Anne of Green Gables. Аня из Зелёных Крыш. Адаптированная книга на английском языке.

But they lived so far away from school and I couldn’t go there in winter. But I can read pretty well and I know a lot of poems by heart.”

“Were those women, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Hammond good to you?” asked Marilla, looking at Anne out of the corner of her eye.

“O-o-h,” said Anne. “I’m sure they wanted to be, but it’s hard sometimes when you have to work so much and have so many children. But I’m sure they wanted to be good.”

Marilla didn’t ask questions anymore and they drove in silence. Suddenly, Marilla felt such a pity[47 - [?p?ti] – жалость] for the child.

Poor unloved child, she thought. No wonder the girl wanted a real home. Maybe they could have her, thought the woman again.

She talked too much, thought Marilla. But we can train her out of that. She’s ladylike[48 - с манерами леди].

“What is that big house ahead of us?” asked the girl.

“Hotel. A lot of Americans come here. But the season hasn’t started yet,” said Marilla.

“I was afraid it might be Mrs. Spencer’s house,” said Anne sadly.

“I don’t want to go there.”

Exercise: What are these words?

to sigh

might

to divide

to imagine

tiny

Chapter 6

Mrs. Spencer lived in a big yellow house, and she came to the door with surprise.

“Mrs. Spencer, there was a mistake somewhere and I’ve come to see where. We sent a word, Matthew and I, we told your brother to bring us a boy,” said Marilla.

“But my brother said you wanted a girl. It wasn’t my fault[49 - [f??lt] – вина], you see,” said Mrs.

Spencer.

“Anyway, the mistake was made. Can we send the child back?” asked Marilla.

“I think so, but there’s no need sending her back as Mrs. Blewett was here yesterday and asked for a little girl from the children’s house.”

Marilla knew Mrs. Blewett only a little. A thin and very greedy[50 - [??ri?di] – жадная] woman with a bad temper[51 - [?temp?] – нрав, характер].

The doorbell rang and in came Mrs. Bewett. Mrs. Spencer was glad they could decide everything right there.

Mrs. Spencer told her that if she still wanted a girl, she could take her.

Mrs. Blewett said that the girl had to earn[52 - [??n] – заработать, заслужить] her living, be smart and respect[53 - [r??spekt] – уважать] her. She was ready to take Anne.

Marilla looked at Anne’s face, so pale and sad. She understood that the girl would again go to the family where she wouldn’t be treated[54 - [tri:t] – обращаться с] right.