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7. People of rank didn’t pay much attention to Mrs. Drif-
field since her eminent husband’s death.
8. Roy Kear was of much help for Mrs. Driffield when she
was receiving the Americans at her house.
9. Ashenden’s opinion of Rosie was quite different from
Amy Driffield’s and Roy’s.
10. Ashenden admitted that he didn’t manage to give a vera-
cious portrait of Edward Driffield.
11. Ashenden found Rosie radically changed at the age of
seventy.
12. Rosie awfully regretted her leaving Ted Driffield and
marrying George Kemp.
13. George Kemp didn’t miss the chance of setting up his
business, which was very successful.
14. Ted Driffield married Rosie because she was going to
have a baby.
15. After her daughter’s death Rosie didn’t suffer too much,
because she went out with Harry Retford that very eve-
ning and spent the whole night with him.
16. Ted Driffield couldn’t understand his wife’s feelings and
behaviour on the day of their child’s death.
Ex. 3
Explain the meaning of the following sayings and make up
situations in which you could use them.
It is a blessing in disguise;
to take it or leave it;
to put oneself in other people’s shoes;
to live from hand to mouth
Ex. 4
Make up a dialogue using as many words and phrases from
the chapters as you can.
Ex. 5
Say which of the characters the following statements relate to
and how they characterize each of them.
1. He had lunched assiduously at the flat in Chelsea and
when advancing years and failing health had imprisoned
Mrs. Trafford to her drawing room, notwithstanding the
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many claims on his time he had gone regularly once a
week to sit with her. He had a good heart.
2. She gave him the loving care, the unfailing kindness, and
the intelligent understanding of a woman who combined
feminine tact with masculine vigour, a heart of gold with
an unerring eye for the main chance.
3. She told everyone she met that the marriage had made
her very, very happy, for Edward Driffield would soon be
an old man and must have someone to take care of him.
4. He was a funny old fellow … they thought a rare lot of
him in London … but you’d never have known it to talk
to him.
5. She never concealed from him her conviction that he was
the greatest writer of his day; … To the end she retained
something kittenish.
6. She is a remarkable woman, you know; she generally
gets her own way.
7. You saw the change in him wrought by experience,
thought, and achieved ambition.
8. It had not taken her long to dispose of Roy when he
showed signs of wishing to go over the house with the
visitors.
9. She was a very nice woman. I never saw her in a bad
temper. You only had to say you wanted something for
her to give it to you. I never heard her say a disagreeable
thing about anyone. She had a heart of gold.
10. I think that when he had exhausted an emotion he took no
further interest in the person who had aroused it. I should
say that he had a peculiar combination of strong feeling
and extreme callousness.
11. She was a very simple woman. Her instincts were healthy
and ingenuous. She loved to make people happy. She
loved love.
12. No woman could want a better husband than he made me.
Never a cross word from the day we married till the day
he died. And I’m pleased to say he left me very well pro-
vided for.
7. People of rank didn’t pay much attention to Mrs. Drif- many claims on his time he had gone regularly once a
field since her eminent husband’s death. week to sit with her. He had a good heart.
8. Roy Kear was of much help for Mrs. Driffield when she 2. She gave him the loving care, the unfailing kindness, and
was receiving the Americans at her house. the intelligent understanding of a woman who combined
9. Ashenden’s opinion of Rosie was quite different from feminine tact with masculine vigour, a heart of gold with
Amy Driffield’s and Roy’s. an unerring eye for the main chance.
10. Ashenden admitted that he didn’t manage to give a vera- 3. She told everyone she met that the marriage had made
cious portrait of Edward Driffield. her very, very happy, for Edward Driffield would soon be
11. Ashenden found Rosie radically changed at the age of an old man and must have someone to take care of him.
seventy. 4. He was a funny old fellow … they thought a rare lot of
12. Rosie awfully regretted her leaving Ted Driffield and him in London … but you’d never have known it to talk
marrying George Kemp. to him.
13. George Kemp didn’t miss the chance of setting up his 5. She never concealed from him her conviction that he was
business, which was very successful. the greatest writer of his day; … To the end she retained
14. Ted Driffield married Rosie because she was going to something kittenish.
have a baby. 6. She is a remarkable woman, you know; she generally
15. After her daughter’s death Rosie didn’t suffer too much, gets her own way.
because she went out with Harry Retford that very eve- 7. You saw the change in him wrought by experience,
ning and spent the whole night with him. thought, and achieved ambition.
16. Ted Driffield couldn’t understand his wife’s feelings and 8. It had not taken her long to dispose of Roy when he
behaviour on the day of their child’s death. showed signs of wishing to go over the house with the
visitors.
Ex. 3 Explain the meaning of the following sayings and make up 9. She was a very nice woman. I never saw her in a bad
situations in which you could use them. temper. You only had to say you wanted something for
It is a blessing in disguise; her to give it to you. I never heard her say a disagreeable
to take it or leave it; thing about anyone. She had a heart of gold.
to put oneself in other people’s shoes; 10. I think that when he had exhausted an emotion he took no
to live from hand to mouth further interest in the person who had aroused it. I should
say that he had a peculiar combination of strong feeling
Ex. 4 Make up a dialogue using as many words and phrases from and extreme callousness.
the chapters as you can. 11. She was a very simple woman. Her instincts were healthy
and ingenuous. She loved to make people happy. She
Ex. 5 Say which of the characters the following statements relate to loved love.
and how they characterize each of them. 12. No woman could want a better husband than he made me.
1. He had lunched assiduously at the flat in Chelsea and Never a cross word from the day we married till the day
when advancing years and failing health had imprisoned he died. And I’m pleased to say he left me very well pro-
Mrs. Trafford to her drawing room, notwithstanding the vided for.
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