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A Room with a View | Gradually Hardening Czech A1 Translation Books

A Room with a View | Gradually Hardening Czech A1 Translation Books

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ChapterITheBertolini
“TheSignorahadnobusinesstodoit,”saidMissBartlett,“nobusinessatall.
Shepromisedussouthrooms
s
withaviewclosetogether,insteadofwhich
zde
herearenorthrooms,lookingintoacourtyard,
a
andalongwayapart.
Oh,Lucy!”
“AndaCockney,besides!”
saidLucy,whohadbeenfurthersaddenedbytheSignora’sunexpectedaccent.
“ItmightbeLondon.”
Shelookedatthe
dvě
tworowsofEnglishpeople
kteří
whoweresittingatthetable;
attherowofwhitebottlesof
vody
waterandredbottlesofwine
které
thatranbetweentheEnglishpeople;
attheportraitsofthelateQueen
a
andthelatePoetLaureate
které
thathungbehindtheEnglishpeople,heavilyframed;
atthenoticeoftheEnglishchurch(Rev.
CuthbertEager,M.A.
Oxon.),thatwastheonlyotherdecorationofthewall.
“Charlotte,don’tyoufeel,
taky
too,thatwemightbeinLondon?
Icanhardly
uvěřit
believethatallkindsofotherthingsarejust
venku
outside.
Isupposeitisone’sbeingsotired.”
“Thismeathassurelybeenusedforsoup,”saidMissBartlett,layingdownherfork.
“I
chci
wantsotoseetheArno.
Na
TheroomstheSignorapromisedusinherletterwouldhavelookedover
na
theArno.
TheSignorahadnobusinesstodoitatall.
Oh,itisashame!”
“Anynookdoesforme,”MissBartlettcontinued;
“butitdoesseem
těžké
hardthatyoushouldn’thaveaview.”
Lucyfelt
že
thatshehadbeenselfish.
“Charlotte,youmustn’tspoil
mě
me:
ofcourse,youmustlook
přes
overtheArno,too.
Imeantthat.
The
první
firstvacantroominthefront—”
“Youmusthaveit,”saidMissBartlett,
část
partofwhosetravellingexpenseswerepaidbyLucy’smother—apieceofgenerosityto
což
whichshemademanyatactfulallusion.
“No,no.Youmust
mít
haveit.”
“Iinsistonit.
Your
matka
motherwouldneverforgiveme,Lucy.”
“Shewould
nikdy
neverforgiveme.”
Theladies’voicesgrewanimated,and—ifthesadtruthbeowned—alittlepeevish.
Theyweretired,
a
andundertheguiseofunselfishnesstheywrangled.
Someoftheirneighboursinterchangedglances,
a
andoneofthem—oneoftheill-bredpeoplewhom
jeden
onedoesmeetabroad—leantforwardoverthetable
a
andactuallyintrudedintotheirargument.
Hesaid:.
“Ihaveaview,Ihaveaview.”
MissBartlettwasstartled.
Generallyatapension
lidé
peoplelookedthemoverfora
den
dayortwobeforespeaking,
a
andoftendidnotfindout
že
thattheywould“do”tilltheyhadgone.
Sheknew
že
thattheintruderwasill-bred,
ještě
evenbeforesheglancedat
něj
him.
Hewasanold
muž
man,ofheavybuild,withafair,shaven
tváří
faceandlargeeyes.
Therewas
něco
somethingchildishinthoseeyes,
i když
thoughitwasnotthechildishnessofsenility.
What
přesně
exactlyitwasMissBartlettdidnotstoptoconsider,forherglancepassedontohisclothes.
Thesedidnotattract
ji
her.
Hewasprobablytryingtobecomeacquainted
s
withthembeforetheygotintotheswim.
Sosheassumedadazedexpression
když
whenhespoketoher,
a
andthensaid:
“Aview?
Oh,aview!
Jak
Howdelightfulaviewis!”
“Thisismyson,”saidtheoldman;
“hisname’sGeorge.
Hehasaviewtoo.”
“Ah,”saidMissBartlett,repressingLucy,whowasabouttospeak.
“WhatImean,”hecontinued,“is
že
thatyoucanhaveourrooms,
a
andwe’llhaveyours.
We’llchange.”
The
lepší
betterclassoftouristwasshockedatthis,
a
andsympathizedwiththenew-comers.
MissBartlett,inreply,openedhermouthaslittleaspossible,
a
andsaid“Thankyouverymuchindeed;
thatisoutofthequestion.”
“Why?”
saidtheoldman,
s
withbothfistsonthetable.
“Becauseitisquiteoutofthequestion,thankyou.”
“Yousee,wedon’tliketotake—”
beganLucy.
Hercousin
opět
againrepressedher.
“Butwhy?”
hepersisted.
“Womenlikelookingataview;
mendon’t.”
A
Andhethumpedwithhisfists
jako
likeanaughtychild,andturnedtohis
synovi
son,saying,“George,persuadethem!”
“It’ssoobvioustheyshould
mít
havetherooms,”saidthe
syn
son.
“There’snothingelsetosay.”
Hedidnotlookattheladiesashespoke,
ale
buthisvoicewasperplexed
a
andsorrowful.
Lucy,too,wasperplexed;
ale
butshesawthattheywereinforwhatisknownas“quiteascene,”
a
andshehadanoddfeeling
že
thatwhenevertheseill-bredtouristsspokethecontestwidened
a
anddeepenedtillitdealt,notwithrooms
a
andviews,butwith—well,with
něco
somethingquitedifferent,whoseexistenceshehadnotrealized
předtím
before.
NowtheoldmanattackedMissBartlett
téměř
almostviolently:
Whyshouldshenot
měnit
change?
Whatpossibleobjectionhadshe?
Theywouldclearoutin
půl
halfanhour.
MissBartlett,
ačkoli
thoughskilledinthedelicaciesofconversation,waspowerlessinthepresenceofbrutality.
Itwasimpossibletosnubanyonesogross.
Her
tvář
facereddenedwithdispleasure.
Shelooked
kolem
aroundasmuchastosay,“Areyou
všichni
alllikethis?”
Andtwo
malé
littleoldladies,whoweresittingfurtherup
na
thetable,withshawlshangingover
na
thebacksofthechairs,looked
zpět
back,clearlyindicating“Wearenot;
wearegenteel.”
“Eatyour
večeři
dinner,dear,”shesaidtoLucy,
a
andbegantotoyagain
s
withthemeatthatshehad
kdysi
oncecensured.
Lucymumbledthatthoseseemed
velmi
veryoddpeopleopposite.
“Eatyour
večeři
dinner,dear.
Thispensionisafailure.
Zítra
To-morrowwewillmakeachange.”
Hardlyhadsheannounced
toto
thisfelldecisionwhenshereversedit.
Thecurtainsatthe
konci
endoftheroomparted,
a
andrevealedaclergyman,stout
ale
butattractive,whohurriedforwardtotakehis
místo
placeatthetable,cheerfullyapologizingforhislateness.
Lucy,whohadnot
ještě
yetacquireddecency,atoncerosetoherfeet,exclaiming:
“Oh,oh!
Proč
Why,it’sMr.Beebe!
Oh,
jak
howperfectlylovely!
Oh,Charlotte,wemust
přestat
stopnow,howeverbadtherooms
jsou
are.
Oh!”
MissBartlettsaid,
s
withmorerestraint:.
“Howdoyoudo,Mr.Beebe?
Iexpect
že
thatyouhaveforgottenus:
MissBartlett
a
andMissHoneychurch,whowereatTunbridgeWells
když
whenyouhelpedtheVicarofSt.Peter’sthat
velmi
verycoldEaster.”
Theclergyman,
který
whohadtheairof
jednoho
oneonaholiday,didnotremembertheladies
docela
quiteasclearlyastheyremembered
ho
him.
Buthecameforwardpleasantly
dostatečně
enoughandacceptedthechairinto
které
whichhewasbeckonedbyLucy.
“Iamsogladtoseeyou,”saidthe
dívka
girl,whowasinastateofspiritualstarvation,
a
andwouldhavebeengladtoseethewaiter
pokud
ifhercousinhadpermitted
to
it.
“Justfancyhowsmallthe
svět
worldis.
SummerStreet,too,makesitsospeciallyfunny.”
“MissHoneychurchlivesintheparishofSummerStreet,”saidMissBartlett,fillingupthegap,“andshehappenedtotellmeinthecourseofconversation
že
thatyouhavejustacceptedtheliving—”.
“Yes,Iheardfrom
matky
mothersolastweek.
Shedidn’tknow
že
thatIknewyouatTunbridgeWells;
ale
butIwrotebackatonce,
a
andIsaid:
‘Mr.
Beebeis—’”.
“Quiteright,”saidtheclergyman.
“ImoveintotheRectoryatSummer
Street
StreetnextJune.
Iam
štěstí
luckytobeappointedtosuchacharmingneighbourhood.”
“Oh,
jak
howgladIam!
The
název
nameofourhouseisWindyCorner.”
Mr.Beebebowed.
“Thereis
matka
motherandmegenerally,andmy
bratr
brother,thoughit’snotoftenwegethimtoch——
Thechurchisrather
daleko
faroff,Imean.”
“Lucy,dearest,
nechte
letMr.Beebeeathisdinner.”
“Iameating
to
it,thankyou,andenjoyingit.”
HepreferredtotalktoLucy,whoseplayingheremembered,rather
než
thantoMissBartlett,who
pravděpodobně
probablyrememberedhissermons.
HeaskedthegirlwhethersheknewFlorence
dobře
well,andwasinformedatsomelength
že
thatshehadneverbeen
tam
therebefore.
Itisdelightfultoadviseanewcomer,
a
andhewasfirstinthefield.
“Don’tneglectthecountryround,”hisadviceconcluded.
“The
první
firstfineafternoondriveuptoFiesole,
a
androundbySettignano,or
něco
somethingofthatsort.”
“No!”
criedavoicefromthe
vrcholu
topofthetable.
“Mr.
Beebe,youarewrong.
The
první
firstfineafternoonyourladies
musí
mustgotoPrato.”
“That
dáma
ladylookssoclever,”whisperedMissBartletttohercousin.
“Weareinluck.”
A
And,indeed,aperfecttorrentofinformationburston
ně
them.
Peopletoldthemwhatto
vidět
see,whentoseeit,
jak
howtostoptheelectrictrams,
jak
howtogetridofthebeggars,
jak
howmuchtogiveforavellumblotter,
jak
howmuchtheplacewouldgrowuponthem.
ThePensionBertolinihaddecided,
téměř
almostenthusiastically,thattheywoulddo.
Whicheverwaytheylooked,kindladiessmiled
a
andshoutedatthem.
Andaboveallrosethevoiceofthecleverlady,crying:
“Prato!
They
musí
mustgotoPrato.
That
místo
placeistoosweetlysqualidforwords.
Ilove
to
it;
Irevelinshakingoffthetrammelsofrespectability,asyouknow.”
The
mladý
youngmannamedGeorgeglancedatthecleverlady,
a
andthenreturnedmoodilytohisplate.
Obviouslyhe
a
andhisfatherdidnotdo.
Lucy,inthemidstofhersuccess,found
čas
timetowishtheydid.
Itgavehernoextrapleasure
že
thatanyoneshouldbeleftinthecold;
a
andwhensherosetogo,sheturned
zpět
backandgavethetwooutsidersanervous
malý
littlebow.
Thefatherdidnotsee
to
it;
thesonacknowledgedit,notbyanotherbow,
ale
butbyraisinghiseyebrows
a
andsmiling;
heseemedtobesmilingacross
něco
something.
Shehastenedafterhercousin,whohad
již
alreadydisappearedthroughthecurtains—curtainswhichsmote
jeden
oneintheface,andseemedheavy
s
withmorethancloth.
BeyondthemstoodtheunreliableSignora,bowinggood-eveningtoherguests,
a
andsupportedby’Enery,her
malý
littleboy,andVictorier,her
dcera
daughter.
Itmadeacurious
malá
littlescene,thisattemptoftheCockneytoconveythegrace
a
andgenialityoftheSouth.
A
Andevenmorecuriouswasthedrawing-room,
který
whichattemptedtorivalthesolidcomfortofaBloomsburyboarding-house.
Wasthis
opravdu
reallyItaly?
MissBartlettwas
už
alreadyseatedonatightlystuffedarm-chair,
který
whichhadthecolourandthecontoursofatomato.
ShewastalkingtoMr.Beebe,
a
andasshespoke,herlongnarrowheaddrovebackwards
a
andforwards,slowly,regularly,asthoughsheweredemolishing
některé
someinvisibleobstacle.
“Wearemostgratefultoyou,”shewassaying.
“The
první
firsteveningmeanssomuch.
Když
Whenyouarrivedwewereinforapeculiarlymauvaisquartd’heure.”
Heexpressedhisregret.
“Doyou,byanychance,knowthe
jméno
nameofanoldman
který
whosatoppositeusatdinner?”
“Emerson.”
“Ishea
přítel
friendofyours?”
“Wearefriendly—asoneisinpensions.”
“ThenIwillsaynomore.”
Hepressedher
velmi
veryslightly,andshesaid
více
more.
“Iam,asitwere,”sheconcluded,“thechaperonofmyyoungcousin,Lucy,
a
anditwouldbea
vážné
seriousthingifIputher
pod
underanobligationtopeopleofwhomweknow
nic
nothing.
Hismannerwassomewhatunfortunate.
I
doufám
hopeIactedforthebest.”
“Youacted
velmi
verynaturally,”saidhe.
Heseemedthoughtful,
a
andafterafewmomentsadded:
“Allthesame,Idon’tthinkmuchharmwouldhavecomeofaccepting.”
“Noharm,of
samozřejmě
course.
Butwecouldnotbe
pod
underanobligation.”
“Heisratherapeculiarman.”
Znovu
Againhehesitated,andthensaidgently:
“Ithinkhewouldnottakeadvantageofyouracceptance,norexpectyoutoshowgratitude.
Hehas
na
themerit—ifitisone—ofsaying
přesně
exactlywhathemeans.
Hehasroomshedoesnotvalue,
a
andhethinksyouwouldvaluethem.
Henomorethoughtofputtingyouunderanobligationthanhethoughtofbeingpolite.
Itissodifficult—at
přinejmenším
least,Ifinditdifficult—to
pochopit
understandpeoplewhospeakthetruth.”
Lucywaspleased,
a
andsaid:
“Iwashoping
že
thathewasnice;
Idoso
vždycky
alwayshopethatpeoplewillbenice.”
“Ithinkhe
je
is;
niceandtiresome.
Idifferfromhimon
téměř
almosteverypointofanyimportance,
a
andso,Iexpect—Imay
říct
sayIhope—youwilldiffer.
Ale
Buthisisatypeonedisagreeswithrather
než
thandeplores.
Whenhefirstcame
sem
herehenotunnaturallyputpeople’sbacks
nahoru
up.
Hehasnotact
a
andnomanners—Idon’tmeanby
že
thatthathehasbadmanners—andhewillnot
držet
keephisopinionstohimself.
WenearlycomplainedabouthimtoourdepressingSignora,
ale
butIamgladto
říci
saywethoughtbetterofit.”
“AmItoconclude,”saidMissBartlett,“thatheisaSocialist?”
Mr.
Beebeacceptedtheconvenient
slovo
word,notwithoutaslighttwitchingofthelips.
“Andpresumablyhehasbroughtuphis
syna
sontobeaSocialist,too?”
“IhardlyknowGeorge,forhehasn’tlearntto
mluvit
talkyet.