75 лучших рассказов / 75 Best Short Stories

Gratz – a city in southeastern Austria and the capital of Styria, founded in the 9th century

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Styria – a state in southeastern Austria on the border with Slovenia

550

lethargy – 1) unconsciousness resembling deep sleep; 2) drowsiness, apathy, indifference, inactivity.

551

carbine – a light, shortbarrelled rifle invented in the 16th century; it is no longer a military weapon but a sporting one.

552

Bistritz – a region and city of the same name in northern Romania, in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains

553

wigwam – a traditional dome-shaped dwelling of North American Indians consisting of a framework covered with large woven mats

554

Alpha and Omaha – Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet; Omaha is a city in eastern Nebraska, US; in the popular phrase ‘Alpha and Omega’, where Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, the author substitutes Omega for Omaha.

555

Adiós = Goodbye ( Spanish )

556

Membranous croup – an infectious respiratory children disease with harsh cough and difficult breathing

557

Baptist – a follower of those Protestant Christians who insist that only believers should be baptized

558

Wall Street – a street in New York City, in the borough of Manhattan, the financial centre of the United States

559

Aurora Borealis – also called northern lights, a luminous atmospheric phenomenon

560

Roman Candle, Catherine Wheel, Cracker, Fireballoon, Bengal Light – objects used in pyrotechnic shows

561

pekoe, souchong – large leafy sorts of tea

562

sherry – fortified wine of Spanish origin

563

bête = foolish ( French )

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trouvaille = find, discovery ( French )

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mon cher = my dear ( French )

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Velasquez – Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), the greatest Spanish painter of the 16th century

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Rembrandt (1606–1669) – an outstanding Dutch painter and printmaker

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sovereign – an English gold coin introduced in 1489

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A chacun son métier = Everyone does his own work. ( French )

570

Que voulez-vous? La fantasie d’un millionaire! = What do you want? The whim of a millionaire! ( French )

571

Son affaire c’est l’argent des autres. = Your work is the money of others. ( French )

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Monsieur Gustave Naudin, de la part de M. le Baron Hausberg. = Mr. Gustave Naudin, on behalf of Baron Hausberg. ( French )

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Shelley – Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), an English Romantic poet

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Lord Chancellors – Lord Chancellor is the highest judge and the chairman of the House of Lords

575

the King’s Navy – here: the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich

576

the Royal Academy (of Arts) – a postgraduate school for artists with an exhibition hall

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the Tate – a famous art gallery opened in 1897 with the financial support of Sir Henry Tate

578

the Law Courts – a complex of courtrooms, halls and offices in the borough of Westminster in central London

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the Union Jack – the flag of the United Kingdom, developed in 1606

580

Sappho (610 BC–570 BC) – an ancient Greek lyric woman-poet

581

Jane-Austin-Charlotte-Brontё-George-Eliot – famous English women-writers and novelists: Jane Austin (1775–1817), Charlotte Brontё (1816–1855) and George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans) (1819–1880)

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Mr. Wells – Herbert George Wells (1866–1946), an English writer and historian, the author of world-famous science fiction novels

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Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) – a British novelist, playwright and critic

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Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972) – a British novelist of Scottish origin

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Mr. Walpole – Sir Hugh Walpole (1884–1941), a British novelist, critic and dramatist

586

Lahore – a large city in Pakistan, the capital of Punjab province