Pollyanna Crows up / Поллианна вырастает. Книга для чтения на английском языке

Pollyanna Crows up / Поллианна вырастает. Книга для чтения на английском языке

Элинор Ходжман Портер

Е. Г. Тигонен

Чтение в оригинале (Каро)Classical Literature (Каро)

Элинор Портер (1868–1920) – американская детская писательница. Предлагаем вниманию читателей продолжение ее книги-бестселлера «Поллианна».

Героиня книги выросла, но не забыла свою «игру в радость» и осталась такой же доброй и жизнерадостной, какой ее полюбили читатели во всем мире.

Книга адресована всем любителям англоязычной литературы.

Eleanor Porter / Элинор Портер

Pollyanna Grows Up / Поллианна вырастает.

Книга для чтения на английском языке

To My Cousin Walter

В© РљРђР Рћ, 2016

Chapter I

Della Speaks Her Mind

Della Wetherby tripped up the somewhat imposing steps of her sister’s Commonwealth Avenue home and pressed an energetic finger against the electric-bell button. From the tip of her wing-trimmed hat to the toe of her low-heeled shoe she radiated health, capability, and alert decision. Even her voice, as she greeted the maid that opened the door, vibrated with the joy of living.

“Good morning, Mary. Is my sister in?”

“Y-yes, ma’am, Mrs. Carew is in,” hesitated the girl; “but – she gave orders she’d see no one.”

“Did she? Well, I’m no one[1 - I’m no one – (зд.) я не никто],” smiled Miss Wetherby, “so she’ll see me. Don’t worry – I’ll take the blame,” she nodded, in answer to the frightened remonstrance in the girl’s eyes. “Where is she – in her sitting-room?”

“Y-yes, ma’am; but – that is, she said —” Miss Wetherby, however, was already halfway up the broad stairway; and, with a despairing backward glance, the maid turned away.

In the hall above Della Wetherby unhesitatingly walked toward a half-open door, and knocked.

“Well, Mary,” answered a “dear-me-what-now[2 - dear-me-what-now – (зд.) «господи, ну кто там еще пришел»]” voice.