Notes:
- There are no niggers left in the woodpile. – Больше нет подозрительных обстоятельств, скрытых причин.
- He was a dead loss on the subject. – Он никогда не разбирался в этих вопросах.
I. Explain the following phrases:
- What I had not managed to do for Kate by loving her, I had done by tearing her world apart.
- The verdict of temporary insanity was merciful.
- You wormed your way into out house and accepted everything we gave you.
- ‘Things worked out well for the Penns, I think,’ said Lodge. ‘A quick end has its merits.’
- Bill didn’t die for nothing.
II. Find in the text the English for the following Russian words and word combinations:
- письма соболезнования – p.92
- ненавижу тебя – p.92
- застать ее врасплох – p.92
- не могли объяснить – p.93
- аккуратные списки – p.93
- аккуратный почерк – p.93
- один лист был озаглавлен – p.93
- его незнание лошадей было неподдельным – p.94
- может быть подкуплен – p.94
III. Answer the following questions:
- What was the verdict of the inquest? Why was it merciful?
- How did the inquest and the inquiry into the life of Uncle George affect Aunt Deb and Kate?
- What did Kate tell Alan after the inquest? Whom did Kate blame for her misfortune?
- Why did Alan think that he had lost Kate and would never see her again?
- What happened to the taxi drivers? What were they to face?
- What evidence was found in Uncle George’s house?
- What had made Uncle George take to crime?
- How did it happen that Uncle George was well informed about Alan’s activities?
- Why did Alan think that there had been someone else in Uncle George’s confidence?
- Why did Uncle George need an accomplice and a contact at the races?
IV. Find in the text the following words and word combinations, translate them and use them while answering the questions:
to destroy my house
on the verge of adding
faint murmur (indistinguishable)
the drivers faced charges raging from intimidation to murder itself
a contact on the racecourse
Class fifteen (Chapter 19)