a cup of tea (чтобы выпить по чашке чая). They shared a crumpet (они съели
пополам сдобную лепешку). Then Charles got up to go (после этого Чарльз
поднялся, чтобы уйти). He took a miniature out of his pocket (он вытащил из
/своего/ кармана миниатюрный портрет: «миниатюру») and gave it to her (и
дал его ей).
pelican ['pelIkqn] crumpet ['krAmpIt] miniature ['mInI(q)tSq]
But when it happened it did not turn out in the least as she had expected.
Charles Tamerley and Julia had been for a walk in St. James's Park, they had
looked at the pelicans, and the scene suggesting it, they had discussed the
possibility of her playing Millamant on a Sunday evening. They went back to
Julia's flat to have a cup of tea. They shared a crumpet. Then Charles got up
to go. He took a miniature out of his pocket and gave it to her.
"It's a portrait of Clairon (это портрет Клэрон). She was an eighteenth-century
actress (она была актрисой восемнадцатого века) and she had many of your
gifts (и у нее были многие из ваших талантов;
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Julia looked at the pretty, clever face (Джулия взглянула на хорошенькое, умное
личико), with the powdered hair (с напудренными волосами), and wondered
whether the stones that framed the little picture (и думала о том, были ли камни,
которые окружали портрет) were diamonds or only paste (настоящими
бриллиантами или только стразами;
"Oh, Charles, how can you (о, Чарльз, зачем же: «как вы можете»)! You are
sweet (вы /такой/ милый)."
"I thought you might like it (я думал, что он /портрет/ может вам понравиться).
It's by way of (это в некотором роде) being a parting present (прощальный
подарок)."
"Are you going away (вы уезжаете)?"
She was surprised (она была удивлена), for he had said nothing about it (так как
он ничего не сказал об этом). He looked at her with a faint smile (он посмотрел
на нее со слабой улыбкой).
"No. But I'm not going to see you any more (нет. Но я не увижу вас больше)."
"Why (почему)?"
century ['sentSqrI] paste [peIst] present ['prez(q)nt]
"It's a portrait of Clairon. She was an eighteenth-century actress and she had
many of your gifts."
Julia looked at the pretty, clever face, with the powdered hair, and wondered
whether the stones that framed the little picture were diamonds or only paste.
"Oh, Charles, how can you! You are sweet."
"I thought you might like it. It's by way of being a parting present."
"Are you going away?"
She was surprised, for he had said nothing about it. He looked at her with a
faint smile.
"No. But I'm not going to see you any more."
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"Why?"
"I think you know just as well as I do (я думаю, что вы знаете это также
хорошо, как и я)."
Then Julia did a disgraceful thing (тогда Джулия поступила бесчестно:
«сделала бесчестную вещь»). She sat down (она присела) and for a minute
looked silently at the miniature (и где-то с минуту смотрела молча на
миниатюрный портрет). Timing it perfectly (идеально чувствуя время:
«идеально рассчитав время»), she raised her eyes (она подняла /свои/ глаза) till
they met Charles's (пока они не встретились /с глазами/ Чарльза). She could cry
almost at will (она умела: «могла» заплакать почти по желанию;
одним из ее наиболее эффектных достоинств), and now without a sound (и
теперь, без единого звука), without a sob (без единого всхлипа), the tears
poured down her cheeks (слезы полились /вниз/ по ее щекам). With her mouth
slightly open (с чуть приоткрытым ртом), with the look in her eyes (с
выражением глаз: «с взглядом в ее глазах») of a child that has been deeply hurt
(ребенка, который чувствовал себя глубоко обиженным) and does not know