г
about the Queen. I didn't understand half of what he had said, but I
decided to please him. "God shave the Queen," I said. Не stood up,
looked at mе and walked away leaving mе alone. o'See you tomor-
row," I said. But he didn't reply. When I think of that day поw I see
how riфt mу teacher оf English was.
Note: а confusing language
- язык, в котором легко переrrугать слова
Дпswеr the questions:
1. Why did the fоrеigпеr decide to take lessons of English?
2. ЧIhу did the friendly Englishman in the Ьаr decide to help
the foreigner?
З. Why did the Englishman leave the place without saying
"good-bye" to the foreigner?
АТ ТНЕ CUSTOMS HOUSE
А Frепсhwоmап who had never travelled abroad, decided to go to
Grеаt Britain for а holiйy. She booked а seat for а plane as she
rшanted to get there as soon as possible. At the booНng-office she
found out that it would take hеr only two hours to get to London. She
was very happy to hear that. She hurried home and began pacНng hеr
things immediately as she was afraid to lеаче something important
behind. So when she had packed everything, she found to her great
suгprise, that she had two big suit-cases. She rrnderstood that it would
Ье necessary for hеr to take а taxi. She оrdеrеd а taxi in advance to
come to the аirрогt on time.
On the day of hеr flight she checked her things again and was
about to go downstairs whеrе а taxi was waiting for hеr, when she
suddenly rеmеmЬеrеd about hеr nice little dog. She could поt 1eave
the dog at home as thеrе was no one who would look аftеr it. So she
decided to take the dog to Great Britain. The dog was чеry quiet and
she hoped that everything would Ье all right during the flight.
The flight was чеry pleasant and she enjoyed it very much. Тhэ
Frепсhwоmап thought that nobody noticed hеr dog. But just Ьеfоrе
the plane landed one of the passengers who was sitting пеаr the
woman told hеr that the English did not let foreigners bring dogs to
their country. The woman did not know what to do. When the plane
landed she put the dog under hеr coat and went to the Custonrs House.
The dog was so little that she hoped the Customs officer wouldn't
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At the Customs House she filled in all the necessary forms
rrotice it.
rtttdcame up to the Customs officer, who looked at hеr big suit-cases
fr rrnd asked if she had anything to declare.
"Oh, no," she answered, "all the things are for my own use."
"But do you know that you can't bring dogs to this country?"
lrsked the officer.
"But I have no dog," answered the lady.
"Тhеп I undersйnd that the tail which is hanging down below уочr
coat is уочr оwп," said the Customs Offrcer,
Notes:
l. to leave smth. behind забыть (оставить) что-л.
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2. to hand down below the coat свеIциваться из-под пatльто
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Дпswеr the questions:
1. What сочпtrу did the Frепсhwоmап choose for hеr holidбy?
2. WЪу did she decide to go to GB Ьу plane?
3. Why did she Иkе hеr dog with hеr?
4. What unpleasant news did she hear from ttre passenger who
was sitting near hеr?
5. How did the customs officer know that the woman had
brought the dog to GB?
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Two coATS
The ship from Frапсе aTived at the роrt of London and the people
i
аЬоаrd wеrе waiting to get off. А riсh wоmап was talking to а mап
standing close to hеr. She had two expensive fur coats. She had
bought them in Paris at one of the best department stofes.
It was а cold day and the woman was wеаriпg one of hеr coats and
had the other one очеr hеr аrm.
"If you Иke these two coasts into the сочпý," said the mап, '}ou'll
hаче to рау а big dчф on them. I know а Customs оffiсеr always lets
апуопе take only one coat duty free but not two!"
The rich woman was very upset. She walked away to the other
side of the ship whеrе she saw а wоmап she knew. "Will уоч do mе а
[ачоur?" asked the riсh woman. "I have got two expensive fur coats.
But I mustn't bring two into England. Yоч haven't got а fur coat,
have you?" "No," said the woman. She was not riсh and couldn't buy
cxPensive things'
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 "Good. Will you put tlris ctlitl tltt'l 'Гhсп it will look like yours."
The оthеr wоmап put thc ctlttl trn. Shc liked it. It was very heauti-
ful and looked fiпе оп hсr. slrc had печеr had а coat like that. "Re-
mеmЬеr!" said the riсh wotnan. "I)on't tell апуопе about the coat and
don't look at mе. Just get oll'thc ship. Тhеп when we аrе оп the trаiп
you'll give it back to mе."
The two wоmеп got off the ship and went through the Customs.
Then everyone got оп the train and it started on its way to London.
The riсh wоmап found the other one and said, "Thank you чеry much.
You hаче Ьееп very kind. Now you can give my coat back."
"Your coat?" asked the wоmап. "This is my coat, and I am not go-
ing to give it to you оr to апуопе else."
what could the riсh woman do?
Дпswеr the questioпs:
1. Ноlлr did the wоmап get to Great Britain from France?
2. What did she buy at one of the best departrrrent stores?
3. What was the rulе at the British Customs?
4. What did the woman decide to do not to рау duý on the
, second coat?
5. Whеп was she going to have her coat back?
6. Why didn't she get the coat back?
А THIEF
Once ап Englishman and his wife wеrе travelling abroad. When
they аrriчеd in Rome they decided to stay at one of the best hotels.
Тhеу filled in the forms and the hotel роrtеr showed them to their
rооm.
They liked it very much. It was а single rооm, not large but very
comfortable. They wеrе happy that it was an inside rооm and hoped
that they wouldn't hеаr much street noise.
The Englishman's wife was чеry tired after the trip.and wanted to
hаче а good rest аftеr dinner.
But the Englishman decided to go sightseeing. Не was walking
about the city fоr а long time. Rome impressed him very much. In the
evening he decided to go home but he didn't rеmеmЬеr the adфess of
the hotel and couldn't find the way back. Не саmе up to а passer-b!
and asked him in English: "Could you show mе the way to the Flower
зб
Hotel?" The passer-by didn't answer him and hчrriеd away. At that
moment the Englishman wanted to know the time. Не put his hand
into the pocket to take out his watch. But there was по watch there.
Не thought that the passer-by had stolen it. Не ran after him and asked
him to give his watch back. The passer-by did not know English but
he understood that the mап wanted his watch and gave it to him. Не
thought that the mап was а thief. It took the Englishman а lot of time
to find the Flоwеr Hotel. Не told his wife everything. She listened to
him attentively and when he finished his story she showed him his
watch, which was on the dressing-table. The Englishman understood
that he himself was а thief.
Дпswеr the questioпs:
1. Where did the Englishman and his wife stay in Rome?
2. What did they think of their accommodation?
3. When did the Englishman decide to go sightseeing?
4. Why didn't his wife go sightseeing with him?
5. Why did he speak to а passer-by?
6. Why did he have to ruп after him?
7. What did the passer-by think of the Englishman?
8. How long did it take the Englishman to find the way to his
hotel?
9. Why did the Englishman think that he himself was а thiefl
\ШНАТ IS MORE USEFUL
It happened so that а trolley-bus, а car and а bicycle met at the
traffic liфts. As they were waiting for the green light, they began to
argue.
The саr was the first to speak. She said to the bicycle, "I can't чп-
deTstand why people are using you! You ахе so slow. Do you know
people started travelling Ьу саr mоrе than а hundred years ago, in
1885. I'm very fast, I can саrry not one man, as you do, but five. Any-
one can see that I'm more useful than you аrе."
"It depends on when and whеrе," said the small bicycle.
Тhеп the trolley-bus spoke, "I'm better and mоrе usefrrl than you," he
said to the саr, "You can Иke only five people, but I сап take mоrе. It's
quite clear to anyone that I'm mоrе useful than you аrе."
"It depends оп when and whеrе," said the bicycle again.
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ТНЕ MODERN VENUS | Д,,,"ri"uпs and immediately decided to form а company which would
(after Mark Twain) up lands in Italy.
llrry-лs
to George Arnold he mаrгiеd Маry Вrоwп and they lived
It happened in Rome. Gеоrgе Аrпоld, а poor artist, who had como, lrlrllpily but George печеr mentioned to anybody what he knew
from the USA to Italy to study art, was iп love with Маry Вгоwп, а, llllllut the famous venus.
beautiful daughter of а riсh businessman. The girl loved the young
Notes:
sculptor too, but hеr money-loving father would not allow hеr to
1. Gеоrgе waý at а loss был в замешательстве
mаrry Gеоrgе. -.Щжорлх
2. оп Ьоаrd а stеаmеr на борry парохода
One day Мr. Brown called the уоuпg mап to his office and said to -
3. the statue of Venus ['Й:паs] статуя Векеры
him, "Му dеаr sir, I cannot allow my daughter to mаrry а рооr man. If 4. as to George
-
что касается.Щжорлlка
you want to Ье mу daughter's husband you should have fifty thousand -
dollars. Whеп you show mе the mопеу уоч сап mаrry mу daughter." Дпswеr the questions:
George was at а loss what to апýwеr, Не had по idea how to get 1. Why didn't Маrу's father want his daughter to mаrry
such а big sum of money. "Yоч must get the sum within six monthý," George Arnold?
Мr. Brown added. "If you don't get the mопеу she will mаrry another 2. оп what condition could Мr. Вrоwп agree to their mаr-
mап." Gеоrgе went home. Не felt very rшhарру. "What shall I do?" riage?
he thought. Не had nothing to sell except а beautiful statue of а 3. Who helped George to find the way out?
girl-his last wоrk. But he knew that nobody would buy it as he 4. What did John do to the statue?
was not famous. 5. What article арреаrеd in an Italian newspaper?
His thоuфts wеrе intemrpted Ьу the аrriчаl of John Smith. John 6. How did the 2 friends proГrt from Mr Smith's 'find"?
Smith was а pleasant сlечеr fellow. George had made friends with 7. Why did Gеоrgе never speak about "the sесrеt" of the fa-
him on Ьоаrd а steamer. They had соmе to Italy Ьу the same steamer mous statue?
and they had been good friends since then. Gеоrgе told John about his
conversation with Mary's father and asked him for advice. WHICH DO YОU PREFER-
"You say he gives you six months to get the mопеу, doesn't he?'o LIF,E IN тнЕ сITY ORTHE cotJNTRY?
asked John. "It's а lot of time and I'll help you. But promise not to
When Wiliiam Evans was 18 he said "Good Ьуе" to his motheT,
protest if I do something that you don't like." "I рrоmisе,"
lc|l his village and went to London. Аftеr а few days he found а job iп
answered. ,r llank in thё city сепtrе, and he also found а small flat in the suburbs
John came чр to the ýtatue, broke off hеr noýe, part of her right tlr live in.
агm and hеr left leg. Тhеп hе put оп his hat, took the statue and left. Bvery morning he got up at 7 o'clock and left the house at 7.30,
Two months lаtеr an article appeared in one of the Italian llc got оп the train which was always crowded and then he stood thcre
pers. It said that IVIr. John Smith, an Аmеriсап gentleman, had l,,r 40 minutes, sometimes he read а newspaper, but he usually thоuфt
fог а small sum of mопеу а piece of land not fаr from Rome. rrlxlut his mother and Ыs village in wales, Не began his work at 9.
while digging the earth he found а wonderful stafue clf а beautiful дftеr б months he won Some money in the football lottery. Не
woman. Unfortunately, the nose, the left leg and the right аrm were rvcnt to а pub with some friends, they drank а lot of Ьееr, talked about
gone. The experts said they wеrе sure that it was the stafue of Venus William's money and enjoyed themselves.
Ьу some unknorryn artist. They also stated that it cost about tеп million lIe decided to send Sоmе mопеу hоmе to his mоthеr and he spent
francs. Мr. Smith was to Ье paid Гrче million francs and the statue lll(: rсSt of the moneY on а little red саr. Не also bought а Street map of
was to Ье taken to опе of the Italian museums. "Good luck!" said the l rlttdon and found the quickest way to get to work.
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smoking compartment. \ffhen the tгаiп started Bill saw а mап who rап
along the platform, opened the саrriаgе door and got inside. Не was
wearing а black hat and а black suit, and he had an umbrella and an
evening пеwsрареr. The train went fast and didn't stop until it was in
the counfiry. Then it stopped at every station. The two ladies wеrе
talking all the time. They talked so loudly that at last Bill got up and
left his compartrnent. In the соrridоr he saw the mап in black again,
Не was standing at the ореп window, his right hand was оп the соm-
municafion cord пеаг the fiTst-class compartment. Веfоrе Bill could
do anything, the mап pulled the соrd. The train stopped immediately.
The mап in black got offthe train and walked fast to а lаrgе house, The
guаrd arrived, looked at Bill and asked: "Who pulled the соrd?" "It was
that man. Тhе one who is walking torvards the big house. I believe he is
а thief. I'll rчп to the house while you phone the police," The guard
looked out of the window. 'Ъ thief did you say?" hе said. "That's Sir
Веrtrаm МопИgче. Не always pulls the communication соrd when the
train passes his house and gets off when the train stops. Не pays 25
pounds each time. Не is very riсh, you know."
Note: а commrmication соrd стоп-кран
- Some days later I wrote down the contentý of the book and went to
Дпswеr the questioпs:
1. Why did the man in black attract Bill's attention?
2. What was he wearing?
3. Why did Bill have to leave the compartment?
4. Whom did he meet in the соггidоr?
5. What did the mап iп black do?
б. Whу didn't the guard phone the police?
7. Why did the man choose the unusual way to stop the train?
А FRIEГ[D IN NEED IS Л F,RIEND INDEED
(after \il. Somerset Maugham)
This happened in Vienna at the beginning of l922.I was slowly
walking along one of the main streets of the city and though the day
was wаrrп and sunny everything seemed gloomy to mе as I was out of
wоrk.
I had no idea whom to ask for help. Suddenly I rеmеmЬеrеd that а
friend of mine, John Smith Ьу паmе, was working as an editor in Vi-
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т ,,ltlta for the last ferv months. I got in touch with him and we made an
,rllptlintment fоr that evening.
When I told him my story he smiled and said happily, "I сап help you.
| 1ч[gп The matter was that his boss йshing to get grеаtеr profits had
-"
rlccided to publish а пumЬеr of detecfive novels arrd tlrese wеrе to Ье
ll ;rnslated from Spanish. They needed а mап who could do that,
"So you will do it," he finished.
"How сап I do it? I don't know Spanish."
"It doesn't matter," he answered. "Any translation will do." I рrо-
lcsted, he insisted, I protested, he insisted and at last he got me to
lrдirсе to do it.
"Неrе is the novel and some mопеу. You'll get the rest аftеr you
tlrl the translation. I guarantee good money," he added. "I give you
litur days. Not more." With these words he left.
I was at а loss what to do. Then I went to а cheap rеstдгапt whеrе I
ktrcw I would meet mу frierrф. There I found Hans. We all believed that
lrc knew at least five оr six languages including Spanish. I asked him to
tг;rпslаtе the novel. Аftеr some time he sаiф 'You see, I've bee,lr out of
1lrасfiсе lately. But I:ll help you. I'll take the novel, read it and therr tell
ytlu its contentý." I liked the plan.
thc editor. Smith was too busy to listen to what I wanted to tell him.
"llcre is yorrr money. Yоч ёаmеd it honestly. See you опе of these
rlltys," he said. Later оп I met Hans and gave him half the mопеу.
"I think I очфt to stчdу Spanish," he said taking the money.
"But don't you know it?" I asked him in great surprise.
"Certainly, I don't," he said. "I told you the contents of ап English
tlctective поyеl, I only changed the English names for Spanish."
I immediately phoned Smith but could not get him on the phone.
Stlme weeks later I met him and told him the trчth. I expected him to
Hct angry. Nothing of the Hnd. Не said: "I'm glad I asked you to
|гапslаtе the book. It's so tеrгiЬlе that the people will печеr touch
:rlrother detective story аftеr they have read уочrs."
Notes:
{
1. I got in touch йth him Я связIшся с вим
2. he got me to agree -
он вьпryдлл меЕя согласиться
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З. at least- по крайней мере
4. to get апgrу-рассердrгюя
5. Any tanslation йll do. перевод сойдег (подойдет).
-JLобой
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 Business continued. Оrdеrs to buy and sell flew about like birds,
т 2. Не also noticed the difference in her ways. Он такх<е заметил р.цr-
ницу в ее поведении. -
Maxwell worked like а mасhiпс. Не worked quicНy and ехасф. This
3. Не wanted to get оп with his wоrk. Он хотел цродошкать рабоry.
was the world of business and mопеу. There was по time fоr feelings. -
4. The clerks flew about like leaves in а strопg wind. _. Сrryжащие ле-
At one o'clock the clerks went out to get something to eat. The of- тaши,повсюду, кiж листья на ветру.
fice was а Iittle саlmеr. Maxwell did not go out. Businessmen do not 5. His hair hung untidily all очеr his face. Его волосы неопрятно сви-
have time to eat in the middle of а working day. Не stood Ьу his desk. сaши на лицо.
-
His hands were full of letters and telegrams. His pen was behind his 6. Maxwell stood still. Максвеrrл стоял неподвюrcIо.
-
7. Опе of hеr arms slipped rочпd the Ьчsiпеssmап's neck. Одной ру_
еаr. His hair hung untidily очеr his face.
кой она обrrяла бизнесмена за шею. -
The йndow of his office was ореп. Sрriпg was coming to the city.
Тhrочф the window came the soft, sweet smell of spring flоwеrs. Fоr Дпswеr the quеstiопs:
а second Maxwell stood still. Не knew that scent. His sесrейry al-
1. What wеrе Мr. Pitcher, Мr. Maxwell and Miss Leslie's
ways wоrе it. Тhе scent brought Miss Leslie into Maxwell's busy jobs?
thочфts. Suddenly the vrorld of business appeared very unimportant,
2. What соmрапу did they Tyork at?
She was iп the next office and he had something to tell hеr.
3. Why did Мr. Pitcher's face hаче а look of surprise that mоrп-
"['ll do it now," Maxwell said to himself. 'TVhy фdn't I do it before?"
ing?
Не hrrrried into his secretary's office. She looked up at him with а
4. What was Мr. Maxwell's working day like?
smile. Неr face was pink and hеr eyes wеrе honest and kind. Maxwell
5. Why did Мт. Maxwell tчrп the woman visitor down?
sat down оп the edge of hеr desk. His hands were still full of рареrs.
6. What made Mr. Maxwell rеmеmЬеr about Miss Lesslie?
His pen was still behind his ear.
7. What did he tell her?
"Miss Leslie," hе began. "I can't stay here long. I аm very busy 8. Why was she surprised to hеаr that?
but I want to say something to you. Will you Ье mу wife? I haven't
time to talk to you about love in the ordinary way but I rеаllу do love
SОАРY,S CHOICE
you. Answer quicНy, please. I must get back to work."
(after O'Henry)
"Oh, what ахе you talking about?" cried the secretary. She looked
at him with round, surprised eyes. Soapy was sitting on а bench in Madison Square, New Yоrk, and
"Don't you understand?" went on Maxwell, "I wanted to tell you. I was looНng up at the sky. А dead leaf fell onto his аrm. Winter was
have Ьееп waiting fоr а long time. Oh, dear, thеrе's апоthеr telephone coming, and Soapy knew that hе must make his plans. Не moved
call for mе. Tell them to wait а minute, Pitcher. Miss Leslie, will you unhappily on his Ьепсh.
mаrцr mе?" Не wanted thrее months in а nice, wаrm prison, with food and good
The secretary acted in а чеry strange way. At first she was too srrr- friends. This was how he usually spent winters. And now it was fime,
prised to move оr speak. Тhеп she cried. Then she smiled, like the sun because at night thTee newspapers did not protect him fTom the cold.
after rаiп. Опе of her аrms slipped rочпd the businessman's neck. So Soapy decided to go to prison, and began to try his first plan
"I know now," she said softly. "Yоч'rе so busy, dеаr. It rеаllу at once. It was usually easy. Не ate diппеr in ап expensive restau-
makes you forget everything, doesn't it? Harvey, have you really rant. Then hе told them he had по money and they called а police-
forgotten? We got married уеstеrЙу!" mап. Nice and easy, with no trouble.
So Soapy left the sqчаrе and walked slowly along the street. Soon
Notes:
he саmе to а restaurant оп Broadway. Не just had to get to а table in
1. Неr eyes were Ьright апd
и мечтательным.
full of dreams,
- Ее взгляд был радостным
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people could only see his coat and his shirt, which were not very old.
Nobody could see his trousers. Не thought about the meal-not too
expensive, but good.
But when Soapy came into the restaurarrt, the waiter saw Soapy's
dirty old trousers and terrible shoes and asked him to get out.
So now he had to think of something diffеrепt. Soapy walked
away from Вrоаdwау and soon he fочпd himself оп Sixth Avenue. Не
stopped in fTont of а shop window and looked at it. Slowly and саrе-
fully he picked up а stone and threw it at the window. Тhе glass broke
with а loud noise. People rап round the соmеr and Soapy was happy,
because а policeman appeared in front of him. Soapy did not mоче.
Не stood there with his hands in his pockets, and smiled. "I'l1 soon Ье
in prison now," he thоuфt.
The policeman саmе up to Soapy. "Who has done that?" he asked.
"Perhaps I have," Soapy replied.
But the policeman knew that people who Ьrеаk windows do not
stop to talk to policemen. They rrrn away. And just then the policeman
saw another mап, who was гчппiпg to catch а bus. So the policeman
rап аftеr him. Soapy watched him fоr а minute. Then he walked away"
No luck again!
Оп the opposite side of the rоаd he saw а little resИurant and went
'in.
This time nobody looked at his trousers and his shoes, Не enjoyed
his meal, and then he looked up at the waiter, smiled and said, "I ha-
ven't got any money, you know. Now, call the police,"
"No police for you!" the waiter апswегеd.
Апоthеr waiter саmе, and they both threw Soapy out into the cold
street. With difficulty he stood up. His nice wаrm рrisоп was still far
away, and Soapy was чеry unhappy. Не felt worse because а police-
man, who was standing пеаr Ьу, laughed and walked away.
Slowly he walked оп and саmе to а street with а lot of theatres.
Тhеrе wеrе а lot of people there, rich people in thеir best clothes.
Soapy had to do something to get to ргisоп. Не did not want to spend
апоthеr night in Madison Square. What could he do? Then he saw а
policeman пеаr him, so he began to sing and shout and make а lot of
noise. This time they nrust send him to рrisоп, tsut the policeman
turпеd his back to Soapy and said to а mап who was standing not far:
"He's had too much to drink, but he's not dangerous. We'll leave him
alone tonight."
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т What was the mаttеr with the police? Soapy was really чпhарру
now, but he stopped making noise. Horv could he get to рrisоп? The
wind was cold, and he pulled his thin coat around him.
But just then, inside а shop, he saw а man with an expensive
umbrella. The mап put his чmЬrеllа down пеаr the door and took
out а cigarette. Soapy went into the shop, picked up the umbrella
and began to walk away. The mап came quickly after him. "That'ý
mу umbrella"'he said.
'oOh, is it?" Soapy replied. "Тhеп why don't you са11 а policeman?
I took it, and you say it's уочr umbrella. Go on, then. Call а police-
mап! Тhеrе's опе on the comer."
The umbrella man looked unhappy. "Well, you know, perhaps I've
made а mistake. I took it from а геstачrапt this mоrпiпg. If it's уочrs,
well, I'm very sоп,у
"Of course it's mу-"umbrella," Soapy said.
The policeman looked at them and the чmЬrеllа mап walked away.
The policeman went to help а beautiful уочпg girl cross the street.
Soapy was rеаllу angry поw. Не thTew the umbrella away and said
many bad things about policemen. Just because he wanted to go to
рrisоп, they did not want to send him there.
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Не began to walk back to Madison Square his home.
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l But оп а quiet соrпеr Soapy suddenly stopped. Неrе, in the middle
of the city, ,wаs а beautiful old сhчгсh. Тhrочgh one purple йndow he
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could see а soft light, and sweet music was coming from inside the
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church. The mооп was high in the sky and everything was quiet. Fоr а
l few seconds it was like а country сhuгсh and Soapy rеmетпЬеrеd
other, happier days. Не thought of the days when he had а mother,
and friends, and other nice things.
Тhеп he thought about his present life empty days, the dead
plans. And then а wonderful thing happened. -theSoapy decided to change
his life and Ье а new mап. "Тоmопоw," he said to himself "I'll go
into town and Гrnd wоrk. Му life will Ье good again. I'll Ье somebody
imporИnt. Everything will Ье different. I'll-"
Soapy felt а hand on his аrm, Не looked rочпd quicНy into the
face of а policeman! -
"What аrе you doing here?" asked the policeman.
'T.{othing," Soapy answered.
"Then come with me," the policeman said.
"Тhrее months in рrisоп," they told Soapy the next day.
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1. The policeman furned his back to Soapy. Полицейский поверну:rся way he spoke to Hartley, and even the clothes he wore could make
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апуопе think he was а detective.
2. We'll leave him alone. оставим его в покое.
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Ну, давй.
Hartley gave him an angry look. Не did not want Robbins to
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3. Go on, then.
know. But Robbins did not notice anything, Не was putting his hat оп.
Дпswеr the questions., "Goodbye, Hartley,",said Robbins. "Have а nice evening." Не
1. What did Soapy think of when he was sitting оп а bench in went out.
Madison Square? 'Неrе is the addTess," the detective said. Не tore а page out of his
2. Why did he want to go to prison? note-book. Hartley saw, in pencil, the words'Yivienne Arlington. 341,
3. What was his first plan like and why didn't it work? 42nd Steet."
4. What did he do next? "She moved in а week аgо," said the detective. "Do you want me
5. Why didn't the policeman believe that it was Soapy who to follow her, Мт. Hartley? I can do that fоr you. Only seven dollars а
had broken the shop window? day. You'll get а rероrt at the end of each day."
o'No,
6. What did the policeman think when Soapy began to sing no," said the trader. "I only wanted the address. How mчсh
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and shout? money do you want?"

7. Why didn't the umbrella mап call the police?
8. What happened to Soapy right аftеr he decided to
change
his life and Ье а new mап?
А GIRL WАг[тЕI)
(after О'Непrу)
Room пчrпЬеr 962 had а glass door. Оп the glass in gold letters
wеrе the words "Robbins and Hartley. Traders." It was half past five.
The clerks wеrе on their way home. The cleaning wоmеп wеrе at
work all over the tall office building. The hot city аir blew in thTough
the half-open windows of Room 962.
Мr. Robbins liked the city life. Не was getting rеаdу for another
evening of dinner and dancing. Mr. Hartley lived out of town.
"It's going to Ье а hot night," said Robbins. 'You're lucý, Hartley.
Yоч can sit out in уочr lovely cool garden йth а long coo,l drink. I
hаче to stay hеrе in this heat.]' Robbins did not really mеап it, and Hart-
ley knew that.
Не was twепф-пiпе, with а thin, serious face. "It's usually cool in
Flowerhill," he said to Robbins and added, "But it's а lot colder thеrе
in winter."
А mап саmе in, went up to Hartley and spoke into the уоuпg
man'S ear.
"One day's work,'? said the detective. "Ten dollaTs will Ье
i enough."
Hartley paid the detective and sent him away. Then he left the of-
fiсе. А tram took him to the рооr раrt of the city. At last he found the
street he wanted. The houses were large and old. Once they were the
homes of rich реорlе, but поw they looked ready to fall down.
Hartley found Number 341. It was divided into several flats. Оп
the metal plate above the dооr was the name "VALLOMBROSA."
Fire escapes went up the sides of the house. They looked like strange
metal trees. Pale childTen played on the firе escapes, and people had
hung clothes there to dry.
Hartley looked down the line of door bells. Не saw the button with
the name "Arlington" under it. Не pushed the button. The front door
opened. Hartley went in and began to climb the stairs.
On the fourth flооr he saw Vivienne. She was standing Ьу ап open
door. With а warтn smile she asked him to come inside. She placed а
сhаir for him пеаr the window. Then she sat down too.
Hartley looked round the poor, cheap flat. Then he took а quick,
саrеful look at the girl.
Vivienne was about twenty-one. Неr hair was red-gold. Every hair
shone with its own gentle light. She had pale, clear skin and deep,
calm, sea-blue eyes. In her dark skirt and white blouse she looked like
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 Дпswеr the questions:
1. How did the уоuпg doctor feel after receiving his diploma?
2. 'й/hу did he soon have to go down from rosy clouds to thc
realities oflife?
3. What appointment did he get?
4. What did the casualф-room at St. Swithin's look like?
5. Why did the doctor get angry with an elderly patient?
6. Why did the pafient believe that the doctor was behaving
very rudely?
7. What was Wтong йth the patient who саmе to St. Swithin's
during Gordon's night duф?
8. why did Gоrdоп find it necessary to telephone the profes-
sor?
9. v/hy was the patient pleased with the way the young dосtоr
looked after him?
lO.what did the doctor learn from the patient? was he sur-
prised to hеаr who the patient was?
LoUISE
(after W. Somerset Maugham)
I could печеr understand why Louise disliked me. I knew that Ье-
hind my back she seldom lost the орроrtчпiф of saying an unpleasanl
thing about mе. It was true that we had known one another tЬr twenty-
five years. Although she hated me she didn't leave mе alone; on thc
contrary, she was сопstапф inviting mе to have lunch and dinner
with hеr and once оr twice а year asked mе to spend а weekend in hсr
house in the country. At last I thought that I had found her motivc.
she was not sчrе if I believed in hеr; and that was why she did not
like me, it was also why she wanted mу friendship. Реrhарs she had а
feeling that I saw the face behind the mask.
I knew Louise Ьеfоrе she mаriеd, She was а weak in health girl
with large melancholy eyes. Аftеr some illness, sсаrlеt fever, I think,
there was something wrопg with hеr hеаrt. And when Tom Maitlan<l
asked hеr to mаrrу him, her parents didn't know what to answer as
they thought Louise was too weak for marriage.
But Tom was rich. Не promised to do everything in the world fог
Louise and finally hеr parents agTeed to their mаrriаgе. Torn was а
big, very good-looking fellow and а fine athlete. with hеr weak heart
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he could not hope to keep her with him long and he decided to do
everything he corrld to make hеr few years оп earth happy. Не gave
up the games, not because she wanted him to, she was glad that he
could play golfand hunt, but as soon as he was about to leave hеr fоr
а day she had а heart attack.
Once I saw hеr walk eight miles on ап expedition that she very
much wanted to make. I suggested to Tom that she was stronger that
one expected hеr to Ье. Не shook his head.
"No, no, she is very weak. She's been to all the best heart special-
ists in the world and they all say that hеr life hangs on а thread."
I noticed that if а party was amusing she could dance till five in
the mоrпiпg, but if it was dull she felt very poorly and Тоm had to
йke hеr hоmе еаrlу.
, "I sometimes think that you are strong епочф to do the things you
want to," I said.
'You don't expect me to fall down dead just to please you," she
answered.
Louise lived much longer that hеr husband did. Не caught his
death of cold опе dayo when they were travelling on board а ship and
Louise needed all the clothes thеrе wеrе to keep hеr wаrm. Не left her
much mопеу and а daughter.,Her friends expected her speedily to
follow Tom Maitland. Indeed they already felt sоrry for Iris, hеr
daughter, who would Ье left parentless. On the contrary Louise wasn't
going to die. She wanted а man to Ье пеаrЬу, otherwise she would Ье
lonely and lost without опе to take саrе of her. Неr friends asked why
she didn't mаrry again, Oh, with her heart it was out of the question;
who wanted to take саrе of the invalid like herselfl But а уеат аftеr
Tom's death she was led to the altar Ьу Gеоrgе Hobhouse. Не was а
fiпе fellow, rаthеr riсh. I{e hesitated а little if he should thTow чр his
саrееf, and at fiTst Louise did not want him to do it; but at last she
agreed, and he prepared to rnake his wife's few last years as happy as
possible.
"It can't Ье very long now," she said.
Fоr the next two or three years Louise went to all the most lively
parties, she was always beautifully dTessed, while mчсh of hеr hus-
band's free time was devoted to drinking, But very fortunately (for
her) the war broke out. Не joined his regiment and three months later
was killed. It was а great shock to Louise" She felt, however, that in
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She organized а hospital fоr officers in hеr villa at Monte Carlo, just
to forget hеr husbпrd's death.
And she could forget. she was enjoying hеr life. Тhеrе was по
hospital in Frапсе that was mоrе рорulаr. I met her Ьу chance in
Paris. She was lunching at the restaurant with а Иll and very hand-
some уочпg Frепсhmап. she explained that she was thеrе оп business
which was connected with the hospital. she told mе that the officers
were very kind.
"Ву the way, уочr hеаrt is much better, iýn't it?''
"It'll печеr Ье better. I saw а specialist this morning and he said I
must Ье prepared foT the worst."
"Oh, well, you've been рrераrеd for that for пеаrlу Menty уеаrs
now, haven't you?"
whеп the wаr саmе to an end Louise left for London. she was
now а woman of очеr fоrф but she didn't look а day mоrе than
twenty-five. Iris, who had just left school, саmе to live with hеr.
"She'll look аftеr mе," said Louise. "It'll Ье hard fог hеr to live
with such ап invalid as I am, but it can only Ье for such а little while
that I'm sure she won't mind."
Iris was а nice giгl. She had been Ьrочght up with the thought that
hеr mоthеr had рооr health. As а child she had never been allowed to
play noisy games. She was happy to do what she could fоr hеr рооr
dear mother,
"It pleases the child to think that she is uýeful,'' Louise said.
"Don't you think she should go out more?" I asked.
"That's what I'm always telling hеr. I печеr want апуопе to forget
about themselves because of me"'said Louise.
But Iris once said to me, "Рооr dear mother, she wants me to go
and stay with friends and go to parties, but the moment I'm about to
Ieave she has one of hеr hеаrt attacks, so I рrеfеr to stay at home.''
But soon she fell in love, А young friend of mine, а чеry good fel-
low, asked hеr to mаrцl him and she agreed. I liked the girl and was
glad that at last she would Ье given the chance to lead а life of her
own. She had печеr seemed to think that such а thing was possible.
But опе day the уоuпg mап саmе to me and told me that his mаrriаgс
was роsфопеd. Iris felt that she should not leave hеr mother. of
corrrse it was rеаllу по business of mine, but I found а chance to go
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and see Louise. She was always glad to receive hеr friends at tea-time
and now that she was older she was suпorrnded Ьу painters and writers.
"Well, I hear that Hs isn't going to Ье mаrriеd," I said аftеr а little.
"I don't know about that. I asked hеr not to take mе into consid-
еrаtiоп, but she absolutely does not want to leave mе."
"Му deaT Louise, you've buried two husbands, I can't see the least
reason why you shouldn't bury at least two mоrе. You аrе always
strong enough to do anything you want to and уочr weakness saves
you from doing things you don't want to do."
"Oh, I know, I know what you've always thought of mе, Yоч'че
печеr believed that I had anything the matter with mе, have уоч?"
' "Never. You ruined the lives of those two men you mаrriеd and
now I see you ruining the life of уочr daughter."
I fully expected hеr to have а heart attack then.
"Му рооr friend, one of these days you'll Ье sоrry you said this
to mе."
"Аrе уоч certain you don't want Iris to mаrry this Ьоу?"
"I've begged her to mаrry him. I know it'll Hll mе, but I don't
mind. Nobody caTes for me."
"Did you tell hеr it would Hll you?"
"[ had to. But she can mаrry hег уочпg mап tоmоrrоw if she likes.
If it Hlls me, it kills mе."
"Well, let's risk it, shall we?"
"Iris shall mаrry in а month's time," she said, "and if anything
happens to me I hope you and she will Ье аЬlе to forgive yourselves."
Louise was as good as hеr wоrd. А date was appointed and iпчiИ-
tions were sent out. Iris апd the Ьоу wеrе happy. Оп the wedding day,
at ten o'clock in the morning; Louise had опе of hеr heart attacks-
and died. She died forgiving Iris fог her death.
Notes:
1. hеr life harrgs on а tfuead ее жизItь висит на волоске
2. I asked her not to take me - into consideration. Я попросила ее не
припимать MeIt I во внимание. -
З. Louise was as good as her wогd. Луиза сдержarла свое слово.
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Дпswеr the questions:
l. Why didn't Louise like the author?
2. Whу didn't Louise's parents want hеr to get mаrriеd to Тоm
Maitland?
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riage?
4. Whу did Тоm Maitland give uр all his hobbies?
5. Why wеrе hеr friends сопсеrпеd about Louise after Tom's
death?
6. How long did Louise stay alone after Tom's death?
7. Whо was hеr second husband? Why did he give up his са-
rееr after the mаrriаgе?
8. what life did Louise lead аftеr hеr second husband's death?
9. Why was the ачthоr sorry for Louise's daughter?
1O.When did Louise finally die?
ТНЕ FIRST TRANSACTION
(ап extract frоm "The tr'iпапсiеr" Ьу Тhеоdоr Dreiser)
It was in his thirteenth уеаr that уочпg Cowperwood entered into
his first birsiness transaction. Walking along Frопt Street one day he
saw an auctioneer's flag before а grосеry and frоm the interior came
the auctioneer's voice, "What рriсе аm I оffеrеd for this exceptional
lot of Java coffee?" The people offered their рriсе. The coffee was
quickly sold.
"I аm going to оffеr you now а fiпе lot of seven cases of Castile soap.
At the moment this soap costs апуwhеrе l l dollars and 75 cents а case."
Cowperwood had no intention to take раrt iп the auction but аftег
he had made а rapid calculation he thought he could make а profit.
People began to оffеr their prices. The original рriсе was 15 dollars.
TheTr the price rеасhеd З0 dollars. Cowperwood's mind was working
hard. Не took everything into account. Frапk was srrre he would get а
pюfit, that's why he decided to participate. When finally Cowperwood
offered 32 dollars the auctioneer noticed him sИnding almost dirесф
чпdеr his nose. The solidity of the boy's expression made а great imрrеs-
sion on the mап. Meanwhile young Cowperwood was thinking that he
had no Tight to buy the soap as he had по mопеу with him. But he was
sчrе that Ыs father who was а teller at the ThiTd Nafional Bank would
lend him the mопеу.
*32
once! 32 twice! ThTee times! Tho soap is sold to Мr.
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...?" The auctioneer looked into the boy's face.
"Frапk Cowperwood, the son of the teller of the Third National
Bank," replied the Ьоу. "Will you wait while I ruп up to the Bank and
get the money?"
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o'Yes. Don't Ье long. If you are not hеrе iп ап hочr I'1l sell it
again."
Young Cowperwood made по rерlу. Не hurried out and rап fast,
but first to his mоthег's grосеr.
When he entered the grосеr's store hе looked about for Castile
soap. Тhеrе it was, the same kind, displayed in а Ьох and looking just
as his soap looked.
Мr. Dalrymple, the owner of the store, though very mчсh sur-
prised, agreed to buy the soap offered Ьу Cowperwood оп condition
that the Ьоу would deliver the goods himself. Frапk was surе there
would Ье no difГrculty in delivering the soap to the shop. At last they
finalized the matter. Cowperwood was to deliver the soap to the shop
and the grосеr was to give him 62 dollars. So the question was settled
to both parties' satisfaction.
Frапk hurriеd out and rап to his father's bank. The Ьоу knew that
his father wouldn't object to his plan.
"What's the fiouble, Frапk? What's the reason for your coming?"
asked his father looking up from his desk whеп the Ьоу арреаrеd.
Frапk explained the situation to him. Не assured his father that it
was а clear profit of З0 dollats and he would not have to do anything
special. It was а good орроrtuпitу and he was not going to miss it.
Cowperwood senior approved Frank's plan. Моrеочеr it rvas not
necessary to instruct him how to act. This was the most businessJike
attitude he saw in his son. And Frank's father appreciated it very
much. Frапk was so bright and keen for а Ьоу of l3. So the father
counted out 32 dollars. Frапk rап out ofthe building and rеtчrпеd to
the auction premises as fast as his legs could саrry him. Не paid for
the soap апd it was not а problem fоr him to сочеr little transportation
expenses.
In an hour he was Ьеfоrе the dооr of Мr. Dalrymple's store with
the soap. The оwпеr paid fоr the goods and thought to himself it was
most incredible for sчсh а Ьоу to Ье in business.
Since that transaction Frапk Соwреrwооd decided to devote his
life to business.
Notes:
1, to Иke smth, into accormt приниматъ что-л. во вIlимание
2, to finalize the matter
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