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and Beethoven^>6. He was reserved of nature to a point of shyness and not given to conversing easily with anyone, especially strangers. Victor was looking at Emma from under his long dark lashes, a quiet smile playing around his mouth, thinking what a compassionate girl she must be, and how her actions today only reinforced his inherent belief that essentially mankind was good. Like his father, Victor was utterly without bitterness.

^>1 be blessed with - be fortunate in having

^>2 demeanour - [di'mrna] - way of behaving

^>3 favour (v) - resemble in features

^>4 bland - gentle and polite in manner

^>5 Mahler [modal

_{>B D} .. ^>1_>r,Z -1 composers

^>6 Beethoven [ beithouvn]

Ex. 21. Comprehension questions.

1. Whom did Mrs Kallinski introduce her sons to?

2. Why were they glad to meet Emma Harte?

3. Were the brothers alike?

4. How old were David and Victor?

5. Whom did David take after?

6. Whose manner did David inherit?

7. Towards what goal was David motivated?

8. How did he act to achieve his goal?

9. Did Victor in any way resemble his brother?

10. What was Victor’s most outstanding trait?

11. What did he think of Emma Harte?

Ex. 22. Pick out from the text words and phrases used to characterize the brothers. Fill in the table below; compare the brothers.

	David	Victor
Appearance	tall and well built	small, almost birdlike
Character	a mover, a doer	gentle and reflective

1. man (person)	человек
2. individual (n., adj.) (individuum)	человек, индивидуум, личность
3. personality	личность
4. character ['k^rikta]	характер
5. human nature ['hju:man 'neitjd]	человеческая природа
6. quality ['kwoliti]	свойства (характера)
innate qualities ['i'neit]	внутренне присущие свойства
7. trait	черта (характера)
hereditary traits [hi'reditari]	наследственные черты
acquired traits [a'kwaiad]	приобретенные черты
8. split personality	противоречивый характер
9. aptitude (for) (capability; ability)	способность
□ He shows some aptitude for dealing with problems.
10. faculty ['fekalti]	свойство, способность
□ The faculty of making friends easily; have a great faculty for learn
languages.
11. power ['paua]	способность
□ He is a man of great intellectual powers.
12. characteristic feature	черта характера
learnt (learned) features	выработанные свойства
13. behaviour	поведение
behavioural pattern[bi'heivjaral 'pretan]	тип поведения
14. motive, drive ['moutiv]	мотив (поведения)
15. reaction, response	реакция, отклик
16. attitude ['®titju:d]	отношение (позиция)