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THE MOON AND SIXPENCE

 

Unit 1: Chapters I — VI

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

1. ordinary — 2. authentic— 3. admire — 4. detractor — 5. suggest — 6. notorious — ; notoriety — 7. throw light on sth — 8. bashful — 9. screw up one's courage — 10. scintillate — 11. rave about sth 12. impropriety — 13. byword — 14. saunter (through) —. 15. stockbroker — 16. take a fancy to sb — 17. faculty — 18. philistine — 19. stop the gap — 20. common, commonplace — 21. out of the common —   talk wildly, violently, angrily vt propose; bring (an idea, possibility, etc) into the mind adj normal; usual, average make sth clearer, provide new information n man whose business is the buying and selling of stock(s) n power (of mind); ability (to do sth) adj unusual adj ordinary or usual adj genuine; known to be true adj widely known (esp for sth bad): criminal thief, gambler, liar, miser, etc; n state of being well-known (esp in a bad way) n person, place, etc, regarded and spoken of as a notable example (usu bad) supply sth lacking vt look at with pleasure or satisfaction, express admiration of overcome one's fears vi walk in a leisurely way n uncultured person; person whose interests are material and commonplace n person who tries to make sb's reputation, etc, smaller vi sparkle; glitter become fond of n incorrectness; unsuitability adj shy

 

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Translate into Russian the passage beginning with "The greatness of Charles Strickland...", ending with "...his life and character" (Ch. I).

 

II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and phrases. Learn them and use when writing a summary:

 

ïîðî÷íîñòü; ëåñòü; äóðíàÿ ñëàâà; ïîäëèííûé; ïîêîð­íîñòü; çàïîëíèòü ïðîáåë; ðåçêèé îòâåò; ñèìâîë; ëåã­êîìûñëèå; îñòðîóìíîå çàìå÷àíèå; ñëàáî îñâåùåííûé (ìàëîèçâåñòíûé); áðàòñòâî; óì; ùåäðîñòü; íå îòñòàâàòü îò ìîäû; ïðîöâåòàíèå; íàáðàòüñÿ õðàáðîñòè; âûÿñíÿòü.

 

IV. Give antonyms to:

merits; detractor; generosity; reveal; exceptional; pro­priety; promiscuity; virgin.

 

V. Suggest words or word combinations for the following:

1. not remarkable or interesting, ordinary

2. a natural gift of mind or character

3. to walk slowly and more or less aimlessly

4. to convey an idea indirectly

5. being actually and precisely what is claimed

6. to recognize the worth of a person or thing

7. being what is generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual

 

VI. Reproduce the situations in which the words and phrases from the list occur.

 

VII. Compose sentences of your own with the following phrases:

to conceal one's embarrassment; ill-cut bread-and-butter; to take notice of somebody; stinging humour; at one's own risk; to take a fancy to one another.

 

B. Speech Exercises

 

I. Introduce the characters (Charles Strickland, Mrs Strickland, Rose Waterford, Mrs Jay, Richard Twining, George Road).

 

II. Explain what is meant by:

1. A painter's monument is his work.

2. You've only got to roar a little, and she'll ask you.

3. ...he's not at all literary. He's a perfect philistine.

4. He gave you somewhat the idea of a coachman dressed up for the oc­casion.

5. He looked commonplace.

6. He was null.

 

III. Answer the following questions:

1. How does the author, the narrator of the story, char­acterize Charles Strickland and his work? What does he mean by saying that "the greatness of Ch. Strick­land was authentic" and "authentic genius had rubbed shoulders with them"? What was the first impression that Strickland produced on the narrator? Did he see anything out of the ordinary in him? What does he think Charles Strickland's works suggest?

2. Why did the author decide to write his own book on Ch. Strickland?

3. How are London literary circles described in the chapters under study? What were the author's first steps in the world of the literary?

4. What kind of woman was Miss Rose Waterford? What kind of writer was she? What is the author's attitude towards her? What kind of people came to her tea-parties?

5. Under what circumstances did the narrator first meet Mrs. Strickland? What was the impression she produced on him? What was Mrs Strickland's flat like?

6. Under what circumstances did the narrator meet Charles Strickland?

7. What were Mrs Strickland's receptions like?

8. How does the author describe Ch. Strickland? How do you understand the words: "he looked common­place", "he was null"? Why was it that his presence made Mrs Strickland's dinner-parties dull? How did Mrs Strickland treat her husband? Were they a good match? What was her friends' opinion about her hus­band?

 

IV.

1. Sum up the Stricklands.

2. Describe the narrator's visits to Mrs Strickland.

 

V. Fill in the character sketch pages.

 

VI. Give a summary of the chapters under study.

 

 

Unit 2: Chapters VIII—XI

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

1. incalculable — 2. alacrity — 3. at first hand — 4. supercilious — 5. overwhelm — 6. domestic calamity — 7. come to one's rescue — 8. knick-knack — 9. bolt — 10. sin — 11. chastisement — 12. tackle a case — deal with sth 13. pry into sth — 14. at random — 15. coherent — 16. broad-minded — 17. whereabouts — 18. luxurious — ; luxury— 19. errand — 20. abandon —   n behaviour that is against the principles of morality (the seven deadly …s — pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy) adj consistent; (esp of speech, thought, ideas, reasoning) clear adj that cannot be reckoned beforehand; (of a person, his character, etc) uncertain vt crush; cause to feel confused or embarrassed n punishment adj willing to listen sympathetically to the views of others even though one cannot agree with them adj supplied with luxuries; n state of life in which, to an exces­sive degree, one has and uses things that please the senses (good food and drink, clothes, comfort, beauti­ful surroundings) n eager and cheerful readiness help sb without aim or purpose n short journey to take or get sth, eg a message directly, without an intermediary n small ornament, piece of jewellery, article of dress, etc inquire too curiously (into other people's affairs) vt go away from, not intending to return to; forsake, give up adj showing contemptuous indifference vi run away quickly n place where sb or sth is family skeleton (a skeleton in the closet) deal with sth  

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Translate into Russian the passage beginning with "During the jour­ney I thought over my errand...", ending with "...how much good­ness in the reprobate" (Ch. XI).

 

II. Explain the meaning of the following phrases using an English-English dictionary:

to be thick-witted; to keep the affair quiet; to give a pang; to keep up (social) pretences; to hold one's tongue; to have the heart; to smooth sth over; ill at ease.

 

III. Explain the meaning of the following words and write out from the dictionary several words built on analogy with ill- as the first ele­ment:

ill-cut; ill-famed; ill-kempt; ill-natured; ill-feeling; ill-assorted.

 

IV. Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and phrases. Learn them and use in your speech:

 

áûòü íà÷åêó; ñåìåéíûå íåïðèÿòíîñòè; íàóãàä; áåçäå­ëóøêè; ïîðó÷åíèå; ñâÿçíûé (ðàññêàç); áðîñèòü êîìó-ëèáî; çàóðÿäíûé; çàãëàäèòü; ïðèòâîðÿòüñÿ; îáàíêðî­òèòüñÿ; âçÿòüñÿ çà äåëî.

 

V. Give synonyms for:

to desert; shabby; sumptuous; to destroy; crime; to poke one's nose into sth; proud (arrogant); to refuse; to put off; to conceal; out of the ordinary; to suppose; celebrity.

 

VI. Give antonyms to:

to accept; neat; narrow-minded; to go bankrupt; to quar­rel; at ease; human; humble; to reclaim; ascetic; luxu­rious; leisureliness.

 

VII. Suggest words or word combinations for the following:

1. very comfortable

2. having a liberal and tolerant mind

3. a trip made to carry a message or perform some task, usually for someone else

4. easy to understand

5. show­ing or feeling superiority toward others

6. promptness in response

7. paraphernalia of the gentle sex

8. great and serious misfortune.

VIII. Paraphrase the following sentences using the words from the book:

1. I am quite aware of the fact that they are reluctant to do it.

2. You must be indulgent to the idiosyncrasies of your friends.

3. I'm afraid I'm so stupid or old-fashioned that I can't make head or tail of this picture.

4. Are you sure the news is reliable? Sure, he gave this information after he returned from the city.

5. I couldn't bring myself to address her — so overcome with grief she seemed.

6. Turn to Dr Robbins. He would know how to handle such a case, he is a man of great experience.

7. I just haven't the nerve to break this news to her.

8. Don't eat your heart out about this silly quarrel. Everything will blow over.

 

IX. Reproduce the contexts in which the words and phrases from the list occur.

 

X. Explain the meaning of the proverb Let bygones be bygones and com­ment on how it is used in the text.

 

Â. Speech Exercises

 

1. Introduce the new characters.

 

II. Explain what is meant by:

1. ...there was in Charles Strickland at least something out of the common.

2. ...Strickland had struck me as a hefty fellow...

3. I was taken aback.

4. ...I did not know then how great a part is played in women's life by the opinion of others.

5. I had not yet learnt how con­tradictory is human nature...

6. I was vexed...

7. When last I saw him he was spruce enough, but he looked ill at ease: now, untidy and ill-kempt, he looked perfectly at home.

8. My French isn't exactly brilliant.

 

III. Find the following allusions in the text and say what you know about them:

Jermyn Street; Hampstead; Victoria Street; Stock Ex-, change.

 

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. What piece of news did Rose Waterford break to the author and why was he shocked at it?

2. Under what circumstances did Mrs Strickland dis­cover that her husband had left her?

3. In what state did the narrator find Mrs Strickland when in early autumn he visited her in London?

4. What was the conversation between the narrator and Colonel MacAndrew about?

5. What did the narrator and Mrs Strickland speak about when he called on her? How did the narrator look upon his errand?

6. Where did Ch. Strickland live in Paris? Describe the hotel and the room in which he was living.

What was the impression he produced on the narrator? What did they discuss in Ch. Strickland's room and in the cafe?

 

V. Give a summary of the chapters under study.

 

Unit3: Chapters XII—XVI

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

 

1. for a change — 2. make no bones about (doing) sth — 3. economic — 4. tacit — 5. chuck — 6. feign — 7. ingenuous — 8. set sth in order — 9. maxim — 10. be keen on sth — 11. potter (about) — 12. incongruous — 13. rout sb out (of) — 14. squalid_— 15. whim — 16. unscrupulous — 17. strike home— 18. far-fetched — 19. shrewd — 20. cover up one's tracks —   adj unspoken n widely accepted rule of conduct or general truth briefly expressed, eg "Waste not, want not." adj not in harmony or agreement; out of place n sudden desire or idea, often sth unusual or unreasonable adj not occurring naturally; forced for the sake of variety; to be different from one's routine (learn the saying: "A change is as good as a rest") vt pretend; invent interested in, fond of, eager to/for adj dirty, mean, uncared for not hesitate about it adj frank; open; innocent; natural get or fetch sb up, out of bed, etc 1. get to the point, hit the mark; 2. (of words) tell powerfully to produce a strong impression; make sb realize sth conceal one's movements or activities adj connected with commerce and industry arrange, organize (one's papers, affairs, etc) properly adj not guided by conscience vt throw; give up chuck it (si) — stop doing it adj 1. having, showing, sound judgement and common sense; 2. astute; discriminating vt vi work with little energy; move about from one little job to another

 

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Pick out a short passage to be translated into Russian in class.

 

II. Give English equivalents for the following words and phrases:

õèòðûé; ïðèòâîðÿòüñÿ; íåëîâêèé; èçóìëÿòü; ìàçíÿ; íàñìåøëèâûé; èç-çà; ïîïàñòü â òî÷êó; ïðîíèöàòåëüíûé; òàê èëè èíà÷å; íå ðàçäóìûâàÿ; ðèñêîâàòü; ãëóáîêî óêîðåíèâøèåñÿ; íåîáû÷íûå; îòâåðíóòüñÿ; ïðèõîòü; óáîãèé; ìîë÷àëèâûé.

 

III. Give synonyms for:

apparent; to start; cunning; to pretend; wonder; to aban­don; scrubby; violent; clumsy; aversion; to be satisfied with; to cause; extraordinary; frank; to despise; to hide; prudent; wicked; sagacious.

 

IV. Give antonyms to:

tacit; to wind up; first-rate; vehement; out of the or­dinary; to encourage; appropriate; to be tongue-tied; expensive; to accept; agreement; to loathe; majority; scrupulous.

 

V. Explain the meanings of the prefix un-, as eg in the words unshaved, uncouth, unmitigated. Give examples of other words with un-. Use them in sentences of your own.

 

VI. Explain in English the meaning of:

to cut the ground from under one's feet; strained cir­cumstances; to be lost on sb; not to make head or tail; to be the worse for sth; to be a match for sb; to take for granted.

 

VII. Suggest words or word combinations for the following:

1. understood without being put into words

2. general truth briefly expressed

3. not closely related to the sub­ject

4. acute in perception and sound in judgement

5. not suitable or appropriate

6. open to view; observ­able

7. without moral principles

8. to throw away; discard

9. do sth without scruple.

 

VIII. Make up sentences of your own with:

to have sth on one's mind; to provide for; hackneyed phrases; to obsess; the appeal to conscience; to get stale; to get over sth; remorse; to lie doggo; to be as mad as a hatter; catastrophe.

 

IX. Reproduce the situations in which the words and phrases from the list occur.

 

X. Compose sentences of your own after the model:

1. How on earth did you find out the hotel?

2. I did my best not to show my disappointment.

3. Everyone will think you a perfect swine.

4. Do you think it's likely that a man will do any good when he starts at your age?

5. It was natural that I should take chance.

6. It requires the female temperament to repeat the same thing with unabated zest.

 

XI. Explain the meaning of the phraseological units a spider's web and to cast a spell over sb and say in what connection they are used in the text.

 

B. Speech Exercises

I. Give a summary of the preceding events.

 

II. Comment on the following statements, using the following openings:

/ (don't) see eye to eye with...; At any rate...; In fact...; I wouldn't say so; It's a doubtful statement; That's where I agree (disagree) with the author; Just the other way round; Ãò in two minds about it; To cut a long story short; On second thoughts, etc.

1. You are a most unmitigated cad.

2. Strickland was not a fluent talker. Strickland re­mained placid.

3. ...I devised an explanation which I acknowledged to be far-fetched.

4. Strickland had the directness of the fanatic and the ferocity of the apostle.

5. When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves.

6. Act so that every one of your actions is capable of being made into a universal rule.

7. Men are queer creatures, and one has to know how to manage them.

8. Men are so weak, and women are so unscrupulous.

9. I did not realize how motley are the qualities that go to make up a human being. Now I am well aware that pettiness and grandeur, malice and charity, hatred and love, can find place side by side in the same human heart.

 

III. Learn by heart and reproduce with a partner the talk between Mrs Strickland and the narrator (Ch. XV).

 

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. What did the narrator and Ch. Strickland speak about in the cafe? Why was the narrator impressed by Ch. Strickland? What new features of the main charac­ter stand out in this episode?

2. What was the narrator's opinion of Strickland's obsession?

3. Why did Ch. Strickland leave his wife? Is it likely that he did it because he was in love with another woman or had he other reasons? Do you blame him or do you justify him for making such a step at his age? Prove your point.

4. What features of Mrs Strickland's sister does the author ridicule? Describe her.

5. What are the main points of the conversation between Mrs Strickland and the narrator? Did Mrs Strickland want her husband to return to her? Did she love him?

6. Why did Mrs Strickland tell a lie when her friends asked her about her husband? What new traits of her character stand out in this episode? Was she a woman of character? Give your reasons.

 

V. Give Ch. Strickland's character-sketch. Do you justify his motives for abandoning everything for the sake of painting?

 

VI. Fill in the character-sketch pages.

 

VII. Give a summary of the chapters under study.

 

Unit 4: Chapters XVII—XXVI

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

 

1. for all I know/care— 2. urchin — 3. effrontery — 4. light fingers — 5. delicate — 6. taste for — 7. treat — 8. thread one's way (through) — 9. scrutiny — 10. gibe — 11. be abashed — 12. take offence (at sth/sb) — 13. induce sb to do sth — 14. offer resistance — 15. nourishment — 16. competence — 17. abominable — 18. whole-hearted devotion — 19. lay a burden on sb — 20. inexplicable —   n sth that gives pleasure, esp not often enjoyed or sth that comes unexpectedly vi taunt to be hurt in one's feelings n ability cause sb to be responsible for sth likely to be difficult n shameless boldness liking or preference for be confused, not knowing what to do or say show opposition; refusal to agree or obey adj causing hatred and disgust (to sb); unpleasant; bad (used to express ignorance or indifference) as far as I know/care adj fine, soft, tender; not strong, easily hurt or made ill(cf with Russian äåëèêàòíûé — tact­ful; considerate; a man of tact) n thorough and detailed examination persuade or influence deep, strong love; faithfulness n mischievous small child find, pick one's way (through a crowd, streets, etc) adj that cannot be explained quickly moving; good at stealing, eg as a pickpocket n food  

 

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Translate into Russian the passage beginning with "But though so bad a painter.,.", ending with "...incomparable value" (Ch. XVIII).

 

II. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases using an English-English dictionary and use them in sentences of your own:

to be absorbed; reconciliation; to catch a gleam of rec­ognition; sluggishness of habit; taste for; out of charity; canvas; derisive; a second-hand dealer.

 

III. Give synonyms for:

to be taken aback; to humbug; pleasure; gift; to adore; hateful; mockery; impudence; clown.

 

IV. Give antonyms to:

admirable; to despise; rude; deliberate; clean; to start; to join; placid.

 

V. Suggest words or word combinations from your active vocabulary:

1. giving pleasure to the senses

2. strongly or utterly objectionable

3. enough skill or knowledge to do sth

4. make one's way through, esp where it is difficult or dangerous

5. lead or cause (a person) to do sth

6. a look or utterance expressing scorn or contempt

7. ear­nest affection.

 

VI. Reproduce the situations in which the words and phrases from the vocabulary list occur.

 

VII. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases and reproduce the contexts in which they occur:

ìîëüáåðò; ïîòðåïàííûé; ïëà÷åâíûé; íàñìåøêà; çàäó­ìàòü ÷òî-ëèáî; áûòü óáåæäåííûì â ÷åì-òî; ëîìàòü ãîëîâó íàä ÷åì-ëèáî; ïðîáåæàòü ãëàçàìè; îùóòèìûé; ðîäñòâåííûå âèäû èñêóññòâà; äåæóðèòü ïî î÷åðåäè; íå ïîøåâåëèòü è ïàëüöåì; íå èìåòü íè÷åãî îáùåãî; ïîëó÷èòü çàêàç íà êàðòèíó; áûòü îõâà÷åííûì ïàíèêîé; îáèæàòüñÿ íà êîãî-ëèáî; íå ñîìêíóòü ãëàç; ñåðäå÷íàÿ ïðèâÿçàííîñòü.

 

Â. Speech Exercises

 

I. Introduce the new characters.

 

II. Paraphrase, explain and expand on the following:

1. I was growing stale in London.

2. Nature had made him a buffoon.

3. He had a genuine enthusiasm for the commonplace.

4. His life was a tragedy written in the terms of knock-about farce.

5. Your appearance doesn't suggest the anchorite.

6. Nothing was too much trouble for him.

7. Stroeve was sublime.

8. ...but she was quick to forestall his wants.

 

III. Find the following allusions in the text and say what you know about them:

Montmartre; Louvre; Renaissance; the French Impres­sionists; Michael Angelo; Cockney.

 

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. Why did the narrator decide to leave for Paris?

2. What kind of artist was Dirk Stroeve?

3. What do you learn from the chapters under stuay about Mrs Stroeve? Describe her. What were the re­lations between Mrs Stroeve and her husband?

4. How do you account for the fact that Ch. Strickland frequented the same cafe?

5. What was the narrator's impression of Strickland in Paris? Describe Strickland's appearance.

6. How did Stroeve feel about Christmas Day?

7. How did Stroeve and the narrator manage to find Strickland? Describe the place he lived in.

8. What treatment did Strickland get in the Stroeves' house? Why did Blanche's eyes betray perplexity and alarm when she watched Strickland while nursing him? Could it be a kind of foreboding and fear?

 

V. What do you consider is the most typical feature of:

a) Dirk Stroeve;

b) Blanche Stroeve;

c) Strickland;

d) the narrator?

Give your reasons for whatever you say.

 

VI. Points for discussion:

1. Describe the narrator's life in Paris.

2. Describe the Stroeves. What does the author mean when he observes that their life was an idyll?

3. Describe Strickland's illness. How did he behave during his illness? What features of Strickland are revealed in this chapter?

4. Discuss the narrator's attitude towards Ch. Strickland. Did he approve of his behaviour? How do you ac­count for the narrator's contradictory feelings to Strick­land?

 

VII. a) Sum up what you've learned about Dirk Stroeve. Give his charac-

ter-sketch. Express your opinion of him.

b) Give a character-sketch of Blanche Stroeve. What features in this woman appeal to you? Give your reasons.

 

VIII. Give a summary of the chapters under study.

 

 

Unit 5: Chapters XXVII—XXXII

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

1. saunter — 2. rueful — 3. look-out — 4. turn sb out — 5. do the marketing — 6. cut a ridiculous (tragic, absurd, grand, etc) figure — 7. find fault (with sb)— 8. abstemious — 9. chaff — n ; chaff — vt 10. be in a passion — 11. to trifle away (time, money, energy, etc)— 12. inscrutable — 13. blunder — vi blunder — n 14. take pains — ; painstaking — 15. foster — 16. tell-tale — n tell-tale — adj 17. hand-to-mouth — adj, adv live from hand to mouth — 18. demure — 19. vanquish — 20. surmise ['sa:maiz] — n surmise [sa'maizl — vt, vi   n good-natured teasing or joking; vt make fun (of) or tease (in a good-natured way) vi make a gross or foolish mistake, move or act clumsily; n gross or stupid mistake vt nourish; nurse; rear up; cherish; sustain or support adj grave, sober, affectedly modest, pretending to be modest and serious vi walk in a leisurely way do shopping work with great care or effort; adj careful, diligent, assiduous adj, adv uncertain(ly); have so little money that all that is earned must immediately be spent on food n a guess based on a certain amount of evidence, guessing, supposition; vt, vi guess with the help of a cer­tain amount of evidence, conjecture adj showing, feeling, expressing regret (a.... smile. Cf: pensive eyes) appear to others in a discreditable (imposing, etc) way, show oneself in a poor (funny, etc) light adj not to be penetrated by inquiry or reason; incomprehensible vt subdue; overcome (lit and fig) 1. prospect, what seems likely to corne or happen; 2. responsibility; fault; 3. çä. viewpoint be filled with anger n one who tells about another's private affairs; adj betraying, revealing secret, hidden feel­ings, etc (a … blush flash, etc) expel by force, threats, etc waste or fritter away complain (about), object to, criticize adj moderate, esp in taking food and drink; frugal  

 

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Translate into Russian the passage beginning with "I do not know why...", ending with "...with her demure appearance" (Ch. XXXII).

II. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases from the book and reproduce the context in which they occur:

look-out; to find fault with; to be of abstemious habit; bedraggled; hand-to-mouth; to eat humble pie; idio­syncrasy; cordiality; to run straight into sb; to bear malice; unwarranted.

 

III. Find synonyms for:

to roam; to pick on sb; prudent; to suppose; to waste; teetotaller; to subdue; to rear up; to conquer; to look funny or absurd; to be hardly able to make both ends meet; to fly into a passion.

 

IV. Give the contrary statements choosing the necessary expression from the key list below:

1. He went on another bout of drinking.

2. Here's a person of infinite tact and consideration who would always smooth out any clumsy situation.

3. This is a child from the so-called broken family. No one ever took care of him and no wonder he's gone to the bad.

4. It's her all over. You can always guess her feelings and thoughts—they are all in her face.

5. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and has no idea what privation is.

6. He was unable to find a single shred of evidence and lost the case.

7. He's always been lucky in all his ventures. And all that without stirring a finger.

(inscrutable; to foster; to take pains; to blunder; to be of abstemious habit; to live from hand to mouth; tell­tale evidence)

 

V. Suggest words or word combinations from the vocabulary list:

to overcome; to pick on sb; to make a ridiculous appear­ance; sorrowful; to become very angry; to grumble (at or about); viewpoint; to walk slowly and more or less aimlessly; quiet and serious.

 

VI. Paraphrase the underlined word-groups, supply their Russian equi­valents and use them in sentences of your own:

1. He looked woebegone.

2. His smile was rueful.

3. He could hardly get the words out.

4. You mustn't take very seriously what women say when they are in a passion.

5. He looked suddenly bedraggled.

6. She can't bear the sight of him.

7. He abandoned all self-respect.

8. I tried to speak but the words wouldn't come.

9. There are more cafes in Paris than one in which to trifle away an idle hour.

10. It was her own look-out.

11. Everyone's concep­tion of the passion is formed on his own idiosyncrasies.

 

B. Speech Exercises

 

I. Use the words and phrases from the vocabulary list in situations of your own.

II. Comment on what the author or the character says or thinks:

1. ...his appearance... could never fail to excite a smile (Ch. XX/II).

2. I was furious with Strickland and indignant with myself, because Dirk Stroeve cut such an absurd figure that I felt inclined to laugh (Ch. XXVII).

3. I knew her capable of temper, for all the calmness of her manner... (Ch. XXVIII).

4. ...with his genius for blundering he might quite well have offended her so that, to anger him, perhaps, she had taken pains to foster his suspicion (Ch. XXVIII).

5. ...I felt he (Strickland) was at once too great and too small for love (Ch. XXX).

6. I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indig­nation (Ch. XXXII).

7. He was a bad winner and a good loser (Ch. XXXII).

8. They both took the situation so much as a matter of course that I felt it absurd to do otherwise (Gh. XXXII).

 

III. Answer the following questions:

1. Where did the narrator meet Stroeve and why did the latter's appearance strike him as unusual?

2. What events of the previous weeks reduced Stroeve to such a pitiful state?

3. Do you find Stroeve's behaviour under the circum­stances natural? How would you qualify his line of behaviour: noble and broad-minded, humble and piteous, or just foolish and ridiculous? Give your reasons.

4. Do you share the author's views on how love affects a human being? Do you think all people are equally capable of this feeling?

5. What enabled the author to say that Strickland was "at once too great and too small for love"?

6. Does the description of Strickland as a chess-player throw any additional light on his character?

7. Do you think Blanche and Strickland were happy? What do you think brought them together?

 

IV. Discuss the chapters you've read along the following lines:

1. The narrator's visit to the Louvre.

2. Dirk Stroeve's visit to the narrator.

3. Stroeve's behaviour after his wife left him.

4. The narrator's encounter with Strickland and Blanche Stroeve.

5. The narrator's reflections on what had happened.

 

V. Fill in the character-sketch pages.

VI. Give a summary of the chapters under discussion.

 

Unit 6: Chapters XXXIV—XXXIX

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

1. jaded (nerves, appetite, etc) — 2. drag one's feet — 3. gibber — 4. strike dumb — 5. row — 6. off-hand — 7. brusque — 8. get off with sth — 9. condolence — 10. buffoon — 11. renunciation — 12. have a knack for sth — 13. water-colour — 14. resilience (-ency) — 15. pinch and save — 16. summon up one's courage — 17. environment — 18. easel — 19. rummage — 20. frantic — 21. to have other fish to fry —   n one who amuses by low jests, antics, odd gestures n 1. (pi) paints which are mixed with water, not oil; 2. a picture painted with such colours; 3. (pi) the art of painting with such colours n a wooden frame for supporting a picture vi speak incoherently (as when the teeth are knocking together through cold or fear) adj rough and abrupt (of speech and behaviour) have a gift or ability to do sth well n surrounding objects, conditions and influences to have more important business to attend to adj tired, bored, overworked n 1. loud noise, uproar, disturbance; 2. a noisy quarrel, a fight n the act of renouncing, giving up or disowning, self-denial be very economical, to live frugally adj wildly excited (esp with pain, anger or grief) walk without raising the feet from the ground (as when one is very tired) n an expression of sympathy call up one's bravery adj I. without previous thought or preparation (…remarks); 2. casual, curt (of behaviour, manner) make speechless, unable to talk because of surprise, fear, etc n 1. elasticity, act of recoiling; 2. power of recovery vt, vi search thoroughly, move things about when looking for sth escape more severe punishment or misfortune  

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Choose a passage of 15—20 lines to be translated into Russian in class.

 

II. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions:

jaded nerves; to hack to pieces; the lapse of time; to be seized with awe; the advance of civilization; to get the better of; promiscuity; to commit suicide for love; to decline; to fly into a temper; incongruous.

 

III. Give English equivalents for the following:

õîëñò; íîñèëêè; ùàâåëåâàÿ êèñëîòà; åëå âîëî÷èòü íîãè; ãðóáîâàòûå ìàíåðû; îòäåëàòüñÿ èñïóãîì; ñàìî­îòðå÷åíèå; øóòîâñòâî; èìåòü äàð ê ÷åìó-ëèáî. '

 

IV. Find synonyms for:

to screw one's courage; self-denial; to get away with; surroundings; to be beside oneself; rough; to render speechless; a noisy argument] worn-out.

 

V. Find in the text the following idiomatic expressions, explain their usage and make up situations to illustrate their meaning:

to pinch and save; to have other fish to fry; to get off with a fright; to strike dumb.

 

VI. Supply the missing words:

1. Hearing these words, the old gentleman flew into a most violent passion and became ....

2. It was thanks to his youth and . . . that he managed to pull through after the accident.

3. My thoughts are all in a mess! Who's been . . . about in my room?

4. Stop this . . . ! You are bellowing and shouting enough to wake the dead.

5. Students of sociology investigate the problems of moral and social ....

6. I always thought him a well-bred and highly civi­lized person and was very much taken aback by that . . . manner of his.

7. He was so excited he couldn't speak coherently but only . . . instead like a madman.

8. He......with only a fine instead of possible im­prisonment.

(row; resilience; gibber; environment; get off; rummage; off-hand; frantic)

 

VII. Reproduce the situations in which the words from the word list occur.

 

B. Speech Exercises

 

I. In the chapters you've read find reference to the following places and names and say what you know about them:

Brittany; Holland; Chardin; Amsterdam.

 

II. Paraphrase the following sentences:

 

1. He might have been struck dumb (Ch. XXXIV).

2. It was true that Stroeve had the head of the husband who is deceived (Ch. XXXIV).

3. His plumpness and his red, fat cheeks made his

mourning not a little incongruous (Ch. XXXVII)

4. He was sore and bruised... The ridicule he had en­dured for years seemed now to weigh him down... (Ch. XXXVIII).

5. Nothing ever happened in that little town, left be­hind by the advance of civilization... (Ch. XXXVHI).

6. Her kitchen was a miracle of clean brightness (Ch. XXXVIII).

7. It happened that I had a knack for drawing (Ch. XXXVIII).

8. ...curiosity got the better of him (Ch. XXXIX).

9. It (studio) was deliberately artistic (Ch. XXXIX).

10. I hoped that the grief... would be softened by the lapse of time, and a merciful forgetfulness would help him to take up once more the burden of life (Ch. XXXIX).

 

III. Bear out or refute the following statements. Prove your point of view:

1. Women are constantly trying to commit suicide for love, but generally they take care not to succeed. It's generally a gesture to arouse pity or terror in their lover.

2. Perhaps that is the wisdom of life, to tread in your father's steps, and look neither to the right nor to the left.

3. We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us.

4. ...let us seek the love of simple, ignorant people. Their ignorance is better than all our knowledge.

5. Art is the greatest thing in the world.

 

IV. Answer the following questions:

l. Why didn't Blanche Stroeve rouse any sympathy in the narrator? Do you think Stroeve's attempts to win her back justifiable? What line of behaviour would be more seemly under the circumstances?

2. How did Stroeve take the tragic news when his pre­monition came true finally? Give a detailed account of his behaviour and state. How did the narrator try to alleviate Stroeve's pain?

3. What drove Blanche to suicide? What state was she in when Stroeve and the writer visited her? Do you_ think it was in Dirk's power to avert the tragedy?

4. How was Dirk affected by the whole affair? Did he still cut an absurd figure? What kind of life was he determined to return to? What was his new crede which the author called renunciation? Why did the narrator rebel against it?

5. Do you think Stroeve's years in Paris were a loss of time? Did he live a worthless life? What was it that the narrator highly appreciated in Stroeve?

6. How could Stroeve revenge on Strickland? Why couldn't he bring himself to destroy Strickland's pic­ture? How does this episode tie up with Stroeve's character?

 

V. Discuss the following:

1. The main points of the conversation between the narrator and Stroeve.

2. The relations between Strickland and Blanche Stroeve.

3. Blanche Stroeve's death.

4. Stroeve's recollection of his childhood.

5. Strickland's painting.

 

VI. Fill in the character-sketch pages.

VII. Give a summary of the chapters under study.

 

Unit 7: Chapters XL—XLIV

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

1. cut sb (dead) A stronger form is "to cut sb dead" 2. devise ( to devise a plan to escape from prison) 3. callous — 4. not to mince one's words — 5. remorse (a twinge of remorse) 6. neck and crop — 7. be sore with sb — 8. show (see) sth to best advantage — 9. still-life — 10. amateur — 11. the last word (in painting) — 12. lop-sided — 13. life-size — 14. caricature — 15. crude (paintings) — 16. disclose (a secret) — 17. medium (pi mediums or media)— 18. be at sea — 19. hold forth — 20. predecessor —   n person who paints pictures, performs music, acts in plays, etc, for the love of it, not for money adj 1. raw, not prepared for use: oil; 2. (fig) not properly worked out, not finished: meth­ods; 3. not having grace, taste or refinement: manners; (of pictures) painted without skill, in harsh colours be confused, muddled deliberately ignore or refuse to recognize a person on meeting him n a sense of guilt; the pricking of conscience in a way that enables sth to be seen, shown or used in the best way ï à picture of a person or thing or an imitation made or done so that the person or thing appears ridiculous speak publicly, talk or preach speak plainly or bluntly in condemnation of sth or sb; not to take pains to keep within the bounds of politeness adj hanging lower on one side than on the other n I. an ancestor; 2. one who has held a position before another vt think out, plan, invent be annoyed, vexed, agrieved the very latest; all that could be desired vt to make known, uncover, bring to light adj 1. hardened by rough work (of the skin); 2. (fig) unfeeling, indifferent to the feelings or suffer­ings of others n 1. representation of non-living things (eg fruit, flowers, etc) in painting; 2. painting of this kind (pi -lifes) n an agency or means, that by which sth is / may be done or expressed bodily, altogether, bag and baggage adj having the same size, proportions, etc, as the object that is represented (of pictures, statues, etc)  

 

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Translate into Russian the passage beginning with "I will not de­scribe the pictures...", ending with "...now all the world allows" (Ch. XLII).

 

II. Find synonyms for:

means; to ignore sb; annoyed; indifferent; inexpert; confused; to invent; pricks of conscience; coarse.

 

III. Suggest words and phrases from your active vocabulary:

1. not to know how to act;

2. to pretend not to have seen;

3. to make known what has been kept secret;

4. bitter regret for wrongdoing;

5. to speak bluntly;

6. to be puzzled;

7. at a loss;

8. to be vexed.

 

IV. Paraphrase the following sentences:

1. Nodding, for it would have been childish to cut him, I walked on quickly...

2. I expect that Shakespeare devised lago with a gusto which he never knew when... he imagined Desdemona.

3. It may be that in his rogues the writer gratifies instincts deep-rooted in him...

4. His callousness was inhuman, and in my indigna­tion I was not inclined to mince my words.

5. A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.

6. A man's work reveals him.

7. I know very little about painting, and I wander along trails that others have blazed for me.

8. They seemed to me ugly, but they suggested with­out disclosing a secret of momentous significance.

9. He was under an intolerable necessity to convey something that he felt...

10. We are like people living in a country whose lan­guage they know so little that, with all manner of beautiful and profound things to say, they are con­demned to the banalities of the conversation manual.

 

V. Explain in English the meaning of the following words and expres­sions. Make up sentences to illustrate their usage:

a twinge of remorse; the last word in sth; to disclose a secret; old masters; landscape; to hold forth; amateur; still-life; conversationalist; ill-assorted.

 

B. Speech Exercises

 

I. Say what you know about the painters mentioned in Chapters XLII and XLIV. Get ready to speak about the life and work of one of the following artists:

Van Gogh; Cezanne; Monet; El Greco; Velasquez; Char-din; Rembrandt; Brueghel the Elder; Manet; Sisley; Degas.

 

II. Make up key-questions that will cover the contents of the chapters under study.

 

III. Points for discussion:

1. Strickland's visit to the author's place.

2. The conversation between the author and Strickland at his place.

3. Strickland's paintings.

4. The author's reflections concerning what he had written about Strickland. How do you account for the narrator's contradictory feelings towards Charles Strickland? What attracted the narrator and what repelled him in Strickland?

5. Strickland's opinion of the art of other painters (Ce­zanne, Van Gogh, Monet, El Greco, Velasquez, Char-din, Rembrandt, etc).

 

IV. Look up some material about the famous schools and trends in paint­ing touched upon in the novel and prepare a talk about:

the Flemish artists; the Impressionists; Post-Impres­sionism and Expressionism of which Gauguin was one of the most eminent representatives.

 

V. Fill in the character-sketch pages.

 

VI. Give a summary of the chapters under study.

 

 

Unit 8: Chapters XLV—LI

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

 

1. rite —burial rites, initiation rites 2. teetotaller — n teetotal — adj 3. rogue — 4. bedraggled — 5. come to the end of one's resources — 6. keep body and soul together — 7. file (into, out) —: in single (Indian) file 8. stay the pangs of hunger — 9. smuggle — 10. tumble-down a tumble-down old house 11. be bound for — 12. haunt [ho:nt] — 13. be adrift — turn sb adrift — 14. lay hands on — 15. at the hand of — 16. do sb in — 17. at the expense of — 18. look for trouble — 19. scatter — 20. scrimmage — 21. buy (sell) for a song —   adj dilapidated, likely to collapse at sb's hands, from sb n 1. scoundrel, rascal; 2. (humor­ously) person fond of playing tricks, teasing people is used of someone earn­ing very little money, barely enough to buy food and keep alive 1. seize, get possession of; 2. do violence to: 3. find. à confused struggle or fight have nothing left to use going to; ready for (a journey) (sl) kill a person with the loss of n the form in which a ceremony is carried out vt 1. get (goods) secretly and illegally into (out of) a country; 2. take sth secretly in defiance of rules and regulations (fig) at the mercy of circumstances; send him away without money or means of livelihood vt, vi throw in all directions; to drive away in different directions; go away in different directions n person who abstains completely from alcoholic liquor; adj not drinking, opposed to the drinking of alcoholic liquor satisfy one's hunger vt 1. visit (a place, a person) often or habitually; (esp of ghosts and spirits) appear repeat­edly in; 2. fill the mind, keep coming back to the mind (colloq) behave in such a way that trouble is likely adj dirty or untidy (esp of clothes) from rain, mud, etc buy or sell at a very cheap price vi move or march in files, one behind the other, in a single line

 

A. Training Exercises

 

I. Translate into Russian a passage beginning with "Tahiti is a lofty green island...", ending with "...in the harbour of Papeete" (Ch. XLV).

 

II. Find in the text the following words and phrases and translate the sentences in which they are used:

all the better for; a wedge of bread; to keep body and soul together; into the bargain; to stop still.

 

III. Give English equivalents to the following words:

óòîëèòü ãîëîä; ÷àñòî ïîñåùàòü; ïîòàñîâêà; òðåçâåííèê; ñ íåçàïàìÿòíûõ âðåìåí; ïðîâîçèòü êîíòðàáàíäîé; íà ïðàøèâàòüñÿ íà íåïðèÿòíîñòü; ïîòðåïàííûé; èäòè öåïî÷êîé; ïîëóðàçâàëèâøèéñÿ.

 

IV. Give definitions for the following expressions:

to stop still; vivid narrative; a wedge of bread; well-to: do; to come to the end of one's resources.

 

V. Suggest words or word combinations from your active vocabulary for the following:

1. to be left with no means to use

2. to import or ex­port sth secretly and in such a manner as to disobey the law

3. to visit often or habitually

4. one who takes no strong drink

5. to still hunger

6. a dishonest person

7. the form in which a ceremony is carried out

8. a gen­eral row 9. floating at random

10. to be going to

11. to march in a line

12. almost dilapidated, ramshackle

13. a confused struggle.

 

VI. Give the context in which the following words and word combina­tions occur:

at the expense of; to buy for a song; at the hands of; to be destined to; to have the heart; not to make head or tail; backward; a suite of mahogony furniture; stamped velvet; indulgently.

 

VII. Learn the following idioms with do used both as a noun and as a verb:

do — n 1. social function, party; 2. affair

to-do — n a fuss, a state of confusion

do-gooder — -n one who is anxious to do good for others

whether they want it or not do — vt, vi 1. cheat; 2. see the sights

do sb out of sth — cheat

do away with — get rid of

do sb down — cheat, swindle sb

do sb in — 1. kill; 2. exhaust

do one's stint — do one's share of work

do sb proud — 1. to entertain sb lavishly; 2. give sb cause to be proud

do the dirty on sb — play a mean trick on sb

do the trick — succeed in achieving the desired result

do sb a favour — do sth to help him (a good turn)

do one's sums — think clearly and logically

do well out of sb — get personal advantage or benefit from it

do wonders — produce good or unexpected results

 

VIII. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Make up a few sen­tences of your own using the given idioms:

1. The Youth Club have a do in this hall tonight.

2. You may have hurt yourself, but you needn't make

all that to-do about it.

3. It was not a one-man burglary, there must have been several people involved in that do.

4. An unscrupulous agent did me over the sale of that house.

5. Tomorrow we are planning to do London.

6. He'll do you down if he gets the chance.

7. We've had enough of the attention of church work­ers, public welfare officers and other do-gooders; what we need is a little help.

8. I can't go any farther; I'm done in.

9. I'm willing to do my stint, but I object to being exploited.

10. You won't deceive me with that kind of talk; I'm quite capable of doing my sums.

11. During our week's visit to the city the authorities certainly did us proud.

12. His life-long friend, whom he had always trusted, did the dirty on him.

13. All attempts to persuade the child to stop howling were in vain, until someone thought of offering it a piece of chocolate, and that did the trick.

14. By attaining such distinction at so early an age, the young man did his parents proud.

 

B. Speech Exercises

 

I. Explain what is meant by the following sentences and comment on them:

1. They are as fond of gossip in Tahiti as in an English village, and one or two enquiries I had made for pictures by Strickland had been quickly spread.

2. His face was deeply lined, burned brown by long exposure to the sun, and he had a pair of small blue eyes which were astonishingly shifty.

3. Their career was devoid of adventure, if by adven­ture you mean unexpected or thrilling incident, for their days were occupied in the pursuit of enough money to get a night's lodging and... stay the pangs of hunger.

4. For all I know, this picture may still adorn the par­lour of the tumble-down little house somewhere near the Qua! de la Joliette...

5. Now, Tough Bill was not the man to put up with humiliation at the hands of a common sailor.

6. Strickland set off at once, and that was the last Captain Nichols saw of him.

7. There was a Jewish trader called Cohen, who had come by one of Strickland's pictures in a singular way.

8. I made allowances.

9. The place had got hold of him by then, and he want­ed to get away into the bush.

10. There's money to be made.

 

II. Say what you know about the island of Tahiti. Try and glean some information about it (see eg J. B. Priestley's essay "The Smell of Tahiti"). Why do you think artists and writers are so attracted and enchanted by this island?

 

III. Pick out a passage describing nature in Tahiti and prepare It for recital in class.

 

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Strickland choose Tahiti of all places to settle finally?

2. Why does the narrator describe Captain Nichols as "all heartiness and goodfellowship" and at the same time "a very thorough rogue"? Is such combi­nation congruous and frequent?

3. What brought Captain Nichols and Strickland to­gether? How did it happen that they hit it off?

4. How did Ch. Strickland and Captain Nichols go "through thick and thin" together?

5. How did Strickland find himself under the auspices of Tough Bill?

6. Why did he lose Tough Bill's favour?

7. What stroke of luck made Strickland a stoker on a ship bound for the South Sea Isles?

8. What story did the narrator hear from Cohen, a picture dealer, who had come by Strickland's work in a rather peculiar way?

9. Do you think a person's happiness depends on where he lives and a change of the environment may change one's whole life? Is there such a place that you saw or know of that might make you happy and at peace with the world and yourself?

10. Could you acknowledge a picture's value and call it a masterpiece even if you did not like it?

11. What kind of woman was Mrs Tiare Johnson?

12. How did Strickland get married to a native girl? Was Ata a suitable wife for him? Why could he bear her society more than that of his wife Mrs Strickland and Blanche Stroeve?

 

V. Points for discussion:

1. Describe Tahiti and draw an analogy between the description of Tahiti, its nature and people and Strick­land's painting.

2. Speak of the two people who had come Strickland's way in Marseilles: Captain Nichols and Tough Bill.

3. Reproduce: a) Cohen's story of his discovery of Strick­land's painting; b) Mrs Tiare Johnson and her story about Strickland.

4. Describe Strickland's marriage to Ata and their life together.

5. Find in Chapter XXI the following words: "Some­times I've thought of an island lost in a boundless sea where I could live in some hidden valley among strange trees, in silence. There I think I could find what I want."

Did Strickland's idea of happiness materialize in Tahiti?

6. Reproduce the vivid narrative of the "low life in a seaport town" such as Marseilles that you got ac­quainted with through Captain Nichols' story.

 

VI. Fill in the character-sketch pages.

VII. Give a summary of the chapters under study.

 

Unit 9: Chapters LIII—LV

 

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

 

1. paradise — 2. dilapidated — 3. sit on one's haunches — 4. stark naked — 5. have sth under one's hand — 6. do sb an injustice — 7. square peg in a round hole — 8. divine — 9. fortune —: seek one's fortune in a new country 10. urge — 11. bystander — 12. relish — 13. palette — 14. be rooted to the floor — 15. quinine — 16. leper — leprosy — 17. deliver sentence of death — 18. fortitude —   squat n prosperity, success, great sum of money n board (with a hole for the thumb) on which an artist mixes his colours declare the fatal diagnosis do sb wrong, be unjust or unfair to sb n one who is standing near but not taking part in an event n person suffering from leprosy; n skin disease that forms silvery scales on the skin, causes local insensibility to pain, and the loss of fingers and toes n 1. the garden of Eden; 2. Heaven; 3. any place of perfect happiness; condition of perfect hap­piness easily available, within reach n strong desire vt enjoy; get pleasure out of n bitter liquid made from the bark of a tree and used as a medicine for fevers adj falling to pieces; in a state of ruin or decay cause to stand fixed and unmoving person unsuited to the position he fills n calm courage or endurance in the face of pain, danger or trouble completely, wholly naked adj (colloq) excellent, very beautiful  

 

 

IV. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the sentences:

1. It was a feast of colour.

2. He was eternally a pilgrim, haunted by a divine nostalgia, and the demon within him was ruthless.

3. In England and France he was the square peg in the round nole, but here the holes were any sort of shape, and no sort of peg was quite amiss.

4. The bush was encroaching, and it looked as though very soon the primeval forest would regain possession of that strip of land...

5. ...he liked to have his models under his hand.

6. To these people, native and European, he was a queer fish> but they were used to queer fish, and they took him for granted...

7. The passion that held Strickland in bondage was no less tyrannical than love.

8. His complexion was florid and his hair white.

9. / did not relish fourteen kilometres over a bad path­way...

10. But the doctor gave a gasp, he was rooted to the floor, and he stared with all his eyes.

11. He judged that the disease had already attacked the vocal cords.

12. Dr Coutras surmised she was afraid to go farther in case she met any of the people from the village.

 

B. Speech Exercises

I. Compose sentences of your own with the following words and phrases:

to do sb an injustice; on one's haunches; palette; lep­rosy; quinine; remote; fortitude; shallow.

 

II. Explain the use of the idiom A square peg in a round hole in the text; give its Russian equivalent and illustrate its meaning with a situa­tion or story.

 

III. Comment on the following statements:

1. ...the place where Strickland lived had the beauty of the Garden of Eden.

2. Words cannot describe that paradise. [...]! suppose to European eyes it would have seemed astonishingly sordid.

3. He had gone native with a vengeance.

4. And though I had bought them out of compassion, after living with them I began to like them.

6, Here, on this remote island, he seemed to have aroused none of the detestation with which he was re­garded at home... If he had spent his life amid these surroundings he might have passed for no worse a man than another.

6. There are men whose desire for truth is so great that to attain it they will shatter the very foundation of their world. Of such was Strickland, only beauty with him took the place of truth.

7. Strickland was not sympathetic to me. He was an idle, useless scoundrel, who preferred to live with a native woman rather than work for his living like the rest of us. Man Dieu, how was I to know that one day the world would come to the conclusion that he had genius?

8. Women are strange little beasts... Of course, it is one of the most absurd illusions of Christianity that they have souls.

 

IV. What do you know about the life of Paul Gauguin in Tahiti? Compare his life and the circumstances of his death there with

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