"How has the marriage turned out (чем же обернулся ее брак;
Mrs. Tower paused a little (миссис Тауэр немного помедлила) and took a salted almond from the dish in front of her (и взяла соленый миндаль с блюда, стоявшего перед ней).
"It appears to be quite a success (он выглядит довольно успешным;
"You were wrong, then (значит, вы ошибались;
"I said it wouldn’t last (я говорила, что он =
"Is she happy (она счастлива)?"
"They’re both happy (они оба счастливы)."
dryness ['draInIs], almond ['Rmqnd], appear [q'pIq], success [sqk'ses]
"She’s very well," said Mrs. Tower with a certain dryness.
"How has the marriage turned out?"
Mrs. Tower paused a little and took a salted almond from the dish in front of her.
"It appears to be quite a success."
"You were wrong, then?"
"I said it wouldn’t last and I still say it won’t last. It’s contrary to human nature."
"Is she happy?"
"They’re both happy."
"I suppose you don’t see very much of them (полагаю, вы не много =
"At first I saw quite a lot of them (сначала я видела их довольно часто: «много»). But now… (но сейчас)" Mrs. Tower pursed her lips a little (миссис Тауэр слегка: «немного» сжала губы). "Jane is becoming very grand (Джейн стала очень важной)."
"What do you mean (что вы имеете в виду)?" I laughed (засмеялся я).
"I think I should tell you that she’s here tonight (думаю, мне следует сказать вам, что она сегодня здесь)."
"Here (здесь)?"
I was startled (я был поражен;
"Look on the left of our host (посмотрите — слева от хозяйки)."
startle [stRtl], entertaining [entq'teInIN], obscure [qb'skjuq]
"I suppose you don’t see very much of them."
"At first I saw quite a lot of them. But now…" Mrs. Tower pursed her lips a little. "Jane is becoming very grand."
"What do you mean?" I laughed.
"I think I should tell you that she’s here tonight."
"Here?"
I was startled. I looked round the table again. Our hostess was a delightful and an entertaining woman, but I could not imagine that she would be likely to invite to a dinner such as this the elderly and dowdy wife of an obscure architect. Mrs. Tower saw my perplexity and was shrewd enough to see what was in my mind. She smiled thinly.
"Look on the left of our host."