Аудиокассета Myths (Мифы):

Harris, of course, was a myth ("мистер Харрис", конечно же, был выдумкой: «был выдуманным лицом»; myth миф; несуществующее лицо или вещь). But it would have been awkward to have any stranger in Hectors compartment (но было бы очень неудобно, если бы в купе Гектора был посторонний человек; awkward неуклюжий, неловкий; неловкий, неудобный, затруднительный; stranger незнакомец; посторонний человек, не член семьи). And then, at the last minute, you came (и затем, в последнюю минуту, появились вы). She stopped (она замолчала). insist [nxsst] wangle [xw–n(Ќ)l] duty [xdju:t] carriage [xk–rdB] reserved [rxzЌ:vd] beforehand [bxf:h–nd] director [d(a)xrektЌ] myth [mO] awkward [x:kwЌd] My daughters husband had to know, of course, and he insisted on coming on the train with her. Hector wangled it so that Ratchett selected the right day for travelling, when Michel would be on duty. We meant to engage every carriage in the Stamboul-Calais coach, but unfortunately there was one carriage we couldnt get. It had been reserved long beforehand for a director of the company. Mr ...»