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Revision (Units 11-13), p. 277 Ex. I, p. 277




Ex. XIII, p. 273

THE MAN WITH A BROKEN NOSE

Auguste, when he heard that there was soon to be an exhibition, decided to do a bust, or rather a head, and send it to the Salon. He did not have his own studio, he had no money for plaster and marble, he could not afford (to hire) a model, but the thought that he had an opportunity to take part in an exhibition fired his imagination (fired him with enthusiasm). He was determined to overcome all difficulties.

Auguste would have liked to do a handsome male head but the only person who agreed to sit for him in return for a bowl of soup and a glass of wine was Bibi, an old drunkard with a broken nose. At first Bibi struck Auguste as hideous and it was hard for him to concentrate. However, after Auguste had torn up dozens of sketches, his design (idea) began to take shape. And once he had the clay in his hands, there was no stopping (him). Bibi's ugliness didn't seem to matter any more. Auguste worked (laboured) day and night; he lost track of time. While he worked, nothing else existed.

A week before the exhibition was to open, the head was not yet ready. Suddenly Bibi disappeared. Auguste was in despair. Now that there remained only some finishing touches to be done, he needed the model most. Auguste didn't want to do the head from memory, he was afraid it would become false and sentimental. But there was no alternative and Auguste continued to work.

Several days later Bibi appeared in the studio, but he was too drunk to sit (pose). He blankly stared at Auguste, while the latter tried to sit him in a corner and prop Wm up by (with) an easel. To keep him awake, Auguste made some coffee. On gulping down.(after swallowing) two cups of the scorching liquid, Bibi revived and sat up on the chair. "This might (may) last only a few minutes," Auguste thought. He saw (knew) that his doubts were right - he had failed to capture what he had found so striking about Bibi's face. He destroyed everything but the chin, and began to model all over again.

When the exhibition opened, Auguste was still doing over the head of "the man with a broken nose".

I

1. The Colonel first heard the story of Spitfire Johnny, an English pilot, when he was attending a.conference of Resistance leaders. 2. The Colonel was not to be taken in by the incredible story about the exploits of the mysterious Spitfire Johnny. 3 "What you have told me comes to this: Spitfire Johnny fought against the enemy for a year was in charge of a Resistance group, but nobody can tell me what he looked like Why he must have been an invisible man!" 4. The Colonel was determined to solve the mystery of Spitfire Johnny. 5. But the mystery did not prove easy to solve A month passed, and the Colonel's efforts had still come to nothing. He only knew that Spitfire Johnny was listed among the missing. 6. However, after the talk with Hading, a Resistance fighter, the Colonel took heart. His explanation of the mystery began to take shape. 7. Now he had important facts at his disposal. There was only one link missing in.the story. 8. Fired with the desire to get at the

truth at last, the Colonel started for the Dykers's farm. 9. Seeing the Colonel, Annie, and her brother stopped working and came over to greet him. 10. While Annie was ' free and easy in her manner, her brother seemed to ba slightly put out by the stranger's visit. The Colonel felt a certain guardedness in his attitude but he put it down to the boy's youth. Jan was no more than sixteen or seventeen. 11. A few minutes later they entered the farmhouse and Annie began to tell the Colonel the story of Spitfire Johnny while her brother sat in an armchair, silently observing the visitor. 12. Th3 Colonel had guessed long before that Spitfire Johnny was an invention of Annie and her brother's but he didn't have the heart to interrupt the girl's story. He couldn't help but admire the courage of the young patriots.

II

1. The singers of the National Theatre in Prague were not so brilliant as thosa in Vienna, but Mozart had to put up with that. 2. He made many changes in the arias to adjust the music to the voices of the singers. 3. There were only a few hours left before the opera was to b:gin and the overture had not been copied yet. Bondini was furious: "We'll have to ca icel th; performance. All my efforts have come to nothing," hz said. 4. Wolfgang was very nervous before the performance. He always took a failure very much to heart. 5. But the moment the orchestra began to play, Wolfgang forgot his fears. The unrehearsed overture went off well. 6. Bondini was delighted with the success of Mozart's new opera. "His music can work wonders!" he said to his friends.

III

1. Fired with the desire to get into the Academy of Fine Arts, Auguste began regularly to attend classes at the Petite Ecole. 2. Lecoq took to Auguste at once. He saw that the youth was talented (had talent) and was anxious to learn. 3. Au-guste's father was strongly against his passion for drawing. "You mustn't take up art," he said to his son. "Nothing will come of it. Come to your senses before it.s too late. 4. One day the paints which Aufjuste had got with such difficulty were stolen from him and he stopped attending the painting class. 5. Constant failure began to tell on Auguste. He was losing heart.Lecoq was seriously concerned about it (about him). 6. One day Auguste was sent to the sculpture room. The few hours he spent there worked wonders. He took heart again - now he knew he would never give up art. He felt he was born a sculptor.

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