Bred, so cultured, she could not think of him as a lover. It would be like going

to bed with an objet d'art.

And his love of art (и его любовь к искусству) filled her with a faint derision

(вызывала в ней легкую издевку: «наполняла ее легким /желанием/

посмеяться /над ним/»; derision — высмеивание, осмеяние); after all she was a

creator (в конце-то концов, она была творцом), when all was said and done

(когда, в конечном счете: «когда все было сказано и сделано») he was only the

public (он был всего лишь публикой). He wished her to elope with him (он

хотел, чтобы она сбежала с ним). They would buy a villa at Sorrento on the bay

of Naples (они купили бы виллу в Сорренто, в бухте Неаполя), with a large

garden (с большим садом), and they would have a schooner (у них будет шхуна)

so that they could spend long days (и они смогут проводить долгие дни) on the

beautiful wine-coloured sea (в прекрасном море темно-красного цвета; wine —

вино). Love and beauty and art (/только/ любовь, красота и искусство); the

world well lost (и мир совершенно забыт: «потерян»).

"The damned fool (чертов дурак)," she thought (думала она). "As if I'd give up

my career (как будто я брошу свою карьеру) to bury myself in some hole in Italy

(чтобы похоронить себя в какой-то дыре в Италии)!"

derision [dI'rIZ(q)n] creator [krI'eItq] villa ['vIlq] schooner ['sku:nq]

And his love of art filled her with a faint derision; after all she was a creator,

When all was said and done he was only the public. He wished her to elope

With him. They would buy a villa at Sorrento on the bay of Naples, with a

Large garden, and they would have a schooner so that they could spend long

Days on the beautiful wine-coloured sea. Love and beauty and art; the world