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When he knew she was at a loose end. But she saw there was something he

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Wanted to say, yet did not quite like to.

"What is it?"

He gave a little laugh of embarrassment.

"Well, dear, you know, my father's rather old-fashioned, and there are some

things he can't be expected to understand. Of course I don't want you to tell a

Lie or anything like that, but I think it would seem rather funny to him if he

Knew your father was a vet. When I wrote and asked if I could bring you

down I said he was a doctor."

"Oh, that's all right."

 

Julia found the Colonel (Джулия обнаружила, что полковник) a much less

alarming person (гораздо менее пугающий человек; to alarm — поднять

тревогу, напугать) than she had expected (чем она ожидала). He was thin and

rather small (он был худой и довольно маленький), with a lined face (с

морщинистым лицом; lined — изборожденный морщинами, морщинистый)

and close-cropped white hair (и коротко стриженными седыми: «белыми»


 

 


 



 

 

волосами). His features had a worn distinction (черты его лица были как бы

размыты: «имели стертые различия, характерные черты»; worn —

изношенный, потертый, старый). He reminded you (он напоминал /вам/) of a

head on an old coin (профиль: «голову» на старой монете) that had been in

circulation too long (которая слишком долго была в обращении). He was civil

(он был вежлив; civil — гражданский; вежливый, корректный), but reserved

(но сдержан; to reserve — откладывать, запасать, приберегать). He was

neither peppery (он не был ни вспыльчивым; pepper — перец) nor tyrannical (ни

тираничным) as Julia (как Джулия), from her knowledge of the stage

(основываясь на ее знаниях пьес: «сцены»), expected a colonel to be (ожидала,

каким полковник должен быть). She could not imagine him (она не могла

представить его) shouting out words of command (выкрикивающим команды)

in that courteous (своим: «тем» учтивым), rather cold voice (достаточно

спокойным: «холодным» голосом). He had in point of fact retired (он, на самом

деле, вышел в отставку) with honorary rank (в чине шефа полка: «почетном

звании»; honorary colonel — шеф полка в Англии) after an entirely

undistinguished career (после совершенно посредственной карьеры;

distinguished — известный, выдающийся; to distinguish — различать,

отличать), and for many years (и уже многие годы) had been content to work in

his garden (довольствовался работой в саду; content — довольный,

удовлетворенный) and play bridge at his club (и игрой в бридж в своем клубе).

 

alarming [q'lQ:mIN] circulation ["sq:kjV'leIS(q)n] tyrannical [tI'rxnIk(q)l]

courteous ['kq:tIqs]

 

Julia found the Colonel a much less alarming person than she had expected.


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