V. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.

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IV. Find English equivalents in the text.

отдаленные уголки земного шара, завещать, щедро, плодотворный, подчиниться чему-либо, твердый (волевой) подбородок, оставаться незаметным, лишить, вскоре, ока­зать сопротивление, подходящий (к), отличный выбор, объ­явить о помолвке, бесстрастный, бездействовать, провожать с поклонами, замедлить ход, молниеносно, сгребать, ужас­ный удар (в), огромный кулак, оцепенеть от страха, изме­нить положение, пригодится, прогуляться, подшивка га­зет, странно, не повезло, поверить на слово, расторгнуть помолвку

1. The preparations… the wedding were made ... a large scale. 2. Hundreds ... pounds worth… wine and delicatessen had been ordered at the most expensive restaurant... the city. 3. The bride was very particular ... her wedding dress. ... long consideration she ended ... selecting a plain white gown em­broidered ... real pearls. 4. Alice, her younger sister, a girl... her early teens, who was eager to pass ... an adult, had a regular “grown-up's” dress made ... order. 5. It had never occurred... anyone that the engagement might be soon broken.... 6. "The unfortunate bride will have to set ... to look ... greater care… another husband suitable ... her station ... life, lest she should again fall a victim ... an unscrupulous man," said the bride's close friend spitefully. 7. "Hard luck ... poor sister, and hard luck ... me," was Alice's comment.

VI. Answer the following questions:

1. What sort of man was Hermione's father? Under what circumstances did he die? 2. What did Hermione owe to her father? 3. In what way did her uncle differ from his brother? 4. What was Hermione like? (Describe her looks and ways). 5. Under what circumstances did Hermione's cousins die? 6. How did it come about that the girl soon found herself a considerable heiress? 7. What sort of husband did Hermione believe suitable to her station in life? 8. Where did Freddy
and Hermione go to choose a ring? 9. What diamond did Her­mione choose? 10. What was going on in the shop after the
door of Mr. Garland's room closed on Freddy and his fiancée?
11. What happened just as Mr. Garland was bowing his customers out of the shop? 12. What did Freddy see with horror?
13. What flashed across Freddy's mind? 14. Why did the man
fail to crash an enormous fist into the girl's face? 15. What
had Hermione been taught by an expert? 16. What kind of
suspicions was aroused in Freddy's mind and where did he
go to check them? 17. What made Freddy break off the engage­ment? Why did he find it an expensive thing to do? 18. What
proves that Freddy was no fool?

VII. Retell the text according to the given plan using the following words and phrases:

1. Hermione becomes a member of Uncle Paul's household.
Explorer, remote parts of the world, to bequeath, to look to smb. (for); on a lavish scale; cheerful, noisy household; to give no trouble, to pass unobserved, to keep her own counsel

2. Hermione finds herself a considerable heiress.
slender, fragile, observant eyes, determined chin, killed by a fall, game of leap-frog; spring-board, slip, to crash (into), to worship, double blow, to deprive (of), to fall a victim (to), to make no resistance

3. Hermione is engaged to be married.

calm deliberation, to set out (to), suitable (to), station in
life, consider carefully, to select, admirable choice, well-to-do,
well-connected, unexciting courtship, to announce the en­gagement

4. Hermione calls at Garland's.

private room, examine, dispassionate care, delight, su­perior to, take one's leave, shortly after, to close on, thick­set, assistant, to prove to be, to display, before long, thous­ands of pounds worth of

5. The incident in the shop.

bored, to come to a decision, to bow out of, to slow down, with lightning speed; to scoop up, to make for, vicious blow, in the path of, no attempt to avoid, to flash) across one's mind, paralyzed by fear, to crash (into), faintly superior, to shift one's position, to land head first

6. The engagement is off.

to do Ju-Jutsu, to-have smb. taught, to come in handy, quite a few, to have an appointment, to go for a quiet stroll, files of newspapers, to come to the point, inquest (on), odd, to shoot off, coroner, at the critical moment, hard luck (on), flatly, pure accident, to give the benefit of the doubt, to break off the engagement, well worth the money