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Jim Norman's wife had been waiting for him since two, and when she saw the car pull up in front of their apartment building, she came out to meet him. She had gone to the store and bought a celebration meal—a couple of steaks, a bottle of Lancer's, a head of lettuce, and Thousand Island dressing. Now, watching him get out of the car, she found herself hoping with some desperation (and not for the first time that day) that there was going to be something to celebrate.

Миссис Норман ждала мужа с двух часов, и когда его автомобиль наконец подъехал к дому, она поспешила навстречу. Стол уже был празднично накрыт: бефстроганов, салат, гарниры «Блаженные острова» и бутылка «Лансэ». Видя, как он выходит из машины, она в душе попросила Бога (в который раз за этот день), чтобы ей и Джиму Норману было что праздновать.

He came up the walk, holding his new briefcase in one hand and four texts in the other. She could see the title of the top one—Introduction to Grammar. She put her hands on his shoulder and asked, “How did it go?”

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