"You're more lovely than ever," she said.
"Oh, don't be so silly," he laughed, squeezing her arm affectionately. "You
haven't got to go back till after dinner, have you?"
"I haven't got to go back till tomorrow (мне не надо возвращаться до завтра).
I've taken a couple of rooms at the Adelphi (я сняла пару номеров в «Адельфи»),
so that we can have a real talk (так что мы сможем по-настоящему поболтать)."
"The Adelphi's a bit grand (/в/ «Адельфи» — это слишком роскошно), isn't it
(не так ли)?"
"Oh, well, you don't come back from America every day (ну, ты же не каждый
день возвращаешься из Америки). Damn the expense (к черту расходы)."
"Extravagant little thing (маленькая расточительница), aren't you (так ведь)? I
didn't know when we'd dock (я не знал, когда мы причалим: «зайдем в док»), so
I told my people (так что я сказал своим) I'd wire (что сообщу телеграфом; wire
— проволока; телеграф) when I was getting down to Cheltenham (когда я
приеду в Челтенхем). I'll tell them (я скажу им) I'll be coming along tomorrow
(что я приеду завтра)."
When they got to the hotel (когда они приехали в гостиницу) Michael came to
Julia's room (Майкл пришел в номер Джулии), at her suggestion (по ее
предложению), so that they could talk in peace and quiet (так что они могли бы
поговорить и им не мешали: «в мире и тишине»). She sat on his knees (она
сидела у него на коленях), with her arm round his neck (обняв рукой шею: «ее
рука вокруг его шеи»), her cheek against his (щека к щеке: «ее щека напротив
его»).
"Oh, it's so good to be home again (о, как хорошо снова быть дома)," she sighed
(вздохнула она).
real [rIql] grand [grxnd] extravagant [Ik'strxvqgqnt] sigh [saI]
"I haven't got to go back till tomorrow. I've taken a couple of rooms at the
Adelphi, so that we can have a real talk."
"The Adelphi's a bit grand, isn't it?"
"Oh, well, you don't come back from America every day. Damn the expense."
"Extravagant little thing, aren't you? I didn't know when we'd dock, so I told
my people I'd wire when I was getting down to Cheltenham. I'll tell them I'll
be coming along tomorrow."
When they got to the hotel Michael came to Julia's room, at her suggestion, so