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1. Browse the Internet or look up the dictionaries and make sure you know the following things and names.
Harvard Club - is a private social club located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Its membership is limited to alumni, faculty and board members of Harvard University. Incorporated in 1887, the club is located on adjoining lots at 27 and 35 West 44th Street. The original wing, built in 1894, was designed in red brick neo-Georgian style by architect Charles Follen McKim of McKim, Mead & White. The Harvard Club library.
Gentlemen’s club on Pall Mall or St James’s - The Travellers Club is a private gentlemen's club situated at 106 Pall Mall in London, United Kingdom. It is the oldest of the surviving Pall Mall clubs and one of the most exclusive, having been established in 1819. It was described as "the quintessential English gentleman's club" by the Los Angeles Times in 2004. The original concept of the club, by Lord Castlereagh and others, dates from the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. One of the club's premises, 106 Piccadilly, in 2006. The St James's Club was a London gentlemen's club which operated between 1857 and 1978. It was founded by two leading diplomats and its members continued to be largely diplomats and authors. It was first established in Charles Street and moved to 106 Piccadilly by 1868.
the Silver Star - is a United States military award established in 1918 to recognize heroism or gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States. It is one of the third-highest military decorations for valor that may be awarded to any member of the U.S. armed forces. It is also one of only two military awards given for courage that is higher than the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Stanford - (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies 8,180 acres (3,310 hectares), among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
the Windmill Theatre - in Great Windmill Street, London, was a variety and revue theatre best known for its nude tableaux vivants, which began in 1932 and lasted until its reversion to a cinema in 1964. Many prominent British comedians of the post-war years started their careers at the theatre. Great Windmill Street took its name from a windmill that stood there from the reign of King Charles II until the late 18th century.
the RAF - The Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader– Meinhof Gang, (active 1970–1998), was a West German far-left urban guerrilla group founded in 1970. The RAF described itself as a communist, anti-imperialist, and urban guerrilla group which was engaged in armed resistance against what it considered a fascist state.
Bristol Grammar School - (BGS) is a 4–18 mixed, private day school in Bristol, England. It was founded in 1532 by Royal Charter for the teaching of 'good manners and literature', endowed by wealthy Bristol merchants Robert and Nicholas Thorne. The school flourished in the early 20th century under headmaster Sir Cyril Norwood (1906–1916), embodying "the ideals and experiences of a leading public school".
Red Maids’ School - was founded in 1634 from the bequest of John Whitson, Mayor and MP of Bristol, making it the oldest surviving girls' school in England. His original Red Maids’
Hospital, on Denmark Street in the centre of Bristol, was founded to provide a secure home for the orphaned or destitute daughters of freemen or burgesses of the City of Bristol, where they were taught to read and sew.
Clark Gable - (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor. Often referred to as The King of Hollywood, He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack at the age of 59; his final on-screen appearance was as an aging cowboy in The Misfits, released posthumously in 1961.
Mel Blanc - entertainer renowned as America’s greatest voice-over artist who created more than 400 unique voices for popular radio, television, movie, and cartoon characters. Blanc was interested in music at an early age and became proficient on bass, violin, and sousaphone.
Bugs Bunny - is a fictional character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger Productions) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated short films, produced by Warner Bros.
Tweetie Pie - is a 1947 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 3, 1947, and stars Tweety with Sylvester, who is called "Thomas" in this cartoon. Tweetie Pie marks the first pairing of the characters Sylvester and Tweety, and it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1947, breaking Tom and Jerry's streak of four consecutive wins in the category and winning Warner Bros. their first Academy Award.
Lana Turner - was an American actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States, and one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) biggest stars, with her films earning more than $50 million ( $634,213,692.95 in today's money) for the studio.
Warner Brothers - is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Warner Bros.
the New York Times - s a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2022 to comprise 740,000 paid print subscribers, and 8.6 million paid digital subscribers. Founded in 1851 as the New-York Daily Times, it is published by The New York Times Company.
Noah’s Ark - most commonly known as Noah's Ark, was a large vessel constructed by Noah in order to protect his family and the animals of the Earth from a soon-coming Great Flood, which was foretold to him by God.
Pooh Bear - Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. ... In the first chapter of Winnie-the-Pooh, Milne offers this explanation of why Winnie-the-Pooh is often called simply "Pooh": But his arms were so stiff
... they stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and whenever a fly came and settled on his nose he had to blow it off.
MrToad - Mr. Toad, of Toad Hall, is one of the main characters in the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, and also the title character of the 1929 A. A. Milne play Toad of Toad Hall based on the book. The inspiration for Mr. Toad's wayward mischievousness and boastfulness was Kenneth Grahame's only child Alastair: a family friend, Constance Smedley, overheard Grahame telling Alastair the exploits of Toad as a bedtime story, and noted that "Alastair's own tendency to exult in his exploits was.
Scotch broth - is a soup originating in Scotland. The principal ingredients are usually barley, stewing or braising cuts of lamb, mutton or beef, root vegetables (such as carrots, swedes, or sometimes turnips), and dried pulses (most often split peas and red lentils). Cabbage and leeks are often added shortly before serving to preserve their texture, colour and flavours. The proportions and ingredients vary according to the recipe or availability.
2. Revise the rules of using articles with the nouns ‘school’, ‘college’, ‘university’. Insert the missing articles where necessary.
1)Harvard University was founded in 1636.
2)Jack is the youngest but the cleverest boy at school.
3)He has graduated from Cambridge University.
4)After graduating from high school he went to the university.
5)I guess I should go to the college and make something of myself.
6)Excuse me, where is the university, please?
7)Henry studies Medicine at Oxford University.
8)Amanda went to the school to a parents’ meeting.
9)I wonder what’s life like in … English public school?
10)Our small city should have a college and a hospital.
11)I study at the university in Boston.
12)I graduated from University of Kyoto.
Reading and Comprehension
1.Look at these sentences or parts of sentences. Match the words in bold with the definitions below. Give their possible equivalents in your native language.
1) ‘A formidable (1) lady.’ [fɔːˈmɪdəbəl ˈleɪdɪ]
c) causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult (грозная);
2) ‘So, Miss Barrington, does your family still own the shipping line that bears their illustrious
(2) name?’
e) famous, well respected, and admired (прославленный, известный);
3) Gable was the ultimate (3) professional, and the title of his new film got a mention at least every thirty seconds.
g) the best or most extreme example of something; (непревзойдённый);
4) Gable was so gracious about his co-star that even the most cynical (4) listener would have been convinced they were bosom pals.
h) believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere; циничный;
5) ‘And there’s a ravishing (5) blonde standing outside in the corridor holding a bottle of champagne, and she’s trying to break my door down.’
b) very beautiful; сногсшибательная; 6) Was she shy, even petrified (6)?
a) extremely frightened; испуганный, перепуганный;
7) Sophie is more gregarious (7) but a bit of a scatterbrain.’ d) liking to be with other people; общительный (стадный)
8) ‘I’m torn,’ said Emma. ‘I liked Sophie, bubbly (8) and fun.’
f) (especially of a woman or girl) attractively full of energy and enthusiasm; жизнерадостный;
2. Explain the meaning of the underlined parts of sentences by paraphrasing and commenting on them.
a) He’s a Member of Parliament and doesn’t even attend the AGM.
An annual general meeting (AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a meeting of the general membership of an organization.
‘So, Miss Barrington, does your family still own the shipping line that bears their illustrious name?’
‘Yes, my mother owns twenty-two per cent.’
‘That should give the family more than enough control, and that’s all that matters in any organization – as long as no one else gets their hands on more than twenty-two per cent.’
‘My brother Giles doesn’t take a great deal of interest in the company’s affairs. He’s a Member of Parliament and doesn’t even attend the AGM. But I do, professor, which is why I needed to speak to you.’
b) I don’t think my husband or my young son would think much of that idea.
‘What do you have in mind?’ asked Emma. ‘Because there isn’t a university in England that I’m aware of that has a business degree on its curriculum.’ ‘Then you’ll have to take three years off and join me at Stanford.’ ‘I don’t think my husband or my young son would think much of that idea,’ replied Emma, breaking her cover. This silenced the professor, and it was some time before he said, ‘Can you afford a ten-cent stamp?’ ‘Yes,’ said Emma tentatively, not sure what she was letting herself in for.
c) ‘True,’ said Feldman, ‘but hidden in the bill’s small print you’ll find, under special exemptions, the word “Allies”, which I’m pretty sure we can take advantage of. (союзники) – Emma’s husband – Harry, was fighting on America’s side.
‘Well, Congress has just passed a bill that will allow American military who are serving overseas to sign up for a business degree without actually having to attend classes in person.’ ‘But I’m not an American, and I’m certainly not serving overseas.’ ‘True,’ said Feldman, ‘but hidden in the bill’s small print you’ll find, under special exemptions, the word “Allies”, which I’m pretty sure we can take advantage of. That is, assuming you’re serious about the long-term future of your family’s company.’
d) A glance in the mirror, and he had to admit he wouldn’t have been considered in vogue on either side of the Atlantic.
Even if Harry still couldn’t work out how to turn on the radio, at least he’d mastered the hot and cold taps in the shower. Once he was dry, he selected a freshly ironed shirt, a silk tie Emma had given him for his birthday, and a suit his mother would have described as Sunday best. A glance in the mirror, and he had to admit he wouldn’t have been considered in vogue on either side of the Atlantic. (maybe it’s because of the style – not enough fashionable).
e) Great-aunt Phyllis immediately broke away, walked across to Harry and, without a word, gave him a bear hug that would have impressed an American linebacker.
(during the game linebackers can fight for the ball, and even cover their rivals with their body, just like a hug)
f) Just remember, New York isn’t an offshoot of Bloomsbury. Forget refinement, understatement and irony. However much it’s against your better nature, you’ll have to learn to sell your wares like an East End barrow boy.
His books were well sold in England, because everyone liked the British character of the text and the writer, and maybe it was easier for an English writer to promote himself in England, however America, and New York, to be more precise, was a tough city to compete in as an unknown foreign writer.
g) When the clock struck eleven, Harry, who might have had one brandy too many, rose unsteadily from his chair.
He got too drunk.
h) His bushy moustache suggested the RAF. (royal air force)
Facial hair in the army and navy has waxed and waned with fashion and practicality, and at various stages both services have allowed, tolerated and even ordered the growth of beards and moustaches. Air Council records for 8 August 1918 show a discussion item entitled
‘Growth of facial hair’, in which “there was no objection to hair on the face if kept within moderate limits”, which technically allowed for beards to be grown. However, King’s Regulations for 1918 tightened up on facial hair, ordering that “the chin and underlip will be shaved” in order to ensure uniformity of appearance. Moustaches were therefore the only approved form of facial hair in the RAF.
i) Gable was so gracious about his co-star that even the most cynical listener would have been convinced they were bosom pals.
They secretly hated each other but said only good things about their relationships.
j) ‘Is Gable big in England?’ asked Matt.
Is Gable popular?
k) ‘He hasn’t quite got the hang of democracy yet,’ said Harry, trying to make light of it.
He is no well taught manners now.
l) This became less frequent when Sebastian parted with his teddy bear, Winston, handing the former prime minister over to Jessica.
Winston Cherchill.
m) Harry watched as his son ran through the gates and disappeared into a melee of red blazers in which he was indistinguishable from a hundred other boys.
Everyone wore the same school uniform.
n) Harry accepted that the old order changeth, yielding place to new.
When Harry drew up outside the school gates, Sebastian jumped out even before he’d had time to pull on the brakes. Harry watched as his son ran through the gates and disappeared into a melee of red blazers in which he was indistinguishable from a hundred other boys. He never once looked back. Harry accepted that the old order changeth, yielding place to new.
o) But Giles was so smitten with the new arrival at Barrington Hall that he declared he wouldn’t mind if she repainted the whole house inside and out. -
3. Quote the context these expressions are used in the text. Come up with their Russian equivalents.
1)to do smth on an empty stomach
•Делать что-то на голодный желудок;
•‘Before we talk about the tour,’ said Guinzburg, ‘I want to hear everything you and
Emma have been up to since she left New York. How did you win the Silver Star? Has Emma got a job? How did Sebastian react to meeting his father for the first time? And—
‘And Emma insisted that I don’t go back to England without finding out what’s happened to Sefton Jelks.’ ‘Shall we order first? I don’t care to think about Sefton Jelks on an empty stomach.’
2)to envisage problems
•Предвидеть проблемы;
•Grace had been right about one thing, thought Emma, and decided to take advantage of it. She returned his smile before asking, ‘What problems do you envisage for the shipbuilding industry during the next decade? Our new chairman, Sir William Travers—
’ ‘First-class man. Cunard were foolish to let such an able fellow go,’ interrupted
Feldman.
3)a surplus of cash
•Избыток/изобилие денежных средств;
•‘Sir William is considering whether we should add a new passenger liner to our fleet.’ ‘Madness!’ said Feldman, thumping the seat beside him with a clenched fist, causing a cloud of dust to billow up into the air. Before Emma could ask why, he added, ‘Unless you have a surplus of cash that you need to dispose of, or there are tax advantages for the UK shipping industry that no one’s told me about.’
4)to be on the board
•Быть членом правления
•‘So what do you recommend we do?’ ‘Invest any spare cash you have in building more cargo vessels. Planes will never be able to carry large or heavy items like motor cars,
plant machinery or even food.’ ‘How do I convince Sir William of that?’ ‘Make your position clear at the next board meeting,’ said Feldman, his fist once again banging on the seat. ‘But I’m not on the board.’ ‘You’re not on the board?’ ‘No, and I can’t see Barrington’s ever appointing a woman director.’
5)to let oneself in for smth
•Быть вовлеченным во что-то неприятное;
•‘I don’t think my husband or my young son would think much of that idea,’ replied
Emma, breaking her cover. This silenced the professor, and it was some time before he said, ‘Can you afford a ten-cent stamp?’ ‘Yes,’ said Emma tentatively, not sure what she was letting herself in for. ‘Then I’ll be happy to enrol you as an undergraduate at Stanford in the fall.’ ‘But as I explained—’ ‘You stated, without reservation, that you could afford a ten-cent stamp.’ Emma nodded.
6)to enroll someone as an undergraduate
•Записать кого-то в аспирантуру
•This silenced the professor, and it was some time before he said, ‘Can you afford a ten-cent stamp?’ ‘Yes,’ said Emma tentatively, not sure what she was letting herself in for. ‘Then I’ll be happy to enrol you as an undergraduate at Stanford in the fall.’ ‘But as I explained—’ ‘You stated, without reservation, that you could afford a ten-cent stamp.’
Emma nodded.
7)to pass a bill
•Принять закон
•‘Well, Congress has just passed a bill that will allow American military who are serving overseas to sign up for a business degree without actually having to attend classes in person.’ ‘But I’m not an American, and I’m certainly not serving overseas.’
8)to be up to smth
•Собираться что-то сделать
•‘When do I start?’ ‘This fall, but be warned, there are assessment tests every quarter that decide if you should be allowed to continue on the course,’ he was saying as the train pulled into Paddington station. ‘If you’re not up to it, you’ll be dropped.’ ‘You’re willing to do all that because of one meeting with my grandfather?’
9)to summon up courage
•Набраться смелости
•Harry stepped out of the Pierre on to 5th Avenue just before eight and began walking towards 64th and Park. It only took him a few minutes before he was standing outside a magnificent brownstone house. He checked his watch, wondering what was fashionably late in New York. He recalled Emma telling him she’d been so nervous at the thought of meeting Great-aunt Phyllis that she’d walked around the block before summoning up enough courage to climb the steps to the front door, and even then she only managed to press the bell marked ‘Tradesmen’.
10)to give smb a hug
•Обнимать кого-то
•Great-aunt Phyllis immediately broke away, walked across to Harry and, without a word, gave him a bear hug that would have impressed an American linebacker. When
she finally released him, she introduced her son Alistair, who shook Harry warmly by the hand. ‘It’s an honour to meet the man who ended Sefton Jelks’s career,’ said Harry.
Alistair offered a slight bow.
11)to need a shoulder to cry on
•Нужда в жилетке для того, чтобы выплакаться, нужда в сильном плече
•‘Now, don’t forget,’ she said, ‘whenever you’re interviewed, think British, act Yiddish.
And if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, or a half-decent meal, just like the Windmill
Theatre we never close.’ ‘Thank you,’ said Harry.
12)to underestimate smb
•Недооценивать кого-то
•‘I’m so sorry,’ he said, ‘but Emma will never forgive me if I return to England without discovering what’s happened to that lawyer who foolishly underestimated her.’ ‘Sefton Jelks,’ said Alistair, looking up from his seat by the fire. ‘The damn man finally resigned as senior partner of Jelks, Myers and Abernathy, albeit somewhat reluctantly.’ ‘Shortly afterwards, he disappeared off to Minnesota,’ added Phyllis.
13)to take smth for granted
•Принимать как должное
•‘Yes,’ said Emma. ‘My son Sebastian is an only child, and my husband and I felt it would be good for him to be brought up with someone who hasn’t had all the advantages and privileges he has taken for granted since birth.’ She hoped her reply hadn’t sounded too rehearsed, and could have sworn the chairman placed a tick in a box.
14)to be comfortably off
•Быть в достатке
•‘Can we assume from your answer,’ said the chairman, ‘that there are no financial restrictions that might hinder you bringing up a second child?’ ‘None whatsoever, Mr Chairman. My husband and I are comfortably off.’ Emma noticed this elicited another tick.
15)to go blank
•Забыть
•Harry checked the second hand of the studio clock: four minutes to eight. He listened to an advertisement for Nescafé, as Jacobs scribbled down a couple of notes on a pad in front of him. The ad ended with a familiar jingle, and the red light went on. Harry’s mind went blank, and he wished he was at home having lunch with Emma, even facing a thousand Germans at Clemenceau ridge, rather than 11 million Americans enjoying their breakfast.
16)a prime-time show
•Шоу в прайм-тайме
•Denver, Dallas and San Francisco took them almost to the end of the second week, by which time Harry was convinced that Natalie was among those who hadn’t read the
book. Some of the prime time shows dropped Harry at the last minute, and he started to spend more and more of his time in smaller and smaller book stores signing fewer and fewer copies.
17)to snatch a sleep
•Заснуть
•He closed his eyes, but there wasn’t any hope of snatching even a moment’s sleep
while the air conditioning thumped out a constant rhythm as if auditioning for a place in a Calypso band. Harry lay on the thin, lumpy mattress, and rested his head on a foam pillow that enveloped his ears. There certainly wasn’t a choice between a shower and a bath, just a washbasin with constantly dripping brown water.
18)to say smth in unison
•Сказать в унисон
•Matron opened the door to the classroom, and they entered and stood quietly at the back. She nodded to the master in charge, who said, ‘Children, we have been joined by some guests.’ ‘Good afternoon, Mr and Mrs Clifton,’ said the children in unison, several of them looking round, while others carried on painting.
19)to switch tactics
•Поменять тактику
•‘She’s undoubtedly the most talented of the girls, but lives in a world of her own and doesn’t make friends easily. I would have thought of the three, Sandra might well suit you.’ Harry watched as Sebastian’s frown turned into a scowl. He switched tactics. ‘Yes, I think I agree with you, Matron,’ said Harry. ‘My choice would be Sandra.’ ‘I’m torn,’ said Emma. ‘I liked Sophie, bubbly and fun.’
20)to set up false hopes
•Подавать ложные надежды
•‘It’s a long process, I’m afraid,’ said Matron, ‘and it doesn’t always end satisfactorily.
You could begin by having her here for the occasional visit and, if that goes well, you might consider what we call a weekend leave. After that, there’s no turning back, because we mustn’t set up false hopes.’
21)to be lost for words
•Быть без слов
•‘Time for us to go home, young lady,’ said Matron as she rose from her place. ‘After all, we must be back in time for supper.’ Jessica refused to let go of Sebastian’s hand. ‘I don’t want any more food,’ she said. Matron was lost for words. Harry led Jessica into the hall and helped her on with her coat. As Matron walked out of the front door, Jessica burst into tears.
22)to retreat into one’s own world
•Окунуться в свой мир, закрыться в себе
•Each day, while Sebastian was away at school, Jessica retreated into her own world. While she waited for him to return home she would pass the time by reading to Winston about other animals, Pooh Bear, Mr Toad, a white rabbit, a marmalade cat called Orlando, and a crocodile that had swallowed a clock.
4. Look through the following sentences and recall the episode in the story, in which the following feeling/behavior/reaction was expressed.
1. Harry would have laughed, but he wasn’t sure his publisher was joking.
‘Ah, so she’s already subjected you to her lecture on the importance of getting Nothing Ventured on to the bestseller list as quickly as possible.’ ‘A formidable lady.’ ‘That’s why I made her a director,’ said Guinzburg, ‘despite protests from several directors who didn’t want a woman on the board.’ ‘Emma would be proud of you,’ said Harry, ‘and I can assure you that
Miss Redwood has warned me of the consequences should I fail.’ ‘That sounds like Natalie. And remember, she alone decides if you return home by plane or row boat.’ Harry would have laughed, but he wasn’t sure his publisher was joking.
2. ‘They don’t have any choice,’ said Feldman, his voice rising.
‘But I’m not on the board.’ ‘You’re not on the board?’ ‘No, and I can’t see Barrington’s ever appointing a woman director.’ ‘They don’t have any choice,’ said Feldman, his voice rising. ‘Your mother owns twenty-two per cent of the company’s stock. You can demand a place on the board.’ ‘But I’m not qualified, and a two-hour train journey to London, even if it is with a
Pulitzer Prize winner, isn’t going to solve that problem.’
3. This silenced the professor, and it was some time before he said…
‘I don’t think my husband or my young son would think much of that idea,’ replied Emma, breaking her cover. This silenced the professor, and it was some time before he said, ‘Can you afford a ten-cent stamp?’ ‘Yes,’ said Emma tentatively, not sure what she was letting herself in for. ‘Then I’ll be happy to enrol you as an undergraduate at Stanford in the fall.’ ‘But as I explained—’ ‘You stated, without reservation, that you could afford a ten-cent stamp.’
Emma nodded.
4. Harry thought he detected the flicker of a smile as the butler led him down the corridor to an open lift.
The door opened and a butler wearing a tailcoat, who was clearly expecting him, said, ‘Good evening, Mr Clifton. Mrs Stuart is waiting for you in the drawing room. Would you care to follow me?’ ‘Good evening, Parker,’ Harry replied, although he’d never seen the man before. Harry thought he detected the flicker of a smile as the butler led him down the corridor to an open lift. Once he’d stepped 25 inside, Parker closed the grille, pressed a button and didn’t speak again until they reached the third floor. He pulled open the gate, preceded Harry into the drawing room and announced, ‘Mr Harry Clifton, madam.’
5. It amused him to hear their version of what had taken place.
Harry helped himself to a slice of roast beef and far too many potatoes, and it wasn’t long before he began to relax as Phyllis and Alistair regaled him with tales of Emma’s exploits when she’d turned up in New York in search of him. It amused him to hear their version of what had taken place, and only served to remind him just how lucky he’d been to end up sleeping in the next bed to Giles Barrington when he first went to St Bede’s. And if he hadn’t been invited to tea at the Manor House to celebrate Giles’s birthday, he might never have met Emma.
6. It was her turn to look surprised.
He led Harry back down the corridor and into the lift where once again he pressed the button for the third floor. Phyllis was standing by the mantelpiece puffing away on her cheroot when
Harry made his second entrance. It was her turn to look surprised. ‘I’m so sorry,’ he said, ‘but Emma will never forgive me if I return to England without discovering what’s happened to that lawyer who foolishly underestimated her.’
7. The two men smiled sympathetically, but Miss Braithwaite remained po-faced.