With the same laudable object he had had all their press cuttings from the

Very beginning pasted in a series of large books.

There were photographs of Julia when she was a child, and photographs of

Her as a young girl, photographs of her in her first parts, photographs of her

As a young married woman, with Michael, and then with Roger, her son, as a

Baby. There was one photograph of the three of them, Michael very manly

And incredibly handsome, herself all tenderness looking down at Roger with

Maternal feeling, and Roger a little boy with a curly head, which had been an

Enormous success.

All the illustrated papers (все иллюстрированные издания; paper — бумага,

газета, журнал) had given it a full page (разместили ее: «дали ей» на целой

странице) and they had used it on the programmes (и они /сами/ разместили ее:

«использовали ее» на программках). Reduced to picture-postcard size

(уменьшенная до размеров почтовой открытки; to reduce — снижать,

сбавлять, уменьшать, сокращать) it had sold in the provinces for years (она

годами продавалась в провинции; to sell (sold) — продавать, торговать). It

was such a bore (так было обидно: «скучно»; bore — тоска, скука, зануда) that

Roger when he got to Eton (что Роджер, когда он поступил в Итон) refused to

be photographed with her any more (отказался фотографироваться с ней

/больше/; to refuse — отказывать, отвергать). It seemed so funny of him

(казалось смешным/странным, что он) not to want to be in the papers (не хочет

появляться в прессе: «быть в газетах»).

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All the illustrated papers had given it a full page and they had used it on the

Programmes. Reduced to picture-postcard size it had sold in the provinces for

Years. It was such a bore that Roger when he got to Eton refused to be

Photographed with her any more. It seemed so funny of him not to want to be