Going out ofthe house/Leaving the house/Leaving
home/When leaving the house (home) Rosemary never suspected
that the next two hours ofher life would prove so unusual
/extraordinary.
«Madame, could you give me some money for a cup oftea?»
Rosemary looked back. She saw a little creature, a girl (of) her
own age who was squeezing her coat collar with reddened
hands and shivering with cold.
«Have you no money at all?» asked Rosemary.
«No, madame,» the girl said and burst into tears/burst out
crying.
How unusual/extraordinary! It was like a scene from a novel.
She was no ordinary/common beggar. Why not take her home?
[Supposing (What if) she took her home?]. And Rosemary imagined
herself saying to her friends later, «I just took her home
with me, that’s all,» and said aloud, «Would you like to come and
have a cup oftea at my place?»
A light breakfast completely transformed the girl/changed
the girl out ofrecognition. She had stopped feeling awkward
and was lying back in a deep armchair (Her embarrassment
gone, she was lying/sinking back in a deep armchair). To look at
her (Looking at her) it was hard to believe that just a short time
ago she had been shedding tears/crying. Rosemary went
on/kept watching her out of the corner ofher eye stealthily.
Suddenly Rosemary’s husband came into the room/entered the
room. Excusing himself/Apologizing he asked Rosemary to
come into the library with him.
«Explain who she is» said Philip. «What does all that
mean?»
Rosemary said, laughing, «I’ve picked her up in Curson
Street.»
«But what are you going to do with her?»
«I just want to be kind to her. Take care ofher, that’s all!»
«But,» Philip uttered slowly, «she is amazingly beautiful.»
«Beautiful?» Rosemary was so taken aback/astonished that
the blushed to the top ofher ears/to the roots of her hair. «Do
you really think so?»
Half an hour later Rosemary returned to the library.
«I just/only wanted to tell you that Miss Smith isn’t
dining/isn’t having dinner with us today. I couldn’t do a thing
with her. She wouldn’t even take the money (She even refused
to take the money)».