HSC Unit: 5; Lesson 2; Eating Habit and Hazards
I caught sight of her at the play, and in answer to her beckoning, I went over during the interval and sat down beside her.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
It was long since I had last seen her, and if someone had not mentioned her name I hardly think I would have recognized her.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻZ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻž I
She addressed me brightly. Well, it’s many years since we first met. How time does fly! We’re none of us getting any younger.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§! āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤
Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon. Did I remember?
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻā§? āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻā§?
It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking a cemetery, and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it. I answered, thanking her, and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me; but her time was limited, and the only free moment she had was on the following Thursday; she was spending the morning at the Luxembourg and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyotâs afterwards?
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋ; āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§; āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦ?
Foyotâs is a restaurant at which the French senators eat, and it was so far beyond my means that I had never even thought of going there. But I was flattered, and I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman.
āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ’āĻ¸ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢāĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻžā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
I had eighty francs (gold francs) to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ (āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ) āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĨā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
I had eighty francs (gold francs) to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ (āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ) āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĨā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
I answered that I would meet my friend-by correspondence-at Foyotâs on Thursday at half-past twelve. She was not so young as I expected and in appearance imposing rather than attractive.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§-āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĢāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¸-āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻž. āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻž āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
She was, in fact, a woman of forty … and she gave me the impression of having more teeth, white and large and even, than were necessary for any practical purpose.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤, āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°Â āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĨ¤
She was talkative, but since she seemed inclined to talk about me I was prepared to be an attentive listener.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
I was startled when the bill of fare was brought, for the prices were a great deal higher than I had anticipated. But she reassured me.
āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžÂ āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¤āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
âI never eat anything for luncheon,â she said. âOh, donât say that!â I answered generously. âI never eat more than one thing. I think people eat far too much nowadays. A little fish, perhaps. I wonder if they have any salmon.â
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ “āĻāĻš, āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž!” āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĨ¤ âāĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĻ¤āĨ¤āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸āĻ˛āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ â’
Well, it was early in the year for salmon and it was not on the bill of fare, but I asked the waiter if there was any.
āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž, Â āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤
Yes, a beautiful salmon had just come in, it was the first they had had. I ordered it for my guest.
āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§| āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
The waiter asked her if she would have something while it was being cooked. âNo,â she answered, âI never eat more than one thing unless you have a little caviare, I never mind caviare.â
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž? “āĻ¨āĻž,” āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, “āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻž I āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
My heart sank a little. I knew I could not afford caviare, but I could not very well tell her that. I told the waiter by all means to bring caviare. For myself I chose the cheapest dish on the menu and that was a mutton chop.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĄā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĨ¤
âI think you are unwise to eat meat,â she said. âI donât know how you can expect to work after eating heavy things like chops. I donât believe in overloading my stomach.â
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ âĄāĻâĄāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨,” āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ “āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ ”
Then came the question of drink.
âI never drink anything for luncheon,â she said.
âNeither do I,â I answered promptly.
âExcept white wine,â she proceeded as though I had not spoken.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž,” āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž,â
“āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤,” āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
âThese French white wines are so light. Theyâre wonderful for the digestion.â
âWhat would you like?â I asked, hospitable still, but not exactly effusive.
She gave me a bright and amicable flash of her white teeth.
âMy doctor wonât let me drink anything but champagne.â
āĻāĻ āĻĢāĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¤ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĨ¤
āĻšāĻāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ â”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ?” āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ
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“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
I fancy I turned a trifle pale. I ordered half a bottle. I mentioned casually that my
doctor had absolutely forbidden me to drink champagne.
âWhat are you going to drink, then?â Water.â
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“āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§?”
âāĻāĻ˛āĨ¤ ”
She ate the caviare and she ate the salmon. She talked gaily of art and literature and music. But I wondered what the bill would come to. When my mutton chop arrived she took me quite seriously to task.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĨ¤
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âI see that you’re in the habit of eating a heavy luncheon. Iâm sure itâs a mistake. Why donât you follow my example and just eat one thing? Iâm sure youâd feel ever so much better for it.â
âāĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻ Â āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ
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âI am only going to eat one thing.â I said, as the waiter came again with the bill of fare. She waved him aside with an airy gesture.
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤” āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ| āĻā§ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻļāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
âNo. no. I never eat anything for luncheon. Just a bite, I never want more than that, and I eat that more as an excuse for conversation than anything else. I couldnât possibly eat anything more unless they had some of those giant asparagus.
“āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ| āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
I should be sorry to leave Paris without having some of them.â My heart sank. I had seen them in the shops, and I knew that they were horribly expensive. My mouth had often watered at the sight of them.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛āĨ¤āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§âĄāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
âMadame wants to know if you have any of those giant asparagus.â I asked the waiter. I tried with all my might to will him to say no. A happy smile spread over his broad, priest-like face, and he assured me that they had some so large, so splendid, so tender, that it was a marvel.
“āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤” āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°āĨ¤āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
âIâm not in the least hungry,â my guest sighed, âbut if you insist I donât mind having some asparagus.â I ordered them.
âArenât you going to have any?â
âNo, I never eat asparagus.â
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻ|”āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻâ |āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻļāĨ¤ “āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž?â
“āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤”
âI know there are people who donât like them. The fact is, you ruin your palate by all the meat you eat.â
We waited for the asparagus to be cooked. Panic seized me.
âāĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻšāĻ˛, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨
āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ
āĻāĻ¤āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ˛āĨ¤
It was not a question now of how much money I should have left over for the rest of the month, but whether I had enough to pay the bill.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻļā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨÂ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°i āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻĨā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖÂ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
The asparagus appeared. They were enormous, succulent, and appetizing. The smell of the melted butter tickled my nostrilsâĻâĻ
âCoffee?â I said.
âYes, just an ice cream and coffee,â she answered.âĻ..
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“āĻāĻĢāĻŋ?” āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ.
“āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ” āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
I was past caring now. So I ordered coffee for myself and an ice cream and coffee for her. âYou know, thereâs one thing I thoroughly believe in,â she said, as she ate the ice cream. Â âOne should always get up from a meal feeling one could eat a little more.â
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯.āĻ¤Â āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤âāĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ , āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĨ¤ â āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĨ¤
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âAre you still hungry?â I asked faintly.
âOh, no, Iâm not hungry; you see, I donât eat luncheon. I have a cup of coffee in the
morning and then dinner, but I never eat more than one thing for luncheon. I was speaking for you.â
âāĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ ? â āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĨ¤ â āĻāĻš , āĻ¨āĻž , āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻž , āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžā§ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¤āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĨ¤āĨ¤
âOh, I see!â Then a terrible thing happened. While we were waiting for the coffee, the head waiter, with an ingratiating smile on his false face, came up to us bearing a large basket full of huge peaches.
âāĻāĻš ! āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋ ! â āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĢāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ , āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĨ¤
They had the blush of an innocent girl; they had the rich tone of an Italian landscape. But surely peaches were not in season then? Lord knew what they cost.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ ? āĻāĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ , āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĨ¤
âYou see, youâve filled your stomach with a lot of meatâ-my one miserable little Chop and you canât eat any more. But Iâve just had a snack and I shall enjoy a peachâ.
âāĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ ,āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋā§ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĨ¤ â â āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒ â āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž , āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ā§āĻāĻŋ , āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§
The bill came and when I paid it I found that I had only enough for a quite inadequate tip. Her eyes rested for an instant on the three francs I left for the waiter, and I knew that she thought me mean.
âāĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§ , āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ°ā§ā§ āĻāĻŋā§ā§āĻā§ āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĨ¤āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§|
But when I walked out of the restaurant I had the whole month before me and not a penny in my pocket.
âFollow my example,â she said as we shook hand, and never eat more than one thing for luncheon.â
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ , āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§ āĻ°ā§ā§āĻā§ , āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĨ¤ âāĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĨ¤ â āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ , â āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĨ¤
âIâll do better than thatâ, I retorted. âIâll eat nothing for dinner to-night.â
âHumorist!â she cried gaily, jumping into a cab, âyouâre quite a humorist!â
âāĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŦ āĨ¤ â āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĨ¤ âāĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž â âāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°â āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ , āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ âāĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ|
But I have had my revenge at last. I do not believe that I am a vindictive man, but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to observe the result with complacency. Today she weighs twenty-one stone.
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻžā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž , āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ā§ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§ā§ āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¨ ā§§ā§Šā§Ļ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
1.Beckoning 2.Interval 3.Recognized 4.Tiny 5.Latin 6.Cemetery 7.Barely 8.Spending |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
1./noun/Â āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ; āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤; āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ˛āĻ¨; 2. /noun/Â āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§; āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° 3. /adjective/Â āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤; 4. /adjective/Â āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ°; āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻā§; āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻžāĻ; āĻā§āĻžāĻ; āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ; āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ; āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋ; 5. Â /noun/Â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž 6. Â Â /noun/Â āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻŦāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ 7. /adv/Â āĻ¸āĻŦā§, āĻŽā§āĻ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° 8. Â /noun/Â āĻāĻ°āĻ; āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨; āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤; āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš; |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
9. Flattered 10. Modest 11. Correspondence 12. Appearance 13. Imposing 14. Impression 15. Practical 16. Talkative |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
9. Â /verb/Â āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨; āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž; āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž; āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž 10. Â /adj/Â āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§, āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ°, āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ 11. Â /noun/Â āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻž; āĻāĻā§āĻ¯ 12. /noun/Â āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ 13. /adj/Â āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻ; āĻāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ 14. Â /noun/Â āĻāĻžāĻĒ; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ; āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ; āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻ; āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ; 15. /adj/Â āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŦ 16. /adjective/Â āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛; āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛; āĻ§ā§āĻˇā§āĻ; āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋā§; |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
17. Attentive 18. Anticipated 19. Generously 20. Reassured 21. Afford 22. Cheapest 23. Overloading 24. Digestion |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
17. Â /adj/Â āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ 18. /adjective/Â āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤; 19. adjective(1)Â āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ°-āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ; āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛; āĻĻā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§; āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ; āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ;Â (2)Â āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤; 20. /verb/Â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž; āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨; 21. Â /verb/Â āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻā§āĻž 22. /adjective/Â āĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž; āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻ; āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž; āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻ; āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻšā§āĻ¨; āĻŦāĻžāĻā§; āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯; āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻšā§āĻ¨; āĻā§āĻžāĻ; 23. Â /verb/Â āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž; 24. /noun/Â āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulay
25. Hospitable 26. Effusive 28. Amicable 29. Trifle 30. Casually 31. Absolutely 32. Forbidden 33. Enormous |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
25. /adj/Â āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻžā§āĻŖ 26. /adjective/Â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛; āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ; 28. /adj/Â āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ 29. /verb/Â āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ 30. /adv/Â āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§; āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ 31. Â /adv/Â āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ ; āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻ 32. /adj/Â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§; āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§; āĻŦā§-āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ 33. /adj/Â āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ ; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄ; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
34. Succulent 35. Appetizing 36. Melted 37. Tickled 40. Nostrils 41. Terrible 42. In grating 43. Landscape |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
34. Â /noun/Â āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§; āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ 35. /adjective/Â āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻ; āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻž-āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§; āĻŽā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻžāĻāĻ; 36. /adjective/Â āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤; āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨; āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§; āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛; āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤; āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤; āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤; āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤; āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤; 37. Â /verb/Â āĻ¸ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž; āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž; āĻ¸ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž; āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨; 40. /noun/Â āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ°; āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻĻāĻž; 41. /adj/Â āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ°, āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ; āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° 42. Â /adjective/Â āĻ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ; āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ; 43. /verb/Â āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ |
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
43. Miserable 44. Inadequate 45. Revenge 46. Vindictive 47. Pardonable 48. Complacency |
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°
43. /adj/Â āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻļāĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤,āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ 44. Â /adj/Â āĻ¯āĻĨā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨; āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž 45. /verb/Â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻž 46. Â /adj/Â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĒāĻ°āĻžā§āĻŖ 47. adjective/Â āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ; āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯; āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ; āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ā§; āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ā§; 48. /noun/Â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž; āĻ¸ā§āĻ; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻ; āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻ; āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻ; |