with exultation that she could at last reward him for
all his tenderness, his patience and his selflessness. She had not lost the sense of
unworthiness which Michael's great kindness had aroused in her, and she was
remorseful still because she had been for so long impatient of him. The desire for
self-sacrifice with which she left England burnt still in her breast with an eager
flame.
She felt that Charles was a worthy object for its exercise (она чувствовала, что
Чарльз был стоящим объектом для его проявления; exercise — упражнение,
осуществление, применение). She laughed a little, kindly and compassionately
(она легко рассмеялась, по-доброму и с сочувствием), as she thought of his
amazement when he understood what she intended (когда она подумала о его
изумлении, когда он поймет, что она намеревается /сделать/); for a moment he
would hardly be able to believe it (на какое-то мгновение он с трудом сможет
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поверить в это; to be able to do smth — мочь, быть в состоянии сделать что-
либо), and then what rapture, then what ecstasy (и затем — какой восторг, затем
— какой экстаз)! The love that he had held banked up for so many years (та
любовь, что он сдерживал: «держал запруженной» так много лет) would burst
its sluices like a great torrent (прорвет /свои/ шлюзы, как сильный
стремительный поток) and in a flood overwhelm her (и как наводнение:
«потоком» нахлынет на нее; to overwhelm — преодолеть, овладевать,
заливать). Her heart swelled at the thought of his infinite gratitude (ее сердце
переполнилось чувствами от мысли о его бесконечной благодарности; to
swell — надуваться, увеличиваться). But still he could hardly believe in his
good fortune (но все еще он с трудом верит в свою счастливую: «добрую»
удачу); and when it was all over (и, когда все будет кончено) and she lay in his
arms (и она будет лежать в его объятиях) she would nestle up to him and
whisper tenderly (она прижмется к нему и прошепчет нежно):
" Was it worth waiting for (этого стоило ждать)? "
" Like Helen, you make me immortal with a kiss (как Елена, ты сделала меня
бессмертным /своим/ поцелуем). "
object ['ObdZekt, -Ikt] gratitude ['grxtItju: d] fortune ['fO: tS(q)n]
She felt that Charles was a worthy object for its exercise. She laughed a little,
kindly and compassionately, as she thought of his amazement when he understood
what she intended; for a moment he would hardly be able to believe it, and then
what rapture, then what ecstasy! The love that he had held banked up for so many
years would burst its sluices like a great torrent and in a flood overwhelm her. Her
heart swelled at the thought of his infinite gratitude. But still he could hardly
believe in his good fortune; and when it was all over and she lay in his arms she
would nestle up to him and whisper tenderly:
" Was it worth waiting for? "
" Like Helen, you make me immortal with a kiss. "
It was wonderful to be able to give so much happiness to a human being (это было
так чудесно — иметь возможность дать столько счастья человеку:
«человеческому существу»).
" I'll write to him just before I leave St. Malo (я напишу ему как раз перед
отъездом из Сен-Мало: «до того, как я покину Сен-Мало»), " she decided
(решила она).
The spring passed into summer (весна перешла в лето), and at the end of July it
was time for Julia to go to Paris (и в конце июля пришло время Джулии ехать в
Париж) and see about her clothes (и позаботиться о своих нарядах; to see about
smth. — подумать о чем-либо, проследить). Michael wanted to open with the
new play early in September (Майкл хотел открыть сезон /с/ новым спектаклем
в начале сентября), and rehearsals were to start in August (и репетиции должны
были начаться в августе). She had brought the play with her to St. Malo,
intending to study her part (она привезла пьесу с собой в Сен-Мало,
намереваясь выучить свою роль), but the circumstances in which she lived had
made it impossible (но та обстановка, в которых она жила, сделали это
невозможным; circumstances — обстоятельства, среда, жизнь). She had all
the leisure she needed (у нее было все свободное время, в котором она
нуждалась), but in that grey, austere and yet snug little town (но в том сером,
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строгом и, в то же время, уютном городке), in the constant company of those
two old ladies (в постоянной компании тех двух пожилых леди) whose interests
were confined to the parish church and their household affairs (чьи интересы
ограничивались приходской церковью и их домашними делами), though it
was a good play (и, хотя это и была хорошая пьеса), she could take but little
interest in it (она не могла особенно интересоваться ей).
clothes [klqV(D)z] circumstance ['sq: kqmstxns, 'sq: kqmstqns] leisure ['leZq]
It was wonderful to be able to give so much happiness to a human being.
" I'll write to him just before I leave St. Malo, " she decided.
The spring passed into summer, and at the end of July it was time for Julia to go to
Paris and see about her clothes. Michael wanted to open with the new play early in
September, and rehearsals were to start in August. She had brought the play with
her to St. Malo, intending to study her part, but the circumstances in which she
lived had made it impossible. She had all the leisure she needed, but in that grey,
austere and yet snug little town, in the constant company of those two old ladies
whose interests were confined to the parish church and their household affairs,
though it was a good play, she could take but little interest in it.
" It's high time I was getting back (самое время мне возвращаться; it is high time
— давно пора), " she said. " It would be hell if I really came to the conclusion (это
будет ужасно: «адом», если бы я действительно пришла к выводу) that the
theatre wasn't worth the fuss and bother they make about it (что театр не стоил
всего того шума и беспокойства, что /они/ устраивают из-за него). "
She said good-bye to her mother and to Aunt Carrie (она попрощалась со своей
матерью и тетей Кэрри). They had been very kind to her (они были очень
добры к ней), but she had an inkling (но у нее было слабое подозрение) that
they would not be sorry (что они не будут сожалеть) when her departure allowed
them to return to the life she had interrupted (когда ее отъезд позволит им
вернуться к жизни, которую она прервала). They were a little relieved besides
to know (они были слегка успокоены, кроме того, зная: «знать») that now there
was no more danger of some eccentricity (что теперь не было больше опасности
какой-либо оригинальности: «эксцентричности»), such as you must always run
the risk of with an actress (риска, которому ты обязательно подвергаешься с
актрисами: «подобный что ты должен всегда рисковать с актрисой»), which
might arouse the unfavourable comment of the ladies of St. Malo (который мог
бы вызвать неблагосклонные толки: «комментарии» у леди из Сен-Мало).
conclusion [kqn'klu: Z(q)n] departure [dI'pQ: tSq] eccentricity [" eksen'trIsItI]
" It's high time I was getting back, " she said. " It would be hell if I really came to the
conclusion that the theatre wasn't worth the fuss and bother they make about it. "
She said good-bye to her mother and to Aunt Carrie. They had been very kind to
her, but she had an inkling that they would not be sorry when her departure
allowed them to return to the life she had interrupted. They were a little relieved
besides to know that now there was no more danger of some eccentricity, such as
you must always run the risk of with an actress, which might arouse the
unfavourable comment of the ladies of St. Malo.
She arrived in Paris in the afternoon (она приехала в Париж днем), and when she
was shown into her suite at the Ritz (и, когда ее провели в ее номер люкс в
«Ритце»), she gave a sigh of satisfaction (она удовлетворенно вздохнула; to give
a sigh — вздохнуть: единичный акт или краткосрочное действие,
соответствующее значению существительного). It was a treat to get back to
luxury (было таким наслаждением вернуться к роскоши). Three or four people
had sent her flowers (трое или четверо человек прислали ей цветы). She had a
bath and changed (она приняла ванну и переоделась). Charley Deverill, who
always made her clothes for her (Чарли Деверил, который всегда шил ей
наряды: «делал ее одежду для нее»), an old friend, called to take her to dinner in
the Bois (старый друг, зашел, чтобы пригласить ее к обеду в «Буа»; to call —
зд. навещать, заходить, заглядывать).
" I had a wonderful time (я чудесно провела время; to have a /fine/ time —
/хорошо/ провести время), " she told him (сказала она ему), " and of course it
was a grand treat for those old girls to have me there (и, конечно же, это было
великолепным удовольствием для двух старушек, принимать меня /там/; to
have smb. — принимать кого-либо в качестве гостя), but I have a feeling (но у
меня такое чувство) that if I'd stayed a day longer I should have been bored (что
если бы я осталась на день дольше, я бы заскучала; to stay — оставаться, не
уходить, гостить). "
luxury ['lAkS(q)rI] friend [frend] girl [gq: l]
She arrived in Paris in the afternoon, and when she was shown into her suite at the
Ritz, she gave a sigh of satisfaction. It was a treat to get back to luxury. Three or
four people had sent her flowers. She had a bath and changed. Charley Deverill,
who always made her clothes for her, an old friend, called to take her to dinner in
the Bois.
" I had a wonderful time, " she told him, " and of course it was a grand treat for those
old girls to have me there, but I have a feeling that if I'd stayed a day longer I
should have been bored. "
To drive up the Champs Elysees on that lovely evening filled her with exhilaration
(поездка: «проехать» по Елисейским полям в тот прекрасный вечер
наполнила ее приятным возбуждением). It was good to smell once more the
smell of petrol (это было здорово — почувствовать еще раз запах бензина;
smell — обоняние, запах, to smell — чувствовать запах, пахнуть). The cars,
the taxis, the hooting of horns (автомобили, такси, гудки /автомобильных/
рожков), the chestnut trees, the street lights (каштановые деревья, уличные
фонари), the crowd on the pavement and the crowd sitting outside the cafes
(толпы на тротуарах и толпы сидящие /за столиками/ перед кафе); it was an
enchantment (/все/ это было очарованием). And when they got to the Chateau de
Madrid (и, когда они приехали: «добрались до» в «Шато де Мадрид»), so gay,
so civilized and so expensive (такой веселый, такой цивилизованный и такой
дорогой), it was grand to see once more well-dressed women (это было здорово
— увидеть снова: «еще раз» хорошо одетых женщин), decently made-up
(хорошо подкрашенных; decently — прилично, порядочно, мило), and tanned
men in dinner-jackets (и загорелых мужчин в смокингах).
exhilaration [Ig" zIlq'reIS(q)n] chestnut ['tSesnAt] enchantment [In'tSQ: ntmqnt]
To drive up the Champs Elysees on that lovely evening filled her with exhilaration.
It was good to smell once more the smell of petrol. The cars, the taxis, the hooting
of horns, the chestnut trees, the street lights, the crowd on the pavement and the
crowd sitting outside the cafes; it was an enchantment. And when they got to the
Chateau de Madrid, so gay, so civilized and so expensive, it was grand to see once
more well-dressed women, decently made-up, and tanned men in dinner-jackets.
" I feel like a queen returning from exile (я чувствую /себя/ как королева,
вернувшаяся из изгнания). " Julia spent several happy days (Джулия провела
несколько счастливых дней) choosing her clothes and having the first fittings
(выбирая свои наряды и проводя: «имея» первые примерки). She enjoyed
every moment of them (она наслаждалась каждой их минутой). But she was a
woman of character (но она была женщиной с сильным характером: «волевой
женщиной»), and when she had come to a decision she adhered to it (и, когда она
приходила к какому-либо решению, она придерживалась его; to adhere —
прилипать, твердо держаться, быть преданным); before leaving for London
(до того, как уехать в Лондон) she wrote a note to Charles (она написала
записку Чарльзу). He had been to Goodwood and Cowes (он побывал в Гудвуде
и Каузе) and was spending twenty-four hours in London on his way to Salzburg (и
должен был провести двадцать четыре часа в Лондоне на /своем/ пути в
Зальцбург).
exile ['eksaIl, 'egzaIl] decision [dI'sIZ(q)n] adhere [qd'hIq]
" I feel like a queen returning from exile. " Julia spent several happy days choosing
her clothes and having the first fittings. She enjoyed every moment of them. But
she was a woman of character, and when she had come to a decision she adhered to
it; before leaving for London she wrote a note to Charles. He had been to
Goodwood and Cowes and was spending twenty-four hours in London on his way
to Salzburg.
CHARLES DEAR (Чарльз, дорогой),
How wonderful that I shall see you so soon (как чудесно, что я увижу тебя так
скоро). Of course I am free on Wednesday (конечно же, я свободна в среду).
Shall we dine together (пообедаем вместе) and do you love me still (и любишь
ли ты меня все еще)?
Your JULIA (твоя Джулия).
As she stuck down the envelope (когда она заклеила конверт; to stick (stuck) —
наклеивать, приклеивать) she murmured (она прошептала): Bis dat qui cito dat
(/лат. / = immediate gift has double price — безотлагательный подарок имеет
двойную цену: «вдвойне дает, кто быстро дает»). It was a Latin tag (это была
избитая латинская цитата; tag — зд. цветастая фраза, красное словцо,
изречение) that Michael always quoted (которую всегда употреблял:
«цитировал» Майкл) when, asked to subscribe to a charity (когда его просили
пожертвовать по подписке денег на благотворительность), he sent by return of
post exactly half what was expected of him (он отправлял с обратной почтой
точно половину того, что от него ожидали).
envelope ['envqlqVp] quote [kwqVt] subscribe [sqb'skraIb]
CHARLES DEAR,
How wonderful that I shall see you so soon. Of course I am free on Wednesday.
Shall we dine together and do you love me still?
YourJULIA.
As she stuck down the envelope she murmured: Bis dat qui cito dat. It was a Latin
tag that Michael always quoted when, asked to subscribe to a charity, he sent by
return of post exactly half what was expected of him.
ON Wednesday morning Julia had her face massaged and her hair waved (в среду
утром, Джулия сделала массаж лица и завила волосы; to have smth. done —
велеть, приказать сделать что-либо для себя). She could not make up her
mind (она не могла решить; to make up one's mind — принять решение)
whether to wear for dinner a dress of flowered organdie (надеть ли ей к обеду
платье из органди с цветочным узором), very pretty and springlike with its
suggestion of Botticelli's Primavera (очень изящное и весеннее: «похожее на
весну», с намеком на /картину/ Боттичелли «Весна»), or one of white satin
beautifully cut to show off her slim young figure, and virginal (или одно из
/платьев из/ белого атласа, прекрасно скроенного, чтобы представить в
выгодном свете ее стройную молодую фигуру, и /такое/ девичье:
«невинное»); but while she was having her bath (но, пока она принимала /свою/
ванну) she decided on the white satin (она решила в пользу /платья из/ белого
атласа; to decide on — решиться, сделать выбор, to decide against —
отклонить, решить вопрос отрицательно): it indicated rather delicately (это
указывало, довольно деликатно) that the sacrifice she intended (что та жертва,
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