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Jesus ['Gi: zqs] bewildered [bI'wIldqd] defiant [dI'faIqnt] novelty ['nOv(q)ltI]

"You mean Jamaicans," said Lou. "Why shouldn't they be nice? They're no different from anyone else."

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean," said Tina

"We're all equal," stated Lou. "Don't forget there are black Bishops."

"Jesus, I never said we were the equal of a Bishop," Tina said, very bewildered.

"Well, don't call them darkies."

Sometimes, on summer Sunday afternoons Raymond and Lou took their friends for a run in their car, ending up at a riverside road-house. The first time they turned up with Oxford and Henry they felt defiant; but there were no objections, there was no trouble at all. Soon the dark pair ceased to be a novelty. Oxford St. John took up with a pretty red-haired book-keeper, and Henry Pierce, missing his companion, spent more of his time at the Parkers' flat. Lou and Raymond had planned to spend their two weeks' summer holiday in London. "Poor Henry," said Lou. "He'll miss us."

Once you brought him out (когда удавалось его разговорить: «когда ты заставлял его высказаться») he was not so quiet (он не был таким тихоней; quiet — тихий, спокойный ) as you thought at first (каким он казался: «ты думал /о нем/» сперва). Henry was twenty-four (Генри было двадцать четыре года), desirous of knowledge in all fields (жаждущий знаний во всех областях; field — поле, областьзнаний ), shining very much (сияющий «очень сильно») in eyes (глазами), skin (кожей), teeth (зубами), which made him seem all the more eager (/сияние/ которых делало его, казалось, еще более жаждущим; eager — страстностремящийся, жаждущий, энергичный ). He called out the maternal in Lou (он взывал к материнским чувствам в Лу; maternal — материнский, свойственныйматери ), and to some extent the avuncular in Raymond (и, до некоторой степени, нечто отеческое в Раймонде; extent — степень, мера, объем; avuncular — свойственныйдобромудядюшке ). Lou used to love him (она привыкла находить удовольствие: «любить его») when he read out lines from his favourite poems (когда он читал вслух строчки из его любимых стихов; favourite — излюбленный, пользующийсяуспехом ) which he had copied into an exercise book (которые он переписывал: «копировал» в рабочую тетрадь).

Haste thee(поспеши; to hasten — спешить, торопиться), nymph(нимфа), and bring with thee(ипринесиссобой; thee — уст. поэт. тобой, тебе, тебя)

Jest and youthful jollity(шуткиивесельемолодости),

Sportthat(резвись;tosport— щеголять, резвиться, высмеивать)…

desirous [dI'zaI(q)rqs] eager ['i: gq] avuncular [q'vANkqlq]

Once you brought him out he was not so quiet as you thought at first. Henry was twenty-four, desirous of knowledge in all fields, shining very much in eyes, skin, teeth, which made him seem all the more eager. He called out the maternal in Lou, and to some extent the avuncular in Raymond. Lou used to love him when he read out lines from hisfavouritepoems, which he had copied into an exercise book.

Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity,

Sport that…

Lou would interrupt (Лу обычно: «бывало» перебивала /его/): "You should say jest, jollity (ты должен произносить шутка (jest), веселье (jollity), — not vest, yollity (а не «футка», «феселье»)."

"Jest," he said carefully (он выговаривал тщательно). "And laughter holding both his sides (и смеха хватался за бока; side— стенка, край, бок;toholdone'ssideswithlaughter— покатываться со смеху, хохотать до упаду )," he continued (он продолжал). ''Laughter(смех)— hear that, Lou (ты слышишь, Лу)? — laughter(смех). That's what the human race was made for (вот для чего человеческая раса была создана: «сделана»). Those folks that go round gloomy, Lou, they (те люди, что ходят угрюмые, Лу, они; folks— люди, народ, родственники )…"

Lou loved this talk (Лу нравились эти разговоры). Raymond puffed his pipe benignly (Раймонд попыхивал своей трубкой благожелательно; topuff— дуть порывами; пускать клубы дыма ). After Henry had gone (когда Генри уходил) Raymond would say (Раймонд говорил) what a pity it was (какая жалость /это была/; pity— жалость, сострадание; печальный факт ) such an intelligent young fellow (что такой умный молодой человек; intelligent— хорошо соображающий, смышленый ) had lapsed (отошел от церкви; lapsed— впадший в грех, отошедший от церкви ). For Henry had been brought up in Roman Catholic mission (так как Генри воспитывался в католической миссии; to bring up — воспитывать ). He had, however, abandoned religion (он, однако, отказался от религии; to abandon — отказаться, оставлять ). He was fond of saying (ему нравилось повторять: «говорить»; to be fond of — любитького-либо, что-либо ), "The superstition of today (суеверия сегодняшнего дня) is the science of yesterday (это наука вчерашнего дня)."

"I can't allow (я не могу этого допустить: «разрешить»)," Raymond would say (говорил обычно Раймонд), "that the Catholic Faith is superstition (что католическая вера является суеверием). I can't allow that (я просто не могу этого допустить)."

laughter ['lQ: ftq] benign [bI'naIn] superstition ["s(j)u: pq'stIS(q)n]

Lou would interrupt: "You should say jest, jollity — not vest, yollity."

"Jest," he said carefully. "And laughter holding both his sides," he continued. ''Laughter — hear that. Lou — laughter. That's what the human race was made for. Those folks that go round gloomy, Lou, they…"

Lou loved this talk Raymond puffed his pipe benignly. After Henry had gone Raymond would say what a pity it was such an intelligent young fellow had lapsed. For Henry had been brought up in Roman Catholic mission. He had, however, abandoned religion. He was fond of saying, "The superstition of today is the science of yesterday."

"I can't allow," Raymond would say, "that the Catholic Faith is superstition. I can't allow that."