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never seen her cry before. She could cry, without sobbing, her wonderful dark eyes

wide open, with a face that was almost rigid. Great heavy tears ran down it. And

her quietness, the immobility of the tragic body, were terribly moving. She hadn't

cried like that since she cried in The Stricken Heart.

Christ, how that play had shattered her (Господи, как же тот спектакль

выматывал ее: «подрывал ее силы»). She was not looking at Tom (она не

смотрела на Тома), she was looking straight in front of her (она смотрела прямо

перед собой); she was really distracted with grief (она на самом деле обезумела

от горя; distracted — сбитый с толку, расстроенный), but, what was it (но, что

же это было такое)? Another self within her knew what she was doing (другое ее

собственное «я» внутри нее, знало, что она делала), a self that shared in her

unhappiness and yet watched its expression («я», которое разделяло с ней ее

несчастье и, в тоже самое время, наблюдала за его /несчастья/ выражением).

She felt him go white (она почувствовала, что он побледнел; white — белый,

бледный, седой). She felt a sudden anguish wring his heartstrings (она

почувствовала, как внезапная мука стала терзать струны его души;

heartstrings — сердечные струны, heart — сердце; string — веревка; струна),

she felt that his flesh and blood could not support the intolerable pain of hers (она

почувствовала, что его плоть и кровь не могли больше выносить ее

нестерпимые муки).

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"Julia (Джулия)."

grief [gri:f] heartstrings ['hQ:t"strINz] intolerable [In'tOl(q)rqb(q)l]

Christ, how that play had shattered her. She was not looking at Tom, she was

looking straight in front of her; she was really distracted with grief, but, what was

it? another self within her knew what she was doing, a self that shared in her un-

happiness and yet watched its expression. She felt him go white. She felt a sudden

anguish wring his heartstrings, she felt that his flesh and blood could not support

the intolerable pain of hers.

"Julia."

His voice was broken (его голос прерывался: «был сломан»). She slowly turned

her liquid eyes on him (она медленно перевела свои влажные глаза на него). It

was not a woman crying that he saw (не плачущую женщину он видел), it was

all the woe of humankind (это была воплощенная скорбь человечества), it was

the immeasurable, the inconsolable grief (это было неизмеримое, неутешное

горе) that is the lot of man (которое и есть истинная доля /каждого/ человека;

lot — жребий, судьба). He threw himself down on his knees (он бросился на

колени) and took her in his arms (и принял ее в свои объятья). He was shattered

(он был потрясен).

"Dearest (дорогая), dearest (любимая)."

For a minute she did not move (с минуту она не двигалась). It was as if she did

not know that he was there (казалось, она не замечала: «не знала», что он был

рядом: «там»). He kissed her streaming eyes (он целовал ее плачущие:

«слезящиеся» глаза) and with his mouth sought hers (и своими губами: «ртом»

искал ее /губы/). She gave it to him (она подставила: «дала» их ему /для

поцелуя/) as though she were powerless (как будто совсем обессилев; power —

мощь), as though, scarcely conscious of what was befalling her (как если бы, с

трудом осознавая, что происходит с ней), she had no will left (у нее уже не

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осталось воли).

immeasurable [I'meZ(q)rqb(q)l] inconsolable ["Inkqn'sqVlqb(q)l]

scarcely ['skeqslI]

His voice was broken. She slowly turned her liquid eyes on him. It was not a

woman crying that he saw, it was all the woe of humankind, it was the

immeasurable, the inconsolable grief that is the lot of man. He threw himself down

on his knees and took her in his arms. He was shattered.

"Dearest, dearest."

For a minute she did not move. It was as if she did not know that he was there. He

kissed her streaming eyes and with his mouth sought hers. She gave it to him as

though she were powerless, as though, scarcely conscious of what was befalling

her, she had no will left.

With a scarcely perceptible movement (едва различимым движением) she

pressed her body to his (она прижалась к нему: «прижала свое тело к его») and

gradually her arms found their way round his neck (и постепенно ее руки обвили

его шею: «нашли свою дорогу вокруг его шеи»). She lay in his arms (она

лежала в его объятиях), not exactly inert (не то, чтобы уж совсем

неподвижная), but as though all the strength, all the vitality, had gone out of her

(но так, как будто вся ее сила, ее жизненная энергия покинули ее: «вышли из

нее»). In his mouth he tasted the saltness of her tears (в его рту она

почувствовала соленый вкус: «соленость» от своих слез). At last, exhausted

(наконец, /совершенно/ измученная), clinging to him with soft arms (держась за

него мягкими руками) she sank back on the sofa (она откинулась на софе). His

lips clung to hers (его губы прильнули к ее губам).

You would never have thought (никто никогда бы и не подумал) had you seen

her a quarter of an hour later (увидев ее четвертью часа позже), so quietly gay,

flushed a little (такой сдержанно веселой, слегка раскрасневшейся), that so

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short a while before (что такой короткий период времени тому назад) she had

passed through such a tempest of weeping (она прошла через такие бурные

рыдания; tempest — буря, потрясение). They each had a whisky and soda and a

cigarette (каждый из них выпил по виски с содовой и /выкурили/ по сигарете)

and looked at one another with fond eyes (и смотрели друг на друга

влюбленными глазами).

"He's a sweet little thing (он такой милый малыш)," she thought (думала она).

perceptible [pq'septqb(q)l] exhausted [Ig'zO:stId] whisky ['wIskI]

With a scarcely perceptible movement she pressed her body to his and gradually

her arms found their way round his neck. She lay in his arms, not exactly inert, but

as though all the strength, all the vitality, had gone out of her. In his mouth he

tasted the saltness of her tears. At last, exhausted, clinging to him with soft arms

she sank back on the sofa. His lips clung to hers.

You would never have thought had you seen her a quarter of an hour later, so

quietly gay, flushed a little, that so short a while before she had passed through

such a tempest of weeping. They each had a whisky and soda and a cigarette and

looked at one another with fond eyes.

"He's a sweet little thing," she thought.

It occurred to her (ей пришло в голову) that she would give him a treat (что она

доставит ему удовольствие).

"The Duke and Duchess of Rickaby are coming to the play tonight (герцог и

герцогиня Рикби придут сегодня вечером на спектакль) and we're going to

have supper at the Savoy (а потом мы пойдем ужинать в «Савой»). I suppose

you wouldn't come, would you (я полагаю, что ты не захочешь пойти /с нами/,

или пойдешь)? I want a man badly to make a fourth (мне просто необходим

мужчина, который составит мне компанию: «станет четвертым»)."

"If you'd like me to, of course I will (если ты хочешь, чтобы я пошел, я конечно

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согласен: «пойду»)."

The heightened colour on his cheeks (проявившийся румянец на его щеках; to

heighten — повышать, усиливать, делать цвет более ярким) told her how

excited he was (сказал ей, как взволнован он был /возможностью/) to meet such

distinguished persons (встретиться с такими знатными персонами). She did not

tell him (она не сказала ему) that the Rickabys would go anywhere for a free meal

(что супруги Рикби пошли бы куда угодно, за бесплатное угощение; free —

свободный, вольный, открытый, даровой). Tom took back the presents (Том

забрал назад все подарки) that he had returned to her (что он до этого вернул

ей) rather shyly, but he took them (почти что робко, но он взял их).

heighten [haItn] distinguished [dIs'tINgwISt] anywhere ['enIweq]

It occurred to her that she would give him a treat.

"The Duke and Duchess of Rickaby are coming to the play tonight and we're going

to have supper at the Savoy. I suppose you wouldn't come, would you? I want a

man badly to make a fourth."

"If you'd like me to, of course I will."

The heightened colour on his cheeks told her how excited he was to meet such

distinguished persons. She did not tell him that the Rickabys would go anywhere

for a free meal. Tom took back the presents that he had returned to her rather

shyly, but he took them.

When he had gone (когда он ушел) she sat down at the dressing-table (она села к

туалетному столику) and had a good look at herself (и внимательно себя

оглядела).

"How lucky I am (как удачно: «какая я счастливая») that I can cry without my

eyelids swelling (что я могу плакать, а мои веки не опухают: «без распухания

век»; without — зд. указывает на отсутствие чего-либо)" she said (сказала

она). She massaged them a little (она слегка их помассировала). "All the same,

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what mugs men are (и все таки, какие же мужчины простофили)."

She was happy (она была счастлива). Everything would be all right now (теперь

все будет хорошо). She had got him back (она заполучила его назад). But

somewhere, at the back of her mind (но где-то, в глубине души: «сознания,

ума») or in the bottom of her heart (или в глубине ее сердца), was a feeling of

ever so slight contempt for Tom (/у нее/ было чувство легкого презрения к

Тому) because he was such a simple fool (из-за того, что он был таким простым

дурачком).

swelling ['swelIN] massage ['mxsQ:Z] bottom ['bOtqm]

When he had gone she sat down at the dressing-table and had a good look at

herself.

"How lucky I am that I can cry without my eyelids swelling," she said. She

massaged them a little. "All the same, what mugs men are."

She was happy. Everything would be all right now. She had got him back. But

somewhere, at the back of her mind or in the bottom of her heart, was a feeling of

ever so slight contempt for Tom because he was such a simple fool.

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THEIR quarrel (их ссора), destroying in some strange way the barrier between

them (разрушив неким странным образом барьер между ними), brought them