4. Look through the following sentences and recall the episode in the story, in which the following feeling/behavior/reaction was expressed.

1) Virginia forgot all about hopeful debutantes, folded her newspaper and smiled sweetly at Giles.

THE BUTLER HANDED Sir Giles his post on a silver tray. Giles flicked quickly through it, as he did every morning, separating the long, thin, brown envelopes, which he placed to one side, from the white, square ones which he would open immediately. Among the envelopes that caught his attention that morning was a long, thin white one that bore a Bristol postmark. He tore it open. He pulled out a single sheet of paper addressed To Whom It May Concern. Once he’d read it, he looked up and smiled at Virginia, who had joined him for a late breakfast. ‘It will all be done and dusted next Wednesday,’ he announced. Virginia didn’t look up from her copy of the Daily Express. She always began the morning with a cup of black coffee and William Hickey, so she could find out what her friends were up to, and which debutantes were hoping to be presented at court that year, and which had no chance. ‘What will be done and dusted?’ she asked, still not looking up. ‘Mama’s will.’ Virginia forgot all about hopeful debutantes, folded her newspaper and smiled sweetly at Giles. ‘Tell me more, my darling.’ ‘The reading of the will is to take place in Bristol next Wednesday. We could drive down on Tuesday afternoon, spend the night at the Hall, and attend the reading the next day.’ ‘What time will it be read?’ Giles glanced at the letter once again. ‘Eleven o’clock, in the offices of Marshall, Baker and Siddons.’

2) Giles was about to say something, but changed his mind. ‘Of course, my love.’

‘Would you mind terribly, Bunny, if we drove down early on the Wednesday morning? I don’t think I can face another evening being nice to your chippy sister.’ Giles was about to say something, but changed his mind. ‘Of course, my love.’ ‘Stop calling me “my love”, Bunny, it’s dreadfully common.’ ‘What sort of day have you got ahead of you, my darling?’ ‘Hectic, as usual. I never seem to stop nowadays. Another dress fitting this morning, lunch with the bridesmaids, and then this afternoon I have an appointment with the caterers, who are pressing me on numbers.’ ‘What’s the latest?’ asked Giles.

3) Giles glanced at his watch every few minutes, but there was no sign of Virginia.

Giles glanced at his watch every few minutes, but there was no sign of Virginia. When the clock on the mantelpiece struck the half hour, he turned his attention to an article on page seven, which suggested Britain was considering building its first motorway. The stalemate in the Korean War was covered on the parliamentary pages, and Giles’s speech on a forty-eight-hour week for all workers and every hour beyond that being treated as overtime was quoted at length, with an editorial condemning his views. He smiled. After all, it was the Telegraph. Giles was reading an announcement in the court circular that Princess Elizabeth would be embarking on a tour of Africa in January, when Virginia burst into the room.

4) Mr Siddons was looking forward to making her acquaintance.

Mr Siddons entered the room, and was not surprised to find that everyone who had received the To Whom It May Concern letter was present. He sat down at his desk and peered at the hopeful faces. In the front row sat Sir Giles Barrington and his fiancée, Lady Virginia Fenwick, who was even more striking in person than the photograph he’d seen of her in Country Life soon after the couple had announced their engagement. Mr Siddons was looking forward to making her acquaintance. In the second row, seated directly behind them, were Mr Harry Clifton and his wife Emma, who was sitting next to her sister, Grace. It amused him to see that Miss Barrington was wearing blue stockings.

5) Sir Giles and Lady Virginia did not hear them, as they stormed out of the room without another word.

It was clear to Mr Siddons from the looks of shock and the whispered chattering that broke out from all quarters of the room that no one had expected this, although he did observe that Mr Clifton remained remarkably calm. Calm was not a word that would have described Lady Virginia, who was whispering something in Giles’s ear. ‘That completes the reading of the will,’ said Mr Siddons. ‘If there are any questions, I will be happy to answer them.’ ‘Just one,’ said Giles, before anyone else had a chance to speak. ‘How long do I have to contest the will?’ ‘You can lodge an appeal against judgment in the High Court at any time during the next twentyeight days, Sir Giles,’ said Mr Siddons, having anticipated the question, and the questioner. If there were any other questions, Sir Giles and Lady Virginia did not hear them, as they stormed out of the room without another word.

6) Emma was so engrossed in the article she was reading that she didn’t even look up…

Harry was reading The Times, and Emma the Telegraph, when the phone rang. The door opened and Denby entered the breakfast room. ‘It’s your publisher, Mr Collins, on the line, sir. He wondered if he might have a word with you.’ ‘I doubt if that’s how he put it,’ said Harry as he folded his newspaper. Emma was so engrossed in the article she was reading that she didn’t even look up when her husband left the room. She had come to the end of it by the time he returned. ‘Let me guess,’ she said. ‘Billy’s had calls from most of the national papers, as well as the BBC, asking if I want to make a statement.’

7) Emma ignored the comment and began reading out loud.

‘No comment. I told him there was no need to add fuel to this particular fire.’ ‘I can’t imagine that will satisfy Billy Collins,’ said Emma. ‘All he’s interested in is selling books.’ ‘He didn’t expect anything else, and he’s not complaining. He told me he’ll be shipping a third reprint of the paperback into the bookshops early next week.’ ‘Would you like to hear how the Telegraph is reporting it?’ ‘Do I have to?’ said Harry as he sat back down at the breakfast table. Emma ignored the comment and began reading out loud. ‘ “The wedding took place yesterday of Sir Giles Barrington MC MP and The Lady Virginia Fenwick, the only daughter of the Ninth Earl of Fenwick. The bride wore a gown designed by Mr Norman—”’

8) ‘Behave yourself, Emma,’ said Harry.

‘That’s a bit rich,’ said Emma, looking up. ‘The villa was left to Grace and me to dispose of as we saw fit.’ ‘Behave yourself, Emma,’ said Harry. ‘You saw fit to let Giles have the villa in exchange for us being allowed to move into the Manor House until the courts decide on the validity of the will. Is that it?’ ‘No, the really juicy bit is still to come. “However, it now looks as if a major rift has divided the family following the death of Sir Giles’s mother, Lady Elizabeth Barrington. In her recently published will, she left the bulk of her estate to her two daughters, Emma and Grace, while bequeathing nothing to her only son. Sir Giles has issued proceedings to contest the will, and the case will be heard in the High Court next month.” That’s it. What about The Times?’

9) Sir Cuthbert smiled as Mr Todd sat down.

‘So it’s quite possible, Mr Pym, that she could be the exception that proves the rule?’ ‘Possible, but highly improbable.’ ‘No further questions, m’lud.’ Sir Cuthbert smiled as Mr Todd sat down. ‘Will you be calling any other expert witnesses Sir Cuthbert?’ enquired the judge. ‘No, m’lud, I feel I have made my point. However, in your bundle of evidence I have placed three written statements for your consideration from equally eminent members of the medical profession. If either you, m’lud, or Mr Todd feel they should appear before the court, they are all on hand and available to do so.’

10) ‘I believe I did,’ said Siddons, sounding a little flustered.

‘M’lud, that is an outrageous suggestion,’ said Mr Todd, leaping to his feet. ‘Mr Siddons has had a long and distinguished career in the legal profession, and does not deserve such a slur on his character.’ ‘I agree with you, Mr Todd,’ said the judge. ‘Sir Cuthbert, you will withdraw that statement.’ ‘I apologize, m’lud,’ Sir Cuthbert said, offering a slight bow before turning back to the witness once again. ‘Mr Siddons, in the earlier will, who was it that suggested that all thirty-six pages should be initialled with the letters EB?’ ‘I believe I did,’ said Siddons, sounding a little flustered. ‘But you did not insist on the same rigorous procedure for the second will, the expeditiously prepared document.’

11) Both parties were still heads down, whispering in their respective corners, like boxers waiting for the bell to release them for the final round…

‘I can’t answer that question,’ said Sir Cuthbert, ‘until I’ve had a chance to study it. The contents might well prove that your husband was correct in suggesting that his mother was in no fit state to sign an important legal document during the final hours of her life, in which case it will be the other side who will have to decide whether or not to appeal.’ Both parties were still heads down, whispering in their respective corners, like boxers waiting for the bell to release them for the final round, when the door behind the judge’s chair opened and the referee reappeared. Everyone in court stood and bowed before Mr Justice Cameron resumed his place in the highbacked chair. He stared down at a dozen expectant faces.

5. Here are some common phrasal verbs which you can use in everyday communication. Look through column 1 and say which phrasal verbs are familiar to you. Match phrasal verbs with their definitions. Think of their Russian equivalents. Recall the situations they were used in.

1. to find out	to gain knowledge of (something); learn	Узнавать, выяснить	Virginia didn’t look up from her copy of the Daily Express. She always began the morning with a cup of black coffee and William Hickey, so she could find out what her friends were up to, and which debutantes were hoping to be presented at court that year, and which had no chance. ‘What will be done and dusted?’ she asked, still not looking up. ‘Mama’s will.’
2. to carry out	to perform or cause to be implemented	Приводить в исполнение, осуществлять, проводить	He looked over the top of his spectacles at the assembled gathering, before making his opening remarks. He didn’t require any notes, as this was a responsibility he carried out on a regular basis. ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he began. ‘My name is Desmond Siddons, and I have had the privilege of being the Barrington family’s solicitor for the past twenty-three years, although it will be some time before I equal the record of my father, whose association with the family covered the careers of both Sir Walter and Sir Hugo Barrington. However, I digress.’
3. to break out	to begin or arise suddenly	Разразиться, начаться	It was clear to Mr Siddons from the looks of shock and the whispered chattering that broke out from all quarters of the room that no one had expected this, although he did observe that Mr Clifton remained remarkably calm. Calm was not a word that would have described Lady Virginia, who was whispering something in Giles’s ear.
4. to break off	to end (a relationship, association, etc) or (of a relationship, etc) to be ended	Разорвать, прервать, оборвать	‘I’LL DO ANYTHING, my darling,’ he said, ‘but please don’t break off our engagement.’ ‘How can I be expected to face the world after your mother humiliated me in front of your family, your friends and even the servants?’
5. to give up smth	to allow someone else to have smth that you have or that you are entitled to	Отдать что-либо, от чего-то отказаться	‘How can it have come to this?’ said Emma. ‘What I’ll never understand is how Giles could have allowed that woman to stop his own family attending the wedding.’ ‘I can’t understand it either,’ said Harry, ‘but then I never understood how the Prince of Wales could give up the throne for an American divorcee. I suspect your mother was right. Giles is simply besotted with the woman.’
6. to go through smth	to experience smth especially unpleasant or difficult	Проходить через трудности, переживать, испытывать	‘I accept that Mr Pym is an expert witness, Sir Cuthbert. Get on with it,’ said the judge. ‘Mr Pym,’ said Sir Cuthbert, recovering quickly, ‘would you please tell the court, with all your considerable experience, what a patient can expect to go through during the last week of his or her life when suffering from such a painful and debilitating disease as cancer?’
7. to go ahead with	to begin to do smth or make it, especially after planning, promising, or asking permission to do it	Приступить к, продолжить работу	‘Yes. It was witnessed by Mr Langbourne and the matron on the wing, a Miss Rumbold.’ ‘And it remains your submission that Lady Barrington knew exactly what she was signing?’ ‘Most certainly,’ said Siddons firmly. ‘Otherwise I would not have been willing to go ahead with the procedure.’ ‘Quite so. No more questions, m’lud,’ said Mr Todd. ‘Your witness, Sir Cuthbert.’
8. to speed up	to increase or cause to increase in speed or rate; accelerate	Ускориться, увеличить скорость	‘Yes. I had been warned by Mr Langbourne that Lady Barrington didn’t have long to live.’ ‘So, understandably, you did everything in your power to speed things up.’ ‘I didn’t have much choice.’ ‘I don’t doubt it, Mr Siddons. Can I ask how long it took you to execute the earlier will, the one that my client contends is Lady Barrington’s authentic testament?’