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Английский клуб маг
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Маг и другие рассказы [= The Magician and other storiesl / МП сост., адаптация текста, коммент., упражнения, слов. Н. И. Кролик. — М.: Айрис-пресс, 2008. — 208 с.: ил. — (Английский клуб). — (Домашнее чтение).
ISBN 978-5-8112-3138-6
Книга предстањляет собой сборник занимательных и остросюжетных произведений английских и американских Писателей: С. Моэма, А.Конан Дойла, А.Кларка и др. Читателя, несомненно, прижлекут эти рассказы, посвященные малоизученным явлениям человеческой психики, — телепатии, гипнозу, самовнушению. Текст рассказов подвергся сокращениям и адаптации, однако при этом структура текста, стиль авторов максимально сохранены.
Пособие содержит постраничный комментарий, упражнения и сло-
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ББК 81.2Англ-9З
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ООО «Издательство «АЙРИСпресс»,
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и словарь, 2003
4fter S Маифат
Arthur Burdon and Dr. Porhoetl walked in silence. Arthur had just arrived
in Paris. Не was а surgeon at St Luke's hospita12, and had соте to study the
methods of the French doctors; but the real object of his visit to Paris was
certainly to see Margaret Dauncey3.
Dr. Porhoet ['dDkta 'poroa]
St Luke's ['semt 'lu:ks] hospital — больница Святого Луки
Margaret Dauncey 
'do:nsI] з
He looked upon himself as a happy man. He loved Margaret with all his
heart and he was sure of her affection for him. It was impossible that anything
could disturb the pleasant life they had planned together.
"We're going to fix the date of
our marriage now," Arthur remarked to Dr. Porhoet. "I'm buying
furniture already. " 
"I
think only English people could behave as oddly as you in postponing your
marriage without any reason for two years," replied the doctor.
"You see, Margaret was ten when I first saw her, and only seventeen
when I asked her to marry me. She seemed hardly ready for marriage. She was
still growing. We loved each other and we had a long time before us. We could
wait."
At that moment a man walked past them, a big stout fellow, dressed in a bright check suit. He gravely took off his hat and greeted Dr. Porhoet. The doctor smiled and returned the salutation.
"Who is your fat
friend?" asked Arthur. 
"He is an Englishman too. His name is Oliver Haddo. " "An
artist?" asked Arthur in the scornful tone in which he spoke of those
whose work was not so practical as his own.
"Not exactly. I met him some
time ago by chance. When I was collecting the material for my little book on 
the old alchemists I read a great
deal in the library of the 
"Arsenal" , which as you may know is rich in works dealing
with the occult sciences. One day I was studying some 
question on which it seemed
impossible to find any
authorities. The librarian could not help me, and I wanted to give up the search, when this person brought me the book I needed. I was very grateful to the stranger. We left
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together that afternoon, and our common studies gave a theme of conversation. I found that his knowledge was extraordinarily wide, and he was able to give me information about works I had never even heard of."
"And what is he by
profession?" 
Doctor Porhoet smiled. "You know, Paris is full of odd people. It is
the home for every kind of eccentricity. It seems incredible, but my friend
Oliver Haddo says he is a magician. I think he is quite serious." 
"Silly
ass," answered Arthur scornfully.
Margaret Dauncey lived In an art studio near the Boulevard Montparnasse
with Susie Boyd. That afternoon Arthur was coming to see them. The young women
were expecting him. Susie was looking forwardl to the meeting 
with interest. She had heard a great
deal about the young man, and knew about his romance with Margaret. For years
Susie had led the monotonous life of a teacher in a school for young ladies,
and when Margaret, who had been her pupil, told her of her intention to spend a
couple of years in Paris to study art, Susie willingly agreed to accompany her.
She had a great affection for Margaret and with almost maternal pride watched
how each year added new charm to her extraordinary beauty. She was proud to
think that she would hand over to Arthur Burdon a woman whose character she had
helped to form.
Susie knew, partly from fragments of letters which Margaret read to her,
partly from her conversation, how
was looking forward — c HeTepneHHeM XAæna
5
passionately he adored his bride, and she saw that Margaret loved him too. The story of their love was very romantic. Margaret was the daughter of a lawyer with whom Arthur had been friendly, and when he died, many years after his wife, Arthur became the girl's guardian. He tried to give her everything she could possibly want, and when at 17 she told him of her wish to go to Paris and learn drawing, he agreed at once. The preparations for the journey were made when Margaret discovered by chance that her father had died penniless and she had lived ever since at Arthur's expense. When she went to see him with tears in her eyes and told him what she knew, Arthur was very embarrassed.
"But why did you do it?" she asked him. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't want you to feel any obligation to me, and
I wanted you to feel quite free."
She cried. She could not
stop her tears.
"Don't be silly," he laughed. "You owe me nothing. I've
done very little for you, and what I have done has given me a great deal of pleasure."
"I
don't know how I can ever repay you.'
"Oh, don't say that," he cried out. "It makes it
much more difficult for me to say what I want to." She
looked at him quickly and reddened.
"I would do anything in the world for you," she said. "I
don't want you to be grateful to me, because I h0Ded... I'd be able to ask you
to marry me some day..." Margaret laughed as she held out her hands.
"You must know that I've been wanting you to say that since I was ten."
She was quite willing to give up her idea of Paris and be married immediately, but Arthur had made up his mind they could not marry till she was nineteen. He
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asked her not to change her plans and to go to Paris, but suggested that she
should not live alone; because of that she went to live with Susie.
Susie Boyd was thirty, but she looked
older. She was not pretty, but her face was so kind, her sense of humour so
attractive, that no one after ten minutes thought of her ugliness. Her taste
was so good, her talent for dressing so remarkable, that she was able to make
the most of herselP. It was due to her influence that Margaret was dressed
always in the latest fashion. 
There was a knock at the door, and Arthur came in.
"This is the fairy prince,
" said Margaret, leading him to her friend.
"I'm
glad to see you to thank you for all you've done for Margaret," he smiled,
taking Susie's hand. 
While Margaret was preparing tea, his eyes followed her movements with a
touching doglike devotion. Margaret felt that he was looking at her and turned
round. Their eyes met and they stood some time gazing at each other silently. 
"Don't be a pair of perfect idiots," exclaimed Susie gaily. "I'm dying for my tea. "2
The lovers laughed and blushed. Margaret smiled with happy pride. For all her good nature, Susie could not help feeling a pang of jealousy3: for she was also capable of love, but no one had ever tried to find it. No one had ever whispered in her ear the charming nonsense that she read in books. She knew that she had no beauty to help her and she was not young any longer, but her instinct
she was able to make the most of
herself — OHa Morna nogaTb ce6q 2 1'm dying for my tea. — Y*acH0 xoqy yan 
3 could
not help feeling a pang of jealousy — He Morna He r10HYBcTBOBaTb Y'K0J1a
PeBHOCTH 
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told her that she was made to be a good wife and the mother of children.
Her
voice broke and she stopped in the middle of her happy chatter. She looked at
Margaret and Arthur, but they were too preoccupied with each other to notice
it. 
"What
a fool I am!" thought Susie.
When Margaret had closed the door on him she turned to her friend.
"Well, what do you think of him?" she asked, smiling.
"You can't expect me to form a definite opinion of a man I've seen only for so short a time." "Nonsense!" said Margaret.
Susie hesitated for a moment.
"You know, before I'd seen him I hoped with all my heart that he
would make you happy. I was afraid. I knew he was much older than you. He was
the first man you'd ever met. But now, when I saw him, I hope with all my heart
that you'd make him happy. It's not you I'm frightened for now, but him." 
Margaret did not answer; she could not understand 
what Susie meant. 
"I
don't think you can realise how awfully he may 
suffer. Be very careful, Margaret, and be very good to
him, for you can make him more unhappy than any human being can be."
"Oh, but I want him to be happy," cried Margaret. 
"I'll do all I can to make him
happy." 
Her eyes filled with tears and her voice broke. Susie, with a little laugh that was half hysterical, kissed her.
"My dear, for Heaven's sakel, don't cry. If he sees your eyes red, he'll never forgive me."
for Heaven's sake = for God's sake — pauM bora
8
The
Chien Noirl where Susie Boyd and Margaret usually dined was the most charming
restaurant in the quarter. The room was full when Arthur Burdon entered, but
Margaret had kept him an empty seat between herself and Miss Boyd. Everyone was
speaking at once, and a furious argument was going on about the
postImpressionists2. 
Susie Boyd had just described everyone to Arthur when the door was flung open, and a large person entered.
He
threw off his cloak with a dramatic gesture.
"Here's
somebody I don't know," said Susie.
"But
I do. I saw him once," answered Burdon. He leaned over to Dr. Porhoet, who
was sitting opposite quietly eating his dinner. "Isn't it your
magician?"
"Oliver Haddo," said Dr. Porhoet with amazement. The newcomer
stood at the end of the room with all eyes upon him. He was a very tall and
very fat man. He was not old, but looked older because of his obesity. His
features were good, his mouth large with heavy bright red
lips.
He had the look of a very wicked, sensual priest. Dr. Porhoet introduced him to
Arthur, Susie and Margaret. He raised his eyes to her slowly, and she looked 
away, blushing as though she had been
caught doing
something unseemly. The eyes were the most unusual thing about him. They were not large, but very pale blue and they looked at you in a way that made you feel extremely uncomfortable. Their gaze remained parallel, not
1 The Chien Noir — cþp. òocn. qepHa51 coõavva —
Ha3BaHMe pecmpaHa 
post-Impressionists — TIOCTHM11PeCCHOHMCTb1 — npeACTaBHTeJ[H
nocTHMnpeccM0HH3Ma, OAHoro H3 OCHOBHb1X HanpaBJ1eHHM BO
(þpaHLIY'3cK0iá NIBonucw KOHUa XIX B.
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converging. It gave the impression that he was looking straight through
you. Another strange thing about him was the impossibility of telling whether
he was serious. There was a mockery in that odd glance, a sardonic smile upon
the mouth, which made you hesitate how to 
take the shocking words with which he
addressed 
everybody.
His
presence caused an odd atmosphere. One by one all the visitors of the
restaurant got up and left. Haddo stopped an American sculptor.
"You have modelled lions at the Jardin des Plantesl, 
my dear Clayton. Have you ever hunted
them in Africa?" "No, I haven't.'
"Then
you have not seen the jackal, gnawing at a dead antelope, run away in terror
when the King of Beasts come down to make his meal. "2
Clayton slammed the door behind him. Haddo was left with Margaret, Arthur
Burdon, Dr. Porhoet and Susie. He smiled quietly.
"By the way, are you a lion-hunter?" asked Susie. He turned to her.
'I have shot more lions than any man alive. No one can compare with
me." 
This statement, made with the greatest calm, caused a moment of silence. Margaret stared at him with amazement.
"You suffer from no false modesty," said Arthur.
"False modesty is a sign of ill-breeding, from which my birth fully
protects me."
Dr. Porhoet looked at him with a smile of irony.
the Jardin des Plantes — 300J10rvrqecKHM caa B flapHxe
OJIMBeP Xaaao non uapeM noapa3YMeBaeT ce6q, a 11011 UlaKUIOM — KJ1eüTOHa
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"I hope Mr. Haddo will use this opportunity to disclose to us the
mystery of his birth and family. I have a suspicion that, like the immortal
Cagliostro,l he was born of unknown but noble parents, and educated secretly in
Eastern palaces. "
"My family has married int02 the most noble people in England and they were proud to give their daughters to my house."
"And the Eastern palaces in which your youth was spent, and the
black slaves who served you, and the bearded sheikhs who taught you the secrets
of black magic?" cried Dr. Porhoet.
"I was educated at Eton3, and I left Oxford in 1896. "
"Those are facts which must be verified," said Arthur coldly.
Oliver's face turned red with anger. His strange blue eyes grew cold with hatred. Susie feared that he would make such an insulting reply that it would lead to quarrel.
"Well,
if we really want to go to the fair we must set off," she said quickly.
They got up and went down the stairs and out into the street.
I Cagliostro — Ka-uuocTpo AueKcaHap (1743—1795), 
Kaj1HocTpo — M3BeCTHbIM aBaHT}OPHCT,
3HaMeHHTb1ñ CBOHMM noxoxaeHMflMM. 3aHHMœrrcq aj1XHMHeM,
MeaHUMHOñ cnupHTH3MOM.
My family has married into — q-neHb1
Moeii CeMbH 6bVIH nopOAHeHb1
Eton — MTOH, OAHa H3
flPHBwuerHPOBaHHb1X cpeAHH,x UIKOJI B
AHTJIHH
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seemed
to be suffering not so much from pain, as from an 
extraordinary fear.
"Take your hand away, Mr. Haddo," said Susie 
sharply.
He smiled and did as she told him. At the same moment the trembling began
to decrease, and in a moment 
the poor animal was in its normal state.
"I
wonder what the devil was the matter with iti " said Arthur.
Oliver
Haddo looked at him with his blue eyes that seemed to see right through people;
and then, lifting his hat, walked away. Susie turned to Dr. Porhoet.
"Do you think he could have made the horse tremble?" "Nonsense!" said Arthur.
"It occurred to me that he was playing some trick," said Dr.
Porhoet. "An odd thing happened once when he came to see me. I have two
Persian cats, which are usually very quiet and well-behaved. They spend their
days in 
front of my fire, meditating on the problems of metaphysics. But as soon
as he came in they jumped, and their
I wonder what the devil was the matter with it — He Mory r10HHTb, wro Ha Hee 1--1aUIJIO
12
fur stood right on endl. Then they
began to run madly round the room, as though the victims of uncontrollable
terror. I opened the door and they rushed out. I have never been able to
understand what happened.' Margaret shuddered.
"I've never met a man who filled me with such antipathy," she
said. "I don't know what there is about him that excites in me a sort of
horror. I hope I shall never see him again.'
"And as for me," answered Susie, "I would like to
know more about him, because he interests me very much. Just think what a privilege it is to meet a man in the twentieth century who honestly believes in occultism."
"Since I have been occupied with
these matters, I have met strange people," said Dr. Porhoet quietly, "but I
agree with Miss Boyd that Oliver Haddo is the most extraordinary. It is
difficult to understand him. All I know is that he has travelled much and knows
many languages. He has a wide knowledge of the literature of alchemy2, and
there is no book I have heard of, dealing with the black arts, which he does
not know. My friend Arthur won't agree with me, but I must confess that it
would not surprise me to learn that he possesses powers by which he is able to
do things that seem miraculous.'
Arthur did not answer as they arrived at the fair.
It
was in full swing.3 The noise was deafening. Popular tunes were heard and
merry-go-rounds were turning everywhere. The English party with Dr. Porhoet had
just
fur stood right on end — ux urepcTb BCTana Ab160M 
alchemy — a-IIXHMHH — cpeAHeBeKOBafl
HayKa, CTaBHBLLIaq nea'1b}O 
npocTb1x MeraJIJIOB B aparoueHHb1e C [IOM011u•O T'dK Ha3b1BaeMoro 
KaMHS1
It was in full swing. — OHa 6b1J1a B CaMOM pa3rape.
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entered when they saw Oliver Haddo. He was indifferent 
to the fact that they did not want
his company. He attracted attention, for his appearance and his manners were
eccentric, and Susie noticed that he was pleased to see people point him out to
one another.
They
walked on and suddenly came to a canvas tent on which was a picture of an Arab
charming snake, and 
some words in Arabic.
"I'll buy tickets for you all," said Haddo.
They went inside and found themselves in a dirty
tent,
ill-lit by two lamps; a dozen stools were placed in a circle on the ground. The
snake-charmer addressed them in bad English.
"My name Mohammed," he said. "Me show snakes. Wait and see. Snakes very venomous."
He was
dressed in a long gabardine coat and its colour could hardly be seen for dirt.
On his head was the national turban. From a bag that lay at one side of the
tent the Arab drew a long, wriggling serpent. He placed it on the ground and
waited a moment. Then he passed his hand over it; it became immediately stiff
as a stick. Except that its eyes, the malignant eyes, were still open, there
was no life in it. Then the Arab tooka reedpipe and began to play a monotonous
tune. The stiffness went away from the snake suddenly, it lifted its head and
raised its long body till it stood almost on the tip of its tail. Then it began
swaying slowly. Margaret drew back in terror.
"You need not be frightened," said Arthur. "These people work only with animals whose fangs have been extracted. "
Haddo looked at him before answering.
This man is a snake-charmer because he is immune against the fangs of the most venomous snakes," he said.
"I
don't think so," said Arthur. "I'd like to have a proof that these
serpents are venomous.'
Oliver turned to the charmer and spoke to him in Arabic. Then he answered
Arthur.
"This
man has a horned serpent which is the most dangerous of all Egyptian
snakes." 
"What are you going to do?" asked Susie. Oliver Haddo smiled and did not answer. He stepped forward to the centre of the tent and fell on his knees. He uttered some Arabic words, which Dr. Porhoet translated to the others.
A
shudder went through the bag, and in a moment a head appeared. It was a viper
of light grey colour, and over each eye was a horn.
Haddo seized the snake and opened its mouth. Immediately the reptile's
teeth went deep into his hand. Arthur watched him for signs of pain, but he did
not notice any. Haddo repeated a sentence in Arabic and the serpent fell to the ground. The blood
flowed from Haddo's hand. Haddo spat upon the bleeding place three times,
muttering words they could not hear. The bleeding stopped. He held out his hand
for Arthur to look at.
Burdon was astonished, but he would not admitl that there was anything
strange in stopping the blood. 
"You haven't yet shown that the snake was venomous." "I have not finished yet," smiled Haddo. He spoke again to the Egyptian who rose to his feet and from a box took a white rabbit. Haddo put it in front of the horned snake. Before anyone could move, the snake came forward and struck the rabbit. The poor little animal gave a scream, a shudder went through it, and it fell dead.
he would not admit — He xoTeJ1 npH3HaTb (would 03Haqae-r ynopHoe
Hexenamre HTO-TO CaenaTb)
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Margaret sprang up with a cry.
"Oh, how cruel! How
cruel!" 
"Are you convinced now?" asked Haddo turning to Arthur.
"I am convinced that you are charlatan," said Arthur sharply.
Haddo did not answer. A strange smile
spread over his face, a smile that was even more terrifying than a grimace of
rage.
Susie wanted to cry out, but she couldn't utter a sound. The smile passed
away, and the face became once more passive.
The two women hurried to the doorway. They were 
frightened and disgusted. Oliver
Haddo was left alone with the snake-charmer. 
Susie
could not get out of her mind the smile on Haddo's face that followed the first
passionate look of deadly hatred. Her fantasy suggested various dark means by
which Oliver Haddo might take revenge on his enemy, and she tried to warn
Arthur. But he only laughed.
"What on earth do you suppose he can do?l If he kills me he'll be
hanged, and he won't be such a fool as to risk his head,"
Margaret
was glad that after the incident Oliver had not appeared in their company. She began to
discuss with Arthur the date of their wedding. She was filled
What on earth do you suppose he can do? — I-ITO xe, npeano-
.naraeulb, OH MOXeT CLIenaTb?
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with delight at the thought of the happiness she would give him.
A day or two later Susie received a telegram. It ran as follows:
Please meet me at the Gare du Nordi, 2.40. Nancy Clerk.
It was
an old friend of hers, who was apparently arriving in Paris that afternoon. She
had not seen Nancy for such a long time that it surprised her to receive this
urgent message,
"I don't want to go," said Susie, "but I suppose I must
meet her."
Margaret had a class that afternoon and after it she went home alone. As
she walked through the courtyard she started nervously, for Oliver Haddo passed slowly by. He did not seem
to see her. Suddenly he stopped, put his hand to his heart and fell to the
ground. Margaret had 
to go up to him. Her heart beat violently. She looked down at Oliver, and
he seemed to be dead. She forgot that she hated him. Instinctively she knelt down by his side and took his
hand. He opened his eyes.
"For
God's sake, take me for one moment into the studio," he whispered. "I
shall die in the street." 
She could not refuse him. With the help of some people she raised him to his feet, and together they brought him to the studio. He sank heavily into an armchair.
"Shall
I bring you some water?" asked Margaret.
"I'm very sorry to cause you this trouble," he stammered.
"I suffer from a disease of the heart, and sometimes I am very near
death."
"I'm glad that I was
able to help you," she said.
I Gare du Nord — CeBePHb1M BOK3U1 B Ilapwxe
He seemed to be able to breathe more easily. She 
left him to himself for a while, so
that he could regain his strength. She took up a book and began to read.
Presently, without moving from his chair, he spoke.
"If you knew how lonely I was and how unhappy, you would have a little mercy."
His voice was strangely
sincere. 
"You think me a charlatan because I can do things that are unknown
to you. You look upon me with disgust and scorn. You don't give me a chance to
explain everything to you."
"It can make no difference to you how I look upon you," she whispered.
She did not know why his soft, low voice produced such a mysterious
effect on her. Her pulse began to beat more quickly.
"It
makes all the difference in the world.l It is horrible to think of your
contempt. You turn your eyes away from me as though I were unclean.'
She turned her chair a little and looked at him.
She was amazed at the change in his appearance. His eyes had a new expression; they were so tender now, and they were full of tears. Margaret had never seen so much unhappiness on a man's face, and she felt sorry for him.
"I don't want to be unkind to you," she said. "But
let us
talk about something else."
For a moment he kept silence. He was looking at a copy of "La Gioconda"
which hung on the wall. Suddenly he began to speak. He spoke of Leonardo da
Vinci, mixing his own fantasies with the words of different essays on art, 
which, so wonderful was his memory,
he seemed to know
It makes all the difference in the world. — 3T0 MeHs.reT Bce.
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by heart. His voice, low and musical, intoxicated Margaret with its beauty. She was horribly fascinated by his imagination and responded to his words like a delicate instrument on which he could play any tune he wanted. At last he stopped. His eyes were fixed upon hers. She neither moved nor spoke. She seemed to be under a spell.
'I want to do something for you in return for what you have done for
me," he said.
He stood up and went to the piano. Margaret was not surprised that he played wonderfully. Yet it was almost incredible that those fat, large hands had such a tenderness of touch. He seemed to put into the notes all his passion, and the instrument had the tremulous emotion of a human being. It was strange and terrifying.
Oliver
Haddo stopped playing. Neither of them moved. At last Margaret regained her
self-control.
"I begin to think you really are a magician," she said softly.
"I could show you strange things, if you wanted to see them," he answered again, raising his eyes to hers.
"I don't think you will ever make me believe in occult
philosophy," she laughed.
His voice grew very low, and it was so seductive that Margaret's head reeled.
"Believe me, that for this art nothing is impossible. It commands
the elements of the earth and knows the language of the stars. Heaven and Hell
are in its province]
Heaven and Hell are in its province —
Pañ H an B ee B.qaCTH
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and all
forms, beautiful and ugly; love and hate, life and 
death are in the power of him who knows its secrets..."
Margaret could not hear what he said.
A gradual lethargy seized her, and she had not even the strength to wish to free herself. She seemed
bound to him already by
mysterious
chains.
If you have powers, show them,"
she whispered.
(Haddo gave Margaret some magic powder to breathe in and took her to the wonderful and terrifying world of his fantasies. She took part in some festival of hideous
lust,
and the wickedness of the world was patent to her 
eyes.l Then the spell was dispelled
and she realised that she was sitting in the studio and that Haddo stood by her
side. Shame overcame her. She hid her face in her hands 
and burst into tears.)
"Go away," she said. "For God's sake, go.
He
looked at her for a moment and a strange smile came to his lips. 
"When you want me you will find me in the Rue de Vaugiraud, number
209," he said. "I'll write it down for you."
He
wrote the address on a sheet of paper that he found on the table. She did not
answer. She sobbed as though her heart would break. Suddenly, she realised that
Haddo was gone. She had not heard him open the door or close it. She fell on
her knees and prayed desperately, as 
though some terrible danger threatened her.
But when she heard Susie's key in the door, Margaret sprang to her feet. She was afraid that Susie would see
She took part in some festival of hideous lust, and the wickedness of the world was patent to her eyes. — OHa yqaCTBOBa.ua B oprMH qYA0BHL11H0ii TIOXOTM, H ee B30py OTKPb1JIHCb nopoKH 3Toro MHPa.
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her
agitation, but Susie was too much annoyed to notice it.
"Nancy has not come," she said irritably. "I can't
understand it. I waited till the train came in, but there was no sign of her. I
walked about the station for half an hour. "
She went to the table, on which had been left the telegram and read it
again. She gave a little cry of surprise.
"How silly of me! I had not
noticed the postmark. It was sent from Paris. I wonder if someone has played a
silly practical joke on me. If I were a suspicious woman, " she smiled, "I should think you
had sent it yourself to get me out of the way.
The idea occurred to Margaret, that Oliver Haddo was the author of the
note. He might have seen Nancy's name on the photograph in Susie's bag. She had
no time to think as there was a knock at the door. Margaret, her nerves
shattered, cave a cry of terror. She feared that Haddo had returned. But it was
Arthur Burdon. She greeted him with passion that was unusual for her, because
by nature she was a woman of great self-possession. They began to speak of
trivial things. Margaret tried to take pan in the conversation, but her voice
sounded unnatural. Soon she could control herself no longer and burst into
tears.
"Oh, take care of me, Arthur. I'm so afraid that some awful thing will happen to me. Why can't we be married at once? I can't feel safe till I'm your wife."
Arthur comforted her very gently. After alli they were to be married in a few weeks. The day had been fixed by her. She listened silently to his words. He was right and she did not know how she could convince him.
After all — B KOHue KOHUOB
21
"If anything happens to me," she answered, "you 
will be to blame."
"I promise you that nothing will happen."
Margaret slept badly, and next day she was unable to 
work as usual. She was sure that
Haddo's sudden illness
was a trick by which he wanted to get
into the studio. 
And there he had taken advantage of her pity in order to 
use his hypnotic power. But no matter
how she triedl 
she could not get the man out of her thoughts. Work could not distract her, and between
her and all the actions 
of everyday life stood Oliver Haddo. Although she repeated 
to herself that she wanted never to
see him again, Margaret could hardly resist an overwhelming desire to go to
him. 
Her will had been taken from her, and she was an 
automaton. He had given her that
address because he
knew
she would use it. She did not know why she wanted to go to him; she had nothing
to say to him; she knew only that it was necessary to go.
Instead of going to the class, which
was held at six in the evening, she hurried to the address that Oliver Haddo
had given her. She walked along the crowded street stealthily, as though afraid
that someone would see her, and her heart was beating violently. She ran up the
stairs and knocked at the door. In a moment Oliver Haddo 
stood before her. He did not seem
astonished, that she was there.
"I've been waiting for you," he said.
no matter how she tried — Kavv 6bI OHa cerapanacb
22
"You knew I should come. "
"I knew.'
"What have I done to you that you make me so unhappy? I want you to leave me alone.'
"I shall not prevent you from going out if you want to go. The door
is open."
Her heart beat quickly and she remained silent. She knew that she did not
want to go. There was something that drew her strangely to him, and she could
not resist.
He began to talk with that low voice of his that thrilled her with a
curious magic, He told her of magnificent Eastern palaces and of the moonlight
nights in the desert,
of the
sunsets with their splendour and of the crowded streets at noon, The beauty of the
East rose before her, and life itself seemed open to her, a life of freedom, a
life of extraordinary knowledge. She shuddered at the comparison between the
dull existence which awaited her as Arthur's wife and this bright, full life.
But it was possible for her also to enjoy the wonders of the world. She felt a
sudden desire for adventures. As though fire passed through her, she sprang to her feet and stood
with flashing eyes, bright with multi-coloured pictures that his imagination
presented. Oliver Haddo stood too, and they faced one another. Then with a
quick movement he took her in his arms and kissed her lips.
She looked at him. "I think I love you," she said, hoarsely.
"Now
you must go," he said.
He opened the door, and, without another word, she went.
Since then Margaret every day felt that uncontrollable desire to go to him. There was always that violent hunger of the soul which called her to him, and the only happy
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hours she had were those spent in his
company. She could not now imagine her life apart from his, Sometimes, 
suffering agonies of remorse, she
would liel in bed at night and think with shame of the way she was using
Arthur. But things had gone too far now, and she could not change them.
At last Haddo thought the time came for the final 
step. 
"It may interest you to know
that I'm leaving Paris on Thursday," he said one afternoon. 
She
jumped to her feet and stared at him in astonishment.
"But what will become of me?"
"You will marry the excellent Mr. Burdon."
"You know I cannot live without
you. How can you be so cruel?"
"Then the only alternative is
that you should marry me. " She sank helplessly into her chair. Because
she had refused to think of the future, it had never occurred to
her
that the time must come when it would be necessary to leave Haddo or to join
her life with his for ever. It would be madness. Margaret realised that. Though an irresistible passion
bound her to this man, she hated and feared him. She remembered Arthur's great
love and all that he had done for her and felt disgust for herself. She sprang
up.
"Let me go from here! I wish I'd
never seen you. I don't know what you've done with me."
He opened the door and stood at the threshold, with a smile on his face.
His eyes were hard and cruel.
she would lie — OHa nexaqa (would 0603HayaeT nocT0¶HHoe aeVrcrBHe)
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"Go," he said.
She bent her head and ran before him. To get home she passed through the
gardens of Luxembourg, but her legs failed herl and she sank upon a bench. The bell of 
Saint Sulpice church was ringing for
a service. Margaret walked slowly to the church and sat down on a bench in
a corner. She hoped that the music
would rest her soul and she would be able to pray. The music was beautiful but
it did not move her. For her the service had no meaning, and in those
ceremonies she could find no 
comfort. She felt completely lost. "God has abandoned me," she
repeated. "God has abandoned me."
Next day, her eyes red with tears, she dragged herself to Haddo's door.
When he opened it, she went in without a word. She sat down, and he watched her
in silence.
"I
am ready to marry you whenever you like," she 
said at last. 
Haddo told her that they could be
married early enough on the Thursday morning to catch a train for England. She
left everything in his hands.
"I'm
awfully unhappy, " she said without any emotions.
Wednesday happened to be Arthur's birthday, and
he asked Margaret to dine with him alone. They had arranged to eat at a fashionable restaurant on the other side of the river, and soon after seven they met.
Margaret had never been in better spirits. The champagne went quickly to her head, and she talked charming nonsense. Arthur was very proud and very
I her legs failed her — HOFH ee He cnyu_raJIHCb
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happy. They talked of all the things they would do when they were married. They talked of the places they must go
to, of their home and of the
beautiful things with which they would fill it. They returned at Margaret's
house and she held out her hand to him smiling.
"Good night."
"It's dreadful to think that I must spend some hours
without
seeing you. When may I come tomorrow?"
"Not in the morning, because I shall be too busy. Come at
twelve."
She remembered that her train started exactly at that
hour.] The door was opened, and with
a little wave of the hand she disappeared.
Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret's marriage. It was sent from the Gare du Nord and ran as follows:
When you receive this I shall be on my way to London. 
I was married to Oliver Haddo this
morning. I love him as I
never loved Arthur. I have not told him anything because I had gone too far to make an explanation possible. Please tell him. Margaret.
Susie did not know what to do nor what to think. There was a knock at the door, and
she knew it must be Arthur. She decided quickly that it was impossible to break
the news to him at once. Making up her mind, she opened the door.
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Oh, I'm so sorry. Margaret isn't here," she said. "A friend of
hers is ill and sent for her suddenly.'
"What a pity!" answered Arthur. "Mrs, Bloomfield as
usual, J suppose. Margaret has spent nearly every afternoon with her for some
days."
Susie did not answer. This was the first time she had heard of Mrs.
Bloomfield's illness, and it was news for
her
that Margaret visited her.
"Won't you come back at five o'clock?" she said.
He nodded and went out. Susie read the brief note
once more, and asked herself if it could possibly be true.
She went to Margaret's room and saw
that everything was in its place. But then she noticed that a number pf letters
had disappeared. She went out. At the door it occurred to her to ask the conciergel
if she knew where Margaret
had gone that morning.
"Yes, mademoiselle,"
answered the old woman. "I heard her tell the coachman to go to the
British Consulate. "
Susie drove then to Mrs. Bloomfield and asked her about Margaret.
"I've
not seen Margaret for three weeks," said the invalid.
"Haven't you? I thought she dropped in quite often." Susie
spoke as though the matter was of no importance. She asked herself where
Margaret could have spent those 
afternoons. On leaving Mrs. Bloomfield she went to the Consulate and
learnt that Margaret and Haddo had been married. Then nothing remained but to
go home and wait for Arthur.
concierge — ip. KOHCbePXKa, npMBpaTHHua
27
At last he came. He entered joyfully
and looked around,
"Is Margaret not here yet?" he asked with surprise.
"Won't you sit down?"
He did
not notice that her voice was hoarse, nor 
that
she tried not to look at him.
"Mr. Burden, I have something to say to you. It will cause you very
great pain."
He noticed now the hoarseness of her tone. He sprang
to his
feet and a terrible thought flashed across his brain. Something horrible had happened to
Margaret. She was 
ill. His terror was so great that he trembled from head to
foot. Susie tried to speak, but she
could not. Her voice broke, and she began to cry. She gave him the letter.
"What does it meatP"
He looked at her without
understanding. Then she told him all that she had learnt that day and the
places where she had been.
Arthur sat down and leaned his head on his hands. They remained in
perfect silence. Susie suffered as much as he did. Her impulse was to throw
herself on her knees,
and kiss his hands, and comfort him; but she knew that he was interested in her only because she was Margaret's
friend. At last he got up and taking his pipe from his pocket filled it silently. His face gxpressed such suffering that it was terrible to look upon.
"I can't believe it's
true," he answered. "I can't believe it."
There
was a knock at the door, and Arthur rushed to the door.
"Perhaps she's come back."
But it was Dr. Porhoet.
"How do you do?" said the Frenchman. "What's
happening?"
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He looked round and caught the dismay
that was on the faces of Arthur and Susie.
"Where is Miss Margaret? I thought you must be giving a party. I
received a telegram from Mr. Haddo this morning. "
He took it from his pocket and handed it to Susie. She read it and passed it to Arthur.
It said: 
"Come to the studio at five. High
jinks.l Oliver
Haddo. "
"Margaret was married to Mr.
Haddo this morning, 
said Arthur quietly. f' They have gone to England.'
Susie quickly told the doctor the few facts they knew.
He was as astonished and upset, as
they. "But what is the explanation of it all?" he asked.
Arthur shrugged his shoulders.
"She cared for Haddo more than she cared for me,
I
suppose."
A spasm of pain passed over his face as he remembered
how tender she had been the night before. The thought of Margaret in that
man's arms tortured him as though his flesh were torn with iron hooks2
"Perhaps
it's not true. Perhaps she'll return," he cried out.
"Would you take her back if she came to you?" asked Susie.
"Do you think that anything she can do has the power to make me love her less? There must be reasons of which we know nothing that caused her to do all she has done. If J could only be sure that she would be happy. Her
future terrifies me."
High jinks. — byaeT OtleHb Beceno.
tortured him as though his flesh were
torn with iron hooks 
MYHM-qa ero, Kavv 6yxro ero Teno pa3pbIBaJIM
Xene3HbIMH
29
Porhoet got up and walked across the room,
"I wonder why Haddo sent me that telegram," he said. "What
can it mean?"
Susie
turned to Arthur.
"Do you remember that day at the
fair when you called him a charlatan? I warned you, I told you that he had made
up his mind to avenge himself, but you laughed at me. You know why Haddo sent
Dr. Porhoet here today? He was present at his humiliation and he wished him to
be present at his triumph."
"I think that Miss Boyd is
right," murmured the doctor. "After all, he couldn't hurt you more.
He knew that you wanted nothing in the world more than to make Margaret your
wife, and he has not only prevented that, 
but he has married her himself. And
he could only do it by poisoning her mind; he must have completely changed her
personality."
"Ah, L feel that," cried out Arthur. "If Margaret has broken her word to me, if she has
gone to him, it's because it's not the Margaret I know. Some devil must have
taken possession of her."
"Is it possible that Haddo cast some spell upon her that would make
her unable to resist his will?" said Susie. "Perhaps he has powers we
can hardly imagine."
For a while they remained silent. It was Dr. Porhoet
who spoke at last.
"But
even if there is some truth in Miss Boyd's suppositions, I don't see how it can help you. You cannot
do anything. Her letter shows that she has married Haddo of her own free will
and does not want to be released from him. "
What he said seemed true, and there was nothing to
object to it.
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"The only thing is to grin and to bear iti," said Arthur,
rising.
"Where
are you going?" asked Susie.
"I think I'll get away from
Paris. Here everything 
will remind me of what I have lost. I must get back to my work. If
Margaret writes to you, I should like you to tell her that I will never
reproach her for what she has done, and I will always do everything that she
wants.'
When Susie was alone she began to sob brokenheartedly, not for herself,
but because Arthur suffered so much.
Susie felt it impossible to stay in the deserted studio any longer, and
accepted a friend's invitation to spend the winter in Italy. Margaret had not
wñtten to her, and she could not make herself write to her. In Rome
Susie had
news of Haddo and his wife. They had spent some time there, and the little English circle was still talking of their
eccentricities. Haddo had excited attention by the extravagance of his costume and manner; and Margaret by her beauty. She was seen in her box at the opera every night,
and her diamonds were the envy of all women. But suddenly the pair had
disappeared without saying a word to anybody. It was reported that they were
now in Monte Carlo. 
Susie had intended to pass the spring on the Riviera,
but when she heard that the Haddos were there, she hesitated. She did not want to run the risk of seeing them,
I The only thing is to grin and to bear it — EAMHCTBeHHOe, I-ITO
OCTaeTCH,
3TO MyxeCTBeHHO nepeHecTH 60JTb
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and yet she had a strong desire to find out exactly how 
things were going. At last curiosity
won and she went to 
Monte Carlo. After two or three days she saw them at the tables, but they
were so absorbed in their game that they 
did not notice her. Margaret was
playing, but Haddo stood behind her and directed her movements. Susie was unable to recognize in
her the girl who had been her friend. 
What
struck her most was that there was in Margaret's expression an extraordinary likeness to Haddo's. In
spite
of her beauty, she had Oliver's evil look which suggested that she saw
with his eyes
They had won great sums that evening Taking up 
the money, Haddo touched her on the
shoulder, and she followed him.
Susie learned that the Haddos had
rooms at the most expensive of the hotels. They knew few English except those
who had bad reputations, but seemed to prefer the society of those foreigners
whose wealth and eccentricities made 
them the centre of that little world. Margaret moved
among all those odd people with a cold mysteriousness that excited everybody's
curiosity. Oliver's eccentric imagination invented whimsical festivities and
orgies that were held in the dark sitting-room of the hotel. He wanted to
revive the mystical ceremonies of old religions imitating those he had seen in
Eastern places. Haddo was thought to
be involved in occult studies, and some said that he was occupied with the
Magnum Opus, the greatest and most fantastic of alchemical 
experiments. It was also said that
he was attempting to create living beings. He had explained to somebody that
magical receipts existed for the manufacture of homunculil
homunculi
— MCKYCCTBeHHb1e qeJ10BeHKM, KOTOPb1e, KaK 
a-rvxuwwa•f, MOTJIM 6b1Tb nonyqeHb1 B KOJ16e
32
No one understood his true relations with his wife,
and it was said that he was sometimes
very cruel to her. 
Susie's heart sank when she heard this; but several times when she saw
Margaret, she seemed in the highest spirits. Then the same thing that had happened in Rome happened
here
again; they 
suddenly disappeared.
Susie had not been to London for some time, and as the spring advanced she remembered
that her friends had invited her. Though she would not confess it to herself, her desire to see Arthur was the
strongest of her motives. She knew that he would never care for her, but she
was
glad to
be his friend.
In London she wrote to Arthur, and he invited her to the opera. Susie
was terrified at the change that had taken place in him. He looked ten years
older, he had lost weight, and his hair was white. But what most struck her was
the change of his expression. The look of pain which she had seen on his face
that last evening in the studio has now become settled, so that it changed its
countenance. He was more silent than ever„ and when he spoke, it was a strange
low voice that seemed to come from a long way off.
He seemed glad to see her and asked about her travels with interest. He
told her of his work. Besides his duties at the two hospitals, his teaching and
private practice, he gave lectures and was editing a journal on surgery.
"How
on earthl can you find time to do so much?" asked Susie.
I How on earth — KaKMM 06pa30M (ynmp. YCWTeHHSI)
2 Mar 33
"I can do with less sleep than I
usedl " he answered. "It almost doubles my working day." 
He stopped abruptly and looked down. His remark had given him away and
showed his sufferings which he
tried to conceal. They sat in
silence. At last Susie said, "I was never able to give Margaret your
message. She did not write to me."
A look of pain on his face seemed stronger, but he said nothing.
"I saw her in Monte Carlo,"
said Susie. "I thought you would like to hear about her." 
"I don't see that it can do any good," he answered.
Susie made a little hopeless gesture. She didn't know
what to say.
When the opera was over and they went out into the
vestibule, they saw doctor Arbuthnot, whom Susie had 
met on the Riviera and who was a
colleague of Arthur's 
at the hospital.
"The very people2 1 wanted to see!" he cried out. "Now
look here3, do me a great favour. I'm giving a 
supper party at the Savoy, and you must come by all 
means. I'll introduce you to a man
and his wife who will thrill you. They are so strange."
"I'm afraid I must get
home," said Arthur. "I have 
a lot of work to do."
But Susie looked at him with such an
appeal that he 
forced himself to smile and accept the invitation. They agreed to meet at
the Savoy.
I can do with less sleep than I used
— Mory cnaTb MeHb111e, qeM
paHbLue
The very people — Te caMb1e 
Now look here — flocJIY1_uañTe
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When they arrived at the restaurant Arbuthnot came up to them and took
their arms.
"Come along.l We're waiting for you. I'll introduce 
you to everybody, and then we'll go
in to supper."
They walked down the steps to the foyer and he led them to a group of
people. They found themselves face 
to face with Oliver Haddo and Margaret. Arbuthnot
introduced them. He did not notice that Arthur had become deathly pale and that
Margaret was petrified with 
astonishment. Haddo, smiling, stepped forward. He seemed to enjoy the
situation,
"Mr. Burdon is an old friend of ours," he said. "In fact,
it was he who introduced me to my wife."
He held out his hand, and Susie took it. She shook hands with Margaret.
During the supper Haddo ate and 
drank with great appetite. He took as usual the whole conversation upon
himself, and Susie had to admit that he was at his best[1]
Margaret was as beautiful as ever, but her dress was much too gorgeous.
She talked and laughed as much as her husband; perhaps she was trying to show
that she was happy. She had been drinking glass after glass of wine and told
anecdotes together with Oliver Haddo. But if his were witty immoral, hers were simply indecent.
Everybody laughed, but Arthur sat in stony silence. He felt horribly
uncomfortable. He was ashamed. He did not dare to look
at Margaret. Margaret seemed quite unconscious of the effect she had produced and went on talking and laughing.
At last the lights were put out, and Arthur's agony ended. Margaret shook hands with him quite lightly.
Come along. — 110111AM.
"You
must come and see us one day. We've got
He
bowed and did not answer.
Susie had gone to the
dressing-room to get her cloak.
She
stood at the door when Margaret came out.
"Can we drop you anywhere?" asked Margaret. "You 
must come and see us when you have
nothing better to do. " 
Susie looked back. Arthur was
standing in front of 
them looking down at the ground in complete abstraction. 
"Do you see him?" she asked in a low voice trembling with
indignation. "That's what you have made him. Do you know that he's killing
himself on your accountl? He 
can't sleep at night. He's suffered the tortures of the
damned 2 Oh, I hope you'll suffer as
he's suffered!" 
"I wonder that you
blame me," said Margaret. "You
should
be rather grateful."
"You're not going to deny that you've loved him
passionately
from the first day you saw him? Do you think I didn't see that you cared for
him in Paris? You care for him now more than ever."
Susie felt suddenly sick at heart3. She had never thought that her secret
was discovered.
Margaret gave a little bitter laugh and passed by.
on your
account — M3-3a -re6SI
He's suffered the tortures of the damned. — OH nepeHec MYKH ana.
felt suddenly sick at heart — BApyr not1YBcTB0B.a-rra YKOJI B cepnue
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Chapter 10
Arthur Burdon spent two or three days in a state of complete uncertainty,
but at last the idea he had in mind grew so compelling that it overcame all
objections. He went to the Carlton and asked for Margaret. He had learnt
from the porter that Haddo was out and so he hoped to find Margaret alone. When he was shown into the drawing-
room he
found Margaret sitting at the table. She neither read nor worked.
"You told me I might call upon you," said Arthur.
She stood up without answering and grew deathly pale. 
"Why have you come?" she
said hoarsely.
"I thought that I might be able to help you," he answered
softly.
"I
want no help. I'm perfectly happy. I have nothing to say to you."
She spoke hurriedly and nervously and her eyes were fixed anxiously on
the door as though she feared that someone would come in.
"I feel that we have much to say to one another."
"He'll know," she cried
suddenly. "Do you think anything can be concealed from him?"
Arthur glanced at her. He was horrified by the terror that was in her
eyes.
"I want you to know that I do not
blame you for anything you did. No action of yours can lessen my affection for
you."
She suddenly burst into tears. She fell on her knees by Arthur's side
and seized his hands.
"Oh, why did you come here? Why do you torture me by saying such
things? Did you think I didn't see how you suffered? My heart bled when I
looked at your face
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and your tortured eyes. Oh, Arthur, Arthur, you must
forgive me."
"But there's nothing to forgive,
darling." 
She looked at him strangely.
"You
say that but you don't really think it, and yet if you only knew that all I
have suffered is because of you." 
"What do you mean?" asked Arthur.
She tried her best to be calm.
"He never loved me, he would
never have thought of me if he hadn't wanted to hurt you. He hated you, and 
he's made me what I am so that you
might suffer. It isn't I who lied to you and left you and caused you all this 
unhappiness. He has some dreadful
power over me so 
that I've been like wax in his hands. All my will has 
disappeared. And if I try to resist...
My life is hell, and his revenge is complete. "
Margaret's agitation was terrible. This was the first time that she had
ever spoken to anybody of all these things, and now the long restraint had
burst as burst the waters of a daml."
"You always laughed at his
words. But I know. Oh, I can't explain it, but I've seen things with my own
eyes that are against all comprehension. I tell you, he has 
powers of the most awful kind.
Sometimes I think I shall
go mad with the terror of it all."
"Look
here," said Arthur. "You must come away at once. "
"I can't leave him. It's no use?"
"Why not?"
the long restraint had burst as burst the waters of a dam — LIH-
TEIbHaq CAePXaHHOCTb lipopBa-nacb KaK WIOTMHa 2 It's no use. — 3T0
6ecnone3H0.
38
"Because
I love him with all my soul."
Margaret!
"
"I hate him. He fills me with
disgust. And yet I do 
not know what there is in my blood that draws me to him against my will.
I can't help it.l"
A cold sweat came over Arthur, and he grew more pale than ever. He
realised that he was in the presence of a mystery against which he could not
fight.
"But if he doesn't love you, what does he want you
She looked in Arthur's eyes. She was now quite calm. 
s' I think he wishes to use me for a
magical operation. I don't Imow if he is mad or not. But I think he intends to
try some horrible experiment and he wants me for its success. '
"What do you mean by saying he wants you?"
"He
wants my life."
It was more than Arthur could stand. He saw on the table a whisky bottle.
He poured some whisky into a glass and gave it to Margaret.
"Drink it," he
said.
Obediently, she put it to her lips.
"Now
come with me.'
He took her arm and led her down the stairs. He
passed through the hall quickly. There was a cab just at the door, and he told her to get in. He directed the driver to the house in which Susie lived and looked at Margaret. She had fainted immediately she got into the cab. He told
Susie what had happened and what he wanted of her. She promised willingly to do all he wished.
I can't help it. — HHqero He Mory nonenaTb.
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Arthur hired a little cottage in Hampshirel, hoping that among the most
charming, restful scenery in England Margaret would quickly regain her
strength; and as soon as it was possible Susie took her down. But she was much
afraid.
For a
week Margaret could not be moved. Although her illness was neither long nor
serious, she felt as if she had been for months at the point of death. But at
last it seemed necessary to discuss the future. Nothing had been heard of
Oliver Haddo, and Margaret Willingly agreed to institute a suit for divorce.
She was eager to be set free. She was growing stronger and more cheerful; her
charming laughter rang through the little house as it had been in the Paris
studio. But presently a change came over her. As the day of trial drew nearer
Margaret became excited and 
nervous, her gaiety abandoned her, and she was silent 
and gloomy. When Susie asked her what
troubled her, she said: "I'm afraid that something is going to
happen." She could not explain what she meant. 
One day when Susie came home she did not find Margaret in her room. There was a note on the table.
"It's no use. I can't help it. I've gone back to him. Don't trouble
about me any more. It's quite hopeless."
Susie's first thought was for Arthur;
once more she had to break the dreadful news to him. At that moment the door
was opened, and Arthur came in.
Susie gave a cry of terror and turned pale.
Hampshire — rew1LLIHP, rpadWTB0 Ha I-ore AHLTHH to institute a suit for divorce — noaaTb VICK o pa3Boae
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"I wanted to come to see
you," she said. "How did you find out?"
"Haddo sent me a box of chocolates early this morning with a card on
which was written: 'I think the odd trick is mine .
He
read Margaret's note and was silent for a long time.
"I'm afraid she's right,"
he said at last. "It seems quite hopeless. The man has some power over her
against 
which we can't fight."
Susie wondered whether his strong scepticism was failing at last. She did
not doubt that Oliver was able to affect his wife even at a distance, and was
convinced now that Margaret's restlessness of the last few days was due to this
mysterious power. She could not resist and had gone to him instinctively, like
steel to a magnet.
"There's nothing that one can do. One can't go to the police and
say that a man has cast a magic spell on his wife. I can do nothing though I'm
convinced that Margaret is very unhappy."
Returning to London after Margaret's disappearance Burdon had thrown
himself again into the work trying to 
distract himself from his thoughts. But it did not
help him. He was sure that a great danger threatened Margaret. He could not
tell what it was, but the idea was there always, night and day. He dreamed that
she was at the
1 | think the odd trick is mine — AYMaK), ATO peuram_uaq B351TKa
MOH
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point of death, and heavy chains prevented him from stretching out a hand
to help her. At last he could stand 
it no more. He told another surgeon
that private business forced him to leave London, and put the work into his
hands. He supposed that Haddo had taken Margaret to his house to Skene. He went
to Paris to see Susie and 
Doctor Porhoet. They tried to reason with him, but saw that it was quite
useless.
"What do you want us
to do?" asked Susie. 
"I want you both to come to
England with me at once. If we start now we can catch the evening train.'
"For Heaven's sake, calm down a little," said Susie. "I'm
convinced that you'll find Margaret safe and soundl."
He
did not answer. He gave a sigh of relief as they drove to the station.
Susie
never forgot the horror of that journey to England. They arrived in London
early in the morning and without stopping drove to Skene. It was a small place 
with one public house serving as a
hotel to the rare travellers who stayed there.
They tried to find out something about the Haddos. Oliver was the local
magnate, and his wealth and eccentricity made him a usual topic of
conversation. The landlady of the hotel called him mad; she told them of
Haddo's evil influence on the crops and cattle of farmers who had aroused his
anger. As soon as he could do so, Arthur asked about Margaret. The landlady
shrugged her shoulders. No one knew anything certain about her. "People
say the poor lady is dead," she said.
safe and sound — uenoñ H HeBpeAHMoM
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"What
did she die of?" asked Susie, her eyes on Arthur.
"They say it was heart disease," answered the landlady.
"Poor thing! It's a happy release for her." 
Susie seized Arthur's arm.
"Arthur, Arthur. You couldn't have done anything, if you had been
here. If Margaret died of heart disease, 
your suspicions were quite without
ground. "
His silence terrified her more than anything. The 
landlady was on the point of leaving
when Arthur stopped her. 
"How do you know that Mrs. Haddo died of heart 
disease?" he asked suddenly.
"Dr.
Richardson told me so." 
"Where
does he live?"
"Why, sir, he lives at the white house near the station. " She
could not understand why Arthur asked these questions.
"Thank
you. You can go.'
"What are you going to do?" asked Susie.
He
turned on her with a sudden rage. 
"I'm going to see this doctor. Margaret's heart was as good as
mine. I'll put a rope round that man's neck, and if the law doesn't help me,
I'll kill him myself. I know that Margaret didn't die naturally. I'll never
have a rest so long as that fellow lives." 
Dr. Richardson was a little man of fifty-five with a white beard and
prominent blue eyes.
Arthur was shown into the consulting room and shortly told him about the reason of his visit.
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"I have just learnt of the death of Mrs. Haddo. I
was her
oldest friend. I came to you in the hope that you would be able to tell me
something about it."
Dr. Richardson gave him a
suspicious glance. 
"1
don't know why you came to me instead of her husband. He will be able to tell
you all that you wish to know."
"I
came to you as a fellow-doctor, " answered Arthur. 
He pointed to his card, which Dr. Richardson still held.
"What can I do for you, Mr. Burdon?" 
"I
should be very much obliged if you would tell me how Mrs. Haddo died."
"It was a very simple case of endocarditis. I don't
think there is anything I can tell
you." "Did you have a post-mortem?"
"Certainly not. In the first place there was no need as the cause of death was perfectly clear, and secondly, you must know that her husband was against anything of
Arthur was silent for a moment. It was evident that the little man would
do anything to avoid social scandal. Still Arthur went on.
"I think I must tell you, Dr, Richardson, that I don't believe that
this lady's death was due to natural causes. I want to make an exhumation and I
hope you will assist me in every possible way."
"I shall do nothing of the kind. There is no need for exhumation
and I shall do everything in my power to prevent it."
He flung the door open. Susie and Dr. Porhoet walked out and Arthur
looking down thoughtfully, followed them. Dr. Richardson slammed the street
door angrily.
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The three of them drove slowly back to the inn.
"What are you going to do now?" asked Susie.
For a long time Arthur made no reply and Susie thought he hadn't heard her. At last he broke the silence.
"I see that I can do nothing by
ordinary methods. This is only my own conviction that Margaret was murdered but
I can't prove it."
"After
all it's just possible that she really died of heart disease."
Arthur
gave Susie a long look. He seemed to consider her words.
"Perhaps there are means to make sure," he replied at last
thoughtfully as though he was talking to himself.
"What
are they?"
Arthur did not answer. When they came to the door of the inn he stopped.
"What are you going to do?" Susie asked anxiously.
"I
will do nothing till I have made quite sure that Margaret was killed."
He turned and walked quickly away.
Susie sat at the open window and looked at the stars. She thought of Margaret,
of her beauty and her miserable end and she began to cry quietly. She knew
enough of the facts now to realise the poor girl was not to blame for anything
that had happened. A cruel fate had fallen upon her, and she had been powerless
before it. The hours passed and still Arthur did not return. But at last he
came in. He put down his hat and sat down. For a long time he looked silently
at Dr. Porhoet. "What is it, my friend?" asked the doctor at last.
"Do you remember you told me once of an experiment you made in Alexandria?" he said after some
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hesitation. "You told me that you took a boy and when he looked in a
magic rpirror he saw things which he could not possibly have known."
"I
remember very well," said the doctor.
"I
laughed at it that time. I was convinced that the boy had cheated you." 
"Later
I thought of that story often. Some hidden corners of my memory opened and I
remembered strange things. Was I the boy who looked in the mirror?"
"Yes," said the doctor quietly. 
A profound silence fell upon them while Susie and the doctor stared at
Arthur. They wondered what was in his 
mind. At last he turned and faced
them. He spoke hoarsely. 
"I must see Margaret again."
"Arthur, you're mad!" cried
Susie.
He
went up to Dr. Porhoet and putting his hands on his shoulders looked fixedly
into his eyes. 
"You have studied occult sciences. You know all that can be known of them. I want you to show her to me."
"I don't understand what you want." "I want you to bring her to me so that I may speak with her so that I may find out the truth."
"Do you think I am God, that I raise men from the
"I want you to call her spirit. If she died a natural death we shall
have no power over her, but if her death 
was violent, perhaps her spirit is
still bound to the earth. I tell you I must be certain. I want to see her once
more and afterwards I shall know what to do."
"I cannot, I cannot," cried out the doctor.
"Oh, for God's sake, help me!" exclaimed Arthur.
"If you have any care for my happiness do this for me."
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"It's madness," muttered the doctor. He was greatly moved by
Arthur's appeal. At last he shrugged his shoulders.
"After all it will do
no harm."
"You will help me?" cried Arthur.
"If it can give you any peace or any satisfaction, I am willing to do what I can. But I warn you to be prepared for a great disappointment. "
When they came down in the morning and greeted one another it was clear that none of them had slept.
"You haven't changed your mind?" asked Dr.
Porhoet.
The doctor hesitated. "It will be necessary if you wish to follow the rules of the old necromancersl to fast through the whole day."
"I
am ready to do anything."
"It won't be hard to
me," said Susie with a little hysterical laugh. "I feel I couldn't
eat a thing even if I tried. " 
Arthur was too restless to remain indoors and walked away.
The day, the long summer day, passed slowly. At last the lights in the village were put out little by little and everybody slept. Susie and Dr. Porhoet had lighted the lamp and they were sitting beside it. The window was wide open but the air was heavy and it was difficult to breathe.
necromancers — HeKPOMaHTbI — -mOAM, 3aHHMamuueC51 Bb130BOM ayxoB npeacKa3aI--IMfl 6YAY1.uero
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"Why does not Arthur come?" said Susie. She felt an
extraordinary oppression and she panted for breath.l At last they heard a step
on the road outside and Arthur appeared at the window.
"Are you ready to come?" he
"We've been waiting for you."
They joined him bringing the few things that Dr. 
Porhoet had said were necessary, and
they walked along the lonely road that led to Skene. The way seemed very long.
They did not speak but walked on. They moved like figures in a dream, as though
they acted under the
influence of somebody's will. Suddenly the road stopped,
and
they found themselves at the gates of Skene.
They walked with difficulty through
closely planted 
trees. It seemed that they went a long way. Susie's heart 
beat fast with anxiety.
Then Arthur stopped them, and he pointed in front 
of him. Through an opening in the
trees they saw the house. All the windows were dark except those just under the
roof and from them came bright lights.
"Those are attics which he uses
as a laboratory. You see, he is working now. There is no one else in the house.
"
Susie
was curiously fascinated by the flaming lights. There was an awful mystery in
these unknown labours which absorbed Oliver Haddo night after night till the
sun rose. What horrible things were done there, hidden from the eyes of man?
Arthur took her hand and led her on. At last they found themselves in front of a green space formed by four
She felt an extraordinary oppression and she panted for breath. —
OHa
0111Y1ua-na He06b1qaiiHY}0 TSI*CCTb H 3aAb1xaJ1acb.
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cross-ways.
In the middle of it a stone bench gleamed in the darkness.
"Let's stay here," said Arthur. He gave Dr. Porhoet two flat
brass bowls that they had brought. He stood by Susie's side while the doctor
busied himself with his 
preparations. They saw him bend to the ground. Presently, there was a
crackling of wood, and from the bowls red
flames shot up. They did not know what he burnt but 
there were heavy clouds of smoke, and
a strong, aromatic odour filled the air. The bowed figure of the doctor was
quite mysterious. He looked like some old alchemist busied
with unnatural things. Susie's heart began to beat fast. She was getting
madly frightened and stretched out her 
hand so that she could touch Arthur.
Silently he put his arm through hers. And now the doctor was drawing strange
signs upon the ground. Then he put more twiggs upon the
braziers and the flames sprang up once more, cutting the darkness sharply
as with a sword. 1 
"Now come," he said.
A sudden terror seized Susie, but she
recovered her courage and stepped forward. Dr. Porhoet told her where to stand.
Arthur took his place in front of her.
"You must not move till I allow you," said the doctor. "If
you go outside the figure I have drawn, I cannot protect you." 
For a moment he stood in perfect silence. Then he began to say strange words in Latin. Arthur stood immobile as a rock. The flames died away, and they saw one another only by the glow of the ashes, dimly, like persons in a
Then he put more twiggs upon the braziers and the flames sprang up once
more, cutting the darkness sharply as with a sword. 
3aTeM OH 110AKHHYJ1 B qa111H cyxue
BeTKH, H maMS1 BHOBb B3MeTHYJIOCb, CJIOBHO yaapo,M Meqa pacceKa51 TbMY.
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vision of death.l Susie clenched her hands so that not to
faint.
All at once Susie started, for the
old man's voice 
was cut by a sudden blow of wind. A storm seemed to have fallen upon
them. They were in the centre of a hurricane. They felt the earth sway, and the
wind was roaring about them, and the doctor raising his voice tried 
in vain to command it. But the
strangest thing of all was 
that where they stood there was no sign of the storm. The air about them
was as still as it had been before, and not 
a hair on Susie's head was moved. And
it was terrible to 
be in a calm that was almost unnatural.
Suddenly Dr. Porhoet raised his voice and cried out something in that
unknown language. Then he called upon Margaret. He called her name three times!
"Margaret, Margaret, Margaret."
Without a pause between, as quickly as a stone falls to the ground the
storm which was everywhere about them
ceased.
And there was a silence, so profound that it looked like the silence of death. 
And then as though out of nothingness they heard very distinctly the
sound of a woman weeping. Susie's heart stood still. They heard the sound of a
woman weeping, and they recognized the voice of Margaret. A moan of pain 
burst from Arthur's lips, and he was on the point of rushing forward. But Dr. Porhoet quickly put out his hand to prevent him. The sound was heartbreaking, the crying of a woman who had lost all hope, the crying of a woman terrified.
The names died away, and they saw one another only by the glow of the ashes, dimly, like persons in a vision of death. — ¶3b1HKM 01'Hq CTaHOBWIHCb BCe MeHbU1e, H OHM eaBa apyr apyra B cBeTe TJ1eK)LUHX yrneñ, BHAeJIM HeHCHO, KaK B npeacMepTHbIX BMaeHHflX.
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And in a moment in spite of the heavy darkness of the starless night
Arthur saw her. She was seated on the stone bench and did not even try to hide
her face. She looked at the ground and the tears fell down her cheeks.
Then Arthur knew that all his suspicions were true.
Arthur would not leave Skene.l He spent long hours
by himself in the country and Susie and the doctor had no idea what he did. Several days went by. At last Susie
decided to make one more attempt. It was late at night, and they sat with open windows in the sitting-room of the
"Arthur, you must tell us what you are going to do," she said. "It is useless to stay here. We are all ill and nervous. We want you to come away with us tomorrow."
"You can go if you like," he said. "I shall remain till that man is dead."
"It is madness to talk like that. You can do nothing."
"The law can offer you no help and what else can
"If I can do nothing else, I shall kill him myself."
She could think of nothing to say, and for a while they remained in
silence. It was so still in the room, as though it was empty. Suddenly there
was a loud rattle of 
thunder. It was so loud that it seemed to be above their heads.
Arthur would not leave Skene. — APTYP HH 3a HTO He XOTWI 110KHAaTb CKHH.
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The lamp went out so suddenly that Susie was a little frightened. They
were in total darkness. The night was very black, and they could not see the
window which 
opened on to the back yard.
Suddenly
Susie's heart sank, and she sprang up.
She had just uttered these words when she heard 
Arthur fling himself upon the
intruder. She knew at once, by an intuition, that it was Haddo. But how had he
come in? What did he want? She tried to cry out, but no sound came from her
throat. She knew that an awful struggle was going on. It was a struggle to the
death between two men who hated one another but the most terrible part of it
was that nothing was heard. She tried to do something but she could not move.
They struggled silently, hand to hand, and Arthur knew that his strength was
greater. He clenched his teeth and tightened his muscles. It seemed for hours
that they struggled.
All
at once Haddo collapsed and they fell heavily to the ground. Arthur seized the
huge throat and dug his fingers into it; he was strangling him, strangling the
life out of him. He knew now that his enemy was in his power at last. He wanted
light so that he could see the horror on that fat face, and the deadly fear in
his eyes. He forgot everything; he was mad with rage and anger, and hate and
sorrow. And at last all was still, and he knew that his enemy was dead. He put
one hand over the heart. It would never beat again. The man was dead. Arthur
got up from the floor. Susie heard him, and at last she could speak. 
"Arthur, what have you done?"
"I've killed him," he said hoarsely.
"O God, what shall we do?"
Arthur began to laugh aloud, hysterically, and in
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the
darkness his laugh was terriffing.
"For God's sake let us have some light."
"I've found the matches," said Dr. Porhoet. He lit the lamp and
held it forward. They looked down on the floor to see the man who lay there
dead. Susie gave a sudden cry of horror.
There
was no one there.
Arthur stepped back in terrified
surprise. There was no one in the room, living or dead, except the three
friends. Susie's self control left her, and she sobbed as though her heart
would break. Arthur took her hand.
"It's all right," he said. "You need not be afraid. We're
going now to Skene."
She sprang up to her feet, as though to get away from him.
"No, I can't. I'm
frightened."
"We must see what it means. We have no time to lose, or the morning will be upon us before we get back."
She
tried to stop him. 
"Oh, for God's sake, don't go, Arthur, Something awful may await
you there. Don't risk your life."
"There
is no danger. I tell you the man is dead."
"If anything happens to you..."
She
stopped, she dared not go on. But he seemed to know what she wanted to say.
"I
will take no risk because of you. I know that whether I'll live or die is
not... indifferent to youl." 
She looked up and saw that his eyes were fixed upon 
her. She flushed.
"I
will go with you wherever you like2 " she said.
I is not... indifferent to you — He6e3pa3AWIH0 BaM
2
wherever you like — Kyua Bbl noxenaeTe
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They stepped out into the night. The storm had passed 
away and the stars were shining. They
walked quickly, Arthur went in front of them. Dr. Porhoet and Susie followed
him, side by side. It seemed to them that the horror of the night was passed,
and the air was wonderfully refreshing. The sky was beautiful. And at last they
came to Skene. Haddo's house stood in the blackness of the 
night and the windows shone out with
bright lights. They
walked to the front door and Arthur tried it, but it wouldn't open.
"Will you wait here?" said he. 'fl can get through one of the
windows, and will let you in." 
He left them. They stood quietly there with fast beating hearts; they
could not guess what they would see. 
At last they heard a footstep inside
the house, and the 
door was opened. They stood in a large hall, the floor of which was
covered with the skins of lions that Haddo had killed in Africa. The walls were
decorated with all kinds of 
armour from the East and Central Africa. Arthur took down a huge
battle-axe and swung it in his hand.
"Now come." 
Silently,
holding their breath, they went through all the rooms.
"How shall we get to the attics?" asked Arthur looking about
him with surprise. "There must be some steps leading 
out of one of the rooms."
They went back and again examined all the rooms, 
looking for a door that might lead to
a straircase, but 
there was no sign of it. Presently Arthur gave a little laugh, for he saw
that a small door in one of the rooms was concealed by a picture. He pressed it
and flung it open. They saw a narrow wooden staircase. They walked
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up and
found themselves in front of a door. Arthur tried it, but it was locked. He
smiled grimly.
"Will you get back a little," he said. He lifted his axe and
swung it down upon the lock. As they stood there Susie distinctly heard a
slight noise. There was something alive on the other side of the door. They
heard its curious sound: it was not that of a human voice, it was not the
crying of an animal, it was extraordinary.
"Come away, Arthur,"
whispered Susie. "Come away. Something awful will happen to us."
But Arthur did not listen to her, Quickly, without pausing, he began to
break the door with the axe. There was a crash, and the door flung open. They
had been so long in almost total darkness that they were blinded for an instant
by the bright light. And then instinctively they started back, for, as the door
opened, a wave of heat came out upon them so that they could hardly breathe.
The place was like an oven.
They
entered. The room was lit by huge lamps and 
warmed by a great furnace. Dr.
Porhoet looked at a thermometer and was astonished at the temperature it
indicated. The room was used evidently as a laboratory. On broad tables were
huge test-tubes, basins of white porcelain and rows of bottles containing great
quantities of different chemicals.
The three friends stood in silence. Arthur's gaze travelled slowly from
table to table, he wondered what 
Haddo's experiments had really been.
The air was heavy with a strange odour that made them feel sick. Arthur asked
himself where it came from. Then his eyes fell on huge glass vessels that stood
on the table near the furnace. Each was covered with a white cloth. They
hesitated a moment for they knew that here they were face to face with
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great mystery. At last Arthur pulled away the cloth from
one vessel. None of them spoke, They stared with astonished eyes. For
here was a monstrous thing in which the limbs approached nearly to the human.
The trunk was almost like that of a human child, except that it was of strange
red and grey colour. But the most terrible thing was that at the neck 
it branched hideously, and there were
two heads unnaturally large but having all their features. And as the light
fell on it the eyes of each head opened slowly. They had no pigment in them,
but were red like the eyes of white rabbits, and they stared for a moment with
an odd unseeing glance.
Arthur
quickly removed the covering from all the other vessels, and they saw something
so awful that Susie had to clench her fists in order not to scream.
"Do you understand what this means?" said Dr. Porhoet to Arthur
in a trembling voice. "'It means that
he has
discovered the secret of life. " 
"Was it for these monsters that Margaret was sacrificed in all her
beauty?" said Arthur bitterly. "Do you remember the book of
Paracelsusl in which he speaks of feeding the monsters he has made on human
blood?"
The two men looked at one another with sad terrified eyes.
"Come away," said Dr. Porhoet. "We must not look at
this." 
"Yes, for God's sake, let us go," said Susie.
"We haven't finished yet," answered Arthur. "We 
haven't found the author of all
this." 
He looked at the room in which they were but there was no door except that by which they had entered. Then
Paracelsus
[pa:ra'selsas] — napaueJ1bc (1493—1541), Bpaq 
B03POXAeHH51. M3yya.JT neqe6Hoe
aeiicTBqe paylHYHb1X XHMHqeCKHX 3J1eMeHTOB M coeAHHeHHü. 3aHHMaJICSI
a-TIXHMHeiÍ.
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he
uttered a frightened cry, and stepping forward fell on 
his knees.
On the other side of the long tables, concealed by instruments so that at
first they had not seen him, Oliver Haddo lay on the floor, dead. His blue eyes
were staring wide and they seemed larger than they had ever been. 
They kept still the expression of
terror, which they had worn in the moment of his agony, and his heavy face was
distorted with deadly fear. 
"I told you that I had killed him," said Arthur.
"Now
that you have seen, will you come away?" said Susie interrupting him.
"Yes, we must go quickly."
They turned away and with hurried steps walked through the bright attics till they came to the stairs.
"Now go down and wait for me at the door," said
Arthur.
"I will follow you immediately."
"What are you going to do?" asked Susie.
"Never mind.l Do as I tell you. I have not finished here yet."
They went down the great staircase and waited in the hall. They wondered
what Arthur wanted to do. Presently he came running down.
"Be
quick," he cried. "We have no time to lose." 
"What have you done, Arthur?"
He took Susie's hand. "Now we must run. Come." He
her along. Doctor Porhoet hurried on behind them. They walked very
quickly for a while. Now and then Arthur looked back. The night was still quite
dark, and the stars shone out in their myriads. At last he stopped.
Never
mind. — HeBaxH0.
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"Now you can go more slowly," he said. EXERCISES
His voice was different now, it was soft with a good humour that they had not heard in it for many months.
He appeared relieved.
Chapter 1 
"Let's wait here and see the
sun rise," said Susie.
"As you wish." Pre-reading Task
He put his arm affectionately round her shoulders to support her. 
1 Practise the pronunciation of the
following words:
They
stood all three of them, and Susie took in deep, Magician, surgeon, Arthur, Dr.
Porhoet, Haddo, Marjoyful breaths of the sweet air of dawn. But she noticed
garet Dauncey, authorities, librarian, alchemist, occult, that Arthur, unlike
herself and Dr. Porhoet, did not look search, eccentricity 
towards the east. His eyes were fixed
upon the place from [ma'd31jan] 
['a:9ê] ['dDkta 'poroa]
['ha:dau] which they had come. What did he look for in the darkness
['ma:g(a)rlt 'do:nsl] [o:'thrltlzl 
['ælkamrst] of the west? She
turned round, and a cry broke from her ['DkAlt] [S3:tJ1 [,eksen'tnsatl] lips,
for the shadows there were lurid with a deep red glowi.
"It looks like a fire," she
said. 
Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
"It is. Skene is burning." 
I Find
the English equivalents in the text:
Skene
was burning. In a little while there would be no trace of all those crimes and
all those horrors. Now it 110AJIHHHaq uenb, J110ÕHTb BceM cepaueM,
HaPYUIHTb was one mass of flame. It looked like some primitive npH51THYK)
XM3Hb, Ha3Ha¼HTb aaTY, BeCTH ceõq CTpaHfurnace, where the gods
worked unheard miracles. HO, OTKJ1aAb1BaTb CBaAb6y, eABa JIH, KJ1eTyaTb1ii
KOC"Arthur, what have you done?" 
T}OM, npe3pHTeÄbHb1ü TOH,
He COBCeM TaK, c.wqaüH0,
shoulders again, so
that she had to turn round. KoaTbCfl HeBePOflTHb1M"Look,
the sun is rising." 
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to postpone |
scornfully to deal with odd search extraordinary |
2
Fill in the gaps with words or word-combinations from the In the east, a long
ray of light climbed up the sky, box in an appropriate form: 
and the sun, yellow and round,
appeared upon the face of the earth.
for the shadows there were lurid with a deep red glow — r10T0MY wro uX TeHH 6b1JIM B HPKOM 3apeBe
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I) Can we the date of our seminar?
2) She gave her children all her and
care.
3)
I have to leave
on Sunday. I can't my departure 
any longer. 
4)
Jim is _ person.
5)
Tell us please
what this article
6)
He is a snob and
speaks about people who don't belong to his circle.
7) The boy shows _ abilities to maths.
8) The of the lost children went on a whole night long and by the morning they were found.
9) When I arrived at the hotel I went to bed and put on the door the
"Don't
10)
The little boy looked very when he entered school 
for the first time.
3 Choose the correct word for each sentence:
I) Where are you going (to study, to learn) to drive a
2) Can I (to trouble, to disturb) you for the salt?
3) Do you know what famous (artists, actors) work at
"Sovremennik"ÿ
4)
He is (a
foreigner, a stranger) here and has no friends and acquaintances.
5) She made a warm (house, home) for her husband and her children.
6) These (date, data) must be checked up.
7) I'm sorry I have (to disturb, to worry) you. Could you move a little?
8) I can (hard, hardly) understand what he means.
9) We didn't like the film (too, either).
10) He is (quite, quiet) sure that he is right.
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4 Open the brackets using Present Indefinite, Present Continuous or Present Perfect:
1)
Don't go out. The
rain (not stop) yet. 
2)
I always (buy)
lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.
3)
Why you (walk) so
fast today? You usually (walk) 
slowly.
4)
I think it's a
pity you don't take more exercises. You 
(get) fat.
5) I (lose) the key and can't come into my flat.
6) I (not see) her for ages. She (change) a lot?
7)
My mother (cook)
dinner but she (not finished) yet. 8) As a rule I (not see) horror films but
today I (see) one and I liked it. 
9) I occasionally read English books in the original and I just (read) a book by Arthur Hailey.
10) You (pass) your exam in physics yet? When you (go) to take it?
1 Say whether these statements are true or false. Correct them if they are false:
1) Arthur Burdon lived in Paris.
2) He came to Paris to marry Margaret.
3)
Margaret was ten
when she saw Arthur for the first time.
4) Oliver Haddo was a small thin man.
5) Arthur liked Haddo at first sight.
6)
Oliver Haddo
brought Dr. Porhoet a book on chemistry.
7) Dr. Porhoet was amazed at Haddo's knowledge in the occult sciences.
8) Oliver Haddo was an ordinary person.
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2 Answer the following
questions:Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
1) Why did Arthur arrive in Paris?1
Match words and expressions on the left with their equiva2) Why did he postpone
his marriage with Margaret? lents on the right: 3) What did Oiver Haddo look
like?
4) Under what circumstances (06CTOflTW1bCTBa) did l) to look forward to smth XHTb 3a yeM-JIH60 cyeT
Dr. Porhoet get
acquainted with Haddo? 2) to adore passionately6b1Tb AOJr,KHb1M
5)
Why did
Arthur speak of Haddo scornfully? 3) a guardiannpeKpacHb1ñ rupHH1_1
4) to live at smb's expense 60HTbCS1
3a KOrO-JIH60 3 Give all the information you have learned from this
chapter 5) to be embarrassedcd)0PMHPOBaTb onpeabout: 6) to feel an
obligation to aeJ1eHHoe MHeHMe smb6b1Tb 110TJIOU_1eHHb1M
a)
Arthur
Burdon 7) to oweKeM-JM60
b) Oliver Haddo 8) a fairy princePen_1HTb
9) a
chatteroneKYH
4 Imagine that you are Dr. Porhoet.
Speak about your 10) in the latest fashionCTPaCTHO 060XaTb impressions of the
first meeting of Arthur with Oliver I I) to be preoccupied with j)no
IlocneAHeiä Mone Haddo. smbÕOJITOBHH
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12) to form a
definite l) HYBCTBOBaTb 06q3aopinionTeJ1bCTBO nepea KeM-
Chapter 2 13) to be frightened for JIH60
smb
Pre-reading Task 14) to make up one's mind
m) C HeTepneHHeM XAaTb gero-JIH60 n)
CMYTHTbCH
I Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
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expense |
to make up one's mind an influence jealousy an opinion to suffer |
Susie, couple, accompany, character,
lawyer, owe, Guar- 2 Fill in the gaps with words or word-combinations from the
dian, drawing, journey, discover, touching, whisper,box in an appropriate form:
awfully
['s(j)u:zll l'kærlkta] ['lo:jal
[at;]
['gŒduanl ['d33:m] [drs'knva]
['tAtJ11)] ['wlspa]
1) I am to meeting my old friends.
2) Females of animals possess instinct and care for their offspring (HOTOMCTBO).
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3) Have you your yet where to go this
4 Open the, brackets using Past
Indefinite, Present Perfect 
summer? or Past Perfect:
4) She was sure that of her son's friend on him was 
negative. 1) I (finish) work just ten
minutes ago and I am vew tired.
5) I'll help you with the translation of this text. 
2) By 10 0'clock I (finish)
my work and went out.
6) You should consult on this question. 
3) 
You (finish) your work yet? — No,
not yet. 
7) What is your of the last book by
Akunin? 4) — You (read) the magazine I (give) you on Sunday? 8) The young man
did not work and lived at the of 
Yes, I (read) it yesterday.
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You ever (be) to London? — Yes, I
(be) there 9) The doctor saw that the patient from severe pains 
two years ago. 
and gave him an injection of morphia.
6) The pupil (enter) the classroom five minutes after 10) Love and usually go
together. 
the bell (ring).
7) After the teacher (correct) the exercises-books he (give) them back to the students.
3 Replace
the italicized words or word-combinations with a 8) We (get) a visa to Spain
this week but not (buy) the synonym from the box in an appropriate form: tickets
yet. 
9) She (study) two years at the
English courses before she (enter) the university. 
10) When I (call on) my friend he (be) out.
5
Substitute the italicized words with the emphatic construction it is that, it
is... who.
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l) We were waiting for the news from our children. 2)
I heard a lot
about that writer. 3)
When Margaret
told Susie of her intention to spend 4)
She had great
love for her husband. 5)
The voyage was
very interesting. 6)
My daughter
decided to enter a medical school. 7) Her talent for music was wonderful. 8)
Thanks to her
friends' help she didn't fall behind her class. 9) Mother was afraid for her daughter and always met her at the underground station. 10) I don't think you can realise how terribly he may suffer. 64 |
Example: Susie was afraid for Arthur, not for Margaret. It is Arthur, not Margaret, that Susie was afraid for. l) 2) I met my friend in a night-club yesterday.
in the
latest fashion. 4)
Our English
teacher sent me to the Olimpiada. 5) Her son is interested in spons, not in studies. 6)
I think the
young man wants Anna 's money, not her 7) Susie's sense of humour made her so attractive. 3 Mar 65 |
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
Complete each of the following sentences and see whether you remember
the text:
l) Susie was looking forward to 
2) Margaret told Susie of her
intention
3)
When Margaret's
father died Arthur
4)
Margaret
discovered by chance that
5) "I don't want you to be grateful to me," said Arthur,
"because 
6)
Arthur made up
his mind 
7)
It was due to
Susie's influence that Margaret
8)
Susie couldn't
help
9)
Before Susie had
seen Arthur she hoped with all her heart that
10) "Be very careful, Margaret. And be very good to
him," said Susie, "for you
2 Answer the questions:
I) Did Susie want to meet Arthur? Why?
2) Why did Margaret come to Paris?
3) Under what circumstances did Margaret and Arthur
meet?
4) Did Margaret agree to marry Arthur?
5)
What made Susie
Boyd attractive? 
6) did Susie feel a pang of jealousy?
7)
Why didn't
Margaret and Arthur pay attention to Susie? 
8) How did Susie's attitude towards Margaret and Arthur change after Arthur's visit to the studio?
9) What could Susie realise about Arthur?
10)
Do you
think that Susie fall in love with Arthur at first sight? Why?
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3
4
1
1.
2 Give all the information you have got from this chapter about:
a) Susie
b) Margaret
Imagine
you are Susie Boyd. Describe your first impressions of Arthur Burdon and his
visit to the studio.
Chapter 3
Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
Chien Noir, gesture, thought, wicked,
cause, sculptor, 
gnaw, compare, sign, false, quarrel
['Jjen no'ar] I'd3estfa] [ðaU] ['wikld] [ko:z] ['skAIptal [no:]
Ikam'peal (saml [fo:ls] ['kworal]
Vocabulary
and Grammar 
Look
through the text and find the adjectives to each of the following nouns:
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atmosphere |
modesty |
|
sheikhs |
smile |
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restaurant |
magic |
|
parents |
argument |
|
words |
priest |
Find in the text the English equivalents to the following words and word-combinations:
aepxaTb MeCTO, HPOCTHb1ñ cnop, ABepb pacnawynacb, TYt-1HocTb, yepTb1 JIHua, npeacTaBHTb KOrO-JIH60 K0MY67
JIH60, AenaTb I-ITO-JIM60 HenpHJIM¼Hoe, CTPaHHb1ñ B31'JIHA,
3aXJ1011HYTb ABepb, ycraBHTbC¶, moxoe BOCnwraHMe, pacKPb1Tb TañHY,
np0BepHTb npuBeCTH K ccope, OT11PaBJISITbC51
3
a) Form words
with the negative prefixes and translate 
them into Russian:
dis-: like, agree, connect, approve un-: fortunate, forgettable,
reliable, prejudiced 
in-: different, human, visible, experienced
im-: possible, practical, moral,
balance 
legal, logical, literate, limitable 
ir-: regular, resistible, responsible,
rational mis-: print, understand, translate, pronounce
b) Find in Chapter 2 words with negative prefixes (6 words).
4 Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Continuous, Past Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous:
I) Who you (talk) to on the phone when I came in?
2) What language this foreigner (speak)? I can't understand a word.
3)
It (rain)? — Yes,
it (rain) since early morning.
4) I (do) housework all the morning and I haven't finished yet.
5) He got off the train while it (go),
6) It (snow) when we (go) to the airport.
7) Look! The children (watch) television. They (watch) it for two hours already.
8) The postman came when I (have) breakfast.
9) Nick (collect) stamps ever since he left school. He has a big collection now.
10) We (stand) at the bus stop for half an hour and the bus hasn't come yet.
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2
3 
4
Reading Comprehension and Discusion Tasks
Say
whether these statements are true or false. Correct them if they are false: 
l) Margaret enjoyed the company of Oliver Haddo.
2) Haddo's gaze made people feel uncomfortable.
3) Haddo was polite with everybody in the restaurant.
4)
While travelling
in Africa Haddo studied the life of lions. 
5) Haddo's words amused (3a6aBJIWIM) Margaret.
6) Oliver Haddo was born and educated in the East.
7) Arthur believed Oliver's story about his education.
8) Susie was afraid that Arthur and Haddo would quarrel.
Answer
the questions to the text:
I) What kind of people, do you think, usually gathered at the Chien Noir?
2) What was unusual about Oliver's eyes?
3)
Why did people
feel uncomfortable at Haddo's pre
sence?
4)
Why did Dr. Porhoet think that Oliver Haddo was educated in Eastern
palaces?
5)
What is Eton? 
6) Arthur said that Haddo's information about himself must be verified, didn't he?
7) How did Oliver react to Arthur's words?
8) Why did Susie want her friends to leave the restaurant?
Give all the new information you have got from this chapter about Oliver Haddo.
Act out a conversation between Oliver Haddo, Susie, Arthur and Dr. Porhoet beginning with the words "By the way, are you a lion-hunter?" up to the end of the chapter.
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Chapter 4
I Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
limb,
fear, quiet, in front, honestly, fair, eccentric, 
dozen, knees, eye, blood, move,
grimace 
[11m]
[fial ['kwarat] [In'frnntl ['omstll] [feal [Ik'sentrlkl
Ini:zl [al] [blAdl [mu:v] [gri'melsl
Vocabulary and Grammar 
I Fill
in the gaps with a word or a word-combination from 
the box in an appropriate form:
|
a fair a pain to occur to confess fear |
an appearance a proof to spread |
I) It didn't to me that he wou14 refuse such an attractive
proposal. 
2)
Religious people
sometimes go to priests
3) A maniac _ all the women in a small town.
4)
The news of a
pop-star's marriage very quickly and soon everybody was speaking about it. 
5)
Oncological
patients may suffer from terrible
6) Let's go to They say there is a big choice of clothes and foot wear there.
7)
She says that a
man's does not mean much to
her. It is his character that matters.
8) A great came upon
her when she realized that
she had lost her way.
9) A judge can't believe words; he needs
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10)
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The
audience (CJIY1-uaTeJIM)by the little boy's play on the piano.
2 Choose the right word and use it in an appropriate form:
to tremble to shiver to shudder
I) She with cold in her light dress.
2) The child began when his
father told him to come up to him.
to think of it.
to
protect 
to defend
4) All the people, young and old, Moscow in 1941.
5)
When Brigitte
Bardau gave up her career of a filmstar she began _ animals.
to raise to rise 
6) Be seated, don't 
7) Those who want to go to the excursion, please
you
hands.
8) When we arrived in the town the sun was just
to convince to persuade
9)
I am not going to
you to marry this man if you don't
like him. 
10) He tried to everybody that he was right.
Il) You must her
from leaving her job. 
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12)
I think that her
behavior is normal; there's nothing wrong in it.
13) You're _ right. I won't argue with
you. 14) We expected Tom to be excited but he was
3
Open the brackets
using Future Indefinite, Future Continuous or Future Perfect:
I) I think he (arrive) tomorrow morning.
2) I'm sure that when we come to London it (rain).
3)
How long you
(stay) here? I (see) you when I come back?
4) I (do) the work by Tuesday.
5)
At this tirne
next week I (have a rest) at the seashore. 
6) Today from 6 to 8 0'clock I
(listen) on the radio to
Fillip
Kirkorov's concert. 
7) Tell me please when the director (come). I (wait) for him here.
8)
I hope that when
you receive my letter I (pass) all my examinations. 
9)
He asks when we
(go) to the country. He says he
(join) us. 
10) Don't come at 10 0'clock. I (be) busy. I (have) an English lesson.
Reading Comprehension and
Discussion 
Who said this and about
whom?
l)
I've never met a man who filled me with such antipathy.
2) It wouldn't surprise me to learn that he possesses powers by which he is able to do things that seem miraculous.
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quiet |
3) |
I'd like to know more about him, because he interests |
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quite |
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me very much. |
4)
I'll buy tickets for you all.
5) Me show snakes.
6)
These people work
only with animals whose fangs have been extracted.
7)
You haven't yet
shown that the snake was venomous. 8) I am convinced that you are a charlatan. 
Answer the questions to the chapter:
1) What happened to the horse when Haddo put his
hand on its neck?
2)
Why do you think it happened?
3) What story did Dr. Porhoet tell about his cats and Oliver Haddo?
4)
What was the
difference in Margaret's and Susie's attitude to Oliver?
5) What did Dr. Porhoet tell his friends aboui Haddo? 6) Why did the people at the fair point out to Oliver?
7)
How did the snake
behave when the snake-charmer began to play on a reedpipe?
8)
How did Haddo stop the bleeding and prove that the
snake was venomous?
9)
How did Haddo react to Arthur's insulting words?
10) What did Margaret and Susie feel when they were leaving the fair?
Use the following words and expressions in retelling the episode of the chapter beginning with the words: "They went inside... up to the end of the chapter.
a snake-charmer, venomous, stiff, malignant eyes, to extract fangs, to be immune against smth, to have a
proof, to utter some words, to seize a snake, signs of pains, the blood flowed, the bleeding place, to give a
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scream, to fall dead, to spring up, to be convinced, to be frightened, to be left alone
Chapter 5
1 Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
passionate, warn, laughed, urgent, heart, knelt,
cause, 
whisper, though, neither, touch
[wo:n] [la:ft] 
[hŒt] [nelt] [ko:zl ['wlspal
[ðao] ['naiða] [tAtJ]
Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
I Match words and word-combinations on the left with their equivalents on the right:
I) to get out of the minda) OTOMCTMTb KOMY-JIMÕO
2) deadly hatredb) THXeJIO onycTHTbCH B
3) to run as follows 
Kpecno
4) 
an urgent messagec) 11PHHHHHTb
6ec110KoV15) to take revenge on smb CTBO
6) at the thoughtd) HMe-Tb cocrpaaaHMe
7)
to start
e) B3aporHYTb
8) to cause troublet) 6b1Tb 3aqaPOBaHHb1M
9)
to kneel down g)
cMepTeJ1bHaH HeHa- 
10) to regain strengthBHCTb
11) to have a mercyh) Bb16POCMTb H3 rOJIOBb1
12) to be fascinated
i) rnacwrb cneayol_uee
13) to sink heavily into anj) orrycTHTbcq
Ha KOJIeHH armchairk) cpotmoe nocnal--me I)
Mb1CJ11d
m) BOCCTaHOBHTb CHJ1b1
2 Open the brackets using
the appropriate tense: 
1)
By 8
0'clock we (finished) work and (go out). The 
rain (stop) but a strong wind
(blow).
2)
— You (write) the
report tomorrow? — I already 
(write) the report and tomorrow from morning till
sunset I (work) in my garden.
3)
After he (win)
the first prize at the international 
music contest he (become) famous all
over the world.
4) — You (read) the newspaper yet? — No, I (read) it now. I (read) it for two hours already.
5)
By his return
from a long expedition his son (leave) school already.
6)
— You often go to the theatre? — No, we (not be) there since last year.
7)
You ever (see) the ballet "The Sleeping Beauty"? 
Yes, I (see) it at the Bolshoi
Theatre. — When you (see) it? — I (see) it two years ago.
8)
My son (make)
great progress in English lately. He (learn) English for five years and (speak)
and (read) English quite well.
9) Peter (drive) to an airport when his car (break) down. He (call) a mechanic by mobile telephone but when the mechanic (arrive) Peter already( repair) the car himself.
10) — Why you (put on) a cloak? — I (go out) and it (fain) outside.
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
1 Complete the following sentences and see whether you
remember the text:
1)
Susie could not
get out of her mind 
2) Margaret began to discuss with Arthur
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3) The telegram ran as follows
4)
As Margaret
walked through the courtyard she started nervously, for
5)
Margaret
instinctively
6) "You look upon me " said Oliver.
7)
Margaret was
amazed
1 
8)
His voice, low
and musical 
9) Margaret seemed
10) 
The instrument had
2
Answer the
questions to the text: 
1) What was Susie afraid of?
2) Did Arthur think that Haddo was dangerous?
3) Why did Susie leave home a day or two
after the 
incident at the fair?
1 4) Why did Margaret take Haddo into the studio? 5) Do you think that
Haddo was really ill?
6) What change occurred in Haddo's appearance?
7) How did Margaret respond to his words?
8) Why could Margaret neither move nor speak?
9) What impression did Oliver Haddo's playing produce on Margaret?
10) Margaret was fascinated and terrified by Oliver
Haddo, wasn't she? 2
3
Look through
chapter 5 once again and write out words and phrases:
a)
describing
Margaret's feelings towards Oliver Haddo 
and the effect he had on her
b) characterising Oliver Haddo
4 Imagine that you are Margaret. Speak about: 3
a) your meeting with Haddo in the courtyard
b) Haddo's visit to the studio and your feelings during his visit
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Chapter 6
Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
threaten,
key, wonder, author, knock, awful, earth, Heaven, trivial, comfort
['9retnl [ki:] l'wnndol ['o:9a] [nok]
[3:9]
['trmal] ['kmnfatl
Vocabulary
and Grammar Tasks 
Inok through the text and find adjectives to the following words:
chains
joke 
lethargy woman voice things 
danger smile world 
powder 
forms lust
Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and word-combinations:
BepHYTb CaMOKOHTPOJ1b, HM3KHM ronoc, roJ10Ba 3aKpyXMJ1aCb, 6b1Tb 11PHBH3aHHb1M K KOMy-JIH60, 11PHH¶Tb yqacTMe, qapbl paccewmcb, OTHUIHHO MOAMTbCq, BCKO-
qMTb Ha
Horn, non111YTHTb Haa KeM-JIM60, caM006nanaHue, yremaTb, 6b1Tb BHHOBaTb1M
Translate the sentences using either... or, neither... nor, both... and:
1) K COXaneHHK), He 3Hmo HH aHrJIMñCKoro, HH (þpaHuyzcKoro H3b1Ka.
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2) 3aBTpa Mbl noVIAeM WIM B Teærp Wild Ha KOHuepT.
3) (ÞMJ1bM He 110HpaBHJICfl HH MHe, HM MOHM APY3bHM.
4) HH OH, HH He 3HaJIH OTBeTa Ha 3TOT Bonpoc.
5) CneKTavu1b noHpaBHJ1cq H aeTHM, M Hax POAHTeJIBM.
6)
YBepeHa, ATO MH 11HCbMO
HJIH Ha 3Toñ WIM Ha cneayolueii Heaene. 
7)
H npenoaaBareJM,
M CTYAeHTb1 6b1JIM pallbl TOW, I-ITO yge6Hb1M roa OKOHHWICH.
8) 51 KYITMJ1a 06a xypHæna, HO eLue He rupoqwræna HM OAHoro 143 HHX.
9)
«HJIM Tbi
HaueHe111b nœ1bTO, OCTaHeU1bCH AOMa», cKa3aJ1a Map,fa CBOeMY Cb1HY.
10) Mbl XOAHJIM Btlepa Ha Pb1HOK, HO He
KYIIMJIH HM Mqca, HM Pb16b1.
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
1 Say whether these statements are true or false. Correct
them if they are false:
1) Margaret began to believe that Haddo was a magician. 2) Haddo tried to fascinate Margaret.
3)
Margaret was
thankful to Haddo that he had shown her the wickedness of the world. 
4) Margaret burst out laughing when Haddo left.
5)
Susie met her
friend at the station.
6)
Margaret thought
that it was Oliver Haddo who had sent the telegram
7) Margaret met Arthur with indifference.
8) Arthur realised that something was wrong with Margaret. 9) Margaret wanted to marry Arthur as soon as possible because she was afraid that he would refuse to marry her.
10) Margaret was sure that everything was going to be all right.
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2
3
1
Answer the questions to the chapter:
l) How did Oliver Haddo explain to Margaret the art of black magic?
2) Why couldn't Margaret free herself from Haddo's power?
3) Why did Margaret feel shame?
4) Haddo was sure that Margaret would come to his place, wasn't he?
5) Why, do you think, Margaret began to pray desperately after Haddo had left her?
6) Why, do you think, Haddo sent the telegram to Susie?
7)
Why did Margaret
give a cry of terror when there was a knock at the door? 
8)
Did Margaret want
to marry Arthur as soon as pos
sible? Why? 
9) Arthur didn't pay attention to Margaret's words, did 10) Was Arthur sure that nothing would happen?
Write out from the text the words characterising Margaret's condition. Use them in describing her feelings.
Chapter 7
Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
hypnotic,
although, overwhelming, desire, crowded, company, lie, alternative, dozen 
[hrp'notlk] Io:l'ðaul [,auva'welmll)] [dl'zala] ['kraudldl
['kampam]
[lad
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Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks |
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6) Alone, without relatives or friends, she felt quite lost
in a big city. |
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1 Match words and word-combinations on the left with their |
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7) A terrible disease — AIDS — is spreading quickly among |
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equivalents on the right: |
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the population of Africa. |
8)
Margaret hated Haddo but she could not live without
l) agonies of remorse
2) to take in one's arms 3) to prevent from going
4) to find comfort
5) to catch a train
6)
no matter
how
7) the only
8)
wonders of
the world
9)
to
distract
10) crowded streets
Il) an irresistible passion
12) at the threshold
13) to be proud of smth
a) Ha.XOAHTb yre111eHHe
b)
ceCTb Ha
noe3A
c)roPAMTbC51 geM-JTH60
d) Ha nopore
e) eaHHCTBeHHb1ií
t) MYKH COBecTM
g)
110MemaTb
yMTH
h) KaK 6b1 HH
i) Henpe0A0JIHtvraH CTPaCTb
j)
06HHTb
k)qyaeca cBe-Ta
l) 111YMHb1e YJIHUb1
m) OTBJreKaTb
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Margaret. |
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Mother her. she is very weak. |
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to be astonished by to leave smb. alone to thrill curious a desire
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apart to loathe completely dreadful to connect |
2
Replace
the italicized words and word-combinations with the synonyms from the box in an
appropriate form:
I) Please, don 7 disturb me for some time.
2) I think that parents and grown up children should live separately.
3) I am amazed at his extraordinary memory.
4) My son brought home a strange little animal with a long tail.
5) Haddo's stories of his adventures excited andfrightened
9)
I have a
strong wish to tell him everything I think of
10) They are quite different people, I can't understand what unites them.
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1B.ueHHe nepexoaa CJIOBa M3•0AH0iá qacTM pet-IH B apyWK) Ha3b1BaeTC¶ K0HeepcueÙ. Hanpmqep, attack MOXeT 6b1Tb CY1_ueCTBHTeJ1bHb1M H rnar0J10M, round — cyllleCTBMTeJ1bHb1M, Elar0J10M, HapeqneM, npeAJ10F0M. nepeBone -raKHX CJIOB HYNHO onpeaeJIHTb ux B npeW10xeHHM, a 3aTeM HaiÍTH B cJ10Bape non 0603HaqeHHervf COOTBeTCTBY}0LueìÍ qacTH pew: n — CYLU., v — rJ1aron, a — lipmar., adv — Hapeqwe,
pron — npeanor, conj — COK)3. |
Conversion
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l)Arthur was standing with his back to the fire. She is so sure of her victory I'm sure that somebody backs her. 2) She wonders what her mother will say when she learns this news. Do you know the seven wonders of the world? 3) I couldn't see the girl's face as she turned away. You'll have to face many difficulties on the way to success. 4) The guard always eyes people from head to foot before he hands them the keys. 5) Don't trouble tmuble until trouble troubles you. |
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4
Find in chapter 7
all examples of conversion and make up sentences with some of them. 
5 Open the brackets using adjectives and adverbs in an appropriate degree of comparison:
1) This coat is (long) and (little) expensive. I think I'll take it.
2) Can you show me (short) way to (near) underground station?
3) Let's start our discussion with one of (important) 
questions: the question of the
freedom of press. 
4) It's much (difficult) to
understand oral speech in a 
foreign language than to read.
5) If this is their (good) coffee, then what is their (bad) one?
6)
The people who
arrived to the concert early got (good) seats than those who arrived (late).
7) What are your (far) plans? Will you live together
6) The flat we are living in now is larger and more comfortable than the
flat we lived before.
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
1 Answer the questions to the text:
with your (old) sister?
8)
Let's listen to
the (late) news. 
9) This question is the last but not (little).
10) The (soon) you come, the (good). 
6
Replace the italicized words with (the) one, (the) ones, 
that, those: 
1)
The only happy
hours she had were the hours spent in 
his company. 
2)
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The dress
you are weanng now is more beautiful than 
the dress you were wearing yesterday.
3)
The songs you
liked so much are the songs that Vysotsky dedicated to Marina Vladi.
4) Shall I give you a stamp or do you have a stamp?
5) She showed us the photos, the photos she made during our journey.
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I) 
How did Margaret explain to herself
Haddo's behaviour?
2) Did Margaret try to struggle with her passion to 
Haddo?
3) Why do you think Margaret went to Haddo's address? 4) Was Haddo
surprised to see Margaret?
5) What impression did Haddo's stories make on Margaret?
6)
Did Margaret feel
remorse? 
7)
Why did Margaret
go to church? Did the music help 
her?
8) Was Margaret happy when she married Haddo?
9)
How did
Margaret behave during her last meeting with Arthur?
10) Why did Margaret tell Arthur to come after twelve?
2 Complete the sentences:
l) Haddo took advantage of her pity 
2) Margaret could hardly resist
3)
I shall not prevent you from
4)
Margaret
shuddered at the comparison between
5)
Then Margaret
felt every day
6)
At last Haddo
thought
7) Next day, her eyes red with tears, she
8)
Arthur and
Margaret arranged
9) Margaret had never been
10) She remembered that
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3 Write out of the text all words and expressions characterising Margaret's state of mind and her struggle with herself.
4 Be ready to speak on one of the following topics:
a) Margaret tries to get Haddo out of her mind.
b)
Margaret at
Haddo's flat.
c)
Haddo proposes to
Margaret to marry him. 
d) The last meeting between Margaret and Arthur.
Chapter 8
Pre-reading Task1 Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
mind,
consulate, hoarse, brain, impulse, cared, tortured, iron, triumph, reply,
remind 
[mamd] I'lonsjulltl lhosl [bœrnl ['Imp,ds] [keod] ['to:tJadl [aranl
['traramtl [r<plal]
[Nmamdl 
Vocabulary
and Grammar 
1
Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and
word-combinations:
ycrraBHTbcq, He 110HHMaq, C0061UHTb HOBOCTb, KaK *Mb, npWIHHATb 60JTb, BCKOHMTb Ha Horn, 6POCHTbCH Ha KOJIeHH, paCTeP¶HHOCTb, noxaTb nneqaMH, OTOMCTHTb, B KOHUe KOHUOB, HapY1_11HTb CJIOBO, 3-aB.naaeTb KeM-JIM60, OKOJIAOBaTb, no n06poM BOJ1e, HarlOMHHaTb O qeM-JIM60, ynpevaTb B geM-JIM60
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2
3
4
Translate the sentences into English using the words and word-combinations from the box:
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to drop in to comfort to be upset to care for |
humiliation to hurt to be released to remind of to reproach for |
1) He paccrrpaHBañTecb — BCe 6yae-r xopomo.
2)
Mbl AOJIXHb1 npeaynpenwrb ero 06 onacHocrn.
3) AaBaWre 3aCKOHHM no nopore B Mara3HH.
4)
Ero CJIOBa OqeHb
06HaeJIM MeHq.
5) HanoMHMTe MHe, noxanyñc•ra, 0 6wwrax.
6)
OH He 3a6yueT
cBoero yq--ywxeHMfl.
7)
AYMaK), I-ITO Baul 6paT 6yaeT CKOPO OCB060XAeH.
8)
He
ynpeKaMTe CBC»o AOt1b 3a CJTMUJKOM KOPOTKMe rlJHTbfl. 9T0 nocJ1eAH¶S1 Moaa.
9) Pe6eH0K mage-T. YTe111bTe ero.
10) 'I YBepeHa, wro bopuc J1106wr CBOIO xeHY, HO OH He nova3b1Baer yroro.
Form nouns from the given words and sumxes and translate them into Russian:
-ion (-tion): humiliate, examine, prevent, corrupt
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-ness: |
weak, ill, polite, like |
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-ment: |
announce, develop, require, measure |
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-ing: |
begin, warn, feel, greet, understand |
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-al: |
remove, revive, rehearse, arrive |
Fill in the gaps with one of the pronouns from the box:
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something somebody (someone) somewhere |
nothing nobody (no one) nowhere |
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4)
Susie noticed
that all Margaret's things had disappeared. 
5) Susie tried to find out what had happened.
6) At the Consulate Susie learnt that Margaret and Haddo
had been married. 
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anything everything anybody
(anyone) everybody (everyone) anywhere everywhere none of |
1) wanted to postpone the departure and we left on time. 
2) — What shall I give you for
supper? — Give me I'm very hungry.
3) — Will at
home when I come? — Yes, will.
4) You look sad. Has upset
you?
5)
Susie read the
telegram several times but she understood
6) has to tell her about her husband's death. 2
7)
the organisers of the expedition was to 
blame for what had happened.
8)
knows about the
marriage of the two pop
stars. It is in all the newspapers.
9)
Can I buy this
book ? — Yes, you can buy it 
I see it in every shop. 
10) How much does it cost to visit a museum? — It costs It is free.
11)
Would you like
some coffee? Or would you like 
to eat? 
Reading Comprehension and
Discussion Tasks
1 Say whether these statements are true or false. Correct them if they are false: 3
1) In her note Margaret wrote that Haddo had made her go with him.
2)
She wrote that
she would explain everything to Arthur. 
3) When Arthur came Susie at once
showed him the note.
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7) Arthur was very angry with Margaret when he read her note.
8)
Dr. Porhoet came
because he knew -that Margaret had gone.
9)
Haddo married
Margaret because he loved her.
10) Susie and Dr. Porhoet thought that
Haddo had cast some spell upon Margaret.
Who said it and about whom:
1)
I'm sorry.
Margaret isn't here.
2)
I heard her tell
the coachman to go to the British Consulate. 
3) I can't believe it's true.
4) I received a telegram from Mr. Haddo this morning. 5) Would you take her back if she came to you?
6) I warned you that Haddo had made up his mind to avenge himself.
7) Some devil must have taken possession of her.
8) Perhaps Haddo has powers we can hardly imagine. 9) Her letter shows that she has married Haddo of her own free will.
10) I must get back to my work.
Answer the questions to the text:
1) How did Margaret explain her marriage with Haddo? 2) Why didn't Susie
tell Arthur about Margaret's note 
when he came?
3) Where did Susie go in order to find out about Margaret's marriage?
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4) How did Susie feel when she told Arthur about Margaret's marriage?
5) Why do you think she was sorry for Arthur?
6) Why did Dr. Porhoet come to the studio?
7) Was Arthur ready to take Margaret back?
8) How did Susie explain Haddo's behaviour?
9)
What, to Dr.
Porhoet's opinion, made Haddo marry 
Margaret?
10) Was Arthur going to look for Margaret? Why?
4 Act out dialogues between:
a) Susie and Arthur during his second visit to the studio b) Arthur and Dr. Porhoet
5 Imagine that you are Arthur. Tell your friend a story of your relations with Margaret beginning with the death of her father up to her marriage to Haddo.
Chapter 9
I Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
diamond, movement, evil, society, wealth, damned, whimsical, receipt, homunculi, unconscious, bow, torture I'daramandl I'mu:vmantl [sa'saratl] [we191 [dæmd]
[rl'si:tl [hoernnnkjulall [An'konJasl [baul [to:tJa]
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Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
1 Match the words and word-combinations on the left with their equivalents on the right:
l) npHHecTH 110J1b3Ya) to give somebody away 2) 6b1Tb B yaapeb) to do a favour
3) npeAMeT 3aBHCTMc) to be in high spirits
4)
npHHHTb npnrnauremre d)
the envy
5) BblAaBaTb KOrO-JIH60 e) to do good
6)
6b1Tb B xopoureM
Ha- t) magic receipts 
CTPœHMHg)
to excite curiosity 7) no,xyaeTb
h) 
in complete abstraction
8) CAenaTb OAOJIXeHMe i) to be at one's best
9) YAMBhTeJ1bHœ CXOACTBO j) to lose weight
10) B036YXAaTb m06011b1T- k) extraordinary likeness
l) to accept an invitation
11) MarwecKHe peuenTb1
12) B rlOJIHOM oueneHeHHM
2 Replace the italicized words with antonyms from the box:
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to win likeness evil expensive to deny beauty |
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1) Everybody surprised at the diffeænce between the twins.
2) This is a state shop. It is rather cheap.
3) The criminal admitted that he had a gun.
4) "I'm pmud of you," mother told her daughter.
5) We were amazed at the sight of poverty (HHLUeTa) that surrounded us
in India.
6) What's the matter with Nick today? He is unusually talkative.
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9) My neighbour is a kind woman, and her husband is not lie.
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10) — Do you know the results of the last football match?
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You |
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understand the new material. |
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I l) I don't think that she will refuse his invitation. 3 Find the translation of the given expressions in the right column and use them in the sentences of your own: |
6)
We get up early
tomorrow. We won't have a 7)
Peter not
smoke so muCh. He will have chronic 8) The firemen not get to the flat because of the |
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kind too. 4)
Take an umbrella. It
OCTaBHTb (11PHBbAKY), OTK'd3aTbCfl (0T pa60Tb1) smoke and they get to it from the balcony.
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a hand 11011Be3TH 10) Hurry! The train leave in five minutes. a lift BblaaBaTb, Pa360J11UTb (ceKpeT)
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7) The ugliness of the curious creature struck the visitors of the Zoo. 8) After her illness she began to gain weight. |
l) If you don't study hard, you not _ pass the exams. 2) You visit your sick friend. 3) I don't believe she say such a thing. She |
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good3-110
caenaTb BCe B03MOXHOe to do one's best caenaTb OAOJIXeHHe a favour npHHecTH
110J1b3Y
Reading Comprehension and Discussion
Tasks|
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at one's best He 6b1Tb 40Ma |
l) |
In London Susie had news of Haddo and his wife. |
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to blame 6b1Tb B yaape to be |
2) |
Susie saw Haddo and Margaret on a beach (WI¶X). |
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in high spirits 6b1Tb BHHOBaTb1M |
3) |
When Susie saw the Haddos in casino Haddo was |
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out 6b1Tb B xopomeM HacTpoeHHH |
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playing. |
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4) |
They lost great sums that evening. |
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4 |
Complete the sentences using one of the modal verbs from |
5) |
Margaret seemed in low spirits. |
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the box in an appropriate form: |
6) |
The look of pain on Arthur's face has now gone. |
1
See if you
remember the text. There is a wrong word in each sentence. Correct it:
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could to be able to may to have to |
needn't should ought to to be to
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7)
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message. "
8) Arthur forced himself to smile and refuse an invitation.
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9) Arthur was proud of Margaret.
10) Susie had always thought that her secret was discovered.
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2 Answer the questions to the text:
I) What impression did the Haddos produce in Europe?
2)
Why did Susie
decide to go to Monte Carlo?
3) What in Margaret's expression struck Susie most?
4)
What did people
say about Haddo? 
5) How did Arthur look when Susie saw him?
6)
Why did he work
so much? 
7)
Did Arthur and
Susie know that they would meet the 
Haddos at the party?
8) Why did Arthur feel ashamed for Margaret?
9) What did Susie tell Margaret in the dressing-room?
10) Did Margaret know that Susie was in love with Arthur?
3
Retell these
episodes in the story using the following expressions:
I) to be absorbed in a game, to direct somebody's move
ments, to strike most, an evil look,
to win great 
sums, to follow smb
2) to meet a colleague, to do a favour, to give a party, to thrill, to
look with an appeal, to force oneself to do smth, to accept an invitation, to
find oneself face to face with smb, to enjoy the situation
4 Imagine that you are Susie. Tell us your impressions of the meeting with:
a)
Arthur
b) Haddo and Margaret
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Chapter 10
Pre-reading Task 
1 Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
mind,
heart, anxiously, as though, torture, cause, sweat, success, faint, move
[mamdl [ha:t] ['æ1)kJas11] ['az 'ðOUl ['to:tJal [ko:z] Iswet]
[sak'ses]
[femtl Imu:v]
Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
I
Find in the text English equivalents to the following words 
and word-combinations:
CKPb1BaTb,
cepaue 06JMBaJIOCb KPOBMO, CTapaTbC¶ "30 Bcex cm, COiiTM C YMa,
noœryuaiÍ, 11PHTHTHBaTb K KO
MY-JIM60, TIPOTHB 13011M, BblAepXaTb,
ynacTb B 06MOPOK, Ha rpaHH CMepTM, CHJ1bHO XenaTb CaenaTb HTO-JIM60, c006UMTb
HOBOCTb, Ha pacCTOHHHM
2 Match the nouns on the left with the appropriate adjectives on the right:
a)
scenery1)
complete
b) operation2) mysterious
c)
sweat 
3) 
tortured
d) power4) dreadful
e)
restraint
5) terrible
t) uncertainly6) long
g) news7) awful
h) experiment 8) cold
i)
spell 9)
magical
j) eyes10) horrible
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k) 
agitation I l) charming I) power 
12) magic
3 Choose the right word and use it in an appropriate form:
to study to learn
l) Where are you going drive a car?
2)
At the university
the students mathematics, physics and other sciences. 
to learn
to find out 
3)
I _ from
the newspapers that Michael Jackson had married again.
4) — Can you when the train leaves? — Sure, I can.
to trouble 
to worry
5)
I'm sorry _ you
but could you help me with the exercise? 
6) Do you remember the words of the popular song: "Don't be happy"?
hardly
7) Margaret was so excited that she could _ understand what Arthur was telling her. 8) You mustn't work so , you'll overstrain yourself.
few little a few a little
9) There was food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.
10) They are not rich but they've got money — enough to live on it.
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Il)
This writer is not well-known: _ people have heard of him.
12) I don't often watch TV but there are _ good programs that I like.
4 Change these sentences into the Passive Voice:
l) They invited us to the party last week.
2)
Britain imports
oranges.
3) HTB will show this film next week.
4)
Have you sent the
letter already? 
5)
In India they
speak different languages.
6) — Have they cleaned the room? — No, they are clea-
ning it now.
7)
They built this
house before I came to this town.
8) Don't worry. I'm sure the police will find your car.
9)
When did the
director sign the order?
10) Did Jane give you the book? (two variants)
5
Translate into
English using the Passive Voice:
1) Koraa 6b1,na HarurcaHa 3Ta KHHra?
2) O HOBOM d)HJ1bMe MHOro rOBOPHT.
3) Pe6eHKY HOBY}O urpY111KY.
4) He 60ñTeCb: 3MeK) yxe noñMaJIM.
5)
Koraa Mbl
npHIMJIM B TeaTp, 6HJ1eTb1 yxe 6b1JIM pac
rrpoaaHb1 (to sell out).
6) He BXOAHTe B KOMHaTy: TaM ceüqac 3K3aMeHYOT CTYneHTOB.
7) MHorue H3BeCTHb1e apTHCTb1 6yayr npnrnameHb1 Ha 3TY BcTpeqy.
8)
3a KOHUePTOM
nocneA0BU1 r10Ka3 (þW1bMa. 
9) 3a aeTbMM B 3TOM aeTCKOM caay
xopouro 
10) KeM 6bVIO caenaH0 3T0 OTKPb1THe?
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Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
I Complete the following sentences and see whether you remember the text:
1)
Arthur hoped
2) Margaret's eyes were fixed
3) Arthur was horrified
4)
He would never
have thought of me if
5)
I can't explain
it but
6) Arthur realised that
7) Arthur took her arm and
8)
Margaret was
eager
9)
As the day of
trial drew nearer Margaret
10) Susie wondered whether 
2 Ask questions to each other to Chapter 10.
3 Act out a dialogue between Margaret and Haddo.
4 Describe the change in Margaret's condition from her arrival to the cottage in Hampshire up to her leaving it.
Chapter 11
1
Practise the
pronunciation of the following words:
private,
sigh, dead, heart, law, beard, endocarditis, 
obliged, social, thoughtfully 
['prawlt] [sall [ded] [ha:t] [lo:l
[bladl 
la'bla1d3d]
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Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
1
Match words on the left
with their equivalents on the right:
l) to distract oneself a) K0JIJTera 
2) to give a sigh of relief b) Bb13BaTb
IT-1eB
3) to calm down c) C06HPaTbCS1 yìiTM
4) to arouse anger d) OTBJ1et-1bC¶
5) to be on the point of e) õb1Tb Bb13BaHHb1M
ecleavingTeCTBeHHbTMM npHHM6) 
a fellow-doctor HaMH
7) the
cause of death f) 6b1Tb 06513aHHb1M KO8) to avoid social MY-JIM60
9) to
be due to ycr10KOHTbCH 
causes 
h) H3AaTb B3AOX 06nerqe10) to stretch out a hand HIM
Il) to reason with smb i) YPe30HHTb KorO-JM60
j) npHt1MHa CMepTH
11POTHHYTb pyKý
2 Translate the sentences into English using the words and expressions from the box:
to make (a decision, a mistake, a noise, progress, fun of) to do (exercises (morning exercises), housework, business, good)
l) Bbl CAeJ1aJIH OUIH6KY B 11HT0M rrpewuoxeHHH.
2) OH yxe rlPHHW1 peweHMe?
3) MOH yqeHMKH aeJIŽÐOT 60J1bUIHe ycnexH B awJIHñCKOM S13b1Ke.
4) He MIYMM: MaMa cnwr.
5)
B CBOHX
nepeaaqa,x Il]eHnep0BH11 BblCMeHBaeT HeKOTOPb1X TIOJIHTHKOB. 
6) qeM q MOW 6b1Tb Barw none3eH (HTO MOW Bac caeJ1aTb)?
4 Mar 97
7)
Moq MaMa aeyraeT
BC}O pa60TY no AOMY. 
8)
Bbl AOJIXHb1
cneJ1aTb BCe ynpa)KHeHHH Ha CTPaHHue 78.
9) OH 6POCHJ1 pa60TY H Tenepb 3aHHMaeTcq 6H3HeCOM. 10) Tbl AOJIXeH AenaTb 3ap51AKY. 3T0 6yaeT Te6e noJle3H0.
to run 
to run smth
1 1) MOH c06aKa
y6exæua, H He MOW ee HañTM. 
1 2)
9Ta MOJIOAM XeHUUfHa PYKOBOAHT 60J1bUIOiÍ 
PHKOiÍ. 
to stand 
to stand smth
13) TepneTb He MOW TaÕa¼Hb11ä AblM. 14) IloqeMY Bbl
CTOHTe? Caawrecb. 
3 Form adjectives from the given words and suffixes and translate them into Russian:
-ful: care, peace, joy, power
-less: hope, use, fear, home
-al:
music, nature, practice, culture 
-y: wind, bone, salt, health
4 Make the following sentences opposite using the antonyms from the box to the italicized words:
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to disappear to distract to be for to be due to natural causes thoughtless |
to calm down simple to remember rare |
1) The noise outside attracted his attention and he looked out.
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2) At the sight of her children she got excited.
3) Men usually fožget their first love.
4) The doctor says that the operation is rather complicated.
5) The post-mortem examination showed that the man's death was violent (HaCH.NbCTBeHHaq).
6)
The latest models of these TV-sets have appeared in most of the shops.
7) Raise your hands those who are against this proposal.
8)
This is a usual
case of heart disease. 
9)
I think that
students are as a rule thoughtful.
10) She was forced to leave Moscow and
went to live in 
the country. 
5 Open the brackets using modal verbs in the Passive Voice:
Example: This work (do) at once.
This work must be done at once.
l) This proposal (refuse). 2) This bad tooth (extract).
3) Your old mother (take care) of.
4)
This book (buy)
in every shop.
5)
These texts
(rewrite). They (xerox copy). 
6) Because of a crisis many workers (dismiss) (YB0J1bHHTb).
7)
His report
(present) (npeACTaBJ1¶Tb) at the conference 
on Monday. 
8)
His education
(not pay) for and he had to leave the university. 
9)
Do you think that meat (import) again? — Yes, I think it will.
10) I (send) to London on business but it's not clear yet.
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Reading Comprehension and
Discussion Tasks
I Who said this?
I) I want you both to come to England with me at once. 2) I'm convinced that you'll find Margaret safe and sound.
3)
Poor thing! It's
a happy release for her.
4)
If the law
doesn't help me, I'll kill him myself. 
5)
Her husband will
be able to tell you all that you wish to know.
6) I don't think there is anything I can tell you.
7) I don't believe that this lady's death was due to natural causes.
8) There is no need for exhumation.
2 Answer the questions to the
text:
I) Why couldn't Arthur distract himself from his thoughts?
2) What did he want Susie and Dr. Porhoet to do?
3)
Why did they go
to Skene?
4) Did the farmers like Haddo? Why?
5)
Why didn't Arthur
believe that Margaret had died of heart disease?
6) Why didn't Dr. Richardson want to speak about Margaret's death? 7) How did Arthur want to find out the cause of Margaret's death?
8) Was Dr. Richardson going to help him?
3 Act out dialogues between:
a)
Arthur and the
landlady 
b) Arthur and Dr. Richardson
4 Imagine that you are Susie. Tell us about your journey to England.
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Chapter 12
1 Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
murdered,
prove, hour, stare, earth, breathe, breath, awful, sword, courage, touch, hair
['mmdad] [pm•vl [aoal [steal [3:9]
[bri:ðl [bre91 [so:dl
['kMId3] [tAtfl [heal
Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
1 Match the words and expressions on the left with their
equivalents on the right:
l) to make sureCHOBa 06pecTM Myxe
2) hidden corners CTBO 
3) violent deathHax0AHTbC¶ B 110Me4) to change one's mind1._UeHHH (CHAeTb AOMa)
5)
for God's sake
pann bora
6) to follow the rules110CTHTbCH
7) to fastTaMHHKH
8) to remain indoorsorpoMHoe pa30qapoBa9) awful mysteryHue
10) to recover couragenoxaTb meqaMM
11) in vainTLUeTH0
12) to shrug one's shouldersCJ1eAOBaTb npaBHJ1aM
13) a great disappointment1--1aCW1bCTBeHHa51 CMepTb cTpa111Haq -raiiHa nepeayqaTb y6eAHTbcq
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2 Replace the italicized words with the synonyms from the box:
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a reply to be murdered to consider to be to blame miserable |
to be convinced to weep to hide odour fast |
1) It is not my fault (BVIHa) that the bank has bankrupted and we lost our money.
2) You must do this work quickly. It's urgent.
3)
Why are you
looking so unhappy? Has anything 
happened?
4) I can't stand this smell. Let's go out.
5) I'm sure that he did not commit this crime. It's a mistake.
6)
The newspapers
report that a famous businessman was killed near his house.
7) — Have you received an answer to your letter? — Not yet. I'm expecting it.
8) Susie began to sob because of pity to Margaret and
Arthur.
9) He wanted to conceal the money he had stolen but it was found.
10) We'll think over your proposal and give you a reply in a week.
3 Form adjectives from the given words and sumxes and translate them into Russian:
-able: change, move, eat, understand
-ous: fury, fame, mystery, adventure
-ive (-tive, -ative): express, connect, imagine, cause
-ic: hystory, economy, metal, science
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4
5
Join the parts of the following sentences using Participles:
Example: I was reading an English
book. I had to look up a lot of new words. (When, while) reading an English
book I 
had to look up a lot of new words.
l) I was very tired. I went to bed early.
2)
He was having breakfast. He listened to the latest news.
3) The boy is playing with a dog. He is my son.
4)
Brothers Winers'
new novel was published two months ago. It is very popular.
5) He spent two years in England. Hé began to speak English well.
6) The patient is being examined now. He suffers from a heart disease.
7) I have lost the prescription. I could not receive the medicine.
8) She was informed about the accident. She fainted.
9)
The news was
received in the morning. It is very interesting. 
10) We arrived at the hotel. We took the room that had been reserved for us.
Translate these sentences using the construction have + object + Participle 11
Exa mple: I want to have my room painted.
1)
MHe HYXHO
nou-1MHMTb (to repair) MalLIHHY.
2) OH xoqeT 110CTPOHTb rapax.
3) OHa yt1MT CBOHX aeTeñ B yacTH0ìÍ UlKOJ1e.
4)
He xoqy CTHPaTb 3T0 nnaTbe caMa. xoqy noqucTHTb ero B XHMYMCTKe
(dry-cleaners).
5)
xoqeT, wr06b1 pa60Ta 6b1J1a caenawa K KOHUY Henenu.
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[a'temptl [a'bw] ['taltnl [deal leal [gesl [æksl ['blarndldl ['po:slml ['kwontltll ['kwal ['o:eal [do:nl [klarml |
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the text: l) This is own conviction that |
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Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks |
my 
2)
Susie knew enough of the facts now to realize that 1
Find in the text English equivalents
to the following words 3) I want you to bring her to me so thatand
word-combinations:
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4) |
It will be necessary if you wish to follow the rules of |
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the old necromancers |
CAeJHTb 110r1b1TKY, ÎlOJIHaS1 TeMHOTa, ee cepaue ynaJ10, |
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5) |
They walked along |
60pbõa He Ha XH3Hb, a Ha CMePTb•, CXaTb 3y6b1, cMep- |
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10) They heard the sound |
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loud fast
beating |
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Il) Then Arthur knew that
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back |
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Ask questions to each other on Chapter 12. |
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awful |
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3 |
Act out a dialogue between Arthur and Dr. Porhoet about |
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refreshing primitive |
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the experiment. |
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bright |
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Describe the magic experiment on behalf of: |
3 |
Match the verb with a preposition with the Russian equiva- |
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a) Dr. Porhoet |
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lent on the right and use them in sentences of your own: |
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b) Arthur Burdon |
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up c HeTepneHMeM XAaTb for beperncb! OCTOPOXHO! after HCKaTb |
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out xopomo Bb11VIHAeTb out! CMOTPeTb no CTOPOHaM, OCMaTPHBaTbC51 |
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Pre-reading Task |
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Look in npocMaTpHBaTb |
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Practise the pronunciation of the following words: |
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like |
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attempt, above, tighten, dare, air, guess, axe, blinded, |
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round BOHHHKe |
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porcelain, quantity, cover, author,
dawn, climb |
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through YXa,VUIBaTb 3a KeM-JIH60 |
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6)
All the
windows were dark except TWIbHb1M cTpax, 60K 0 60K, 3aeraHTb AblXaHHe, 0Ka7)
There was an awful mystery3aTbcq, nepB06b1THaH netlb, coBepmaTb qyaeca
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8)
Susie was
getting madly frightened and 9)
Suddenly Dr.
Porhoet raised his voice and |
2 Find in the text nouns to
the following adjectives: |
Look well 6b1Tb noxoxuM Ha, BblTJIHAeTb KaK BblrJ1flAb1BaTb 0TKyaa-HH6YAb
4 Open the brackets using the corresponding form of the Gerund:
I) Your dress is dirty. It needs (clean).
2)
Children are fond
of (read) aloud.
3) I don't remember (give) her the magazine.
4) The dog is afraid of (stay) at home alone.
5) ID hope of (meet) at the station.
6)
He went to bed
without (turn off) the light.
7) On (see) a funny toy the little boy burst out (laugh).
8)
They are to blame
for not (help) their friend when he was ill. 
9)
We were looking
forward to Kate's (tell) us about 
her visit to London.
5)Mbl He MOTJIH He YJTb16HYTbcq BHAe CNteLIJHOVd ManeHbKoñ c06aq0HKH.
6) IloqeMY Bbl õpocwru H3yqaTb (þpaH11Y3cKH1i H3b1K? Bbl
aena-llld ycnexn.
7) 9T0 3aBHCHT 0T Toro, pa3pe111MT JIH HaM Mar-via noexaTb c BaMH. 
8) Moq cecrpa ymeKaeTcq BblPau_UIBaHMeM UBeTOB. OHa 110Jryqaeer
yaOBOJ1bCTBMe 0T yxaYd1BaHHfl 3a HMMM. 9) 
npeJJ1armo nocnaTb HM TenerpaMMY.
10) HeT CMb1CJ1a Il-uaKaTb Han rlPOJIMTb1M (spilt) MOJIOKOM.
(110CJIOBHUa: LITO C B03a ynano, TO nponano.)
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
1 Say whether these statements are true or false. Correct them if they are false:
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10) He was
proud of (praise) for the victory in a chess tournament.
5 Translate the sentences using the Gerund and the expressions from the box:
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it's no use to enjoy to suggest to mind to be worth to go on |
to keep can't help to give up to be keen on to depend on |
I) Bbl
He B03paxaeTe, ecnu q OTKPOK) OKHO?
2)
3TY 3aMeTKY CTOHT
06cYAHTb. 
3)
IloxanyiÍCTa,
rypoaonxaVfTe 06eaaTb. MOW nono
XAaTb.
4) OHa TIOCTOHHHO I'OBOPHT, I-ITO y Hee He-T aeHer, HO 110KynaeT noporHe Beu_lH.
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l) Arthur wanted to go to London to find Haddo.
2) Susie saw how Haddo entered the room.
3)
When Dr. Porhoet
lit the lamp they saw Haddo lying 
on the floor. 
4) Susie agreed to go to Skene because of Arthur.
5) Arthur didn't guess that Susie loved him.
6) It was cold in the laboratory when they entered it.
7) There were homunculi in the vessels.
8) Haddo killed Margaret because he hated her.
9) The three friends didn't find Haddo.
10) Susie and Dr. Porhoet helped Arthur to burn Haddo's laboratory.
2 Imagine that one of you is Arthur or Susie. Ask questions to them about the events described in the chapter.
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3
Make a
chain story (each student adds 1-2 phrases) about:
a) The struggle between Arthur and Haddo
b) Haddo's laboratory
c) The end of Skene
Revision of the active
vocabulary to "The Magician"
I Complete the following chainword:
I. the state of hopelessness 
2. an act of getting free
3. antonym of "kind" 
4.
a person who
conducts lawsuits for clients 
5. ynpevaTb, YKOPHTb
6. an antonym of "love"
7. not to admit
8. a period of time
9.
to react
10. a synonym of "awful", "horrible"
I l . antonym of "win"
12. the organs of sight
13. to pass news from person to person
14. to trouble
15. to find fault with 2. Make a summary of "The Magician" (10-12 sentences).
16. CTPaCTH0 >KeJua10LUHM
17. to do harm or evil in return for evil
18. 3aBHAOBaTb
19. a colour
20. a quantity of mass
21. to frighten, to terrorize
22. ABOP
23. great pleasure
.24. the sound following a flash of lightning
25. a synonym of "answer"
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After A. Conan-Doyle
Of all the sciences which interested the sons of men, none had such an attraction for the learned professor von Baumgarten as psychology and the relations between mind and matter. By experiments which lasted over 20 years
he obtained facts upon which he intended to build up a new science which
would embrace mesmerisml, spiritua
lism and all related subjects. In
this he was much helped by his profound knowledge of physiology which explains
mesmerism — MecMepH3M — IMITHOTH3M, rw1H03
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the work of the brain, for Alexis von Baumgarten was professor of Physiology at the University of Keinplatz and had a laboratory to help him in his profound researches.
Professor von Baumgarten was tall and
thin with a long narrow face and steel grey eyes, which were unusually bright
and staring. He was popular among the students, who often gathered round him
after his lectures and listened enthusiastically to his strange theories. He
often called for volunteers from them in order to conduct some experiment. So
there was hardly a fellow in the class who had not, at one time or another,
been thrown into a mesmeric trance by his Professor.
Of all his students there was none who could be compared in enthusiasm
with Fritz von Hartmann. He was a clever and hard-working fellow. Months before
he had given his heart to young Elise, the blue-eyed, yellowhaired daughter of
the Professor. Although she was not indifferent to him either, he had never
dared to propose to her. So it would have been difficult for him to see his
young lady if he had not made himself useful to the Professor. By this means he
frequently was asked to the old man's house, where he willingly agreed to be
experimented upon in any way in the hope of receiving one glance from Elise or
one touch of her little hand. 
To tell the truth, Fritz had a bad record in Keinplatz. Never was there a
scandal or a duel in which the young student wouldn't take a most active part.
No one used 
more free and violent language, no one drank more, no one played cards more
habitually, no one was more idle than he. No wonder that Madam the Professor
did not like his presence in the house. As to the Professor, he was too much
busy with his strange studies to form a definite opinion of the student.
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FOr many years there was one question
which had especially interested the Professor. A hundred times a day 
he asked himself whether it was
possible for the human spirit to exist apart from the body for some time and
then to return to it once again. There were many things which made him believe
that it was possible for mind to exist apart from matter. At last it occurred
to him that by a daring and original experiment the question could be
definitely decided.
Shortly after the time when the idea of the experiment 
came to his head the Professor was
walking home after a
long
day in the laboratory, when he met a crowd of noisy students who had just come
out of a beer-house. At the 
head of them, half-drunk, was young Fritz von Hartmann.
"Hey! My worthy masterl," he said, taking the old man by the
sleeve. "There is something that I have to say to you, and it is easier
for me to say it now, when the good beer is humming in my head, than at another
time."
"What is it, Fritz?" the physiologist asked, looking at him in
surprise.
"I know, Professor, that you want to do some wonderful experiment in which you hope to take a man's soul out of his body, and then put it back again. Is it so?" "It is true, Fritz."
"And don't you think, my dear sir, that you may have some difficulties in finding someone on whom to try this? Suppose, that the soul went out and wouldn't come
back. Who will take the risk?"
"But, Fritz," cried out the
Professor, "I had relied 
upon your assistance. I am sure you will not desert me." "Then
listen," said Fritz solemnly. "If you give your
Hey! My worthy master — flocnyuraVITe, AOCTOñHb1Ïå MOM YIMTeJ1b
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word that after this experiment I may
have the hand of your daughter, then I agree to assist you; but if not, I shall
have nothing to do with it. These are my terms."
"And what would my daughter say to this??' the
Professor
exclaimed after a pause of astonishment.
"Elise
would be happy," the young man replied. "We love each other.'
"Then she will be yours," the physiologist said with
determination, "for you are a nice young man and one of the best students
that I have ever known — of course, when you are not under the influence of
alcohol. My
experiment
is to be performed on the fourth of the next 
month. It will be a great experiment,
Fritz. The best men of science from all South Germany will be there."
"I shall be punctual," the student said briefly. And so the two
parted.
The Professor was right when he spoke of the widespread interest excited
by his new psychophysiological experiment. Long before the hour had arrived the
room 
was filled by a galaxy of talents. There was a storm of applause when
Professor von Baumgarten and his assistant appeared upon the platform. The
Professor in a few well chosen words explained what his hypothesis was and how
he intended to test it.
"I believe," he said, "that when a person is under the influence of mesmerism, his spirit is for some time released from his body. I therefore hope that upon mesmerising my young friend here and then putting myself into a trance, our spirits may be able to communicate
together,
though our bodies lie still and inert. After a 
time our spirits will return into our
respective bodies and all will be as before. With your permission, we
shåll now proceed to make the experiment."
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The applause was renewed at this speech, and the audience settled down in
silence. With a few rapid passes 
the Professor mesmerised the young
man who leaned back in his chair, pale and still. He then took a bright glass
from his pocket, and by concentrating his gaze upon it and making a strong
mental effort, he threw himself into the same condition. It was a strange and
impressive sight to see the old man and the young sitting together in the same
cataleptic conditioni. Had their souls left their bodies? That was the question
which everyone of the audience asked himself.
Five minutes passed, and then ten, and then fifteen, and then fifteen
more, while the Professor and his pupil sat stiff upon the platform. During
that time not a sound was heard from the assembled scientists, but every eye
was
put upon the two pale faces, in search of the first signs of returning
consciousness. Nearly an hour had passed before the patient watchers were
rewarded. A flush came back to the cheeks of Professor von Baumgarten. The soul
was coming back to its earthly tenement. Suddenly he stretched out his long
thin arms, as one awakening from sleep, 
stood up from his chair and looked
around him as though he hardly realised where he was. "Tausend
TeutP!" he exclaimed to the great astonishment of the audience.
"Where the Hell am I then, and what on earth has occurred?3 Oh yes, I
remember now. One of these
mesmeric experiments. There is no result this time, for I remember nothing at all since I became unconscious. So you have had all your long journeys for nothing, my learned friends, and it was only a very good joke."
cataleptic condition —
KamJIermrqecKoe COCTOHHMe, oueneHe1--IMe Tausend Teuff — Hew. Tbicqqa
yep-reìi 
Where the Hell am I then, and what on earth has occurred? — The H, qepr 1106epu, H LITO 3a qepT0B111HHa Tyr npowcx0AMT?
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And the Professor burst into a roar of laughter and slapped his thigh in
a highly indecent fashion.l The audience got so angry at this unseemly
behaviour on the part of their host, that there might have been a big scandal,
if not the interference of young Fritz von Hartmann, who had now recovered from
his lethargy. Stepping to the front of the platform, the young man apologized
for the behaviour of his companion. 
"I am sorry to say," he
said, "that he is a harumscarum sort of fellow2, although he seemed so
grave at the beginning of this experiment. He is still suffering from a
mesmeric reaction, and hardly understands what he is saying. As for the
experiment itself, I do not consider it to be a failure. My energy will now be
devoted to finding some means by which spirits may be able to recall what
occurs to them in their free state, and I hope that when I work this out I may
have the pleasure of meeting you all once again in this hall and demonstrating
to you the result." This address, coming from such a young student, caused
considerable astonishment among the audience and they left the hall, making
comparisons between him and his professor who was laughing heartily in the
corner, by no means upset at the failure of the experiment.
Now3, although all these learned men were leaving the lecture-room under the impression that they had seen nothing special, one of the most wonderful things in the whole history of the world had just occurred before their eyes. Professor had been quite correct in his theory that
And the Professor burst into a roar
of laughter and slapped his 
thigh in a highly indecent fashion. — H npocþeccop rlOKaTWICfl co
CMexy, x-nonaq ce6H no .,TSIXKaM CaMbIM HenpHJIMHHb1M 06pa30M. 
a harum-scarum sort of fellow —
He06Y'3aaHHbIiÍ yeJIOBeK 
Now — Tavv BOT
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both his spirit and that of his pupil had been for a time absent from
his body. But here a strange and unforeseen complication had occurred. On their
return the spirit of Fritz von Hartmann entered the body of Alexis von
Baumgarten, and that of Alexis von Baumgarten had taken up its place in the
frame of Fritz von Hartmann. Hence the slang which came from the lips of the
serious professor, and hence also the words and grave statements which fell
from the frivolous student. It was an unprecedented event, yet no one knew of
it, least of all those whom it concerned.
The body of the Professor made his way down to the Grüner Manni,
which was one of the favourite places of the students and ran waving his cane
in the air, into the little room where a dozen of half-drunk young men were
sitting. 
"Ha, ha! my boys," he shouted. "I knew I should find you
here. Drink up, every one of you, and order
what you like, for I'm going to treat you today."
Had the green man who was depicted upon the signpost of that well-known
inn suddenly marched into the room and called for a bottle of wine, the
students could not have been more amazed2 than they were by this unexpected
appearance of their respected professor. They 
were so astonished that for a minute
or two they looked at him without being able to make any reply to his
invitation.
"Damn if!" shouted the Professor angrily. "What the devil
is the matter with you? You sit there like a set of stuck pigs4 staring at me.
What is it, then?"
IGrüner Mann — «3eJ1eHb1M qeJ10BeK» (Ha3BaHMe Tpmcrupa)
Had the students could not have been more amazed — ECJIH
6b1 CTyueHTbI He 6b1JIM 6b1 60J1b111e- nopaxeHbI
Damn it
— qepT B03bMH
4 a set of stuck pigs — nopocHTa Ha Beprene
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"It is the unexpected honour," muttered one of the
students.
"Honour? nonsense!" said the Professor. "Do you think that
just because I was demonstrating mesmerism to a group of old fools, I am too
proud to drink with my dear old friends? Beer, wine and schnappsl, my boys
order what you like and put it all down to me."
Never was there such an afternoon in the Grüner Mann. Soon the students lost their shyness in the presence of their Professor. As for him, he shouted, he sang, he laughed and offered to run a hundred yards against any
member
of the company.
"Gentlemen," said the Professor, standing up at the end of the
table, "I must now explain to you what is the cause of this festivity. The
fact is, my friends, that I hope very soon to be married."
"Married!" cried out one
of the students in astonishment. "Is Madame dead then?" 
"Madame!
Who?"
"Why, Madame von Baumgarten, of course!" 
"Ha, ha!" laughed the Professor. "I can see, then, that you know all about my former difficulties. No, she is not dead; but I have reason to believe that she will not oppose my marriage. And I hope you will come to my wedding, all of you. Here is to my little bride!" and the
Professor
waved his glass in the air.
And so the fun went on, and each young fellow followed the Professor's example and drank a toast to the girl of his heart.
While all this festivity had been going on at the Grüner Mann, a very different scene took place in another
schnapps — umanc, BOAKa 
put it all down to me — BCe 3a MOiÍ cqer
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place. Young Fritz von Hartmann with a grave face and reserved manner had
walked out into the street and went slowly in the direction of the house of the
Professor. He was hurrying along when he saw two students. These youths,
instead of raising their caps or showing any sign of respect, rushed at him,
seized him by each arm and 
began dragging him along with them.
"What is the matter?" roared von Hartmann. "Where are you
taking me?"
"To drink a bottle of wine with us," said the two students.
"Come along! That is an invitation which you have never refused."
"I never heard of such insolence in my life!" cried von
Hartmann. "Let go my arms!l You shall certainly be punished for this. Let
me go, I say!"
"Oh, if you are ill-tempered, you may go where you like," the
students said, releasing him. "We can do very
well
without you."
"I know you. You'll pay for
it," said von Hartmann furiously and continued his way in the direction
which he imagined to be his own home.
Madame von Baumgarten, who was looking out of the window and wondering
why her husband was late for dinner, was greatly astonished to see the young
student come down the garden path with the air of one who is 
master of the situation2
"Good day, sir," she greeted him gloomily, standing 
in the open doorway.
"A very fine day indeed,
Martha," answered the 
Let go my arms! — OT11YCTHTe MOH PYKH!
with the air of one who is master of the situation — 3ò. c BHAOM 
X03HHHa AOMa
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other.
"Now, don't stand there like a statue, but get the dinner ready, for I am
very hungry."
"Martha! Dinner!" cried out the lady, falling back in
astonishment.
"Yes, dinner, Martha, dinner!" shouted von Hartmann, who was becoming annoyed. "Is there anything wonderful in that request when a man has been out all day? There you are, standing staring again. Woman, will you or will you not give me dinner?"
The last words, accompanied by a blow, had the effect of sending Madame
Baumgarten flying along the corridor and through the kitchen, where she locked
herself up and burst into violent hysterics.
In the meantime von Hartmann entered the room and threw himself down upon the sofa in rage. At this moment Elise came downstairs and threw herself into the arms of what she imagined to be her lover. "Dearest!" she
cried, kissing him passionately.
"I know this is all done for my sakel! It is a trick in order to see me.'
Von Hartmann's anger at this new attack upon him was so great that he
became speechless for a minute from rage. Then he cried out stamping upon the
floor2, "Never have I passed such a day in my life. My experiment has
failed. Two students have dragged me along the public road. My wife becomes
furious when I ask her for dinner, and 
my daughter flies at me and hugs me
like a grizzly bear3." With these words von Hartmann seized his hat and
rushed off into the town with the intention of seeking in
for my sake — pun MeHfl stamping upon
the noor — Torraq HOraMH 
my daughter flies at me and hugs me like a grizzly bear — MOR
HUIeTaeT Ha Mewl M AYIIIHT MeH51, MeaBeAb
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some
inn the food and comfort which he could not find at home.
As the spirit of Professor von Baumgarten in the frame of von Hartmann
walked down the pathway which led to the little town, he became aware that an
old man was 
approaching him singing a student song in a drunken voice. As he came
nearer, he became convinced that he
knew the other well, though he could not recall when or 
where he had met him.
"Well, sonny," said the
drunken man, examining von Hartmann and swaying about in front of him,
"where have I seen you before? I know you as well as I know myself. Who
the devil are you?" 
"I am Professor von
Baumgarten," said the student, "May I ask who you are? Your face is
strangely familiar to me.'
"You should never tell lies, young man," said the other.
"You're certainly not the Professor, for he is an ugly old chap, and you
are a big young fellow. As for myself, I am Fritz von Hartmann at your sewice."
"You are certainly not," exclaimed the body of von Hartmann.
"You may be his father. But hallo, sir, are you aware that you are wearing
my tie and my watch?"
"Damn it!" cried out the
other. "If these are not the trousers which I made last week, may I never
taste beer again. "
At this moment Professor von Baumgarten chanced to see the reflection of
his own face in a pool which the rain had left upon the road. To his
astonishment he saw that his face was that of a youth, that his dress was that
of a fashionable young student, and that in every way he did not look like
himself. In an instant his active brain ran 
over the series of events which had
occurred that day and 
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came to the conclusion.
"Damn it," he cried, "I see it all. Our souls are in the wrong bodies. I am you and you are I. My theory is proved, but at what an expense! Will the most brilliant
mind in Europe have to go about with this frivolous exterior? Oh, the
work of a lifetime is ruined!" And he beat his breast in despair.
"If I thought so," said the spirit of the student, 'Sit
would be hard indeed. What could I do with these old bones and how could I convince Elise that I was not her father? No, thank God, in spite of the beer I can see a way out of it."
"How?"
exclaimed the Professor.
"Why, by repeating the experiment. Release our souls once more, and
the chances are that they will find their way back into their respective
bodies."
No
drowning man could clutch more eagerly at a 
straw than did von Baumgarten's
spirit at this suggestion. 1 Some students and peasants who chanced to pass
during the next hour were much amazed to see the old Professor of physiology and his favourite student both sitting upon a very dirty bench and both completely insensible.
Before the hour was up a big crowd had assembled, and they were discussing the necessity of sending for an ambulance, when the learned scientist opened his eyes and gazed around him. For an instant he seemed to forget how he had come here, but the next moment he astonished the audience by waving his skinny arms above his head
No drowning man could clutch more eagerly at a straw than did von Baumgarten's spirit at this suggestion. — HH OAHH yronamuwii He CXBaTWICH 6b1 TEIK 3a COJIOMHHKY, VvaK ayx BaH bayMrapreHë yxBaTHJ1cq 3a 3TY HAei0.
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and
crying out in delight, "My God! I am myself again! I BOPHTb JlOXb),
cnyyaüH0 YBHAeTb, IIPMATH K 3aKJIO-1efeel I am!"
HVffO, BHAeTb BblXOA, XBaTaTbC8 3a
COJIOMMHKY, noaapHTb And the student, jumping up to his feet, burst into 
wro-JIM60 KOMy-JIH60, 3HaK Ak06BH
the same cry and the two performed a
sort of a dance in 2 Replace the italicized words and expressions with the
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to be astonished
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unprecedented to be aware of insensible
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It was long before the peaceful atmosphere returned to the Professor's
house and longer still before the face of von Hartmann was seen under its roof.
However, the 
student finally married the blue-eyed daughter of the Professor, and his
loving wife Elise presented him with two little children as a visible sign of
her affection.
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I'm amazed at his deep knowledge of history. The surgeon will do the operation on the patient with |
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He excused himself and left the party. |
['konfosmsl ['o."dlansl [a'weal Lju:9] 7) The members of the expedition realised the danger
but went on climbing the mountain.
8)
The criminalist tried to remember the details of quite Vocabulary and
Grammar Tasks 
an unusual case of the robbery.
9) I am sure that Peter has no relation to this affair.
1 Find in the text equivalents to the following words and 10) We often see this man at the meetings of the party.
word-combinations:
Polysemy
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MaTepHH
ayma, rnyõ0KMe 3HaHMq, 11POBOAHTb 3KcnePHMeHT, TPYAOJ1106HBb1ii napeHb,
CaenaTb npeanoxe
Hue, no npaBae roBopH, He HMeTb HHqero 06uero, 
06XOAHTbCH 6e3 KOFO-JIM60, C BMAOM
X03HHHa, pa3ApaXaTbCH, 6POCVfTbCfl B 06bSITHfl, CaenaTb I-ITO-JM60 pallid
KOrO-JIM60, npwx0AHTb B HPOCTb, C03HaBaTb, JlraTb (ro-
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I) staringa) experiment
TPYAHOCTflX nepeBoaa aaHHoro CJIOBa HYXHO npocM0- 2) hard-workingb) researchers
TPeTb BCe ero 3HaqeHH51 no CJIOBaPk0
Bb16PaTb TO, 3) definitec) complication KOTOpoe COOTBeTCTByeT aaHHOMY'
k'0HTeKc•ry.4) daringd) student
5) noisye) atmosphere
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3 Translate the
sentences with a dictionary paying attention 6) respectivet) spirit to the
italicized words:7) unforseeng) students
8) graveh) mind Term 9) activei)
eyes
l) I'm on good terms with all my fellow-students. 10) favouritej) fellow
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To translate special
texts one must know the terms of I l) peaceful a given branch of science.12)
profound
3) In the fourth term the students will have five exams. 13) human
4) The businessmen discussed the terms of a long-term 14) brilliant agreement.
k)bodies I) face
m) 
opinion
n) brain
Matter
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5) It's a matter of life and death.
6) I don't know what matter is in the tubes.
7)
According to
materialism matter is primary, spirit is 
secondary.
8) Do you know what matter these soft toys are made
9) What is the matter of our discussion?
10) What is the matter with you? Your
money matters are no good? 
Spirit
11) 
The Professor was eager to prove that
spirit can exist 
apart from matter.
12) Helen was in high spirits today.
13) At the international congress there
was a spirit of friendship.
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14) Spirits are not allowed in this café.
ì5) Our guide said that there were spirits in the castle.
4 Match an adjective on the left with a noun on the right:
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Open the brackets using the Infinitive in an appropriate form and define its functions:
1) My brother is saving money (to buy) a car.
2) I wanted (to give) a magazine (to read) till Monday.
3) People don't like (to laugh) at.
4) Dmitry is a man (to rely) (nonaraTbcq) upon.
5) It was too cold (to go) to the country.
6)
Where is Boris? — He must (to perform) an experiment in his laboratory.
I saw him there.
7) I remember (to meet) Anna on the sea-shore last year. 8) The first question (to discuss) is our plans for the future. 9) The captain was the last (to leave) the ship.
10) (To know) foreign languages is
necessary for any specialist.
Translate the sentences using Infinitive or Gerund:
1) OH 3a6b1J1 npvmecrw MOR) KHHIY. OH OCTaBW1 ee AOMa.
2) '1 3a6b1J1a, 11TO 06e111a-na JIeHe rlPHHecTH eñ KHHIY.
3) 'I M06JThO HMTaTb B nocreJTH.
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4)
OH YB.qevxaeTcH
wreH1,teM (þaHTacTHKM. 14) At this moment Elise
5)
Bqepa BCTPeTHJ1a
MO}O noapyry. Mbl OCTaHOBM- 15) As the spirit of Professor von Baumgarten
in the frame
JIMCb, qT06b1 noroBopHTb. ofvon Hartmann walked down the pathway he
became 6) 51 cepawra Ha MOIO nonpyry H nepecTuua c Heiá pa3- aware 
roBaPVIBaTb. 16) If these are not the
trousers which I made last week 7) Ham HacTaHBaeT Ha TOM, HT06b1 nocnaTb rlMCb-
MO
(þnprvre HeMewueHHO. 17) At this moment Professor von Baumgarten chanced
8) Ham med) xoqeT nocJ1aTb geJ10BeK Ha K0Hrpecc to see
B HbkO-VIOPK. 18) Some students and
peasants who chanced to pass 9) MOW HOMO¼b BaM nepeexaTb B HOBYkO
KBapTMpy. during the next hour were much amazed to see 10) He Morna He
CllPOCHTb OJ[bry o ee HOBOM Myxe.
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the questions to the text:
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5)
A hundred times
a day the Professor asked himself whether it was possible 6)
"If you
don't give your word that after this experiment I may have the hand of your
daughter," said the student," then |
6)
Was the
experiment successful? What occurred as a result of it? 7) Did the audience understand what had happened? 8)
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7) "I hope," said the Professor, "that upon putting my 9)
Why were the students amazed when the body of the friend and myself into a
trance
Professor appear in the Grüner Mann?
8) It was a strange and impressive sight to see the old 10) Did he tell them about his plans for marriage?
man and the young 11) How did Madame von Baumgarten behave when the 9) As for the experiment itself body of the young man shout at her, ordering dinner? 10) On their return 12) Why did Elise throw herself into the arms of her 11) The students were so astonished that father?
12) As for their Professor 13) The Professor was furious, wasn't he?
13) Madame von Baumgarten who was looking out of 14) Did the spirits of the Professor and Fritz recognise the window was greatly astonished to see their own frames when they met them oh the pathway?
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15) How
did the Professor realise the truth?
16) Did the Professor and the student want to remain in 
their new frames? Why?
17) What did they do to become themselves again?
18) Did the young man marry the Professor's daughter 
or not? 
3 Act out dialogues between:
a)
the Professor and
Fritz von Hartmann about the future experiment, beginning with the words "
... Hey! My 
worthy master " up to the words " I shall be 
punctual. " 
b)
the Professor and
Fritz when they met on the pathway 
after the experiment, beginning with
the words
Well, sonny . up to the words "Release our 
souls once more .
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Imagine that you
are a witness of the psychophysiological 
experiment. Describe the experiment.
5 Make a short summary of the story (6-8 sentences).
LORD MOUNTDRAGO
After S. Maugham
Dr. Audlin looked at the clock on his desk. It was twenty minutes to six. He was surprised that his patient was late, for Lord Mountdrago was always proud of his punctuality.
There was in Dr. Audlin's appearance nothing to attract attention. He
was not more than 50, but he looked older. His eyes, pale blue and rather
large, were tired and inexpressive. When you had been with him for a while you
noticed that they moved very little; they remained
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fixed
on your face. His clothes were dark. His tie was black. He gave you the
impression of a very sick man.
Dr. Audlin was a psychotherapist. He could relieve 
certain pains by the touch of his
cool, soft hand, and by 
talking to his patients often induce sleep in those who were suffering
from sleeplessness. He spoke slowly. His voice had no particular colour, but it
was musica¼- soft and soothing. Dr. Audlin found that by speaking to
people in that low monotonous voice of his, by looking at them with his pale,
quiet eyes, by stroking their foreheads with his long firm hands, he could
sometimes do things that 
seemed miraculous. He restored speech to a man who had become dumb after
a shock and he gave back the use of his limbs to another who had been paralyzed
after a plane crash. He could not understand his power that came from he knew
not where, that enabled him to do things for which he could find no
explanation. He had been practising now for 15 years and had a wonderful
reputation in his speciality. Though his fees were high, he had as many
patients as he had time to see.
And what had he not seen of human nature during the 15 years that
patients had been coming to his dark room in Wimpole Street? The confessions
that he heard during these years ceased to surprise him. Nothing could shock
him any longer. He knew by now that men were liars, he knew how unlimited was
their vanity; he knew 
far worse things about them, but he knew that it was not 
for him to judge or to condemn.
It was a quarter to six. Of all the
strange patients he had had, Dr. Audlin could remember none stranger than Lord
Mountdrago. It was an able and noble man who was 
appointed Secretary of Foreign
Affairs when he was still 
under forty. He was considered the ablest politician in
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the Conservative Party and for a long time directed the foreign policy of his country.
Lord Mountdrago had many good qualities. He had 
intelligence and industry. He
travelled in the world and spoke several languages. He had courage, insight and
determination. He was a good speaker, clear, precise and often witty. He was a
tall, handsome man, a little too stout, but this gave him respectability.
At 24 he had married a girt of 18 whose father was a duke and her mother
a great American heiress, so that she had both position and wealth, and by her
he had two sons. For several years they had lived privately apart, but in
public united, and their behaviour did not give ground for gossip. Shortly
speaking, he had a great deal to make him a popular and successful figure.
He
had unfortunately great defeCts. He was a horrible snob. He had beautiful
manners when he wanted to display them, but this he did only with people he
regarded as his 
equals. He was coldly rude to those whom he looked upon as his social
inferiorsl. He often insulted his servants and his secretaries. He knew that he
was a great deal cleverer than most of the persons he had to deal with, and
never hesitated to demonstrate it to them. He felt himself born to command and
was irritated with people who expected him to listen to their arguments or
wished to hear the reasons for his decisions. He was extraordinarily selfish.
It never occurred to him that he could do something for others. He had many
enemies: he despised them. He had no friends. He was unpopular with his party;
and yet his merit was so great, his patriotism so evident, his intelligence so
prominent
I his social inferiors — NOAH, CTOH1uue HHXe ero no COUHWIbHOMY
11OJIO.xeH11K)
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and his management of affairs so brilliant, that they had to put up with him. And sometimes he could be enchanting; you were surprised at his wide knowledge and his excellent
taste. You thought him the best company in the world, you forgot that he had insulted you the day before and was quite capable of killing you the next.
Lord
Mountdrago almost failed to become Dr. Audlin's patient.l A secretary rang up
the doctor and told 
him that the lord wished to consult him and would be
glad if he would come to his house at 10 0'clock on the following
morning. Dr. Audlin answered that he was unable to go to Lord Mountdrago's
house, but would be glad to give him an appointment at his consulting room at
five o'clock on the next day. The secretary took the message and presently rang
again to say that Lord 
Mountdrago insisted on seeing Dr. Audlin in his own house and the doctor
could fix his own fee. Dr. Audlin replied that he saw patients only in his
consulting room 
and expressed his regret that unless Lord Mountdrago 
was prepared to come to him he could
not give him his 
attention. In a quarter of an hour a brief message was delivered to him
that his lordship would come not next day but the same day, at five.
When Lord Mountdrago then entered the room he did not come forward but
stood at the door and silently looked the doctor up and down. Dr. Audlin saw
that he was in a rage.
"It seems that it is as difficult to see you as a Prime
Minister, Dr. Audlin. I'm extremely busy. I think I should
Lord Mountdrago almost failed to
become Dr. Audlin's patient. — 
JIeqeHHe Jlopaa MayHTAparo y 110KTopa OAJIHHa 6bL'10 He co
PBUIOCb.
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tell you I'm His Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairsl," he said acidly.
"Won't
you sit down?" said the doctor.
Lord Mountdrago made a gesture as if he was about to go out of the room, but then he changed his mind and sat down. Dr. Audlin opened a large book and took his pen. He wrote without looking at his patient.
"How old are you?"
"Are you married?"
"Yes."
"Have
you any children?"
"I
have two sons."
Dr. Audlin leaned back in his chair and looked at his patient. He did not
speak, he just looked, gravely, with pale eyes that did not move. 
"Why have you come to see me?" he asked at last.
reputation. People seem to believe in you."
"Why have you come to me?" repeated Dr. Audlin. 
Now it was Lord Mountdrago's turn to
be silent. It looked as if he found it hard to answer. Dr.: Audlin waited. At
last Lord Mountdrago began to speak.
"I'm in perfect health. I work hard, but I'm never tired, and I
enjoy my work. It is very important. The decisions I make can affect the
situation of the country and even the peace of the world. I must have a clear
brain. I look upon it as my duty to eliminate any cause of worry that may
interfere with my work." 
I'm His Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairs MMHHCTP
HHOCTPaHHb1X Ero BenwecTBa
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Dr. Audlin had not taken his eyes off him. He saw that behind his patient's pompous manner was an anxiety that he could not conceal.
Lord Mountdrago paused and then spoke again.
"The
whole thing's so trivial that I'm afraid you'll just tell me not to be a fool
and waste your valuable time. " 
"Even things that seem very
trivial may have their importance. They can be a symptom of a deep-seated 
disturbance. And my time is at your
disposal." 
Dr. Audlin's voice was low and strangely soothing. After hesitation Lord
Mountdrago decided to be frank.
"The fact is," he said, "I've been having some very
strange dreams lately. I know it's silly to pay any attention 
to them, but—well, the truth is that
I'm afraid they've 
got on my nerves."
"Can you describe any of them to me?"
"They're so idiotic, I can hardly tell you about them. "
"I'm listening."
"Well, the first I had was about a month ago. I dreamt that I was at a party at Connemara House. It was an official party. The King and the Queen were to be there, and many prominent people too. Suddenly I saw a little man there called Owen Griffiths, who's a member of Parliament from the Labour Party, and to tell you the truth, I was surprised to see him there. The Connemaras were at the top of a marble staircase receiving their guests. Lady Connemara gave me a look of surprise when I shook hands with her, and began to giggle; I didn't pay attention—she's a very silly woman and her manners are very bad. I walked through the reception rooms, nodding to a number of people and shaking hands; then I saw the German Ambassador talking with one of the Austrian dukes. I wanted to talk with him so I went up and held out my hand. The moment the
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duke saw me he burst into a roar of laughter. I was deeply hurt. I looked him up and down, but he only laughed the more. I was about to speak to him rather sharply when there was a sudden hush, and I realised that the King and the Queen had come. Turning my back on the duke, I stepped fonvard and then, quite suddenly, I noticed that I hadn't got my trousers on. No wonder Lady Connemara and the duke had laughed! I can't tell you what I felt at that moment. An agony of shame. I awoke in a cold sweat. Oh, what relief it was to find it was only a dream."
"It's the kind of dream that is not so very uncommon," said Dr. Audlin.
"Of course. But an odd thing happened next day. I was in the lobby of the House of Commons when that fellow Griffiths walked slowly past me. He looked down at my legs, and then he looked me frill in the face, and I was almost certain he winked. A ridiculous thought came to me. He was there tþe night before and saw how everybody were laughing at me. But, of course, I knew that was impossible because it was only a dream. I gave him an icy look, and he walked on. But he continued to grin."
Lord Mountdrago took his handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his
hands. Dr. Audlin didn't take his eyes off him.
"Tell
me another dream," said he.
"It was the night after, and it was even more absurd than the first one. I dreamt that I was in the Parliament. There was a debate on foreign affairs which was very important not only for the country but for the whole world. Of course, the House was crowded. I was to make a speech in the evening. I had prepared it carefully. I wanted it to produce an effect in the Parliament and to silence my enemies. I rose to my feet. There was a dead silence
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when I began to speak. Suddenly I noticed that odious little Griffiths, the Welsh memberl, on one of the opposite benches; he put out his tongue at me. I don't know if you've ever heard a vulgar music-hall song called "A Bicycle Made for Two". It was very popular many
years ago. To show Griffiths how completely I despised him I began to
sing it. The House listened to me in stony silence and I felt that something
was wrong. When I started the third verse the members began to laugh; in an
instant the laughter spread; the ambassadors, the guests, the ladies in the
Ladies' Gallery, the reporters—they shook, they held their sides, they rolled
in their seats; everyone was 
dying with laughter, except the ministers on the front bench, behind me.
In that unprecedented noise they sat petrified. I looked at them and suddenly
absurdity of what I had done fell upon me. I had made myself the laughingstock
of the whole world. I realised that I should have to resign. I woke and I knew
it was only a dream." 
When Lord Mountdrago finished he was
pale and he trembled. But with an effort he pulled himself together2.
"The whole thing was so
fantastic that I didn't think 
about it any more. When I went into the House on the 
following afternoon I was in a very
good form. The debate 
was dull but I had to be there, and to read some documents. 
For some reason I looked up, and I
saw that Griffiths was 
speaking. I couldn't imagine that he had anything to say 
that was worth listening to and I was
about to return to my 
papers3 when he quoted two lines from "A Bicycle Made 
for Two". I glanced at him, and
I saw that his eyes were
the Welsh member — I-IJ1eH napnaMewra OT Y3J1bca 
be pulled himself together — OH B3W1
ce6q B pyKH
I was about to return to my papers — q c06npæncq BepHYTbcq K
MOHM
6YMaraM 
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fixed
on me. I tried to read my papers again, but I found it difficult to concentrate
on them. Was it a mere coincidence that he had just quoted those two lines? I
asked myself if it was possible that he was dreaming the same dreams as I was.
But of course the idea was absurd, and I decided not to give it a second
thoughtl "
There
was silence. Dr. Audlin looked at Lord Mountdrago and Lord Mountdrago looked at
Dr. Audlin. 
"I'll tell you one more dream I had a few days ago. I dreamed that I
went into a public house in Limehouse. I've never been in a public house since
I was at Oxford and yet I felt at home there2. I went into a room; there was a
fireplace and a large armchair on one side of it, and a long bar on the other.
"It was a Saturday night, and the place was packed. It seemed to me
that most of the people there were drunk. There was a gramophone playing, and
in front of the fireplace two women were doing a grotesque dance. I went up to
have a look, and some man said to me: 'Have a drink, Bill.' He gave me a glass
of beer and I drank it. One of the women who were dancing came up to me and
took the glass. 'You come and have a dance with me,' she
said. Before I could protest she had caught hold of me and we were dancing together. And then I found myself
sitting in the armchair with that woman on my lap and we were drinking beer from the same glass. I should tell
you that sex has never played any great part in my life. I've always been too busy to give much thought to that
kind of thing, and living so much in the public eye as I do, it would be madness to do anything that could give
to
give it a second thought — 3aAYMb1BaTbCH 06 3TOM 
and yet I felt at home there — H BCe
xe IIYBCTBOBWI ce6q TaM
KaK AOMa
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rise to scandal. I despise the men who ruin their careers for women. The woman I had on my lap was drunk, she wasn't pretty and she wasn't young; in fact she was just a
cheap
old prostitute. But I wanted her. I heard a voice. 'That's right, old chap, have
a good time.' 
"I looked up, and there was Owen Griffiths. You know, I wasn't so much annoyed at his seeing me in that absurd situation as angry that he addressed me as old chap.
'I don't know you, and I don't want to know you,' I said. 
'I know you well,' he said, 'and my advice to you, 
Molly, is — see that you get your
moneyl, he'll cheat you if he can.'
There
was a bottle of beer standing on the table. Without a word I seized it and hit
him over the head with it as hard as I could. I made such a violent gesture
that it woke me up.'
"There
is nothing special in this story," said Dr. Audlin. 
"The story's idiotic. I've told it you for what happened next day2.
I went to the library of the House, got a book and began reading. I hadn't
noticed that Griffiths was sitting in a chair close by me. Another of the
Labour members came in and went up to him. 'Hallo, Owen,' he said to him,
'you're looking pretty bad today.' 'I've got an awful headache,' he answered.
'I feel as if I'd been hit over the head with a bottle.
Now Lord Mountdrago's face was grey with pain.
"I knew then that the idea which I considered absurd
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see that you get your money — CMOTPH,
He yrnycTH CBOH aeHœKKH I've told it you for what happened next day. —
paccKa3aJI ee BaM H3-3a Toro, I-ITO np0H30LLIJ10 Ha cneayouurii aeHb.
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and that he remembered them as well as I did."
"Have you any idea why this same man should come into your dreams?"
"None." 
Dr. Audlin's eyes had not left his patient's face and he saw that he was lying.
"The
dream you've just described to me took place 
over three weeks ago. Have you had
any since?"
"Every night." 
"And does this man Griffiths come into them all?"
"Yes.'
Dr. Audlin drew a line or two on his paper. It often took a long time to
make people tell the truth, and yet they knew that unless they told it he could
do nothing for them.
"Dr. Audlin, you must do
something for me. I shall go mad if this goes on. I'm afraid to go to sleep.
But I must have sleep. With all the work I have to do I need rest; sleep brings
me none. As soon as I fall asleep my dreams begin, and he's always there, that
vulgar little cad, laughing at me, mocking me, despising me. He has seen me do
things that are so horrible, so shameful that even if my life depended on it I
wouldn't tell them. It can't go on. If you can't do something to help me I
shall either kill myself or kill him. " "Can you give any reason why
this particular man persists in cornmg into your dreams? Have you ever done him
any harm?"
"Are you quite sure?"
"Quite sure. You don't seem to understand that our
ways lead along different paths. I must remind you that I am a Minister
and Griffiths is an ordinary member of the Labour Party. Naturally, we could
not possibly have anything in common." 
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"I
can do nothing for you unless you tell me the 
complete truth. Have you done
anything to this man that 
he might look upon as an injury?"
Lord Mountdrago hesitated. He looked
away and then, as though there were in Dr. Audlin's eyes a force that he could
not resist, looked back. He answered reluctantly.
"Only if he was a dirty foolish little cad."l
"But that is exactly what you've described him as."
Lord
Mountdrago sighed. He was beaten. The silence 
lasted two or three minutes. 
"I'm ready to tell you everything that can be of any 
use to you. If I didn't mention this
before, it's only because 
it was so unimportant that I didn't see how it could possibly have
anything to do with the case. Griffiths won a seat at 
the last election2 and it appeared
that he imagined himself a minister of foreign affairs. From the beginning I
hated 
the way he talked, his vulgar Welsh accent and his shabby clothes. I must
admit that he was a rather good orator 
and had a certain influence over the
minds of the members 
of his party. He calls himself an idealist. He talks all that 
silly rubbish the intelligentsia have
been boring us for 
years with. Social justice, the brotherhood of men, and 
so on. The worst of it was that it
impressed not only his 
own party, but even some of the silliest members of ours. 
It was likely that Griffiths could
get the Foreign Office3 
when a Labour Government came in. One day I happened
Only if he was a dirty foolish little cad. — TOJ1bK0 ecnu OH nypaK 
H xaM.
2won a seat at the last election —
nonyt1HJ1 MeCTO B napJ1aMeHTe Ha 
npolu.nblx Bb160pax could get the
Foreign Office — Mor 110JIY'MHTb IIOCT MUHMCTPa
UHOCTPaHHb1X aeJ1
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to visit a debate on foreign affairs which Griffiths had opened. He'd spoken for an hour. I thought it was a very good opportunity to cook his goosel, and really, sir, I cooked it. In the House of Commons the most devastating weapon is mockery. I mocked him. I was in a good form that day and the House rolled with laughter. And if ever a man was made a fool of, I made a fool of Griffiths. When I sat down I'd killed him. I'd destroyed his prestige for ever, he had no more chance of getting office than the policeman at the door. But that was no business of mine.
"I
heard afterwards that his father, the old miner, and his mother had come up
from Wales with various supporters of his to watch the triumph they expected
him 
to have. They had seen his humiliation."
"So I can say that you ruined his career?"
"He brought it on
himself. "2 
"Have you ever felt sorry about it?"
"I think perhaps if I'd known that his father and
mother were there, I would have let
him down3 a little more gently. 
There was nothing more for Dr. Audlin to say, and
at the end of an hour he dismissed him.
Since then Dr. Audlin had seen Lord Mountdrago
half a dozen times. He had done him no good. The dreams continued every night, and it was clear that his general condition was getting worse. Dr. Audlin came to the
to cook one's goose — nory6HTb Koro-ÃM60, pacnpaBHTbcq c KeM-JIH60
He brought it on himself. — OH caM BHHOBaT.
I would have let him down — q 6b1 pacrrpaBHJ1cH c HMM
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conclusion at last that there was only one way in which Lord Mountdrago
could get rid of his dreams but he knew him well enough to be sure that he
would never, never take it of his own free will. In order to save Lord
Mountdrago from a breakdown he must be induced to take a step that was against
his pride and his nature. He 
was sure that it was necessary to do it immediately.
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lay quite still, his eyes closed, his breathing regular and his limbs relaxed. Then Dr. Audlin in the same quiet tone spoke the words he had prepared.
"You
will go to Owen Griffiths and say that you are sorry, that you caused him that
great injury. You will say that you will do all you can to undo the harm that
you have done him." 
The words acted on Lord Mountdrago like the blow of a whip acrossthe
face. He shookhimselfout of his hypnotic state and sprang to his feet. His face
was red with anger and he poured upon Dr. Audlin a stream of such words that
Dr. Audlin was surprised that he knew them.
"Apologize to that dirty little Welshman? I'd rather kill myself."
"I'm
sure it is the only way in which you can regain your balance." 
Dr. Audlin had not often seen a man in such a condition of uncontrollable fury. He watched Lord Mountdrago coolly, waiting for the storm to finish.
"Sit down," he said then sharply.
Lord Mountdrago sank into a chair. For five minutes perhaps they sat in complete silence. Then Dr. Audlin said:
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"I've thought a great deal about
your case. I don't quite understand it but I believe that your only chance to
get rid of your dreams is to do what I have proposed. I believe that there are
many selves in us, and one of the selves in you, that is your conscience, has
risen up against the injury you did to Griffiths. It has taken the form of
Griffiths in your mind and is punishing you for what you cruelly did. "
"My conscience is clear. I regret nothing."
It was with these words that Lord Mountdrago left
him the last time. Reading through his notes, while he waited, Dr. Audlin thought of his patient. He glanced at the clock. It was six. It was strange that Lord Mountdrago did not come.
He took up the evening newspaper. A
huge headline ran across the front page. "Tragic Death of Foreign
Minister." "My God!" exclaimed Dr. Audlin.
He was shocked, horribly shocked, and yet he was not surprised. The possibility that Lord Mountdrago might commit suicide had occurred to him several times, for that it was suicide he did not doubt. Dr. Audlin had not liked Lord Mountdrago. The chief emotion that his death
caused in him was dissatisfaction with himself because he could do nothing for him.
Suddenly he started. His eyes had fallen on a small paragraph near the bottom of a column. "Sudden death of a M. P.l " he read. "Mr. Owen Griffiths, member of the House of Commons, had been taken ill in Fleet Street in London. When he was brought to a hospital he was dead. It was supposed that death was due to natural causes, but an investigation will be held."
M. P. — Member of Parliament
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Was it possible that the night before
Lord Mountdrago 4) high fees 
had at last in his dream killed his tormentor, and that this 5) to give
rise to smth horrible murder took effect on him some hours later? Or 6) to deal
with smth, smb maybe when Lord Mountdrago found relief in death, his 7) to give
an appointment 8) to deliver a message enemy followed him to some other sphere
to torment him 9) to look up and down still there? The sensible thing was to
look upon it as an 10) to interfere with smth odd coincidence.
Il) to be at one's disposal Dr.
Audlin rang the bell. 12) a mere coincidence
"Tell
Mrs. Multon that I'm sorry I can't see her this 13) to give much thought
evening. I'm not well." 
to smth
It was true. He trembled as though of a chill. The 14) to cause great injury dark night of the human soul opened before him and he 15) to get rid ofsmth, smb 16) to regain a balance
felt a strange primitive terror of the unknown. 17) conscience
18) a huge headline
19) to find relief
EXERCISES 20) put up with smth
1 Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
touch,
forehead, dumb, limb, condemn, guest, hypnosis, 
sweat, tongue, called, dull,
coincidence, whip, conscience 
[tAtfl ['fo:hedl [dnm] [11m] [kon'deml [gestl [hip'naususl [swetl
C roaT10Bb1 no
OrPOMHb1ñ 3arOJIOBOK oueJ1aTbcq 0T Hero-nu60, Koro-JIM60 
BblCOKMe 1'0Hopapb1 
TIPHBJ1eKaTb BI--1HMaHMe npuaaBaTb 60J1bUIOe 31--1aqeHMe gew-JIH60,
KOMy-JIH60
Bb13b1BaTb HTO-JIH60
Ha'3Ha1MTb
BCTpeqy COBeCTb 
HañTH 06J1erqe1--1He
TIPWIHHHTb
CHJ1bHynO 06MAY 
MemaTb geMY-nu60,
BMeUIWBaTbCS1 BO LITOJIM60 
6b1Tb B 11beM-JM60 pacnopqxeHVM 
OHeMeTb 
npoceroe coBnaaeHHe 
AOCTaBHTb c0061ueHHe
BHeUIHfl¶ 11011MTHKa
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2 Replace the italicized words with the antonyms from the box:
I Match the words and word-combinations on the right with their equivalents on the left: l) to attract attentiona) HMeTb aeno C qeM-JIM2) to become dumb60, KeM-JIH60 3) foreign policy b)
MHPHTbCfl C qeM-AM60 144 145 |
B.occraHOBHTb paBH0Becue
l)
Everybody knows him as an honest man.
2)
We asked Edward
to join us for the trip and he willingly agreed. 
3) Aleksey Nikolaev works at the Ministry of Home Mairs.
4)
His words had a
thrilling effect on her. 
5)
Many former
communists are ashamed of their past.
6) She was much dissatisfied with her job.
7)
Yesterday I fell
asleep late. 
8) The young people have been living together for some years already.
9) My mother is 75 and she is very ill.
10) This writer is interested in the lives of common people.
11) Have you seen the last film by Sokurov? — Yes, I have. It's very interesting.
12) I think it's no use buying a big dictionary.
13) We succeeded in persuading Helen to accept that job.
14) A lot of houses have been built in
Moscow for the last 15 years.
15) Dr. Porhoet was present at Haddo's triumph.
16) — Do you know that Michael has lost his eyesight? — Oh, has he really?
J10XHb1e apy3b¶ nepeB0AHHKa
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Pu CJIOB aHMHiácKoro
pyccxoro H3b1KOB fl0JIHOCTbk0 coBrraaa}0T no 3HaqeHHK), Hanpwvrep: instinct,
humour, dramatic AP. TaKHe CJ10Ba |
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moKŒq, PHA aHrJIMiâCKMX CJIOB KaxyrueMCH CXOACTBe C C03BYt1Hb1MH HM pyccKMMH CJIOBaMV1
HMekOT 3HaqeHH¶, |
3 a) Find in the text international words (at least 25).
b) Translate the following sentences with a dictionary paying attention to the italicized words:
l) There was a lot of speculation about the last marriage of a famous pop-star.
2) An old gypsy was telling a fonune by the lines on a palm. 
3)
The girl
was very delicate and her mother took great care of her.
4)
Two decades have
passed since the first show of this 
film.
5)
After spending
two weeks on the sea-shore the girl got a very good complexion.
6) We deeply symphathised with Nelly when her mother died.
7) — What does your brother do? — He is a compositor in a printing-house.
8) An accurate diagnosis can be made only when we receive the results of all the analyses.
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9)
We don't know the
actual state of affairs in our economy but the minister of home affairs is sure
that its prospects are good.
10) Don't pretend that you know nothing about this money.
4 Answer the questions using the construction Accusative with the Infinitive or Accusative with the Participle:
Exampl
e: Shall I give you my exercise-book? 
Yes, I want you to give me your
exercisebook.
1)
Shall we pick you
up on the way to the station? (I 
want) 
2) Should I tell Sergey about our plans? (I'd like)
3) Does our coach (TpeHep) wish that our team will take part in the competitions?
4) Do you know that he was sent to the USA? 5) Did you hear how Olga sings? (at the party)
6) Has the doctor left yet? (saw)
7) Did anybody expect that he would become an actor?
8)
Did your son give
up smoking? (I made) 9) Why did you come home late yesterday? (Mother let) 
10) Has the delegation of film-makers
arrived at Moscow?
(Newspapers reported)
5
Translate
into English using the construction Accusative with the Infinitive or Accusative
with the Participle:
l) xoqy, t-1T06b1 Bbl pa36YAHJTH MeHH 3aBTpa paH0.
2) Mbl He OXMAMM, LITO OHM BepHyrcq TaK CKOPO. 3) HHKTO He BHAWI, KaK Xaaao BOURJI B KOMHaTY.
4) CJ1b1U-ra,qa, KaK aeTH U_1YMeJTM BO ABope.
5) YIMIW1b Ha6moaa-n 3a TeM, KaK yqeHHKH TIPOBOAMJIM 3KCnePVfMeHT.
6) Haxoxy, wo OH Bpatl.
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I
2
7) Mbl He 3HWIH, wro 3TOT 6yayr 110Ka3b1BaTb no TenemueHfflO.
8)
Mbl I-ITO
OHM yxe BePHYJIHCb.
9)
He
3acTaBJ1flürre MeHH npH1'J1a1.1_1aTb moneií, KOTOPb1X q He
Jil•06JffO. 
10) T103BOJ1bTe xypHWIHc-raM roBOPHTb npaBAY.
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
Divide
the story into some parts and ask questions to each other on all the parts.
Put these sentences into the right order according to the
real chain of events:
1)
In his dream Lord
Mountdrago hit Griffiths over the head with a bottle. 
2)
Owen Griffiths
died in a hospital.
3) Dr. Audlin tried to make Lord M. apologise to Owen Griffiths.
4) Lord Mountdrago ruined the career of Griffiths.
5) In his dream Lord M. hadn't got his trousers on at the party.
6)
Lord M. began to
see dreams. 
7) Dr. Audlin was waiting for his patient for the last time.
8) Griffiths quoted two lines from "A Bicycle Made for
Two" at the Parliament. 
9) Dr. Audlin read about Lord M. 's death in the newspaper.
10) Lord M. told the doctor about his dreams.
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3
Act out dialogues between Dr. Audlin
and Inrd Mountdrago;
l) During Lord M. 's first visit to the doctor beginning with the words
"It seems that it is as difficult to see 
you as a Prime Minister" up to
the words "I'm 
listening. "
2)
About Griffiths beginning with the words "Have you 
any idea why this same man should
come into your 
dreams" up to the words "I'm ready to tell you everything that
can be of any use to you.'
4 Describe the dreams of Lord Mountdrago.
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Oter A. Bierce
Lying upon a sofa Harker Brayton was reading "Marvels of Science"l. Reflecting on what he had read he unconsciously lowered his book without changing the direction of his gaze. Suddenly something in a dark corner of the room drew his attention. What he saw, in the shadow under his bed, was two small points of light about an inch apart. They may have been reflections of the gas lamp
I "Marvels of Science" — d-lyueca (HUBaHHe xypHaJ1a)
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above him, in metal nailheads. He gave them little thoughtl and resumed his reading. A moment later some impulse made him lower his book again and seek for what he saw before. The points of light were still there. They seemed
to have become brighter than before,
shining with a greenish lustre that he had not at first observed. He thought
that they had moved a little—were somewhat nearer. However, he couldn't reveal
their nature and origin and again he resumed his reading. Suddenly something in
the text suggested a thought that made him start and drop the book for the
third time to the side of the sofa. Brayton, half rising, was staring intently
under the bed where the points of light shone, as it seemed to him, much
brighter. His attention was now fully waked, his gaze eager and intensive2. It
revealed almost directly under the foot of the bed the coils of a large
serpent—the points of light were its eyes! Its horrible head was directed
straight toward 
him. The eyes were no longer luminous points; they looked into his own
with an evil expression.
A
snake in a bedroom of a modern city flat is, happily, not so common a
phenomenon as makes explanation needless. Harker Brayton, a bachelor of 35, 
a scientist, rich, popular and healthy,
had returned to 
San Francisco from remote and unknown countries. He 
accepted the invitation of his
friend, Dr. Druring, the famous scientist, and was staying at his large
old-fashioned house. Dr. Druring's interest was reptilia, he kept them
He
gave them little thought — OH He npuua.n HM 3Haqe1•utq 
his gaze eager and intensive — ero
B3rJIHA era-IT 11PHCTMbHb1M H
HarlPqxeHHb1M
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in a
distant Wing of the house that he used as a combination of laboratory and
museum and that he called the Snakeryl. Despite the Snakery Brayton found life
at the Druring's house to be very pleasant.
Except for a slight shock of
surprise and a shudder of mere disgust Mr. Brayton was not greatly affected.
His first thought was to ring the bell and call a servant, but then it occurred
to him that the servant would suspect him of fear, which he certainly did not
feel.
The reptile was of a species with which Brayton was unfamiliar. Its
length he could only guess; the body at the largest visible part seemed about
as thick as his arm. In what way was it dangerous if any? Was it venomous? Was
it a constrictor? His knowledge of serpents did not enable him to say.
Brayton
rose to his feet and prepared to back softly away from the snake, without
disturbing it if possible, 
and leave through the door. He knew he could walk backwards without
mistake. In the meantime the snake's eyes burnt with a more pitiless
malevolence than before. Brayton lifted his right foot to step backwards. His
hand upon the chair was grasping it. "Nonsense!" he said aloud.
"I am not so great a coward as to be afraid." He lifted his foot a
little higher and put it sharply to the floor—one inch in front of the other.
He heard somewhere the continuous throbbing of a big drum with sounds of far music, sweet and beautiful, like the tones of an aeolian harp2. The music stopped or rather it became the distant roll of a retreating
I the Snakery — 3MeeBHHK an aeolian
harp — 30J10Ba apcþa — upeBHHü MY3b1KaJ1bHb1iÍ HHCTPYMeHT.
CTPYHb1 11PHBOAHTCfl B KOJIe6aHMe JIBHxeHHeM B03Ayxa.
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thunderstorml. A landscape, shining with sun and rain, 
lay before him, and in the middle of
it a huge serpent, wearing a crown, was putting its head out of its large coils
and looking at him with the eyes of his dead mother. Suddenly this enchanting
landscape seemed to rise upward, like the drop scene at a theatre2, and
vanished. Something struck him upon the face. He had fallen to the floor; blood
ran from his broken nose and lips. In a few moments he 
had recovered, and then realised that
this fall, by interrupting his gaze, had broken the spell that held him. He
felt that now if he did not look at the snake he would be able to retreat. But
the thought of the serpent within a few feet of his head, yet unseen, perhaps
in the very act of springing upon him and throwing its coils about his throat
was too horrible! He lifted his head, stared again into those sinister eyes,
and was again in their slavery.
The snake had not moved and seemed to have lost its 
power over his imagination; the
wonderful illusions of a few moments before were not repeated. Its black, beady
eyes simply glittered with an expression unspeakably malignant.
Then came a terrible scene. The man, lying upon the floor, within a yard of his enemy, raised the upper part of his body upon his elbows, his head thrown back, his legs extended to their full length. His face was white and his eyes were wide open and were staring at the snake. Strong convulsions ran through his body making almost serpentile movements. And every movement left him a little nearer to the snake.
or rather it became the distant roll
of a retreating thunderstorm — HAH, cKopee, caenayracb OTAaneHHb1M POKOTOM
yuœ1¶tomeVtcq rpo3bl (Y repoq 6bIJIU CJIYXOBb1e raJIJ1}OUMHaUHH) like the
drop scene at a theatre — k'aK cnycKmou_1aqcq aeKopa11HH
B TeaTpe
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Dr.
Druring and his wife sat in the library. The scientist was in a very good mood.
"I have just obtained by exchange
with another collector," he said, "a wonderful specimen of the
ophiophagus. "
"What is it?" the lady inquired with little interest.
"Why,
what profound ignorance! My dear, a man who learns after marriage that his wife
does not know Greek has the right to a divorce. The ophiophagus is a snake that
eats other snakes.'
"I
hope it will eat all yours. But how does it get the other snakes? By charming
them, I suppose?" 
"That is just like youl, dear," said the doctor. "You know how irritating to me are conversations about that
common superstition about a snake's power of fascination. " The conversation was interrupted by a loud cry, which rang through the silent house like the voice of a demon screaming in a tomb! They sprang to their feet, the man confused, the lady pale and speechless yith fear. Almost before the echoes of the last cry had died away, the doctor was out of the room, springing up the stairs two steps at a time. He rushed at the door without knocking.
Brayton lay on the floor, dead. His head and arms were partly concealed
under the foot of the bed. They pulled the body away, turning it upon the back.
The face was covered with blood and foam, the eyes were wide open, staring... a
dreadful sight! 
"Dead," said the scientist, placing his hand upon his heart. Standing on his knees beside the man he chanced
That is just like you — 3T0 oqeHb noxoxe Ha Teõ¶
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did this thing get in here?"
He pulled out the snake and threw it,
still coiled, to the centre of the room where it stopped by the wall and lay
without motion. It was a stuffed snake; its eyes were two 
bright buttons.
EXERCISES
I Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
unconsciously,
above, nailhead, luminous, scientist, called, species, reptile, coward, blood,
recover, convulsion, ophiophagous, tomb, knock, knees, cover, malevolence 
[An'konfasll] [a'bnvl ['nellhedl
['lu:mrnasl ['sarantrstl [ko:ld] ['spi:fl:zl ['reptarll ['kaoadl [blAdl
[rl'knva] l,Dfi'Dfagasl [tu:ml [nnk] Ini:z] [k,wa]
Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
1
Find in the text
English equivalents to the following words and word-combinations: 
pa3Mb11WHTb, rlPHBJ1eKaTb BHUMaHHe, B0306HOBMTb, 3aCTaBW10 ero B3aporHYTb, cwrqu_1Hecq TOHKM, 06b1tmoe HBJ1eHMe, aaJ1bHMe CTpaHb1, M3BeCTHb1iä yqeHb1iá, cerapoMOAHb1ñ, Tep,f BpeMeHeM, 6b1Tb B pa6cTBe, HeCVxa3aHHO 3J106Hb1ìi, 6b1Tb B xopou_reM HaCTPœHHM, npeKpacHb1M
06pa3eu, pacnpocTpaHeHHoe cyeBepne, cnoc06HOCTb 3aqaPOBb1Ba-Tb, yxacHoe 3penmue, qyqeno 3Men
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2
Replace the
italicized words with the synonyms from the box in an appropriate form:
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l) We found ourselves in an unknown place and didn't know in
what direction to go. 
2)It
didn't come to my head that his documents were false. 
3) The Haddos suddenly disappeaædwithout saying a word. 4) A scientist was thinking over the results of an experiment.
5) All the night helicopters were lookingfor the fishermen gone into the sea.
6) The new researchers in the field of genetics discovered a mechanism of passing over genetic information.
7)
A prisoner
(nneHHb1iÍ) lifted up his head and looked at his enemies.
8)
When she was
walking along the streets her attention was attracted by the shop-windows of a
beauty salon.
9)
Margaret was
charmed by Haddo's play. 
10) An arab worked with venomous snakes.
I
l) When the
police entered the room they saw a man 
lying on the floor without movement.
12) Now even in far-away villages people are able to watch television.
13) During the last evening Margaret seemed to be in high spirits and Arthur didn't suspect anything.
14) Margaret had Oliver's evil look which suggested that she saw with his eyes.
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3 Form verbs from the following words and translate them into Russian:
en-: rich, large, circle, joy -fy: simple, identity, test, pure
-ize:
critic, real, summary, analysis
-en: short, strength, wide, light
4 Change the following complex sentences into simple ones using the construction Nominative with the Infinitive:
1)
It was seen how
the pupils were playing football in a school yard. 
2)
It was heard how
the deputies of the Duma were 
discussing a new law.
3) They say that this summer will be rainy.
4) It is supposed that this film will be bought.
5) It is known that Prof. Kiselev is a leading specialist in eye diseases.
6)
It was reported
that the President had arrived in Spain. 
7) It is expected that the Minister
will change his mind.
8) It is certain that the killer will be found.
9)
It is likely that
the rate of a dollar will rise. 10) It seems that the rain has stopped.
5 Translate the sentences using the construction Nominative with the Infinitive:
I BHAEIH, Kavv OH ynaJ1 Ha 3eMJ1}O.
2) CJ1b11LWIM, KaK pe6eH0K 3BaJ1 MaTb.
3) H3BeCTHO, I-ITO OHM XHBY'T B 0TAa-rreHH0iÍ aepeBHe.
4)
HTO Mi.-txann IIOJI¶KOB 6yaeT MHHMCTPOM
BHyrpeHHHx aejl.
5) C006UlWIH, I-ITO 3Kcne11H11Hfl B03BPaTHTCH qepe3 Heaemo.
6) npeanonaraeTcq, wro cryueHTb1 3HaK)T 9TH awnuüCKMe CJIOBa.
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7)
AYMaK)T, wro 3HMa
6yueT xoJ10AH0ii.
8)
OH 0Ka3a.ncS1
npaB. 
9) Mbl 06513aRJ1bHO 110KaxeM BaM Hawn (þ0Torpad)MH. 10) Ma-r10Bep0HTH0, HTO OH npueaeT.
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
1
Complete the
sentences and see how well you remember the text:
1) Suddenly something in a dark corner of the room
2) A moment later some impulse made him
3)
His gaze revealed
almost directly under the foot of the bed 
4)
Dr. Druring's
interest was 
5)
He started again
into those sinister eyes, and was again
6) The snake's black, beady eyes simply glittered with an expression
7) Strong convulsions ran through his body making
8)
And every
movement
9) The ophiohagus is
10) Brayton lay on the floor
Il) His face was covered
12) It was ; its eyes were
2 Answer the questions and do the task to the story:
l) 
Was Brayton frightened when he saw
the points of
lights under his bed for the first time?
2)
What did he
notice when he saw the point again? 
3) Did he see the coils of a large serpent under the foot of the bed?
4) What did you learn about Harker Brayton?
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5)
Why didn't he
call a servant?
6) Did he try to retreat from the room?
7)
Why couldn't he
do it? 
8) Did Brayton possess great imagination?
9) Describe the scene where Brayton was imitating a snake's movement. 
10) How did Dr. Druring and his wife
respond to 
Brayton's cry?
11) What did they see when they rushed
into the room? 
12) Was the snake real or stuffed?
3 Write out from the text the phrases describing:
a)
the snake's eyes
b)
Harker Bray-ton's
actions 
4 Describe the last scene on behalf of Dr. Druring.
THE WAXWORK 
After A. Burrage
The manager of Marriner's Museum of Waxworks sat in his office and
interviewed Raymond Hewson. The manager was a youngish man, well-dressed, stout
and rather tall. Raymond Hewson looked different. He was a small, pale man with
a tired face and thin brown 
hair. His clothes, which had been good when new and which were still
clean and carefully pressed, were
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beginning to show signs of their owner's losing battle with the world.l
The manager was speaking.
"There is nothing new in your
request," he said. "In fact we refuse it to different people—mostly
young idlers 
who try to make bets—about three times a week. If I 
permitted it and some young idiot
lost his senses, what 
would be my position? But you being a journalist alters 
the matter. "
Hewson smiled.
"You mean that journalists have no senses to lose?" "No,
no," laughed the manager, "but they are 
supposed to be responsible people.
Besides, it can give us 
publicity. Er2—what is your newspaper, Mrs Hewson?" 
"I don't work for any definite
paper at present, 
Hewson confessed. "However, I would have no difficulty 
in publishing the story. THE MORNING
ECHO would take it immediately. A Night with Mariner's Murderers.
No paper will refuse it."
The manager thought a little. 
"And how do you propose to treat it?"
"I shall make it thrilling, of
course, thrilling but with a touch of humour."
The manager nodded and offered Hewson his cigarette
case. 
"Very well, Mr. Hewson," he said. "Get your story published in THE MORNING ECHO, and there will be a five-pound note waiting for you here. But first of all I must warn you that it's not an easy job that you are going to
His clothes ... were beginning to show signs of their owner's losing battle with the world. B ero onexae . Hagar1H rlOflBAHTbC$I npH3HaKM npourpaHH0M 60PbÕb1 wraaeJ1bua C MHPOM.
Er — MOKð. 9... 
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take. I
shouldn't take it on myself. I've seen those figures dressed and undressed. I
know all about the process of their manufacture. I can walk about the museum in
company as 
indifferently as if I were walking among manikins, but I should never
sleep there alone among them." 
"Why?" asked Hewson.
"I don't know. There isn't any reason. I don't believe in ghosts.
It's just that I can't sit alone among them all night, with their eyes seeming
to stare at me. The whole atmosphere of the place is unpleasant, and if you are
sensitive to atmosphere you will have a very uncomfortable night."
Hewson had known it himself from the moment when the idea first occurred
to him. His soul protested against the prospect, though he smiled at the
manager. But he had a wife and children to keep and for the last months he had
not had any regular work and he was living on his small savings. Here was a
chance to earn some money—the price of a special story in THE MORNING ECHO and
a fivepound note promised by the manager. Besides, if he wrote the story well,
it might lead to the offer of a regular job.
"The way of newspaper men is hard," he said. "I have
already promised myself an uncomfortable night because your Murderers' den is
certainly not a hotel bedroom. But I don't think your waxworks will worry me
much. I'm not superstitious.'
The
manager smiled and rose.
"All right," he said. "I think the last of the visitors have gone. Wait a moment. I'll let the watchmen know that you'll be here. Then I'll take you down and show you round. "
He spoke on a house telephonel and then said:
house telephone — BHYTPeHHHM TenecÞ0H
163
"1 must ask you not to smoke there. We had a fire
alarm in the Murderers' den this evening. I don't know
who
gave it but it was a false one. And now, if you're 
ready, we'll go."
They went through an open barrier and down dimly lit stone stairs, which gave a sinister impression of leading to a prison. In a room at the bottom of the stairs were a few relics of the Inquisition and other mementos of man's
cruelty to man. Beyond this room was the Murderers' den.
It was a long room, ill-lit by
electric lights burning behind glass lamps. It was, by design, a mysterious and
uncomfortable chamber—a chamber whose atmosphere
made visitors speak in whisper.
The waxwork murderers stood on low pedestals with
labels
at their feet. The manager, walking around with Hewson, pointed out several of
the more interesting of these figures.
"That's Crippen! I think you recognize him. Insi-
gnificant
little beast who looks as if he couldn't kill a fly. And of course this—"
"Who's
that?" Hewson interrupted in a whisper, pointing.
"Oh, I was coming to him,"
said the manager. "Come and have a good look at him. This is our star.
He's the only one of this company that hasn't been hanged." The figure
which Hewson had indicated was that of a small, thin man not much more than
five feet tall. It wore little moustaches, large spectacles and a long coat. He
could not say precisely why this kind-looking face 
seemed to him so disgusting, but he
made a step back and even in the manager's company he was afraid to look at him
again. 
'But who is he?" he asked.
"That," said the manager,
"is Dr. Bourdettel "
Hewson shook his head. "I think
I've heard the name, " he said, "but I forgot in connection with
what."
The manager smiled.
"You'd
remember better if you were a Frenchman," he said. "For a long time
this man was the terror of Paris. He did his work of a doctor in daytime and of
a 
murderer at night. He killed for the devilish pleasure it gave him to
kill, and always in the same way—with a 
razor. After his last crime he
mysteriously disappeared, and ever since the police of every civilized country
have
been
looking for him."
Hewson shuddered. "1 don't like him at all," he confessed.
"Ugh? What eyes he's got!"
"Yes,
this figure's a little masterpiece. It seems to you that the eyes stare at you?
Well, that is excellent realism, for Bourdette practised mesmerism and was
supposed to hypnotize his victims before killing them. 
Indeed, it explains how such a small
man could do his terrible work. There were never any signs of a struggle."
"It seemed to me I saw him move," said Hewson in
a whisper.
The manager smiled. 
"You'll have more than one optical illusion before the end of the
night, I expect. I'm sorry I can't give you any more light: we keep this place
as gloomy as possible. And now come with me to the office and have a drink of
whisky before you return here again."
The night attendant placed an armchair for Hewson and wished him good night. Hewson turned the armchair a little so that its back was toward the figure of Dr. Bourdette.
Dr. Bourdette ['dDkta bor'detl 2 Ugh! — -ue.*ð. Y(þ!
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For some reason he liked him much less than his companions. While he was busy with arranging the chair he was almost light-hearted, but when the attendant's footsteps had died away and a deep hush fell over the chamber he realised that he had a difficult night before him.
The dim light fell on the rows of figures which were so like human beings
that the silence and the stillness seemed unnatural and even sinister. "It
must be like this at the
bottom of the sea," he thought and decided to use this phrase in his story on the next morning. He faced the figures boldly enough. They were only waxworks. So long asl he let that thought dominate all others, he promised himself that all would be well. It did not, however, save him long from the discomfort caused by the waxen stare of Dr. Bourdette, which, he knew, was directed upon him from behind. The eyes of the little Frenchman tormented
him, and he with difficulty suppressed the desire to turn and look. At last Hewson turned his chair round a little and looked behind him.
"He's only a waxwork like the rest of you," he said loudly.
"You are all only waxworks." 
They were only waxworks, yes, but waxworks don't move. Not that he had seen any movement anywhere, but it seemed to him that in the moment or two while he had looked behind him, there had been some change in
the
group of the figures in front. Crippen, for instance, seemed to have turned a
little to the left. Or, thought Hewson, the illusion was due to the fact that
he had not 
fixed his chair back into its exact original position.
He took a notebook from his pocket and wrote quickly:
"Remember: Deathly silence. Like being at the bottom of
So long as — Ao Tex nop noKa
166
sea.
Hypnotic eyes of Dr. Bourdette. Figures seem to move when not being
watched."
He
closed the book suddenly and looked round quickly over the right shoulder. He
had neither seen nor heard a movement, but it was as if some sixth sense had
made him aware of one. He looked straight at Lefroy, which smiled as if to say,
"It wasn't I!"
Of course, it wasn't he, or any of
them. It was his own nerves. Or was it? Hadn't Crippen moved during that moment
when his attention was directed elsewhere? You couldn't trust that little man.
When you took your eyes off him he took advantage of it to change his position.
That was what they were all doing. If he had only known it, he would have
never come here. He was leaving. He wasn't going to spend the night with a lot
of waxworks which moved while he wasn't looking.
Hewson
sat down again. This was very cowardly and very absurd. They were only waxworks
and they couldn't move; let him hold on to that thought and all would be well.
He swung round quickly and stared straight at Crippen. Ha! He'd nearly caught
Crippen that time! 6'You'd better be careful, Crippen—and all the rest of you!
If I see one of you move I'll smash you to pieces! Do you hear?"
He
must go, he told himself. Already he had experience enough to write his story,
or ten stories about 
it. Then, why not go? Yes, but that night attendant upstairs will laugh
at him. And the manager won't give him that five-pound note which he needed so
badly. He thought of his wife. She must be asleep now or maybe she is lying
awake and thinking of him. She'll laugh when he tells her what he imagined.
This was too much! The murderers not only moved but they breathed, too. Because somebody was breathing.
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Or was it his own breath which
sounded to him as if it came from a distance? This won't do!l This certainly
will not do! He must hold on to something which belonged to the daylight world.
He was Raymond Hewson, an unsuccessful journalist, a living and breathing man,
and 
these figures around him were only dummies, made of wax 
and sawdust who stood there for the
entertainment of idle 
visitors. They could neither move nor whisper.
That was better! Now, what was that funny story which somebody told him
yesterday?
He recalled a part of
it, but not all, for the gaze of
Dr. Bourdette burned, challenged and finally made him turn.
Hewson half turned his chair so as to bring him face to face with the wearer of those dreadful hypnotic eyes. Then he sat quite still staring before him, like a man
found frozen in the Arctic snows.
Dr.
Bourdette's movements were slow. He stepped off his pedestal with the mincing
care of a lady2 getting out of a bus and sat down on the edge facing Hewson.
Then he nodded and smiled and said, "Good evening."
"I hardly have to tell you," he continued in perfect English,
"that before I overheard the conversation between you and the manager of
this establishment, I did not
suspect that I should have the pleasure of a companion here for the night. You cannot move or speak without my command, but you can hear me perfectly well. Something tells me that you are—shall I say nervous? My dear sir, have no illusions. I am not one of these contemptible dummies! I am Dr. Bourdette himself."
He paused, coughed and stroke his legs.
This won't do! — TaK He noñneT! 2 with the mincing care of a lady — c XervtaHCTBOM JleAH
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"Pardon me," he went on, "but I am a little stiff. And
let me explain. Circumstances which I won't describe here to you, made it
desirable that I should live in England. I was close to this building this
evening when I saw a policeman watching me too curiously. I guessed that he
intended to follow me and perhaps ask me embarrassing
questions, so I mixed with the crowd and came in here. An inspiration showed me a way of escape. I shouted "Fire!" and when all the fools had rushed to the stairs I took the
coat which you see on me off my dummy, hid my wax figure under the platform and took its place on the pedestal.
"The manager's description of
me, which I had overheard, was biased but not quite wrong. Of course, I am not
dead, although the world thinks otherwise. His description of my hobby, which I
have indulged for years, though through necessity less frequently latelyl was
in the main true, but not quite clearly expressed. You see, the world is
divided between collectors and non collectors. 
With the non collectors we are not
concerned. The collectors collect anything, accprding to their individual
tastes, from money to cigarette packets, from butterflies to match labels. I
collect throats."
He paused again and regarded Hewson's throat with interest mixed with disfavour.
"I am obliged to chance which
brought us together," he continued, "and perhaps it would be
ungrateful to complain. But you have a skinny neck, sir, excuse me. I should
have never selected you if I had choice. I like men with thick necks... thick
red necks...
which I have indulged for years, though through necessity less frequently
lately — KOTOPbIM YBJ1eKaJICH MHorue roabl, XOTH B cwry He06XOAHMOCTH pexe B
nocneAHee BPeMH 
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He fumbled in a pocket and took out something which he tested against a
wet forefinger and then began to pass against the palm of his left hand.
"This is a little French razor," he said. "They are not
much used in England, but perhaps you know them? The 
blade, you will see, is very narrow.
It doesn't cut very deep, see for yourselfl. I shall ask you the usual question
of all polite barbers: 'Does the razor suit you, sir?"' 
He rose up and approached Hewson with the furtive step of a hunting
panther. "Will you be so kind," he said, "as to raise your chin
a little? Thank you. A little more, please. Just a little more. Ah, thank
you!... Merci, m'sieur2... Ah ... merci ... merci..."
At one end of the chamber the ceiling was thick frosted glass which by
day let in a few rays from the floor above. After sunrise they began to mingle
with the dim light from the electric lamps, and this combined illumination
added a certain horror to a scene which was terrible enough.
The waxwork figures stood apathetically in their places, waiting for the
crowds of visitors who would walk among them with cries of admiration or fear.
In the middle of them, in the centre of the room, Hewson sat still, leaning
back in his armchair. His chin was lifted as if he was waiting to be shaved,
and although there was not a scratch on his 
throat nor anywhere on his body, he
was cold and dead. His editors were wrong saying that he had no imagination.
Dr.
Bourdette on his pedestal watched the dead man unemotionally. He did not move,
nor was he capable of motion. After a113 he was only a waxwork.
see for yourself — cyawre caw-I 
in'sieur — Øp. Mecbe
3 After all — B KOHUe KOHUOB
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EXERCISES
Pre-reading Task1 Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
waxwork, losing, request, ghost, company, moustaches, Bourdette, breathe,
sawdust, wearer, cough, cir
cumstances, biased
['wækswy.kl [lu.•zll)] [rlk'westl [gaust] ['knmpoml [ma'sta:J]
[buaet]
[bri:ðl ['so:dnst] ['wearal [kDfl ['s3:kamstans1zl ['balastl
Vocabulary
and Grammar Tasks
1 Match the words and word-combinations on the left with their equivalents on the right:
l) 6e3aeJ1bHMK a) savings 2) noaaBaTb MaTepuaJ1 b) dimly lit
3)
napu c)
superstitious 
4) c6epexeHM51in connection with smth
5)
cyeBepHb1ìí e)
to suit smb 
6) TpeBora f) to smash to pieces
7) TYCKJIO OCBeLUeHHb1V1 g) to overhear
8)
B CB¶3H C qeM-JIH60 h) to treat a material
9)
urecToe HYBCTBO i)
alarm
10) HOJ1b30BaTbCfl npewvry- j) to lie awake
k) that won't do
I I) JlerKOMb1CneHHb1V1 l)a way to escape
12) pa36HTb Ha KYCKH
m) to take advantage
13) neaxaTb 6e3 CHa n) the sixth sense
14) -raK He noVueT 
o) an idler
15) rryrb K cnaceHffl0 p)
light-hearted
16) noacJIY111aTb q) to make bets
17) ycrpaHBaTb KOTO-JIHÕO
(HpaBHTbCH) 
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2 Translate the sentences using the right word:
near nearly
I) Mbl XHBeM OKOJIO CTa1--1UMH Me-rpo. 2) Ceñqac OKOJIO 5 qacoB. nopa HATH.
at present presently
3) B
HacT0H1uee BpeM¶ He HaMepeHa BblXOAHTb 3aMyx. 4) IloceTwreJIH MY3eq BCKope
yÈiAYT.
late 
lately
5)
CeroAHA q BepHYCb
1103AH0. Y,WIHaWre 6e3 Mewl. 
6)
Bbl BHAWIH
KaKue-HH6YAb HHTepeCHb1e (þW1bMb1 3a nocneAHee BPeM¶? 
as usual usually 
7) 06b1LIHO Movi MYX 06eaaeT Ha pa60Te.
8) OHa, KaK 06b1HHO, ona3Ab1BaeT.
heavy heavily 
9) CMOTPH: VIAeT CHAbHb1ñ AOXAb.
10) AOXAb 6b1J1 TavvOñ CHAbHb1ii, HTO MH He MOEIM BblìÍTM Ha ynuuy.
3
Paraphrase the
following sentences using the words and 
word-combinations from the
text: 
I) It will make our museum known to everybody.
2) We'll see which of us is right.
3) He had to earn money for his family.
I don't believe in prejudices.
5) There were things that reminded of man's cruelty to
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6) This figure is a fine piece of
art. 
7)
Many things will
seem to you before the end of the night. 
8)
It was as if
intuition had made him aware of a movement.
9) A person who cuts hair and shaves. 10) Is this time convenient to you?
4 Complete the sentences using Subjunctive I or Subjunctive Il:
1) I
can't drive a car. I wish 
2) Yesterday I missed my bus and had to walk to my work. I wish
3)
My son is very
thoughtless. I wish
4)
She looked pale
as if she
5)
He speaks of this
accident as if
6)
It's pity you
don't knoy English. If I were you
7)
I heard it is an
interesting film. I suggest
8)
My daughter does
not want to leave the dog in town. She insists 
9) I like this dress but I don't have enough money now.
Otherwise I 
10) I didn't know that Anna was in
hospital. I
5
Translate the
sentences using Subjunctive I or Subjunctive 11: 
1)
Xa-rlb, HTO XHBY
aæqeK0 0T uewrpa. 6b1 galue 
xoawra B Tea•rp.
2)
*a-lib, LITO H He Haaena rw1bT0. MHe XOJIOAHO.
3) bblJIO TEIK XOJIOAHO, 6YAT0 6b1-na 3HMa.
4) Ha Bamervl Mec-re H 6b1 11POKOHCYJ1bTHPOBa.naCb c Bpa110M.
5) 3aqeM Bbl cneu1MAM? '1 6b1 Bac nonoxaarr.
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6)
Mbl He 3HWIM, qT0
y Hero aeHb poxneHMfl. Mbl 6b1 
eMY r103BOHWIH.
7)
AHpeKTOP UlKOJ1b1
HaCTaHBaJ1 Ha TOM, wr06b1 yqeLHHKH HOCWIH 
8) npeL11ara}0, LIT06b1 MH
BCTPeTHJIM uX Ha B0K3wre. 9) He06XOAHM0, 11T06b1 Bbl 3aKOHHMJIM a-ry pa60TY
BOBpeM51.
10) Mbl B3WIH TaKCH, qT06b1 He 01103aaTb.
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
1 Say whether these statements are true or false. Correct them if they are false.
1)
Raymon Hewson was
rich. 
2)
The manager
agreed to let Hewson spend a night at the Museum because he felt sorry for him.
3)
Hewson was not
afraid to spend the night with the waxworks. 
4) There was a fire alarm in the Murderers' Den that evening.
5) Dr. Bourdette was a tall, fat man.
6) He killed his victims in daytime.
7) The police caught him and hanged.
8) The waxworks really moved and breathed.
9)
Hewson didn't
leave the Den because the door was locked. 
10) Hewson tried to distract himself by recalling funny stories. 11) Dr. Bourdette was very polite.
12) He said that he wanted to kill Hewson
because he liked his neck.
13) He really cut Hewson's throat with a razor.
14) Hewson died of fear.
15) In the Murderers' Den Hewson saw real Dr. Bourdette.
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2
Ask questions to the story.
3
Act out a dialogue between Hewson and the manager 
beginning with the words:
"There is nothing new in your request" up to the words "...And
now, if you're ready, 
we'll go."
4
Tell the class
everything you have learnt about Dr. Bourdette.
5
Make a written translation
of the text beginning with the words "...The dim light fell on the rows of
figures..." up to the words '6... these figures around him could neither
move nor whisper." Arrange a competition for the best translation.
Oter A. Clarke
When I heard Laika's frantic barking, my first reaction was annoyance. I
turned over in my bed and muttered sleepily: "Shut up, you silly bitchl
" That lasted only a fraction of a second; then consciousness returned—and
with it, fear. Fear of loneliness, and fear of going mad. For a moment I
did not dare open my eyes; I was afraid of what I might see. Sense told me that
no dog had ever
Shut up, you silly bitch — 3aTKHHCb TM, rnynaq cyKa
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set foot upon this world, that Laika
was separated from me by a quarter of million miles of space—and more of
that—five years of time.
"You've been dreaming," I told myself angrily. "Stop
being a fool—open your eyes! You won't see anything except the walls."
That was right, of course, The little
cabin was empty, the door closed. I was alone with my memories, over
whelmed by the transcendental
sadnessl that often comes 
when some bright dream fades into drab reality. The sense of loss was so
great that I wished to return to sleep. It was 
well that I did not do so, for at
that moment sleep meant 
death. But I did not know this for anOther five seconds and during that
time I was back on the Earth, seeking for the comfort in the past.
No one knew Laika's origin, though the Observatory staff made a few
inquiries and gave several advertisements in the newspapers. I found her, a
lost and lonely ball of flufP, huddled by the roadside one summer evening when
I was driving up to Palomar3. Though I have never liked dogs, it was impossible
to leave this helpless little creature to the mercy of the passing cars.
Wishing that I had a pair of gloves, I picked her up and threw her in the
baggage compartment. When I had parked the car at the Monastery—the
astronomers' residential quarters4, where I had been living for a few years—I
inspected my find without enthusiasm. I intended to give the puppy to somebody
but then it whimpered and opened its eyes. There
overwhelmed by transcendental sadness — nonaB-rreHHb1M HeqcH0ii
TOCKOM 
ball of fluff — ny111HCTb1M KOMOqeK
Palomar — Ha'3BaHHe 06cepBaTopHV1
4 residential quarters — XWIOVf KBaPTUI
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was such an expression of helpless trust in them that . 
well, I changed my mind.
Sometimes I regretted that decision,
though never 
for long. I had no idea how much trouble a growing dog 
could cause. My cleaning and repair
bills soaredl I could never be sure of finding an undamaged pair of shoes and
an unchewed copy of the astrophysical journal. But finally, 
Laika became a well-trained dog. She
was the only dog 
that was ever allowed to come into an Observatory. She lay there quietly
for hours while I was busy, quite happy if she could hear my voice from time to
time. The other astronomers also became fond of her (it was old Dr. Anderson
who suggested her name), but from the beginning she was my dog, and obeyed no
one else. Not that she always 
obeyed me.
She was a beautiful animal, about 95% Alsatian2. It 
was because of that missing 5%, I
think, that her masters abandoned her. (I still get angry when I think of it.)
Except for two dark patches over her eyes, she was a smoky grey, and her coat
was soft and silky. She was very intel- 
ligent, and when I was discussing
spectral types of evolution 
of stars with my colleagues, it was hard to believe that she was not
following the conversation.
Even now I cannot understand why she became so 
attached to me, as I have made very
few friends among human beings. Yet when I returned to the Observatory after an
absence, she would go almost frantic with delight3, jumping and putting her
paws on my shoulders—which
My cleaning and repair bills soared — MOH cwra 3a HUCTKY H 
peMOHT onexabl c-rpeMvrreJIbHO
nori0J13JIH BBepx
Alsatian — 
0BqapKa 
she would go almost frantic with delight — OHa qyrb c YMa He
CX011W1a OT panocTH
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she could reach quite easily—all the time uttering small
squeaks of joy which seemed strange for so large a dog. I tried not to
leave her for more than a few days and though I could not take her with me on
overseas trips, she accompanied me on most of my journeys. She was with me when
I went to that ill-fatedl seminar at Berkley.
We were staying with university friends; they obviously
did not like having a monster in the house but reluctantly let Laika
sleep in the living room. "You needn't worry about burglars tonight,"
I said. "We don't have any in 
Berkley," they answered rather
coldly.
In the middle of the night, it seemed that they were 
wrong. I was awakened by a hysterical
barking of Laika, 
which I had heard only once before—when she had first 
seen a cow and did not understand
what it was. Angry, I got up and went to the door to silence Laika before she
awoke my hosts, if it was not already too late. She was scratching frantically
at the door, pausing from time to time to give that hysterical barking. 
"If you want out2 " I said angrily, "there's no need for
all that fuss." I went down, opened the door and she took off into the
night like a rocket.
It was very quiet and still with the moon struggling to get through the fog. I stood in the morning haze waiting for Laika to come back when the San Francisco earthquake, one of the strongest in the 20th century, began.
What happened afterwards, I would prefer to forget. The Red Cross did not take me away until late the next morning3 because I refused to leave Laika. As I looked at
ill-fated — 3.nocqacTHb1ii 
If you want out — ECJIH Tbi xoqelllb BblñTH
The Red
Cross did not take me away until late the next morning 
KpacHb1iÍ
KpecT YBe3 Mer--rq TOJ1bKO Ha 
aeHb
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the destroyed house where were the bodies of my friends, 
I knew that I owed my life to her;
but the helicopter pilots thought that I was mad like so many of the others
they had found among the fires and the ruin.
After that we were never apart for more than a few 
hours. We went for long walks
together over the mountains; it was the happiest time I have ever known. But I 
knew, though Laika did not, how soon
it must end.
We had been planning the move for more than a
decade. It was realised that Earth was no place for an astronomical
obsewatory. Our observatory could still be 
used for training purposes, but the
research had to move out into space.
I had to move with it, I had already been offered the post of Deputy Director. In a few months I had to leave.
It was quite impossible of course to take Laika with
me. The only animals on the Moon were those needed 
for experimental purposes; it must be
another generation before pets were allowed, and even then it would cost a
lot of money to carry them there—and to keep them alive.
The choice was simple. I could stay on Earth and
abandon my career. Or I could go to the Moon—and abandon Laika.
After all, she was only a dog. In ten years she would
be dead, while I should be reaching the peak of my profession. No sensible man would have hesitated over the matter; yet I did hesitate, and if by now you do not understand why, no further words of mine can help.
Up to the very week I was to leave I had made no plans for Laika. When
Dr. Anderson said he would look after her, I agreed with almost no word of
thanks. The old physicist and his wife had always been fond of her, and I am
afraid that they considered me cruel and heartless. We
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went for one more walk together over the hills; then I gave her silently to the Andersons, and did not see her again.
The spaceship was already over the Moon but I took little interest in my
work. I was not really sorry to leave
Earth;
I wanted no recollections, I intended to think only of the future. Yet I could
not shake off the feeling of guilt; I had abandoned someone who loved and
trusted me, and was no better than those who had abandoned Laika when she was a
puppy beside the dusty road to Palomar,
The news that she was dead reached me a month later. Nobody knew why she
died. The Andersons had done their best and were very upset. It seemed that she
had just lost interest in living. For a while I did the same, 
but work is a wonderful remedy, and
my programme was just getting under wayl. Though I never forgot Laika, by the
course of time the memory of her stopped hurting me.
Then why had it come back to me five years later, on the far side of the
Moon? I was thinking about it when the metal building around me quivered as if
under a heavy blow. I reacted immediately and was already closing the helmet of
my emergency suit2 when the floor slipped and the wall tore open in front of
me3.
Because I automatically pressed the General Alarm button4 we lost only two men despite the fact that the
earthquake—the worst ever recorded on the Moon—destroyed all three of our Observatories.
my
programme was just getting under way — B 3TO BpeMfl KaK pa3 npvrr0T0B.qeHH51 K
Moeiä nporpaMMe 
emergency suit — cKa(ÞaHup when
the floor slipped and the wall tore open in front of me — non
CTEIJI YCKOJ1b3aTb y MeHS1 H3-110A Hor, M CTe1--ra pa3Bepuracb nepeao
MHOVI 
the General Alarm button — KHor1Ka 06111eii TpeB01'H
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The human mind has strange and
labyrinthine ways of doing its business; it knew the signal that could most
swiftly wake me and make me aware of danger. There is 
nothing supernatural in that; though
one can say that it
was Laika who woke me on both occasions, during the earthquake in San Francisco and the quake on the far side of the Moon.
Sometimes I wake now in the silence of the Moon, and wish that the dream could last a few seconds longer— so that I could look just once more into those luminous brown eyes, full of unselfish devotion and love that I could
find nowhere else on this or on any other world.
EXERCISES
Pre-reading Task1 Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
mutter, meant, unchewed, colleagues, paws, earthquake, owed, physicist, guilt, suit, supernatural I'mAtal [mentl [kD'li:gz] [paz] l'3:9kweIkl [oodl
['finslst] [gilt] [sju:tl
Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
1
Fill in
the blanks with suitable words from the box in an appropriate form
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to trust guilt loneliness to regret |
to obey to abandon a burglar fuss |
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staff mercy an advertisement |
a remedy
devotion |
l) This man _ his wife when he learnt
that she was expecting a baby.
2) Soldiers must orders whetÁer they like them or
not.
3)
Though Nikitin's was
not proved he was put to 
prison.
4)
One 
of Edit Piafs most famous song is
called "No, I don't anything."
5)
A lot of people
suffer from and try to find friends. 6) Do you think we can our money to this
bank?
7) Dogs are known to be capable of great to their 
masters.
8) Why to make such over our departure?
9)
My neighbors made
a metallic door. because they are afraid of
10) The whole of the hospital went out to say goodbye to the girl to whom the doctors returned eyesight.
11) A raspberry jam is a fine in case of a high temperature.
12) Having entered Berlin the Soviet
soldiers displayed 
to German children.
13) If you want to buy a rare book, put in a newspaper.
2 Match an adjective on the left with a noun on the right:
l) 
luminous
a) road 2) franticb) reality
3) humanc) house
4)
unselfish
d) creature
5) drabe) dog
6) emergencyt) barking
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7)
helplessg)
coat
8)
residentialh)
remedy
9) well-trainedi) suit 10) silkyj) mind
Il) sensiblek) eyes
12)
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dustyl) love
13) 
destroyedm) quarters
14) wonderfuln) man
3
Find
prefixes and sumxes in the following words. Define a part of speech to which
they belong:
insignificant, undamaged, physicist,
collector, adverti-
sement, desirable, wonderful,
unselfish, attendant, sad-
ness, luminous, frozen, skinny,
manager, disfavour, helpless, hypnotize, irresponsible, loneliness, sensible,
astrophysical, cruelty, decision, width, encage
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equivalents on the right and use them
in sentences of your own:
l) 
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on the
waya) nocerynaTb no-cBoeMY 2) to be in the wayb) ycTYTIHTb MeCTO KOMY-
3) by the wayJIH60, qeMy-JIHÕO
4)
to be
under wayc)no r•ryru, no nopore
5) to try one's own wayd) KCTaTH, Mexay npo6) to make a way for smb, smthe) MATH (O npW0T0BJ1eHHHX)
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ny'TH
l) to turna) OTBepraTb (npewroxe2) to turn awayHue)
3) to turn downb) BKJ1}OqaTb; CeKCYW1bHO
4) to turn onB03ÕYXAaTb
5)
to turn overc) OKa3b1BaTbC¶
6) to turn outd)
f) nepeBepTb1BaTb
5
Match the left part of a sentence with the right one:
1) If we save enoughÎ'd attend
a dancing 
money class. 2) If I knew EnglishI'd have told him the 3) If I were
you news.
4) If I had more timeWe'd have got there 5) If I had seen him yes- 
long ago. 
terday
I'd have supported 6) If you keep a
diet your decision. 
7)
Had I been
present atI'd read books in the the meeting original. 
8)
If the railway
station We'll go to theSea. 
were nearer I'd more often meet with my friends.
h) You will lose weight.
6 Translate the sentences using Subjunctive I or Subjunctive Il:
I)
ECJIVf 6b1 OH 6b1J1 yeCTHb1M yeJIOBeKOM, OH 6b1 Bep
HYJI aeHb1M.
2) ECJIH 6b1 Bbl cnymaJIM Bqepa paauo, Bbl 6b1 3HUIU O
3eMJ1eTpqceHMH.
3) Mbl 6b1 nocJ1a-,TM eñ TenerpaMMY, ecJIM 6b1 3HaJIM ee aapec.
4)
ECJIM 6b1 AeHMCOB
Hi-pan Byepa 3Ð Flamy KOMa1-uy, 
Mbl 6b1 BblurpaJIH.
5) Tbl 6b1 TaK He KaUIJIW1, ecJIM 6b1 He KYPHJI Tavv
MHOrO.
6)
184 7) ECJIM 6b1 y MeH51 6b1J1a c06avva, 6b1 ee He 6pocwra.
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8) 3Haii 06 3T0ìÍ BblCT•aBKe paHb111e, 6b1 noce-rma ee.
9) bYAb 1--1HKonañ ceiÍqac B MOCKBe, OH 6b1 110Mor HaM.
10) Kyna 6b1 Bbl noexarm, ecJIM 6b1 y Bac 6b1J1 0TnycK
3MMOM?
Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks
I Put the facts in a correct order according to the real chain of events:
I) Laika saved her master on the far side of the Moon.
2)
The author went
to the Moon.
3) The author found Laika on the road.
4)
Laika was allowed
to come into an Observatory.
5)
The author left
Laika with his friends.
6) Laika woke up her master during the earthquake in San Francisco.
7) Laika accompanied her master on most of his journeys. 8) Laika was abandoned by her first master.
9) The author muttered sleepily "Shut up, you silly bitch. "
10) Laika damaged the author's shoes and chewed his journals.
Il) Laika died because she had lost interest in living.
2 Complete the following sentences and see whether you remember the text:
I)
Laika was separated from me
2)
At that moment
sleep meant
3)
In the puppy's eyes there was an expression
4)
Finally I became
5)
When I was
discussing spectral types of evolution it was hard to believe that
6) She was with me when I went
7) In the middle of the night I was awakened by
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8)
The Red Cross did
not take me away until late the next morning because
9)
Our
Observatory could still be used for training purposes, but
10) The old physicist and his wife
considered me
11) I could not shake off
12) During the quake on the Moon I
reacted immediately 
and closed 
13) One can say that it was Laika who
14) Sometimes I wake in the silence of
the Moon and wish
15) The dogs' eyes were full of unselfish
love that I could find
3
Imagine that you
are the author of the story. Tell the class about Laika and what you felt when
you abandoned her.
The keys to the chainword
despair, release, evil, lawyer, reproach, hatred, deny, year, respond, dreadful, lose, eyes, spread, disturb, blame, eager, revenge, envy, yellow, weight, terrify, yard, delight, thunder, reply
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a adjective — npHJ1araTeJ1bHoe prep
preposition — npea„qor adv adverb — Hapeque 
v verb — rnaro.'l conj conjunctiion
— C0103 3ò. — 3necb 
n noun — CYU_CCTBHTeJ1bHOeupoH. — HPOHnqeCK'I.I pl plural — MHOXeCTBeHHOe
nam. — JiaTHHCKV1ü (H3b1K)
HVICJIOnapn. — nap,qaMeHTcKoe Bblpa-
p.p. past participle — npugacrne *el-me npoureALuero BpeMeHMWunoc. — (þHJIococþHH
abandon [a'bændanl v 110KMAaTb, affair [a'feal n aeJ10
6pocaTb,
OCTaBJIBTb affect la'fektl V BJMHTb; BOJIHOable a cnoc06HbIiá BaTb,
B03neiáCTBOBaTb abruptly la'bnptll] adv pe3K0 affection n JU060Bb, 
absorb lab'so:bl v norJ101uaTb
TIPMBfl3aHHOCTb abstraction n npo- agitation n BOJIHeCTPaUH¶, ouene}-IeHHe Hue
according to [a'ko.•d1TJ tal prep B alarm [a'lŒml n TpeBora
COOTBeTCTBHVf
C alchemist l'ælkamrst] n a-TIXVIMMK acidly l'æsldll] adv eAK0,
H3BH- alive [a'larvl a XMBOii
TWIbHO alone [a'launl a OAMH, OAHHOadmiration n
BOCXM111eHHe leave alone OCTaBJIHTb B 110Koe
admit lad'mltl v nonycvvaTb•, TIPH- alter l'o:ltal v MeHHTb(Cfl), 1133HaBaTb 
MeHHTb(Cfl) adore [a'do:l v
060XaTb
amaze [a'merzl v nopaxaTb advantage [ad'vŒnt1d31 n npeHMY- ambassador
[æm'bæsadal n IIOCOJI IllecTBO ambulance l'æmbjulansl n
cvopaq take advantage BOCflOJ1b30BaTb- rrorvroulb
(rupeHMYU1eCTBOM) amid la'rmdl prep cpeau, noadventure lad'ventfa] n
npwuuo- cpeau gel-me annihilate [a'nmalertl v YHWITOadvice [ad'vmsl n COBeT
XaTb
announce [a'naonsl v 06b¶BJIHTb annoy [a'norl v pa3apaxaTb anxiety [æn'zaratl] n TpeBora anxiously ['æl)kfaslll adv c Tpe-
Boroiâ, C BOJIHeHHeM apart
[a'pŒtl adv OTAeJIbHO, B CTOPOHe apathetically adv 6e3pa3JIHMH0,
anaTHHH0 apologize [a'pDIad3arzl v H3BH
HATbCq 
apparent [a'pærant] a BHAHMb1M,
OyeBHAHb1ñ appeal la'pi:ll appearance n BHe-
U_1HOCTb appoint [a'pomtl v Ha3HaqaTb appointment
la'porntmantl n Ha3HaqeHHe•, Ha3HaqeHHoe BpeMfl give an appointment
1--1a3Hat1HTb BcTpeqy approach [a'prautJ] v npHõJIHxaTbCH argue v
cnopHTb 
argument l'Œqjumantl n cnop; apryMeHT, AOBOA amour l'Œma] n
opyxue arrange [a'remd31 v YCTaHaBJIMBaTb, YCTpaHBaTb art la:t] n MCKYCCTBO; a
xyaoxeCTBeHHb1ñ 
black art yepHaH Maruq ashamed [a'fenndl a npucTbIxeHHb1ii 
be ashamed CTb1AHTbCfl ass [æsl
n ocen astonish fa'stnmfl v nopaxaTb,
attach la'tætJ] n TIPHBH3bIBaTb(CH)
attempt [a'temptl n 11011b1TKa attendant [a'tendant] n cnyxa-
attic l'ætlkl n yepaaK attraction n npnmeKaTeJ1ßHOCTb authorities lo.•'9nr1trzl n aBTOPHTeTb1 avenge la'vend3] v MCTHTb avenge oneself OTOMCTHTb avoid la'v31dl v M36eraTb await la'wertl v x,aaTb, OXMAaTb awake [a'welkl v npocb11fflTbcq; (pa3)6YAMTb aware la'wea] a C03HaK)LUHñ be aware C03HaBaTb awful a yxaCHb1ñ axe læks] n Tonop
bachelor n XOJIOCT¶K barber ['bŒbal n UH1»OJ1bHHK, napHKMaxep bark [bŒk] v Jiawrb basin n Ta3 beady l'bi:dl] a noxoxuii Ha 6yCHHKY beard [brad] n 60poaa beast [bi•stl n 3Bepb beer [bral n rufBO behaviour Ibl'hervral n 110BeaeHMe
believe lbl'li•vl v BepHTb; noJ1araTb bench IbentJ1 n CKaMe1iKa bend (bent, bent) [bend] (bent], Ibentl) V HaKJIOHHTb, CKJIO-
beneath Ib1'ni:91 adv BHH3Y
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be at one's best 6b1Tb Ha BblCOTe do one's best caeJ1aTb BCe B03-
MOXHOe
bet [bet] n napH make bet 3aK-moqHTb rrapu biased ['balastl a
npucTpacTHb1ÏI, npeay6exaeHHb1V1 
bind (bound, bound) Ibamd] (Ibaundl,
Ibaundl) v npHB513b1BaTb bitter ['bltal a ropbK11iÍ 
blade [bleld] n .ne3BHe blame [blerm]
v nopnuaTb', BHHMTb be to blame 6b1Tb BHHOBHbIM bleed (bled, bled) [bli:dl
(lbledl, [bled]) V 06JIHBaTbCfl KPOBbfO blessed ['blesrdl a upoH. npovulq-
blind [blamd] a cnenoìi; v oc-
ner1JIHTb
blood lbIAdl n KPOBb blossom n pacLIBeT; v pacrrycKaTbcfl blow [blao] n yaap
blush [blAJ1 v KpacHeTb body l'bDd11 n -reno boldly ['bauldlll adv xpa6po bore
[by.] v HanoeaaTb bound [baund] p.p. om bind box lbDks] n JlOXa bow [baul v
KJfflHHTbCq, cruÕaTbCH bowl [baul] n qaura brain Ibrem] n M03r; 3ð.
roJ10Ba branch [brŒntJ1 v pa3ABaHBaTbc51 brass tbrŒsl n Meab
breakdown ['brelkdaunl n (nonHblii) ynaA0K cm, 3AOPOBbq breast Ibrest] n rpyab
breath [bre9] n AblxaHHe 
breathe [bri:ð] v AblU1aTb bride [braldl n HeBecTa brief [bri:n a
KOPOTKMii 
burglar ['b3:glal n BOP, B3JIOM-
1101K 
burst (burst, burst) [bg:stl
(lb3:stl, [b3:stl) V B3Pb1BaTbCH 
burst into laughter paccMeqTbcq burst
into tears pacmavaTbcq button ['bAtnl n nyr0Buua button up 3aCTerHBaTb 
c
cabin ['kæbml n KaK)Ta cad [kædl n xaM,
rpy6H¶H 
calm [kŒm] a cn0KoiiHbIiÍ; v ycr10KaHBaTb 
calm down yc110KaHBaTbCH candle
l'kændl] n cBeqa 
cane [keml n TPOCTHHK, naJIKa canvas ['kænvasl n napycHHa 
card [ka:dl n BM3MTHa51
KapT01åKa care (for) [kea] v nt06HTb cattle l'kætl] n CKOT cause
[ko:zl n npwwma•, v Bbl3b1BaTb, rlPHHHH¶Tb caution n OCTOPOXHOCTb cease
[si:s] v npeKpatuaTb, nepecTaBaTb chain [tfeml n uellb challenge
l'tfælmd31 v TPe60BaTb chamber ['tfennbal n KEIMepa; KOMHŒra chance
[tfa:ns] n cnyqaïl, B03MOXHOCTb; V cJ1yqaTbcq by chance crryqaiiH0 •
chanced to see cnyqaiÍH0
YBHaeJ1 charm ltJa:ml n oqapoBaHHe, npenecrv, V 3aKJIHHaTb 
chatter ['tJætal n 60JITOBHfl
cheap Itfi:pl a nemeBb1M cheat [tfl.•t] V 06MaHb1BaTb check [tJekl a
K-,qeTqaTb1ü cheek [tfi:kl n 11RKa 
chew ltfu•l v XeBaTb 
chill ltJdl n 03H06, apoxb chin [tJml
n noaõopoaovv 
church [tÞ:tJ] n uepKOBb 
circumstance ['smkamstansl n 06-
CTOSITeJIbCTBO 
civil a yt1THBb1ii, Bex-
JIHBb1Ü clench IklentJ1 v CXHMaTb
cling (clung, clung) [klil)l (IklA1)l, [klA1)]) v Ue11JTHTbCq 
cloak [klaukl n maul 
cloth [klD61 n rlOKPb1BaJIO coachman
l'kautfman] n Kyqep coat Ik0Utl n urepcTb coil Ik011] n KOJIbUO 3Meu•, v
CBePTb1BaTbC¶ B KOJIbUO coincidence n COB-
IlaaeHMe collapse Ika'læps] v
OCJ1a6eTb comfort ['kxmfat] n yreIIIeHHe•, v YTemaTb comparison n
cpaBHeHue compelling [kam'pelll)l a HenpeOAOÄMMb1ii 
complain [kam'pleunl v XWIO-
BaTbCS1
complication l, 
n
OCJIOXHeHHe
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comprehend l,komprl'hend] v HOHHMaTb
comprehension n rlOHHMal--IHe conceal [kan'si:l] v CKPb1BaTb concern Ikan'smnl
v KaCaTbCH be concerned MHTePeCOBaTbC51 conclusion n 3aKJuoqeHHe come to a
conclusion rrpHìiTM K 3awuoqeHffl0 
condemn [kan'deml v ocyxaaTb conduct
[kan'dAktl v PYKOBOAHTb confess [kan'fesl v 11PH3HamTbCH 
confuse Ikon'fju:zl v CITyrb1BaTb•,
cMyuaTb, 11PMBOAHTb B 3aMemaRJ1bCTBO, C6HBaTb C TOJIKY conscience n COBeCTb 
consciousness ['konJasmsl n co3HaHHe
constable n KOHcre6J1b, nonnueiïCKHii constrictor [kan'strrkta] n 60a
KOHCTPHKrOP (euð 3.Meù)
contempt [kan'temptl n npe3peHue 
contradict l,knntra'dlkt] v
npoeruBOPeHHTb 
converge [kan'v3:d3] v CXOAHTbB 04H0ii TOHKe 
convince [kan'vmsl v y6e)KAaTb cool
Iku:ll a np0MaAHb1ìi cough IkDt1 v KaUIJIHTb countenance ['kauntmansl n
BblpaxeHHe nnua; caM006J1aaaHue 
courage l'kM1d3] n MyxeCTBO,
CMeJIOCTb course [ko:s] n xoa, TeqeHHe
cow [kaol n KOPOBa coward ['kauad] n Tpyc crackling I'kræklll)] n TpecK,
xpycT
crash Ikræfl n KaTac-rp0(þa•, rpo-
XOT,
TpecK creation 
creature ['kri:tJal n cyruecTB0 crime Ikrarml n npecTY'11J1em•te crop
Ikropl n ypoxañ crown Ikraunl n KOPOHa cruel ['kru:all a XeCTOKHii;
*CCT-
cry Ikrall V KPW1aTb; n-rraKaTb 
cry out BOCKJIHKHYTb curious 
a m060r1b1T-
Hblü•, CTpaHHb1ii curse [k3:s] v pyran,cq
damage
['dæm1d31 v 110BPeyuaTb dare -Ideal v CMeTb, BaTbCH 
daring I'dearll)] a CMeJ1b1V1, aep3-
dawn [do:nl n paccBeT dazzling ['dæzlrnl a OCJIer1HTeJ1b-
dead Ided] a MepTBb1V1 deal (dealt, dealt) Idi:ll
[deltl) v HMeTb aeno C qeM-J1. n KOJMMecTBO a great deal MHOISO, HEIMHOI'O
death Ide61 n CMepTb decade ['dekeld] n aecqTMJ1eTHe; necHTOK 
decision 
n pemeHMe decrease Idifkri:sl v
YMeHbU1aTbCH
definite l'&fimtl a onpeaeneHHb1ii delicate ['dellkltl a
H3muHbIiá; 
xpYTIKHiÍs CJIa6b1Vr, (LIHcmpy»tewn) 
delight Idl'lmt] n Bocmpr
deliver [dl'llval v AOCTaBMITb demanding a Tpe60-
BameJ1bHb1iá den [den] n
nor-OBO deny Idl'nml v OTPHUaTb deputy ['depjutll n 3aMeCTHTeJIb desert
['dezatl n nycTb1H51 desert Idl'u:t] v novauaTb 
design Idl'zmnl n npoeKT 
desire Idl'zmal n xenaHHe 
despair [drs'peal n 
despise [drs'parzl v npe3wpaTb destroy
[drs'trôll v pa3pyuraTb, YHMt1TOxaTb determination PemwreJ1bHOCTb
devastating ['devasteltlt)l a pa3pyUlHTeJ1bHb1M devil ['devl] n AbflBOJ1
devotion n npeaaH-
HOCTb 
die [darl v YMMPaTb 
dig (dug, dug) [drgl (Icing], [dngl)
V KOINaTb dim Idlrnl a Tycvulblñ dirt Id3:tl n rp¶3b disappointment
Ldlsa'pomtmantl n pa30qap0BaHue disfavour [drs'ferval n Heoa06peHHe disgust
Idls'gAst] n OTBpa111eHHe•, V BHymaTb OTBpaueHHe dismay Idrs'mell n 
dismiss [drs'rmsl v OTTIYCKaTb
dispel [dls'pell v pa3roH9Tb, pacceHBaTb display
[dls'plell v npoqwIHTb disposal n pacnopgXeHHe be at one's disposal 6bITb B
MbeM-n. pacnopqxeHHH distort [dis'to:t] v HCKaXaTb 
distract [drs'træktl v OTWIeKaTb
disturb [drs't3:bl v paccTp0HTb
(nnaHW);
6ecnOKOMTb, Me
UlaTb, TpeBOXHTb 
divorce [dl'vo•sl n pa3B0A do [dul ([dldl, [dnn]) v AenaTb
do good noM0fflTb, rlPHHOCHTb
110J1b3Y
do without smth 060üTHCb 6e3 gem-Jl. 
have to do with smth HMeTb aeno C
qeM-J1., 6bITb CBfl3aHHb1M C qeM-JI. 
doubt [daut] v COMHeBaTbCq 
dozen 
n AK)XHHa, aeCHTOK drab [dræb]
a cepb1M, TYCKJIbIii drag [drægl v Tauurrb drain Idreml v ocyuraTb 
dreadful ['dredf(a)l] a
yxaCHb1ü,
dream
[dri:ml n COH; v BHAeTb BO CHe, CHHTbCH drop [dropl v AOBe3TH; 110A6poCHTb drop
in 3ae3xaTb 
drum [drnm] n 6apa6aH 
drunkard ['drnnkadl n ribHHb1Ü due to ['dju tu:l prep
Bb13BaHHbIiÍ; 6naroaapq Hew-Jl. dug Idngl p.p. om dig
duke [djœkl n repuor 
dull [dAll a cKY¼Hb1ü,
YHbUIbIh, r10Hypb1M dumb Idnrnl a HeMOiÍ dummy ['dnrm] n MaHevœH dust
Idnstl n 11b1J1b 
duty ['dju•tl] n AOJ1r, 06513aHHOCTV, aexypcTB0
eager ['i:gal a CW1bHO xenmo-
earn [3.•nl v 3apa6aTbIBaTb earthquake ['3:0kwe1kl n 3eM-ne-
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TpqceHMe 
eccentric [Ik'sentnkl a 3KcueHTPHHHb1M, CTpaHHb1ü edit ['edltl v
PeAaKTHPOBaTb elbow ['elbau] n JIOKOTb 
eliminate [I'llmrneltl v ycTpaHATb,
JIHKBHAMPOBaTb 
embarrass Irm'bærasl v 3aTpyuHHTb; CMyuaTb, 11PHBOAHTb B
3aMemaRJ1bCTB0 embrace [rm'brels] v OXBaTb1B-aTb, BKJIK)gaTb B ce6q enable 
V naBaTb B03MOXHOCTb enchanting
1m'tfŒnt10] a 06BOPOXMRJ1bHb1M, 11J1eHrreJ1bHb1ü enjoy 1m'd301] V
HaCJ1aXAaTbCH; TIOJ1b30BaTbCSI entertainment Lenta'temmant] n pa3BJIeqeHMe envy
['envll n 3aBHCTb equal ['i:kwall a paBHbIii escape [I'skelp] n 6ercTBo;
cnaceHMe
essay ['esell п трактат 
establishment [r'st&bhfmantl п
заведение 
event [I'ventl п событие, происшествие 
evident а очевидный evil а
злой, дурной; зловещий exaggerate [rg'ztedprert] преувеличивать 
exchange [Iks'tfemd3] п обмен exclaim
[1k'skleIml восклицать exhumation п эксгумация (изатечение трупа) expense
[1k'spensl п цена at the expense ценой 
at smb's expense за счет кого-л.
extend [Ik'stendl ъ' тянуть(ся); 
протянуть exterior п вне
шность, наружность
fade [feldl
v бледнеть; зд. превращаться fail [ferl] 1' терпеть неудачу; не удаваться;
подводить (о памяти и т.п.) failure [Теша] п неудача 
faint [femt] а слабый; легкий; 
упасть в обморок 
fair [feal п ярмарка 
false [fxls] а фальшивый, ложный
familiar [fa'mrha] а знакомый fang [f&1)] п жало fascinate ['faesmert]
очаровывать
fashionable 
а модный 
fast [fa:stl У поститься 
fat [f&t] а толстый, жирный 
fate [feIt] п судьба favour ['fewal п
одолжение 
do а favour делать одолжение 
fear [Па] п страх; v бояться 
feature ['fktfal п черта, особен-
fee п гонорар 
feed (fed, fed) [fr.dl ([fedl, [fed])
1' кормить 
feel (felt, felt) [f1.•ll ([feltl, [felt]) v чувствовать; шарить;
нащупывать festivity [fa'stMtIl п веселье freplace ['fapplers] п камин 
Пт [fxm] а твердый
ПМ
[fIStl п кулак 
Пх [fIksl фиксировать; назначать
Пхешу
['f1ksld111 adv пристально, в упор
Пате
[Пени] п пламя
[f&f] сиять, сверкать; быстро промелькнуть 
mng (Пипњ flung) [f111)l ([Пло],
[пм)]) кинуться, броситься mng ореп распахнуть 
Пиф [ПАЛ п краска, румяна; v
покраснеть
Пу [Пап п
муха foam [fauml п пена fog [fog] п туман follow ['fDlaul следовать 
foot [fUt] п фут ( = 30,5 см) 
foot (pl feet) [fot] (lti:t]) п нога
(ноги)
footstep ['futstep] п шаг 
forehead ['fond] п лоб 
forgive (forgave, forgiven) [fa'gwl
([fa'gewl, [fa'gwanl) прощать former [Тэ:та] а прошлый, 
бывший 
fraction 
п доля 
frame [fmml п зд. тело, телесная
оболочка
frank
[frzokl а откровенный frantic I'flRntlkl а неистовый, безумный 
frequently ['fri:kwantlIl adv часто
frighten ['frartn] v пугать be frightened бояться 
frivolous ['frwalas] а легкомыс-
ленный; фривольный frosted ['fmstJdl а
матовый frozen а замерзший fumble рыться fumace ['f3:msl п печь fumiture
[Тз:ппјэ] п мебель furtive ['f3:tw] а крадущийся 
п ярость, бешен-
fuss [fAS] п суета; ъ.' поднимать шум из-за пустяков
gain
[gem] v приобретать; выигрывать galaxy ['galaksrl п скопление gaze [gerzl п
взгляд; глядеть gently ['d3entlr] adv мягко, ласково; умеренно 
ghost [gaust] п дух, привидение
giddiness ['gIdmrs] п головокружение
giddy ['grdl] а головокружительный 
gift [gItil п дар 
giggle v хихикать 
give (gave, given) [gw] ([gewl, давать
give away проговориться, выдать себя 
gleam [gli:m] мерцать 
globe [glaub] п земной шар 
фоту ['glu:mr] а мрачный 
glove [ghv] п перчатка 
gnaw (gnawed, gnawn) [пл] ([no:d],
[пэ:п]) v грызть, глодать 
go (went, gone) [gao] ([wentl,
[gon]) идти, ходить 
go out зд. погаснуть 
gorgeous ['go:d3asl а роскошный gossip
['gosw] п ёплетня 
grasp [gra:sp] ъ•' сжимать 
grateful а благодарный grave [grew] а
серьезный џеу [gre1] а серый 
grim [gnm] а мрачный, зловещий grin [qrml ухмыляться grip [grip] схватить 
ground [graund] почва; основание 
guardian ['gc•dIan] п опекун guess
[ges] v догадаться 
guilt [grltl п вина
н
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handkerchief ['hcnkatfIf1 п носовой платок
hang (hung, hung) lhænl ([hM)l, lhM)l) V BHCeTb hardly ['hŒd111 adv eaBa, eJIBa JIH harm Iha:ml n BpeA, Ulo; v Bpeharmless ['ha:mhs] a 6e3BpeJIHb1ñ
hate [hert] v Hel--1aBHAeTb hatred I'hertndl n HeHaBHCTb haze [herzl n AblMKa headache I'hedelkl n roJIOBHaq
headline ['hedlaln] n 3arOJIOBOK healthy ['he1911 a 3AOPOBHñ heap [hi:pl n vama, rpyua heart lhŒtl n cepAue heat lhi:tl n xapa; v rpeTb, pa30rpeBaTb heaven n He60, He6eca heiress ['eons] n HacJ1eAHHua helicopter l'hellknpta] n BeperoneT hell [hellm aa go to hell! HAM K qepTY! helmet ['helmltl n UlJ1eM hence [hens] adv OTCK)Aa (CJ1eayeT) hesitate ['hezrtelt] v KOJIe6aTbCq hide (hid, hidden) [hardl (lhldl, ['hldn]) V npqTaTb hit (hit, hit) lhltl (Ihltl, [hit]) v ynapwrb hoarse Iho•sl a xpHIMb1iá hold (held, held) [hauldl (lheldl, [held]) v AepxaTb catch hold of smth CXBaTHTb
I-ITO-JI.
hold back yraHBaTb honour I'ona] n
qeCTb horrible 
a yxacþblii horror ['horal n yxac host [haustl n X03HHH housekeeper
n 3KOHOMKa huddle ['hndll v CbeXHBaTbC¶,
cBepHYTbcq 
huge [hju•d31 a Ol'POMHb1iÍ hum
lhnml v ryaeTb 
humiliation n 
YHHxeHMe hunted ['hnntld] a 3ð.3arHaHHb1M hurricane ['hnrrkanl n yparaH
hurt [h3:tl v rlPHHHH¶Tb 60J1b;
06HXaTb
hush IhAJl n THUMHa, MOJIqaHHe
1
idle
l'ardll a npa3AHb1ü 
idler ['ardlal n 6e3AeJ1bHHK 
ignorance ['Ignaransl n HeBexe-
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n moxoe BOC.rIMTaHHe, mowe MaHePb1
ill-lit Lil'lltl a CJ1a60 OCBeLUeHHblñ imagine [I'mæd31n] v
B006paXaTb, npeAcraBJ1¶Tb ce6e impress [Im'presl v IlPOH3BOAHTb
Bneqa-rneHHe inch llntJl n AIOMM ( =
2,5 CM) inconvenience Lmkan'vi:mansl n Heyn06CTB0 incredible 
a HeBePOSITHb1ii,
HerlOCTHXHMb1iá indecent 
a HenpHJIHHHbIü,
HenpHCToìáHbIM indeed Irn'di:dl adv B Cap.-IOM Aene
indignation n B03MyueHHe, HeroA0BaHHe induce
Im'dju:sl v BblHYXaaTb, Bb13b[BaTb 
indulge [In'dAld3] v npeAaBaTbc51 
Hew-Jl. 
industry ['mdastn] n •rpyuom06He
influence ['rnfluans] n BJIHHHHe injury ['Indsanl n Bpea; OCKOP6JleHHe, 06naa
inn [m] n rocTHHHua; TpaKTHP innocent a HeBHHHb1iÍ innumerable a 
6eC11HCJœHHb1ii
inquiry n HaBeneHHe cnpaB0K make inquiry HaBOAHTb
cnpaBKH insensible a 6e3 co31-1aHHq insight ['Insalt] n
npomruaerenbHOCTb, HHTYHUH¶ 
insignificant Llnsrg'mflkantl a He3HaMWreJIbHb1Ü insist [rn'srstl v
HacraHBaTb insolence ['Insalansl n HarJIOCTb, aep30CTb 
inspiration 
n BAOXHOBeHHe inspire [In'sparal v
BAOXHOW1flTb, BOOAyuneBJ1flTb instant ['Instantl n MTHOBeHHe insult v
OCKOP6J1¶Tb intelligence n YM intelligent a YM-
intend [m'tendl v HaMepeBaTbcq interfere [,mta'fial v MemaTb, BMeUIMBaTbCq interrupt I,mta'rnptl v rrpePb1BaTb
intoxicate on'tDks1ke1tl v orrpaBJIBTb, orlbHHflTb intruder [rn'trudal n HenpomeHHblii rocTb; caM03BaHeu inverted [In'vmtldl a nepeBepHY-
investigation [m, n
paccJ1eA0BaHHe irresistible a HeflPeOAOJIHMb1iÍ irritate ['liltertl v pa3ApaxaTb
job Id3Dbl n pa60Ta, aeno judge [d3\d3] v CYAHTb justice ['ds,xstrsl n cnpaBeAJIH-
knee [ni:] n KOJIeHO kneel (knelt, knelt) Ini:ll (Ineltl, [nelt]) V onycTHTbcq Ha KOJIeHH
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labour ['lelba] n •rpyu, pa60Ta landscape ['Iændskerpl n neñ3ax lap [læp] n KOJIeHM laughing-stock I'lŒfinstDkl n noCMe111H1ue law 113.1 n 3aKOH lean (leant, leant) [li:nl (Ilentl, [lent]) V CKJIOH¶TbCq lean back OTKHHYTbcq learned ['13:mdl a yqeHb1M
lethargy ['le9ad311 n neTaprHfl, 11JIHTeJbHb1ñ COH liar ['lalêl n JEKen lie [Iml v nraTb light-hearted [,la1t'hŒt1dl a nerKOMb1CJ1eHHb1M, 6ecne¼Hb1ñ light (up) (lit, lit) [lart] ([lltl, [lit]) v 3a»arraTbCfl lightning ['Ialtmo] n MOJIHHSI limb [lyml n KOHeHHOCTb loathe [lauðl v qyBCTBOBaTb, HC11b1Tb1BaTb 0TBpa1_ueHHe lobby ['IDb11 n napn. Kynyapbl lock [10k] n 3aMÓK lonely I'launlll a 0AHH0KHùi; nyCTb1HHb1ñ looking-glass n 3ep-
KUIO loss [Insl n 110Tepq lulling ['IAIIOI a ycnovvaHBam1_1HM luminous ['Iu:nunas] a CBeTHUlHñCq; HCHb11i lustre ['IAStal n 6necvv
mad Imædl a 6e3YMHbIiÍ,
cy'MacureAIMMM go mad CXOAMTb c YMa magician n Mar, BOJIUIe6HHK make (made,
made) [merkl ([meldl, [meld]) V aenaTb•, H3rOTOBJIHTb, np0H3B0AMTb make up
HaBePCTb1BaTb, KOMrueHcup0BaTb malevolence n 3J106a malignant [ma'llgnantl a
3JIOii manage I'mæn1d3] v ynpaBJIBTb, PYKOBOAHTb; CYMeTb•, yaaBaTbcq
marble n Mpatvtop 
market I'mŒk1tl n 6a3ap 
market square 6a3apHaq IIJIOLuaab
masterpiece n ureaeBP match [mætJ1 n CllWIKa 
safety match 6e30rracHaq 
cnuqvva maternal a Ma-repm-lCKHM matter
['mæta] n Øunoc. MaTe-
mean (meant, meant) [mi:n] 
(Imentl, Iment]) v 03HaqaTb means
[mi:nzl n pl cpeacTBa 
by all means 06q3aTeJ1bH0 
by no means HHCKOJ1bKO 
meantime 
adv in the meantime TeM BpeMeHeM meditation l, 
n pa3Mb1U1neHHe•, MeawraI_UH memento
[nu'mentaul n Har10MH- 
HaHMe mental ['mentl] a YMCTBeHHb1ñ, 
ncvtxuyecKHü 
mercy I'my.sl] n MWIocepaue; MMJIOCTb
to the mercy Ha MMJIOCTb 
mere [rnral a npocToM merit ['meritl n AOCTOHHCTBO, 3acnyra 
merry-go-round ['mengau, raund] n
Kapycenb message I'mes1d3] n nocnaHHe midday [,mld'dell n no,ueHb
mind [mamd] n YM, pa3YM; ayx; 
ayma change one's mind nepeAYMaTb
make up one's mind peuHTb, peu1HTbcq mingle v CMeUIMBaTb minister I'mrmstal
n CB51U1eHl--IHK miracle n qyao mirror ['mrral n 3epKaJ10 missing
['mrslrj] a moan [maun] n CTOH mock [mokl V HaCMeXaTbCH, BblCMeHBaTb mockery n
HaCMeUIKa, OCMeHHHe modesty ['mndrstll n CKPOMHOCTb monster ['monsta] n
qyaomn_ue monstrous ['monstrasl a gyaoBHLUHb1ii moustache Ima'sta:J1 n ycbl
move [mu:vl v nepee3xaTb; TPO
raTb, pacTporaTb murder ['mg:da] n y6HMCTBO murderer n y6Hñua
murmur ['mxma] v 60PMOTaTb mutter I'mnta] v 60PMOTaTb, BOPHaTb mystery n
TaMHa
nailhead ['nellhedl n LUJIfl11Ka 
rB03AH neck [nekl n meq noble a
3HaTHb1M, 6narop0AHb1iá nod [nod] v KHBaTb nonsense n VIYHOCTb,
rnynocTH
notice ['nautrsl v 3aMeqaTb
o
obediently [a'bi•drantlll adv noKOPHO
obesity [acfbl.•srtll n TYHHOCTb 
obey 
v 1101HMHflTbCfl, CJIYU1aTbC¶ 
object [ab'd3ekt] v B03PaxaTb,
flPOTecTOBaTb obligation n aonr, 06H3aHHOCTb oblige [a'bla1d31 v
06513b1BaTb be obliged 6b1Tb 06fl3aHHb1M obtain [ab'tern] v npH06peTaTb
occasion n cnyqaM, C06b1THe occult ['DkAItl a CKPbITb1ñ, TaitHb1W,
OKKYJ1bTHb1ñ occur [a'ka:] v 11POHCXOAHTb, 
CJIyqaTbcq; INPHMTH B roJ10BY odd [Ddl
a CTPaHHb1M odious ['audras] a HeHaBHCTHb1M, OTBPaTHTe11bHbIii odour ['audal n
3anax only ['aunll] adv TOJ1bKO the only eaHHCTBeHHb1ü 
origin ['DTId31n] n [IPOHcxox,aeHue
oven n ayxoBKa overhear (overheard, overheard) Lauva'hra]
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Lauva'h3:d])
v noucJIY111HBaTb overwhelming [,auva'welmlt)] a noaaBnmou1HV1, OrPOMHb1ii owe
[aul v 6b1Tb 06513aHHbIM 
раск [РСК] забивать, напол-
be packed быть битком наби-
pain [peml п боль 
pale [рей] а бледный palm [pcml п
ладонь partly ['pct111 adv частично 
pass [pcsl п пасс (Движение рук
гипнотизера) passionate а страстный patch [pztJ] п пятно 
patient 
а терпеливый paw [po:l п лапа 
penetrate ['pemtreJtl проникать 
perceive [pa'si•vl понимать,
осознавать; чувствовать, ощущать 
perception 
п ощущение; понимание, осознание
permit [pa'nutl v разрешать, позволять 
persist [pa'srst] v упорно делать
что-л. persuade [pa'sweId] убеждать persuasion п убеждение, убедительность
pet [pet] п домашнее животное petrify ['petrrfar] застыть, окаменеть 
pick ир ['Р!К 'лр] подобрать pigeon
['prdynl п голубь pipe [раю] п трубка pity ['рш] п жалость
it's а pity жаль point ['pomtl п точка
at the point на грани 
point out ['pomt 'aut] указывать poison 
ъ.' отравить 
pompous ['pompas] а напыщен
ный 
pool [pu:ll п лужа 
porcelain ['po:slml п фарфор 
porter ['pxta] п швейцар possess
[pa'zesl v обладать 
possession п обладание take possession овладеть 
post-mortem Lpaost'mxtam] лат.
вскрытие трупа postpone 
v откладывать 
pound [paundl п английский 
фунт стерлингов 
pour [po:l v выливать(ся),
изливать(ся) 
power ['paual п способность;
сила; власть, могущество рту [pre1]
молиться precise [prr'sars] а точный 
prefer [рпТз:] предпочитать preoccupy
[рп'оКјират] поглощать 
present [prrzentl дарить; показывать presently 
adv вско-
ре press [presl 1' гладить, утюжить pretend [prftend] притворяться pretty ['prItIl adv довольно-таки prevent [prfventl v мешать, пре-
пятствовать priest [pri:st] п
священник primitive ['prrrmtw] а первобытный 
private ['prawrt] а личный, ча
стный 
in private наедине proceed [pra'si:dl
продолжать; приступать 
profound [pra'faundl а глубокий prominent ['pmmmantl а заметный,
выдающийся; выпуклый promising ['pmrms11)l а многообещающий proof [ртиЛ п
доказательство property ['pmpatr] п собственность
proposal п предложение propose [pra'pauz] ъ-' предлагать; делать предложение о браке prospect ['pmspekt] п перспек-
psycholow
[sar'knlad¶] п психология 
psychotherapist LsarkadOeraprst]
п
психотерапевт publicity [pA'bhsItIl п реклама рип [pol] п тянуть punish ['рлтЛ
v наказывать рирру ['рлрј п щенок риге ['pjual а чистый push [рол 1' толкать
push aside отталкивать put ир ['pot 'лр] мириться с чем-л.
quarrel ['kworall п ссора quarter ['kwo:ta] п квартал
quiver ['kwwa] трястись, дрожать quote ['kwautl цитировать
rabbit ['rab1t] п кролик 
radiant ['reldrant] а сияющий 
mge [гек1з] п ярость, гнев 
rapid ['rcpIdl а быстрый rare [геа] а
редкий 
rattle ['rctll п раскат грома ту [тек] п луч 
razor [Тепа] п лезвие бритвы, бритва
reason 
п здравый
смысл; причина, основание; У
уговаривать, урезонивать reassure 
ваты увещевать recall [п'Кз:Ц У вспоминать 
reception 
п прием reception гоот приемная, зала
recipe ['res№Il п рецепт, средство recollection п воспоминание record
['reko:dl п репутация 
recover [п'Кма] v прийти в со
знание 
red [red] а рыжий reedpipe ['ri•dpa1p]
п дудочка, свирель 
reel [6:1] кружиться renect [п'ПеК] размышлять,
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думать; отражать 
refuse [п'ђШ7] отказывать, отвергать
regain [rl'gem] v BOCCTaHaBJIHBaTb,
BHOBb npH06peTaTb regard [n'ga:d] v PaCCMaTPHBaTb•, AYMaTb, CtlHTaTb regret
[rl'gretl n COXœneHMe•, v COXaqeTb relax [n'læksl v paccna6J[HTbcq
release In'li:sl n ocB060xue
HHe; V BblCB060XAaTb, OCB060xaaTb 
relief [n'li:tl n 06nerqeHMe relieve
[n'li:vl v, 06J1erqaTb 
reluctantly [rl'IAktant111 adv Heo-
XOTHO 
rely [n'lall v nonaraTbcq remedy
['remidll n JleKaPCTBO remind [n'mamdl v Har10MHHaTb remorse [n'mo:sl n
yrpb13eHH51 
COBeCTH 
remote [Ifmaut] a OTAaJ1eHHb1ñ, AMbHHV1 
repentance In'pentansl n pacKa
'Il-me 
reply [rl'plal] n OTBeT reproach
[rr'prautfl v ynpevsaTb, YKOPflTb 
request In'kwest] n npocb6a 
require [n'kwmal v •rpe60BaTb
reserved [rl'n:vdl a CAePXaHHb1V1 resign [rr'zaml V YXOAHTb B 0T
CTaBKY resist In'zrstl v
coriPOTMBJHTbCfl respect In'spektl n YBaxeHHe respective [n'spektwl a COOTBeT-
respond [n'spond] v pearup0BaTb responsible 
a 0TBeTCTBeHHb1ii restful ['restful] a
6e3MHTeXHb1Ï
restless l'resths] a 6eC110KoMHb1h
restore [rrs'to:] v BOCCTaHaBJIHBXI'b 
resume [n'zju:ml v B0306HOWISITb
retreat [rl'trttl V 0TXOAHTb, OTCTynaTb 
reveal [n'vi:l] v
OÕHaPYXVtBaTb revenge Irr'vend3] n MeCTb 
take revenge OTOMCTHTb 
revive wvarvl v OXHBJ[HTb 
reward [n'wo:dl v B03HarpayuaTb rid
Irrd] v OCB060XaaTb, M36aBJISITb 
get rid of smth, smb OTAeJ1bIBaTbCfl
0T Hero-Jl., KOrO-J1.
ridiculous
[n'dlkjulas] a CMeu.1HOM, Hener1b1Èi 
rise (rose, risen) [rarz] ([rauz], v
ITOAHHMaTbC51 
give rise to smth Bb13b1BaTb wro-J1. roar [ral n pew, B3Pb1B cMexa
H T.n.; V peBeTb; opan,•, Pb1qaTb rock [mkl n CKaJIa
roll [raull v KaTaTbCH roof [ru:fl n KPbrura rope [raupl n BepeBKa rotation 
n BpaLue-
Hue
row [roul n 
rude [ru•dl a rpy6bIii ruin ['ru:ml n pl Pa3BWTMHbI, pyHHbI•, V
pa3pY1.uaTb rush [rAJ1 v 6pocaTbCfl
S
sacrifice I'sæknfalsl v rlPHHOCHTb B xepTBY, XePTBOBaTb safe [sertl a 6e30naCHb1ñ
savings ['servll)zl n pl c6epexeHHSI sawdust I'so:dnst]
n orlHTIKM scenery n scent [sent] n 3anax scorn [sko:nl n npe3peHHe
scratch [skrætJ] n uapamma; v 
CKPeCTH, uapanaTb scream [skri:m] v
KPHtfflTb search [S3:tJl n noncKM; v HCKaTb seductive [sr'dAktr,'l a C06na3HM
TEIbHbm, HCKYCHTeJIbHb1M seek [si:k]
v HCKaTb, pa3bICKHBaTb
seize [si:zl v CXBaTHTb', OXBaTHTb selfish ['selfiJ1 a
3rOHCTH11Hb1ii self-possession n 
caM006naaaHMe sense [sens] n WBCTBO,
0LuyrueHue; pl C03HaHHe, pa3YM sensible 
a pa3YMHb1ü sensitive I'sensltlv]
a qyBCTBHTWIbHb1M, WBCTBeHHb1Ü sensual ['senJuaI] a HYBCTBeHHbIiá
serpent ['sxpantl n 3Meq settle ['setll v ynaAHTb, pe111MTb shadow ['fædau]
n Tel--lb shame [Jelrnl n CTb1A, 11030p shatter ['Jætal v paCUraTb1BaTb
show [Jau] n ceaHc 
shudder ['JAdal v couporaTbcq, apoxaTb shyness ['farms] n p060CTb sick
[Slkl a 60J1bHOñ 
feel sick WBCTBOBaTb TOIIIHOTY side [said] n CTOPOHa sigh [sar] v B3Ab1XaTb
sign Isarnl n npH3HaK, 3}-1aK sign-post ['sampaust] n peKJ1azMHb1V1 nnaKaT
silence ['sallans] v 3aCTaBHTb 3aMOJIt-raTb silk ISIlkl a IlleJIKOBHCTb1M
sincere Isrn'sra] a HCKpeHHHM sinister ['smrsta] a 3JIOBeUIHü sink (sank, sunk) [SIOkl ([sænk],
[s,MJk])
onycKaTbcq, norpy
xaTbCH, ynacTb skinny ['skim] a TOI_uwü, KOCTJIHBbrii slam
[slæml v 3aXJIOffbIBaTb slave Isler,'l n pa6
slavery n pa6CTB0 sleeve [sli:vl n
pyxaB slum [slxml v 3aXJ1011HYTb smash [smæJl v pa36HTb Bape6e31M smell
[smell n 3anax smoky I'smaukl] a AblMqaTb1ìÍ snake Isnelk] n 3Meq
sob [sob] v PbIAaTb softly ['softll] adv THXO soil [SOIII n not-ma somewhat
I'smnwt)t] adv 0THacTH, HeCKOJ1bKO soothing ['su:ð10] a ycr10KMBa-
sorrow ['soraul n rope soul [saull n ayma sound [saundl n 3BYK; v 3ByqaTb space Ispe1S] n npocTpaHcTB0, KOCMOC spark [spŒkl n MCKpa species n BHA, nopoaa specimen I'spesrmanl n 3K3eMII-
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spectacles ['spektak(a)lzl n pl OMKH spell [spell n 3aKAMHaHMe, gapbl
cast a spell on smb 3aqap0Bb1BaTb Koro-J1. under a spell 3aqaPOBaHHb1M spirit ['sprrrtl n Ayura, xapaKTep;
pl HacrpoeHMe be in high (low) spirits 6b1Tb B
xopoureM (WIOXOM) HacTpoe-
spit (spat, spat) Isprt] (Ispæt],
Ispæt]) v nneBaTb splendour I'splendal n BWIHKOJ1erme, rlbIUIHOCTb
spread (spread, spread) [spredl (Ispredl, Ispredl) V pacnpocT-
paHflTbC.q spring (sprang, sprung) Ispnt)l ([spræol, Isprno]) v BCKaKM-
BaTb squeak [skwi:kl n nucK
staff [sta:fl n COTPYAHHKH yqpexneHH¶, 111TaT staircase I'steakersl n necTHHUa stammer ['stæma] v roBOPHTb 3ar1HHaqcb stand (stood, stood) [stændl (Istudl, [stUdl) v BblnePXHBaTb, TepneTb stare [steal v ycTaBHTbcq, npu-
CTŒTbHO CMOTpeTb start IstŒt] n B3aparHBaHwe•, v B3aporHyrb statement ['stertmant] n 3aqme-
1-1Me
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stiff [stifl a 3aCTb1BUIHÜ,
OKaMeHeJ1b1M; 3aTeKff1HiÍ (O KOHeq
'tocmqx) 
still [still a CllOKOüHbIÜ,
HermBHXHHM 
stout Istaotl a noJIHb1ü, TOJICTbIiá stranger ['stremd3al n
He3HaKOMeu strangle ['strængll v AYUIHTb stream Istri•m] n nuroK 
stretch out ['stretf 'aut]
HPOTHIMBaTb (pywy) 
strike (struck, struck) [straykl 
([strAkl, [strAk]) v nopaxaTb stroke
[straukl v rnaAHTb, norna- 
XHBaTb 
struggle ['strngl] n 60pb6a 
stuff [stAf1 V Ha6HBaTb, Ha'-1MHHTb
stuffed animal gyqeno 
subsequent ['snbslkwantl a nocJleAYK)LLIHiÍ 
subtle I'sntl] a
Ma-neiÍ111Hä, eaBa 3aMeTHb1M suffer ['SAfal v cTpa,uaTb sufficient a
AOCTaTOY-
suggest [SA'd3estl v npeanaraTb suggestion n BHY-
ureHHe suicide n caM0Y6HM- 
commit suicide COBePUIHTb ca
MOY6HiiCTBO suit [sjutl n KOCT}OW, v
ycTpaHBan, KOI'O-JI.•, rlOAXOAHTb, ro-
AHTbCS1 superiority n
npeBocxoncTB0
superstition n cyeBepHe supporter Isn'patal n CTOPOHHHK, npHBepxeHeu supposition n npea110J10xeHHe suppress Isa'presl v noaaW1¶Tb surgeon n xHpypr surgery n xnpyp1MH suspect Isa'spektl v IJ0A03peBaTb suspicion n noaœpeHue swamp [swornpl n 60JIOTO
sway [swell v KagaTbCfl, pacva-
HHBaTbCq 
sweat Iswetl n 110T sweep (swept, swept) [swi:pl
(swept], [swept]) v 06YHTb, OXBaTb1BaTb 
swiftly ['swrftlll adv 6Hc•rpo swing
(swang, swung) [SWII)]
(Iswænl, [swevnl) v pa3MaxHB,aTb, 110Bopa¼HBaTbCfl
tale [tell] n XBOCT taste [telstl n BKYC', v np060BaTb Ha BKYC 
temper ['tempal n xapaKTep; Ha-
ctrpoeHHe 
be ill-tempered 6b1Tb B IIJIOXOM
HaCTPœHHH tenement ['tenamant] n XHJIHU1e, 06HTeJ1b tender ['tendal a
HeXHb1ìÍ 
terms [t3:mzl n pl YCJIOBHH terrifr ['tenfall v yxacaTb, BCeJIHTb yxac
terror ['teral n yxac then [ðen] adv B TaKOM cnyqae threaten l'9retn] v yrpoxaTb threshold n nopor
TbiBaTb, Bb13bIBaTb TpeneT throbbing I'9mb1TJl n 11YJIbCHP0BaHHe; 3ò. 6apa6aHHbIü 60M throw (threw, thrown) [9raUl (IOru:l, [Braun)l v 6pocaTb thunder ['thndal n IPOM tie [tall n ranc•ryx tomb [tu:ml n MOI'HJ1a tongue ltM)l n 513b1K top Itopl n Bepuuma, Bepx torment [to:'mentl v MYHMTb torture ['to:tfal v MYHMTb, H3MY-
touch [tntfl n npwecb, HW1eT, orreHOK; 11PHKOCHOBeHHe; V TporaTb, Aurpa1MBaTbcq trace ltrers] n cneA treat Itri:t] v nellMTbžTPaKTOBaTb, rroaaBaTb MarePHan; yr01uaTb tremble ['trembll v apoxaTb tremulous I'tremjulasl a TpeneTHb1ii trial ['trmal] n cya trick ltnk] n TPK)K conjuring trick (þOKyc trunk [trnnkl n TYJIOBH1ue trust [tr,xstl n A0Bepwe; v AOBepwrb twist up ['tWISt 'AP] 3.aKpYHHBaTb
ugly ['nglll a 6e306pa3Hb1ìi uncomfortable a Heya06HbIh
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feel uncomfortable WBCTBOBaTb ce6q
HenoBKO unconscious Inn'konfasl a He co3HaK)111Hü;
6eCC03HaTeJ1bHb1ñ unforeseen L a HenpeaBHAeHHb1ñ
unfortunately adv K COXaJ1eHHkO ungrateful a
He6JIaroaapHbIiá unless IAn'Ies] conj ecJIH He unprecedenting
Inn'presldentll)l a 6ecnpeueaeHTHbIiÍ unseemly [An'si:mlll a HenpH
CTOñHbIiÍ upset
Inp'set] a paccTpoeHHbIii, oneqæneHHbIii urge [3:d3] v 1--1acTaHBaTb 
urgent ['3:d3(a)nt] a
CPO¼Hb1iÍ utter ['Ata] V nPOM3HOCHTb, H3aaBaTb (RPI", 38YK u
mm.)
vain [vem] a TUIeTHbIiÍ in vain TilleTHO valuable. a UeHHblñ vanish ['væmfl v ucqe3aTb, nponaAaTb vanity ['væmtll n TUIeCJIaBHe venomous ['venamasl a SIAOBHTb1Ïd veriW ['verrfar] v npoBepqTb verse IV3:sl n KY11J1eT vessel ['vesll n cocya victim I'vlktrml n xepTBa violent ['vmalant] a CHJ1bHb1M, pe3KMiÍ, HeHCTOBbIii•, 3Ò. rpy6bIiá; HacHJ1bCTBeHHb1ii
violet I'varalltl n
(t)HaJTKawilderness ['wildamsl n nycTbIviper ['vmpal n raAK)Ka will [WII] n
BOJISI; v xenaTb 
willingly ['wrlll)ll] adv OXOTHO
wing n KPbIJIO 
wake (woke, woken) lweik] wink [WII)kl V 11011MHIMBaTb 
(Iwauk], ['waukanl) v 6YAHTb', wipe
[wmpl v BblTepeTb npocb1naTbcq 
withdraw (withdrew, withdrawn)
wander
['w,xndal v 6POAHTb
IWIò'dro:l ([wlð'dru:l, [wið'dro:n]) warn lwo:nl v
npeaynpexaaTb
V 3Ò. OTECTH B CTOPOHY watchman ['wotJmanl n CTopox witty I'W1t1]
a OCTPOYMHb1ü 
wave [wervl n B3Maxr; v MaXaTb, wonder ['wAndal n gyno; YAHBpa3MaxHBaTb 
neHHe•, v HHTePeCOBaTbCSI wax
[wæks] n BOCK waxwork ['wækswg:kl n BOCKOBaq
(burypa 
way [well n nyrw, OTHOU1eHHe way out
BblXOA 
in every way BO Bcex OTHOURHHSIX 
wealth [we191 n 60raTCTBO, co-
CTOm--1He 
weapon ['wepan] n opyxue wear (wore, worn) [weal (lwxl, [wo:nl) v HOCHTb 
wearer ['we(a)ral n BJ1aaeneu 
(Uagnbl, nŒ1bmo u mm.) wedding
['wedrnl n CBaAb6a weep Iwi•p] v Pb1aaTb weight [wertl n Bec lose weight Tep¶Tb
Bec, xyneTb wet [wet] a B.naXHb1ü 
whimper ['wunpal v CKY11HTb 
whimsical a npuqya-
JIHBb1Ïd whip Iwrpl n KHYT, rlJ1eTKa 
whisper ['wispal v wernaTb wicked
['wikld] a 3JIOìi wild [wafld] a
I wonder HHTepecH0 worth [w3:6] a
CTOHILLMiÍ, 3acJIYXHBaK)111Hiá 
is worth doing smth CTOHT cae-
JlaTb 'ITO-JI. wriggle 
H3BHBaTbC¶
yard [ja:d] n ABOp; 
( 91,44CM) 
yet [jet] adv Bce-TaKH, BCe xe 
yield Lji:ldl v CAaBaTbCH 
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