enjoyment.

So we all felt that it would be nicer for Mother to have a definite purpose; and anyway, it

turned out that Father had just got a new rod the day before.

So we got everything arranged for the trip, and we got Mother to cut up some sandwiches34

and make up a sort of lunch in case we got hungry, though of course we were to come back home

again to a big dinner in the middle of the day, just like Xmas or New Year's Day. Mother packed it all

up in a basket for us ready to go in the motor.

Well, when the car came to the door, it turned out that there hardly seemed as much room in

it as we had supposed.

Father said not to mind him, he said that he could just as well stay home; and that he was

sure that he could put in the time working in the garden; he said that we were not to let the fact of his

not having had a real holiday for three years stand in our way; he wanted us to go right ahead and be

happy and have a big day.

But of course we all felt that it would never do to let Father stay home, especially as we knew

he would make trouble if he did. The two girls, Anne and Mary, would gladly have stayed and

helped the maid get dinner, only it seemed such a pity to, on a lovely day like this, having their new

hats. But they both said that Mother had only to say the word, and they'd gladly stay home and work.

Will and I would have dropped out, hut unfortunately we wouldn't have been any use in getting the

dinner.

So in the end it was decided that Mother would stay home and just have a lovely restful day

round the house, and get the dinner. It turned out anyway that Mother doesn't care for fishing, and

also it was just a little bit cold and fresh out of doors, though it was lovely and sunny, and Father was

rather afraid that Mother might take cold if she came.

So we all drove away with three cheers for Mother, and Father waved his hand back to her

every few minutes till he hit his hand on the back edge of the car, and then said that he didn't think

that Mother could see us any longer.

Well, — we had the loveliest day up among the hills that you could possibly imagine.

It was quite late when we got back, nearly seven o'clock in the evening, but Mother had

guessed that we would be late, so she had kept back the dinner so as to have it just nicely ready and

hot for us. Only first she had to get towels and soap for Father and clean things for him to put on,

because he always gets so messed up with fishing, and that kept Mother busy for a little while, that

and helping the girls get ready.

But at last everything was ready, and we sat down to the grandest kind of dinner — roast

turkey and all sorts of things like on Xmas Day. Mother had to get up and down a good bit during the

meal fetching things back and forward.

The dinner lasted a long while, and was great fun, and when it was over all of us wanted to

help clear the things up and wash the dishes, only Mother said that she would really much rather do

it, and so we let her, because we wanted just for once to humour her.

It was quite late, when it was all over, and when we all kissed Mother before going to bed,

she said it had been the most wonderful day in her life, and I think there were tears in her eyes. So

34 sandwich: two slices of buttered bread with meat, egg, cheese or tomato, etc. between them (cf. the Russian бутерброд). The

word has one more meaning: a sandwich (or a sandwich-man, a sandwich-boy) is a man walking along the street with two

advertisement-boards hung one in front of him and one behind.

we all felt awfully repaid for all that we had done.

VOCABULARY NOTES

1. to get (got, got) υt/i 1. доставать, добывать; to get smb. smth., to get smth. for smb.,

е.g. I can get this book for you. (I can get you this book.)

2. получать, е.g. Did you get ( = receive) my telegram?

3. покупать, приобретать, е.g. The two girls got new hats.

4. прибывать, добираться, достигать, е.g. We cannot get to Moscow tonight. It was very

late when he got home.

5. приготовить, подготовить, обеспечить, е.g. It was decided that Mother would stay home

and get the dinner ( = get it ready).

6. заставить кого-л. что-л. сделать, добиться, чтобы кто-л. что-л. сделал, е.g. We got

Mother to arrange the decorations.

7. становиться (as a link-verb), е.g. It was getting dark when we arrived at the station. I got

very cold while waiting in the street.

Syn. to become

to get smth. done, е.g. I got everything arranged in time.

have got = have, e, g. I have got something to tell you. I haven't got the book you're talking

about (cf.: I have no books by this author.).

N о t e: In modern conversational English the word combination have got in the meaning of

иметь, обладать is used much more often than the verb have m the same meaning, especially with a

concrete object.

have got to do smth. , е.g. I have got to (= must) finish my work in time. It has got to be

done.

to get back = to come back, е.g. At what time shall we get back?

to get over a disease (fear, difficulties, grief, etc.), е.g. Don't worry, the child will soon get

over his illness.

to get up and down, е.g. Mother had to get up and down a good bit during the meal fetching

things back and forward.

to get on smb.'s nerves, е.g. Don't get up and down every minute, you're getting on my

nerves.

2. to turn υt/i 1. вращать(ся), поворачивать(ся), вертеться), е.g. At hearing her voice I

turned (turned my head). The car turned the corner.

2. превращать(ся), изменять(ся) (into smth.), е.g. The water in the pond turned into ice as

the night had been frosty.

to turn away (from smb. or smth.) отвернуться (от)

to turn back повернуть назад

to turn inside out вывернуть(ся) наизнанку, е.g. My umbrella turned inside out in the

wind.

to turn out оказаться, е.g. He turned out a bad actor. The day turned out (to be) a fine one. It

turned out that there were no vacant seats in the bus.

as it turned out... = as it happened

to turn over перевернуть(ся), е.g. He turned over a page. He turned over in bed.

to turn up (по)явиться, прийти, е.g. We expected him to join us, but he never turned up.

to turn smth. upside down перевернуть вверх дном, разбросать, е.g. Someone has turned

everything upside down in my drawer.

3. to treat υt 1. обращать(ся), обходиться, относиться; to treat smb. well, kindly, coldly,

etc., е.g. Don't treat me as if I were a child. Better treat his words as a joke. You treat" the matter too

lightly.

2. лечить; to treat smb. for smth. with smth., е.g. Who treated your child for scarlet fever?

What medicine are you treated with?

3. угощать чем- n. (перен. доставлять удовольствие); to treat smb. to smth., е.g. I'll treat

you all to (= I'll buy you) some ice-cream. Wouldn't you like him to treat you ( = to pay for your

ticket) to a ballet? I shall treat myself to a week-end holiday.

treat n 1. удовольствие, наслаждение, е.g. I've never had a treat like that! What a treat it is

not to have to get up early! Every chance to listen to good music is a great treat to her.