Best of Newspaper Design 28

The whole country now will be looking for A.B.C. (вся страна теперь будет искать Эй-би-си)." provide [prЌxvad], private [xpravt], effort [xefЌt] It did not require much reflection to realize that his death, following that of the young and pretty Betty Barnard, would provide the best newspaper sensation in years. The fact that it was August and that the papers were hard up for subject matter would make matters worse. "Eh bien," said Poirot. "It is possible that publicity may do what private efforts have failed to do. The whole country now will be looking for A.B.C.." "Unfortunately," I said (к сожалению: «несчастливо = к несчастью»), "that's what he wants (это то, что он хочет)." "True (верно). But it may (но это может), all the same (все-таки), be his undoing (быть его уничтожением). Gratified by success (довольный успехом; to gratify уст. вознаграждать; удовлетворять; доставлять удовольствие; радовать), he may become careless (он, возможно, станет беспечным: «он может стать беспечным») That is what I hope ...»