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блеск), the way it took the light (то, как свет играл на нем: «то, как оно

светилось»), attracted the attention of the audience (привлекло внимание

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публики). Avice's blue looked drab by comparison (голубое платье Эвис

выглядело грязно-серым по сравнению /с платьем Джулии/). When they

reached the important scene they were to have together (когда они дошли до

важной сцены, которую они играли вместе: «которая у них была вместе»)

Julia produced, as a conjurer produces a rabbit from his hat (Джулия извлекла,

как фокусник извлекает кролика из шляпы; to produce — предъявлять,

создавать, производить ), a large handkerchief of scarlet chiffon (большой

/носовой/ платок из алого шифона) and with this she played (и с ним она

играла). She waved it (она помахивала им), she spread it out as though to look at

it (она расправляла его, как будто бы для того, чтобы взглянуть на него), she

screwed it up (она скручивала его), she wiped her brow with it (она

прикладывала его ко лбу: «вытирала свой лоб»; brow — бровь; лоб, чело ), she

delicately blew her nose (она деликатно сморкалась; to blow (blew, blown) —

дуть, развевать, продувать, прочищать ).

sparkling ['spQ:klIN] consternation ["kOnstq'neIS(q)n]

comparison [kqm'pxrIs(q)n] conjurer ['kAndZqrq]

This she had worn at the dress rehearsal. But she had ordered another dress at the

same time, of sparkling silver, and to the surprise of Michael and the consternation

of Avice it was in this that she made her entrance in the second act. Its brilliance,

the way it took the light, attracted the attention of the audience. Avice's blue

looked drab by comparison. When they reached the important scene they were to

have together Julia produced, as a conjurer produces a rabbit from his hat, a large

handkerchief of scarlet chiffon and with this she played. She waved it, she spread it

out as though to look at it, she screwed it up, she wiped her brow with it, she

delicately blew her nose.

The audience fascinated (плененная публика) could not take their eyes away from

the red rag (не могла отвести глаз от красного лоскута; rag — тряпка, отрез

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ткани ). And she moved up stage so (и она ушла в глубину сцены; to move up —

пододвинуться, продвинуться ) that Avice to speak to her (так, что Эвис, чтобы

говорить с ней) had to turn her back on the audience (была вынуждена

повернуться спиной к публике), and when they were sitting on a sofa together

(и, когда они сидели на диване вместе) she took her hand (она взяла ее за

руку), in an impulsive way that seemed to the public exquisitely natural (так

импульсивно, что показалось публике изысканно естественным), and sitting

well back herself (и, сама сидя откинувшись назад) forced Avice to turn her

profile to the house (вынудила Эвис повернуться профилем ко зрителям). Julia

had noticed early in rehearsals (Джулия заметила еще раньше, на репетициях)

that in profile Avice had a sheep-like look (что в профиль Эвис напоминает

овцу).

fascinate ['fxsIneIt] impulsive [Im'pAlsIv] exquisite [Ik'skwIzIt]

The audience fascinated could not take their eyes away from the red rag. And she

moved up stage so that Avice to speak to her had to turn her back on the audience,

and when they were sitting on a sofa together she took her hand, in an impulsive

way that seemed to the public exquisitely natural, and sitting well back herself

forced Avice to turn her profile to the house. Julia had noticed early in rehearsals

that in profile Avice had a sheep-like look.

The author had given Avice lines to say (автор дал /героине/ Эвис такие строки

/для произнесения/) that had so much amused the cast at the first rehearsal

(которые настолько сильно развеселили актерский состав на первых

репетициях) that they had all burst out laughing (что они все разражались

смехом). Before the audience had quite realized how funny they were (до того,

как публика вполне осознала, насколько забавны они были) Julia had cut in

with her reply (Джулия встряла со своим ответом; to cut in — вмешиваться в

разговор, прерывать, to cut — резать, разрезать ), and the audience anxious to

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hear it suppressed their laughter (и публика, страстно желая услышать ее ответ,

подавила /свой/ смех). The scene which was devised to be extremely amusing

(сцена, рассчитанная быть крайне смешной; to devise — придумывать,

изобретать ) took on a sardonic colour (приобрела сардонический оттенок:

«цвет»), and the character Avice played acquired a certain odiousness (и героиня,

которую играла Эвис, приобрела определенную одиозность; odious —

гнусный, мерзкий, ненавистный ). Avice in her inexperience, not getting the

laughs she had expected, was rattled (Эвис, в своей неопытности, не услышав

ожидаемого смеха: «не получив того смеха, который она ожидала»,

смутилась); her voice grew hard and her gestures awkward (ее голос стал

напряженным, а жесты неуклюжими).

suppress [sq'pres] sardonic [sQ:'dOnIk] odious ['qVdIqs]

The author had given Avice lines to say that had so much amused the cast at the

first rehearsal that they had all burst out laughing. Before the audience had quite

realized how funny they were Julia had cut in with her reply, and the audience

anxious to hear it suppressed their laughter. The scene which was devised to be

extremely amusing took on a sardonic colour, and the character Avice played

acquired a certain odiousness. Avice in her inexperience, not getting the laughs she

had expected, was rattled; her voice grew hard and her gestures awkward.

Julia took the scene away from her (Джулия отобрала сцену у нее) and played it

with miraculous virtuosity (и сыграла ее с удивительной виртуозностью). But

her final stroke was accidental (но ее окончательный удар был неожиданным:

«случайным»). Avice had a long speech to deliver (Эвис должна была

произнести длинную речь), and Julia nervously screwed her red handkerchief

into a ball (и Джулия нервно скомкала свой красный платок в шар); the action

almost automatically suggested an expression (это самое действие почти что

автоматически подсказало ей выражение /лица/); she looked at Avice with

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troubled eyes (она смотрела на Эвис беспокойными глазами) and two heavy

tears rolled down her cheeks (и две тяжелые слезы скатились /вниз/ по ее

щекам). You felt the shame with which the girl's flippancy affected her (каждый

чувствовал ее стыд, который вызвало легкомыслие девушки; to affect —

воздействовать, волновать, вредить ), and you saw her pain (и каждый видел

ее боль) because her poor little ideals of uprightness (из-за того, что ее скромные

идеалы справедливости), her hankering for goodness (ее страстное желание

доброты), were so brutally mocked (были так жестоко осмеяны). The episode

lasted no more than a minute (этот эпизод длился не более чем минуту), but in

that minute (но в эту самую минуту), by those tears and by the anguish of her

look (этими слезами и этими муками в ее взоре), Julia laid bare the sordid

misery of the woman's life (Джулия обнажила отвратительные/жалкие

страдания женской доли: «жизни женщины»; to lay bare — раскрывать,

разоблачать, bare — голый, разоблаченный, неприкрашенный ). That was the

end of Avice (это было концом Эвис).

virtuosity ["vq:tSV'OsItI] accidental ["xksI'dentl] handkerchief ['hxNkqtSIf]

Julia took the scene away from her and played it with miraculous virtuosity. But

her final stroke was accidental. Avice had a long speech to deliver, and Julia

nervously screwed her red handkerchief into a ball; the action almost automatically

suggested an expression; she looked at Avice with troubled eyes and two heavy

tears rolled down her cheeks. You felt the shame with which the girl's flippancy

affected her, and you saw her pain because her poor little ideals of uprightness, her

hankering for goodness, were so brutally mocked. The episode lasted no more than

a minute, but in that minute, by those tears and by the anguish of her look, Julia

laid bare the sordid misery of the woman's life. That was the end of Avice.

"And I was such a damned fool (и я был таким чертовым дураком), I thought of

giving her a contract (я еще думал о том, чтобы дать ей контракт)," said

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Michael.

"Why don't you (почему же тебе /не дать его сейчас/)?"

"When you've got your knife into her (после того: «когда» как ты вонзила в нее