Аудиокассета. Thank You for Flying With Us

I wonder who William Whyte was (интересно, кто был этот Вильям Вайт). Some pragmatical seventeenth century lawyer, I suppose (какой-нибудь самодовольный юрист семнадцатого века, я полагаю; pragmatical практичный; прагматичный; самодовольный, с большим самомнением; важничающий). His writing has a legal twist about it (в его стиле письма прослеживаются юридические обороты; legal правовой, юридический; twist характерная особенность; отличительная черта). Here comes our man, I think (а вот и наш клиент, я полагаю)." slightly [xslatl], inside [|nxsad], queer [kwЌ], lawyer [xlЌ] "Yes. He will probably be here in a few minutes. Open the door slightly. That will do. Now put the key on the inside. Thank you! This is a queer old book I picked up at a stall yesterday `De Jure inter Gentes' published in Latin at Liege in the Lowlands, in 1642. Charles' head was still firm on his shoulders when this little brown-backed volume was struck off." "Who is the printer?" "Philippe de Croy, whoever he may have been. On the fly-leaf, in very faded ink, is written `Ex libris Guliolmi Whyte.' I wonder who William Whyte was ...»