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Английский язык с У. С. Моэмом. На окраине империи. Рассказы / W. S. Maugham: StoriesIt looked as though their lives would continue for ever in this dull and hideous monotony of hatred (казалось, будто их жизни будут продолжаться постоянно в этой глупой и отвратительной монотонности ненависти; for ever — навсегда, навечно; беспрестанно). rebuke [rI'bju: k], endurance [In'djuqrqns], oppressed [q`prest] At the beginning of the year Cooper went down with fever, and when Mr. Warburton caught sight of him again he was surprised to see how thin he had grown. He looked ill and worn. The solitude, so much more unnatural because it was due to no necessity, was getting on his nerves. It was getting on Mr. Warburton`s too, and often he could not sleep at night. He lay awake brooding. Cooper was drinking heavily and surely the breaking point was near; but in his dealings with the natives he took care to do nothing that might expose him to his chief`s rebuke. They fought a grim and silent battle with one another. It was a test of endurance. The months passed, and neither gave sign of weakening. They were like men dwelling in regions of eternal night, and their souls were oppressed with the knowledge that never would the day dawn for them ...» |
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