1. Doctor Caswell was in medicine (was a medical man), so
he was used to any information about the patients, however
startling. 2. He had thought everything over carefully since his
last visit. 3. The old man was quite fit/in a pretty good
form/condition/shape for a man ofseventy-six. 4. All his purchases
of recent years had to be resold at a great loss both to
his health and his fortune (injuring/damaging both his health
and his fortune). 5. The doctor was holding his stethoscope in
his hand in case the unexpectedness ofthe proposition
caused a heart attack. 6. But the old gentlemen’s answer was
an energetic «Nonsense!» («Bosh!»/»Rubbish!»/»Stuff and
nonsense!»). 7. Collis P. Ellsworth looked at him closely/
looked him up and down to form an opinion ofhim. 8. «Here’s
the drawing you wanted», - he said sharply with a grunt of
satisfaction. 9. He often talked for a long time about the rich
variety ofcolour in a bowl of fruit. 10. The treatment was
a success/a perfect success/was successful/p roved effective.
11. A completely new world suddenly appeared before him
offering its fascinating mysteries. 12. The old man showed
a thirst for information about the galleries and the painters
which it seemed impossible to quench (thirsted ardently for
the information about the galleries and the painters). 13. The
cherished dream ofevery skilled artist in the United States
was to get a prize awarded by the Lathrop gallery. 14. Luckily
the painting was hung in a place that did not attract attention
and so could not become the object ofany noticeable comment.
15. Young Swain stole into the gallery one afternoon
and blushed furiously/to the roots ofhis hair when he saw
«Trees Dressed in White», a gaudy, raucous smudge on the
wall. 16. As two students making low gurgling sounds of glee
stopped before the strange anomaly Swain hurried away in
terror. 17. Swain and Koppel made some choking sounds
unable to utter a single word.