You so much, I can't make you so miserable. I'll accept anything. I'll make no

demands on you."

She turned her tear-stained face to him (она повернула свое заплаканное лицо к

нему; tear-stained — со следами слез, stain — пятно) ("God, what a sight I must

look now (Боже, ну и пугалом же я сейчас выгляжу)") and gave him her lips (и

подставила ему: «дала» свои губы). He kissed her tenderly (он поцеловал ее

нежно). It was the first time (это был первый раз) he had ever kissed her (/когда/

он целовал ее).

"I don't want to lose you (я не хочу потерять вас)," she muttered huskily (она

произнесла чуть слышно сиплым /голосом/; to mutter — бормотать,

говорить невнятно).

"Darling, darling (дорогая, дорогая)!"

"It'll be just as it was before (все будет, как и прежде: «как было раньше»)?"

"Just (как прежде: «точно»)."

She gave a deep sigh of contentment (она издала глубокий вздох

удовлетворения) and for a minute or two rested in his arms (и пару минут:

«минуту или две» оставалась неподвижной в его объятьях: «отдыхала в его

руках»). When he went away (и когда он ушел) she got up and looked in the

glass (она встали и посмотрелась в зеркало).

"You rotten bitch (/ты/ отвратительная сука)," she said to herself (сказала она

себе).

tear-stained ["tIq'steInd] huskily ['hAskIlI] contentment [kqn'tentmqnt]

She turned her tear-stained face to him ("God, what a sight I must look now")

And gave him her lips. He kissed her tenderly. It was the first time he had ever

Kissed her.

"I don't want to lose you," she muttered huskily.

"Darling, darling!"

"It'll be just as it was before?"

"Just."

She gave a deep sigh of contentment and for a minute or two rested in his

Arms. When he went away she got up and looked in the glass.

"You rotten bitch," she said to herself.

But she giggled as though (но она хихикнула так, как будто) she were not in the

least ashamed (она не чувствовала ни капли стыда; to be ashamed —

стыдиться: «быть пристыженным») and then went into the bathroom to wash

her face and eyes (и затем отправилась в ванную комнату, чтобы умыть лицо и

глаза). She felt wonderfully exhilarated (она чувствовала себя удивительно

бодрой; to exhilarate — веселить, развлекать; оживлять, подбодрять,

воодушевлять). She heard Michael come in (она услышала, как вошел Майкл)

and called out to him (и крикнула ему).

"Michael, look at that miniature Charles has just given me (Майкл, посмотри на

миниатюру, которую Чарльз только что подарил мне). It's on the chimney-

piece (она на каминной полке). Are those diamonds or paste (там бриллианты

/настоящие/ или стразы)?"

ashamed [q'SeImd] exhilarated [Ig'zIlqreItId] diamond ['daIqmqnd]