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The Enchanted April | Gradually Hardening Slovenian A1-B2 Translation Books

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Chapter1
ItbeganinaWoman’sClubinLondononaFebruaryafternoon—anuncomfortableclub,
in
andamiserableafternoon—whenMrs.Wilkins,
ki
whohadcomedownfromHampsteadtoshop
in
andhadlunchedatherclub,tookupTheTimesfromthetableinthesmoking-room,
in
andrunningherlistlesseye
dol
downtheAgonyColumnsawthis:.
To
Tiste
ThosewhoAppreciateWistariaandSunshine.
Majhen
SmallmediaevalItalianCastleontheshoresoftheMediterraneantobeLetFurnishedforthemonthofApril.
Necessaryservants
ostajajo
remain.
Z,Box1000,TheTimes.
To
Thatwasitsconception;
yet,asinthe
primeru
caseofmanyanother,theconceiverwasunawareofitatthemoment.
So
popolnoma
entirelyunawarewasMrs.Wilkinsthather
April
Aprilforthatyearhadthen
in
andtherebeensettledforherthatshedroppedthe
časopis
newspaperwithagesturethatwas
tako
bothirritatedandresigned,andwentovertothe
oknu
windowandstareddrearilyoutatthedrippingstreet.
Notforherweremediaevalcastles,
celo
eventhosethatarespeciallydescribedassmall.
NotforhertheshoresinApriloftheMediterranean,
in
andthewistariaandsunshine.
Suchdelightswere
samo
onlyfortherich.
Yet
je
theadvertisementhadbeenaddressedto
osebe
personswhoappreciatethesethings,sothatithadbeen,anyhow,addressed
tudi
tootoher,forshe
zagotovo
certainlyappreciatedthem;
morethananybodyknew;
več
morethanshehadevertold.
Ampak
Butshewaspoor.
In
je
thewholeworldshepossessedofherveryown
samo
onlyninetypounds,savedfromyeartoyear,putby
skrbno
carefullypoundbypound,outofher
obleko
dressallowance.
Shehadscraped
ta
thissumtogetheratthesuggestionofher
moža
husbandasashieldand
zatočišče
refugeagainstarainyday.
Her
obleko
dressallowance,givenherbyher
oče
father,was£100ayear,sothatMrs.Wilkins’s
obleke
clotheswerewhatherhusband,urginghertosave,calledmodest
in
andbecoming,andheracquaintancetoeachother,
ko
whentheyspokeofheratall,whichwas
redko
seldomforshewasverynegligible,called
je
aperfectsight.
Mr.
Wilkins,
je
asolicitor,encouragedthrift,exceptthat
veje
branchofitwhichgotintohis
hrano
food.
Hedidnotcallthatthrift,hecalledit
slabo
badhousekeeping.
Butforthethrift
ki
which,likemoth,penetratedintoMrs.Wilkins’s
obleke
clothesandspoiltthem,hehad
veliko
muchpraise.
“Youneverknow,”hesaid,“whenthere
bo
willbearainyday,
in
andyoumaybeverygladto
najdete
findyouhaveanest-egg.
Pravzaprav
Indeedwebothmay.”
Lookingoutofthe
klub
clubwindowintoShaftesburyAvenue—herswasaneconomical
klub
club,butconvenientforHampstead,
kjer
whereshelived,andforShoolbred’s,
kjer
wheresheshopped—Mrs.
Wilkins,havingstoodthere
nekaj
sometimeverydrearily,hermind’s
oko
eyeontheMediterraneaninApril,
in
andthewistaria,andtheenviableopportunitiesoftherich,
medtem ko
whileherbodilyeyewatchedthe
res
reallyextremelyhorriblesootyrainfalling
nenehno
steadilyonthehurryingumbrellas
in
andsplashingomnibuses,suddenlywonderedwhether
morda
perhapsthiswasnottherainy
dan
dayMellersh—MellershwasMr.Wilkins—hadsooftenencouragedhertopreparefor,
in
andwhethertogetoutofsuchaclimate
in
andintothesmallmediaevalcastlewasn’t
morda
perhapswhatProvidencehadallalongintendedhertodo
z
withhersavings.
Partofhersavings,of
seveda
course;
perhapsquiteasmall
del
part.
Thecastle,beingmediaeval,might
tudi
alsobedilapidated,anddilapidationswere
zagotovo
surelycheap.
Shewouldn’tintheleastminda
nekaj
fewofthem,becauseyoudidn’tpayfordilapidations
ki
whichwerealreadythere;
onthecontrary—byreducingthe
ceno
priceyouhadtopaythey
res
reallypaidyou.
Butwhatnonsenseto
razmišljati
thinkofit...
Sheturned
stran
awayfromthewindowwiththesamegestureofmingledirritation
in
andresignationwithwhichshehadlaiddownTheTimes,
in
andcrossedtheroomtowardsthedoorwiththeintentionofgettinghermackintosh
in
andumbrellaandfightingher
poti
wayintooneoftheovercrowdedomnibuses
in
andgoingtoShoolbred’sonher
poti
wayhomeandbuyingsomesolesforMellersh’sdinner—Mellershwasdifficultwithfish
in
andlikedonlysoles,exceptsalmon—whenshebeheldMrs.Arbuthnot,awomansheknewbysightas
tudi
alsolivinginHampsteadandbelongingtotheclub,sittingatthetableinthemiddleofthe
sobo
roomonwhichthenewspapers
in
andmagazineswerekept,absorbed,inherturn,inthefirstpageofTheTimes.
Mrs.
Wilkinshad
nikoli
neveryetspokentoMrs.Arbuthnot,
ki
whobelongedtooneof
je
thevariouschurchsets,and
ki
whoanalysed,classified,dividedandregistered
je
thepoor;
whereassheandMellersh,
ko
whentheydidgoout,wentto
je
thepartiesofimpressionistpainters,ofwhominHampsteadtherewere
veliko
many.
Mellershhadasisterwhohadmarriedoneofthem
in
andliveduponthe
Heath
Heath,andbecauseofthisallianceMrs.Wilkinswasdrawnintoa
krog
circlewhichwashighlyunnaturaltoher,
in
andshehadlearnedtodreadpictures.
Shehadto
reči
saythingsaboutthem,andshedidn’tknowwhatto
reči
say.
Sheusedtomurmur,“Marvellous,”
in
andfeelthatitwasnot
dovolj
enough.
Butnobodyminded.
Nobodylistened.
NobodytookanynoticeofMrs.Wilkins.
Shewasthekindof
oseba
personwhoisnotnoticedatparties.
Her
oblačila
clothes,infestedbythrift,madeher
praktično
practicallyinvisible;
herfacewasnon-arresting;
her
pogovor
conversationwasreluctant;
shewasshy.
In
Andifone’sclothesand
obraz
faceandconversationareallnegligible,thoughtMrs.Wilkins,
ki
whorecognisedherdisabilities,what,atparties,isthereleftofone?
Prav tako
AlsoshewasalwayswithWilkins,thatclean-shaven,fine-lookingman,whogave
je
aparty,merelybycomingtoit,
je
agreatair.
Wilkinswas
zelo
veryrespectable.
Hewasknowntobe
zelo
highlythoughtofbyhis
višji
seniorpartners.
Hissister’scircleadmired
ga
him.
Hepronouncedadequatelyintelligentjudgmentson
umetnosti
artandartists.
Hewaspithy;
hewasprudent;
he
nikoli
neversaidawordtoomuch,
niti
nor,ontheotherhand,didheever
rekel
sayawordtoolittle.
Heproducedthe
vtis
impressionofkeepingcopiesof
vsega
everythinghesaid;
andhewasso
očitno
obviouslyreliablethatitoftenhappenedthatpeoplewhomethimat
teh
thesepartiesbecamediscontentedwiththeirownsolicitors,
in
andafteraperiodofrestlessnessextricatedthemselves
in
andwenttoWilkins.
NaturallyMrs.Wilkinswasblottedout.
“She,”saidhis
sestra
sister,withsomethingherselfof
je
thejudicial,thedigested,and
je
thefinalinhermanner,“should
ostati
stayathome.”
ButWilkinscouldnotleavehis
žene
wifeathome.
Hewasafamilysolicitor,
in
andallsuchhavewives
in
andshowthem.
Withhisinthe
tednom
weekhewenttoparties,and
z
withhisonSundayshewentto
cerkev
church.
Beingstillfairlyyoung—hewasthirty-nine—and
ambiciozen
ambitiousofoldladies,ofwhomhehadnotyetacquiredinhis
praksi
practiceasufficientnumber,hecouldnot
privoščiti
affordtomisschurch,anditwastherethatMrs.Wilkinsbecamefamiliar,
čeprav
thoughneverthroughwords,withMrs.Arbuthnot.
Shesawhermarshalling
je
thechildrenofthepoorintopews.
Shewouldcomeinat
je
theheadoftheprocessionfrom
je
theSundaySchoolexactlyfiveminutes
pred
beforethechoir,andgetherboys
in
andgirlsneatlyfittedintotheirallottedseats,
in
anddownontheirlittlekneesintheirpreliminaryprayer,
in
andupagainontheir
noge
feetjustas,totheswellingorgan,
je
thevestrydooropened,and
je
thechoirandclergy,big
z
withthelitaniesandcommandmentstheywerepresentlytorollout,emerged.
Shehad
je
asadface,yetshewas
očitno
evidentlyefficient.
ThecombinationusedtomakeMrs.Wilkinswonder,forshehadbeentoldbyMellersh,ondays
ko
whenshehadonlybeenabletogetplaice,that
če
ifonewereefficientonewouldn’tbedepressed,
in
andthatifonedoesone’s
delo
jobwellonebecomesautomatically
svetel
brightandbrisk.
AboutMrs.Arbuthnot
ni
therewasnothingbrightandbrisk,
čeprav
thoughmuchinherway
z
withtheSundaySchoolchildren
ki
thatwasautomatic;
butwhenMrs.Wilkins,turningfrom
je
thewindow,caughtsightofherin
je
theclubshewasnotbeingautomaticatall,
toda
butwaslookingfixedlyat
en
oneportionofthefirst
strani
pageofTheTimes,holding
je
thepaperquitestill,hereyesnotmoving.
Shewas
samo
juststaring;
andherface,as
ponavadi
usual,wasthefaceofapatient
in
anddisappointedMadonna.
Obeyinganimpulseshewonderedateven
medtem ko
whileobeyingit,Mrs.Wilkins,theshy
in
andthereluctant,insteadofproceedingasshehadintendedtothecloakroom
in
andfromthencetoSchoolbred’sinsearchofMellersh’s
ribe
fish,stoppedatthetable
in
andsatdownexactlyoppositeMrs.Arbuthnot,towhomshehad
nikoli
neveryetspokeninherlife.
Itwas
ena
oneofthoselong,narrowrefectorytables,sothattheywere
precej
quiteclosetoeachother.
Mrs.
Arbuthnot,
pa
however,didnotlookup.
Shecontinuedtogaze,
z
witheyesthatseemedtobedreaming,atonespot
samo
onlyofTheTimes.
Mrs.
Wilkinswatchedher
je
aminute,tryingtoscrewup
pogum
couragetospeaktoher.
Shewantedto
vprašati
askherifshehadseen
je
theadvertisement.
Shedidnotknow
zakaj
whyshewantedtoaskher
to
this,butshewantedto.
Kako
Howstupidnottobeabletospeakto
njo
her.
Shelookedsokind.
Shelookedsounhappy.
Zakaj
Whycouldn’ttwounhappypeoplerefresheachotherontheir
poti
waythroughthisdustybusinessof
življenje
lifebyalittletalk—real,naturaltalk,aboutwhattheyfelt,whattheywouldhaveliked,whattheystilltriedtohope?
In
Andshecouldnothelpthinking
da
thatMrs.Arbuthnot,too,wasreading
da
thatverysameadvertisement.
Hereyeswereonthevery
delu
partofthepaper.
Was
ona
she,too,picturingwhatitwouldbelike—the
barva
colour,thefragrance,thelight,
je
thesoftlappingofthe
morja
seaamonglittlehotrocks?
Barva
Colour,fragrance,light,sea;
insteadofShaftesbury
Avenue
Avenue,andthewetomnibuses,
in
andthefishdepartmentatShoolbred’s,
in
andtheTubetoHampstead,
in
anddinner,andto-morrowthe
isto
sameandthedayafterthe
isto
sameandalwaysthesame...
Nenadoma
SuddenlyMrs.Wilkinsfoundherselfleaning
čez
acrossthetable.
“Areyoureading
o
aboutthemediaevalcastleandthewistaria?”
sheheardherselfasking.
Seveda
NaturallyMrs.Arbuthnotwassurprised;
toda
butshewasnothalfsomuchsurprisedasMrs.Wilkinswasatherselfforasking.
Mrs.
Arbuthnothadnot
še
yettoherknowledgeseteyesontheshabby,lank,loosely-put-togetherfiguresittingoppositeher,
z
withitssmallfreckledface
in
andbiggreyeyesalmostdisappearing
pod
underasmashed-downwet-weatherhat,
in
andshegazedathera
trenutek
momentwithoutanswering.
Shewasreading
o
aboutthemediaevalcastleand
je
thewistaria,orratherhadread
o
aboutittenminutesbefore,
in
andsincethenhadbeenlostindreams—of
svetlobe
light,ofcolour,offragrance,of
je
thesoftlappingofthe
morja
seaamonglittlehotrocks...
“Whydoyouaskmethat?”
shesaidinhergravevoice,forher
usposabljanje
trainingofandbythe
revnih
poorhadmadehergrave
in
andpatient.
Mrs.
Wilkinsflushed
in
andlookedexcessivelyshyandfrightened.
“Oh,
samo
onlybecauseIsawit
tudi
too,andIthoughtperhaps—Ithoughtsomehow—”
shestammered.
WhereuponMrs.Arbuthnot,hermindbeingusedtogetting
ljudi
peopleintolistsanddivisions,fromhabitconsidered,asshegazedthoughtfullyatMrs.Wilkins,
pod
underwhatheading,supposingshehadtoclassifyher,shecould
najbolj
mostproperlybeput.
“AndIknowyoubysight,”wentonMrs.Wilkins,
ki
who,likealltheshy,
ko
onceshewasstartedplunged
na
on,frighteningherselftomore
in
andmorespeechbythesheersoundofwhatshehadsaidlastinherears.
“EverySunday—Iseeyou
vsako
everySundayinchurch—”.
“Inchurch?”
echoedMrs.Arbuthnot.
“Andthisseemssuchawonderfulthing—this
oglas
advertisementaboutthewistaria—and—”.
Mrs.
Wilkins,
ki
whomusthavebeenat
vsaj
leastthirty,brokeoffandwriggledinherchair
z
withthemovementofan
nerodno
awkwardandembarrassedschoolgirl.
“Itseemssowonderful,”shewentoninakindofburst,“and—itissucha
nesrečen
miserableday...”
In
AndthenshesatlookingatMrs.Arbuthnot
z
withtheeyesofanimprisoned
psa
dog.
“Thispoorthing,”thoughtMrs.Arbuthnot,whose
življenje
lifewasspentinhelping
in
andalleviating,“needsadvice.”
She
zato
accordinglypreparedherselfpatientlytogiveit.
“Ifyouseemeinchurch,”shesaid,
prijazno
kindlyandattentively,“IsupposeyouliveinHampsteadtoo?”
“Ohyes,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
In
Andsherepeated,herheadonitslongthin
vratu
neckdroopingalittleasiftherecollectionofHampsteadbowedher,“Ohyes.”
“Where?”
askedMrs.Arbuthnot,
ki
who,whenadvicewasneeded,
seveda
naturallyfirstproceededtocollect
je
thefacts.
ButMrs.Wilkins,layingher
roko
handsoftlyandcaressinglyon
je
thepartofTheTimes
kjer
wheretheadvertisementwas,asthough
je
themereprintedwordsofitwereprecious,
samo
onlysaid,“Perhapsthat’swhythisseemssowonderful.”
“No—I
mislim
thinkthat’swonderfulanyhow,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,forgettingfacts
in
andfaintlysighing.
“Thenyouwerereadingit?”
“Yes,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,hereyesgoingdreamy
spet
again.
“Wouldn’titbewonderful?”
murmuredMrs.Wilkins.
“Wonderful,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot.
Her
obraz
face,whichhadlitup,fadedintopatience
spet
again.
“Verywonderful,”shesaid.
“Butit’s
ni
nousewastingone’stimethinkingof
takih
suchthings.”
“Oh,butitis,”wasMrs.Wilkins’squick,surprising
odgovor
reply;
surprisingbecauseitwassomuchunlike
je
therestofher—thecharacterless
plašč
coatandskirt,thecrumpled
klobuk
hat,theundecidedwispof
las
hairstragglingout.
“Andjusttheconsideringofthemis
vredno
worthwhileinitself—sucha
sprememba
changefromHampstead—andsometimesIbelieve—I
res
reallydobelieve—ifoneconsidershard
dovolj
enoughonegetsthings.”
Mrs.
Arbuthnotobservedher
potrpežljivo
patiently.
Inwhatcategorywouldshe,supposingshehadto,puther?
“Perhaps,”shesaid,leaning
naprej
forwardalittle,“youwilltellmeyour
ime
name.
Ifwearetobefriends”—shesmiledhergravesmile—“asI
upam
hopeweare,wehad
bolje
betterbeginatthebeginning.”
“Ohyes—howkindofyou.
I’mMrs.Wilkins,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
“Idon’texpect,”sheadded,flushing,asMrs.Arbuthnotsaidnothing,“thatitconveysanythingtoyou.
Včasih
Sometimesit—itdoesn’tseemtoconvey
ničesar
anythingtomeeither.
But”—shelookedround
z
withamovementofseekinghelp—“IamMrs.Wilkins.”
Shedidnot
všeč
likehername.
Itwasamean,small
ime
name,withakindoffacetioustwist,shethought,
o
aboutitsendlikethe
navzgor
upwardcurveofapugdog’s
rep
tail.
Thereitwas,however.
Therewasnodoing
ničesar
anythingwithit.
Wilkinsshewas
in
andWilkinsshewouldremain;
in
andthoughherhusbandencouragedhertogiveitonalloccasionsasMrs.Mellersh-Wilkinsshe
le
onlydidthatwhenhewaswithinearshot,forshethoughtMellershmadeWilkinsworse,emphasisingitinthewayChatsworthonthegate-postsofavillaemphasisesthevilla.
Ko
Whenfirsthesuggestedshe
naj
shouldaddMellershshehadobjectedforthe
zgoraj
abovereason,andafterapause—Mellershwas
veliko
muchtooprudenttospeak
razen
exceptafterapause,duringwhich
verjetno
presumablyhewastakinga
skrbno
carefulmentalcopyofhiscomingobservation—hesaid,
veliko
muchdispleased,“ButIamnotavilla,”
in
andlookedatherashelookswhohopes,forperhapsthehundredthtime,thathemaynothave
poročil
marriedafool.
Ofcoursehewasnotavilla,Mrs.Wilkinsassured
ga
him;
shehadneversupposedhewas;
shehadnotdreamedofmeaning...
shewasonlyjustthinking...
The
bolj
moresheexplainedthemoreearnestbecameMellersh’s
upanje
hope,familiartohimbythistime,forhehadthenbeena
mož
husbandfortwoyears,thathemightnotbyanychancehave
poročil
marriedafool;
andtheyhadaprolonged
prepir
quarrel,ifthatcanbecalleda
prepir
quarrelwhichisconductedwithdignifiedsilenceonone
strani
sideandearnestapologyontheother,astowhetherornoMrs.WilkinshadintendedtosuggestthatMr.Wilkinswasavilla.
“Ibelieve,”shehadthought
ko
whenitwasatlastover—ittook
je
alongwhile—“thatanybodywouldquarrel
o
aboutanythingwhenthey’venotleftoffbeing
skupaj
togetherforasingledayfor
dveh
twowholeyears.
Whatwe
oba
bothneedisaholiday.”
“Myhusband,”wentonMrs.WilkinstoMrs.Arbuthnot,tryingtothrowsomelightonherself,“isasolicitor.
He—”
Shecast
o
aboutforsomethingshecouldsayelucidatoryofMellersh,
in
andfound:
“He’sveryhandsome.”
“Well,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot
prijazno
kindly,“thatmustbea
veliko
greatpleasuretoyou.”
“Why?”
askedMrs.Wilkins.
“Because,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,a
malo
littletakenaback,forconstantintercourse
z
withthepoorhadaccustomedhertohaveherpronouncementsaccepted
brez
withoutquestion,“becausebeauty—handsomeness—isa
darilo
giftlikeanyother,and
če
ifitisproperlyused—”.
Shetrailedoffintosilence.
Mrs.Wilkins’sgreat
sive
greyeyeswerefixedonher,
in
anditseemedsuddenlytoMrs.Arbuthnotthat
morda
perhapsshewasbecomingcrystallisedintoa
navado
habitofexposition,andofexposition
po
afterthemannerofnursemaids,throughhavingan
občinstvo
audiencethatcouldn’tbutagree,thatwouldbeafraid,
če
ifitwished,tointerrupt,thatdidn’tknow,thatwas,in
resnici
fact,athermercy.
ButMrs.Wilkinswasnotlistening;
forjustthen,
absurdno
absurdasitseemed,apicturehadflashed
čez
acrossherbrain,andtherewere
dve
twofiguresinitsitting
skupaj
togetherunderagreattrailingwistariathatstretched
čez
acrossthebranchesofa
drevesa
treeshedidn’tknow,anditwasherself
in
andMrs.Arbuthnot—shesawthem—shesawthem.
In
Andbehindthem,brightinsunshine,were
stari
oldgreywalls—themediaevalcastle—shesawit—theywere
tam
there...
She
zato
thereforestaredatMrs.Arbuthnot
in
anddidnothearawordshesaid.
In
AndMrs.ArbuthnotstaredtooatMrs.Wilkins,arrestedbytheexpressiononherface,whichwassweptbytheexcitementofwhatshesaw,
in
andwasasluminousandtremulous
pod
underitaswaterinsunlight
ko
whenitisruffledbyagustofwind.
At
tem
thismoment,ifshehadbeenataparty,Mrs.Wilkinswouldhavebeenlookedat
z
withinterest.
Theystaredateachother;
Mrs.Arbuthnotsurprised,inquiringly,Mrs.Wilkins
z
withtheeyesofsomeone
ki
whohashadarevelation.
Of
seveda
course.
Thatwashowitcouldbedone.
Sheherself,shebyherself,couldn’t
privoščiti
affordit,andwouldn’tbeable,
tudi
evenifshecouldaffordit,to
iti
gothereallalone;
butshe
in
andMrs.Arbuthnottogether...
Sheleaned
čez
acrossthetable.
“Whydon’twetry
in
andgetit?”
shewhispered.
Mrs.
Arbuthnotbecame
še
evenmorewide-eyed.
“Getit?”
sherepeated.
“Yes,”saidMrs.Wilkins,stillasthoughshewere
boji
afraidofbeingoverheard.
“Not
samo
justsithereandsay
Kako
Howwonderful,andthengo
domov
hometoHampsteadwithouthavingputoutafinger—go
domov
homejustasusualandseeaboutthedinner
in
andthefishjustaswe’vebeendoingforyears
in
andyearsandwillgoondoingforyears
in
andyears.
Infact,”saidMrs.Wilkins,flushingto
je
therootsofherhair,for
je
thesoundofwhatshewassaying,ofwhatwascomingpouringout,frightenedher,and
vendar
yetshecouldn’tstop,“Iseeno
konca
endtoit.
Thereisno
konec
endtoit.
Sothatthereoughttobea
odmor
break,thereoughttobeintervals—ineverybody’sinterests.
Why,itwould
res
reallybebeingunselfishtogo
stran
awayandbehappyfora
malo
little,becausewewouldcomebackso
veliko
muchnicer.
Yousee,afterabit
vsi
everybodyneedsaholiday.”
“But—howdoyoumean,getit?”
askedMrs.Arbuthnot.
“Takeit,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
“Takeit?”