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sensitiveness rather than her sight caught it. She could not but look at him. His face

had gone quite pale.

"Oh, Evie," she said. "This gentleman wants to talk to me about a play. See that no

one disturbs me. I'll ring when I want you."

"Very good, miss."

Evie went out and closed the door.

("I'm a fool. I'm a bloody fool.")

But he had moved the table (но он уже подвинул стол), and he was on his knees

(и

встал на колени), and she was in his arms (и она была в его объятьях).

She sent him away a little before (она отослала его незадолго до того, как) Miss

Phillips was due (мисс Филлипс должна была прийти), and when he was gone

(и, когда он ушел) rang for Evie (позвонила Эви).

"Play any good (хорошая пьеса-то)?" asked Evie (спросила Эви).

"What play (какая пьеса)?"

"The play 'e was talkin'to you abaht (= the play he was talking to you about; пьеса,

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о которой он с вами разговаривал)."

"He's clever (он умен). Of course he's young (конечно, он молод)."

Evie was looking down at the dressing-table (Эви смотрела на туалетный

столик). Julia liked everything always to be in the same place (Джулии

нравилось, /когда/ все было на своем: «одном и том же» месте), and if a pot of

grease (и если баночка с гримом) or her eyeblack (или ее черная /краска/ для

глаз) was not exactly where it should be (не были точно там, где должны были

быть) made a scene (устраивала сцену).

"Where's your comb (где это ваша расческа)?"

due [dju:] clever ['klevq] comb [kqVm]

But he had moved the table, and he was on his knees, and she was in his arms.

She sent him away a little before Miss Phillips was due, and when he was gone

rang for Evie.

"Play any good?" asked Evie.

"What play?"

"The play 'e was talkin' to you abaht."

"He's clever. Of course he's young."

Evie was looking down at the dressing-table. Julia liked everything always to be in

the same place, and if a pot of grease or her eyeblack was not exactly where it

should be made a scene.

"Where's your comb?"

He had used it to comb his hair (он пользовался ей, что бы расчесать свои

волосы) and had carelessly placed it on the tea-table (и небрежно: «беззаботно»

положил ее на чайный столик). When Evie caught sight of it (когда Эви

увидела это: «попалась

она на глаза») she stared at it for a moment reflectively

(она пялилась на нее некоторое мгновение задумчиво).

"How on earth did it get there (каким же образом, она попала туда)?" cried Julia

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lightly (вскричала Джулия беспечно).

"I was just wondering (я об этом сейчас и думала: «задавала себе этот

вопрос»)."

It gave Julia a nasty turn (/настроение/ у Джулии резко испортилось; nasty —

отвратительный, неприятный, злобный, угрожающий). Of course it was

madness (конечно же, было сумасбродством) to do that sort of thing (делать

это: «вещи такого рода») in the dressing-room (в /ее/ грим-уборной). Why (ба),

there wasn't even a key in the lock (в замке даже ключа не было: «не было даже

ключа в замке»). Evie kept it (/он/ был у Эви; to keep (kept) — держать,

иметь, хранить). All the same (в любом случае) the risk had given it a spice

(риск придал /происходившему/ пикантность; spice — специя, пряность,

острота). It was fun to think (было забавно думать) that she could be so crazy

(что она могла быть такой сумасшедшей). At all events they'd made a date now

(во всяком случает, теперь они назначили /друг другу/ свидание; a date —

разг. свидание, встреча, человек с которым намечено свидание).

carelessly ['keqlIslI] reflectively [rI'flektIvlI] nasty ['nQ:stI]

He had used it to comb his hair and had carelessly placed it on the tea-table. When

Evie caught sight of it she stared at it for a moment reflectively.

"How on earth did it get there?" cried Julia lightly.

"I was just wondering."

It gave Julia a nasty turn. Of course it was madness to do that sort of thing in the

dressing-room. Why, there, wasn't even a key in the lock. Evie kept it. All the same

the risk had given it a spice. It was fun to think that she could be so crazy. At all