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Read the story and get a general idea.

THE LOVE DRUG

Jim, a young car-driver, was a boarder at old Riddle's. He was in love with Rosy, Mr. Riddle's only daughter, and Rosy was in love with him. They wanted to get married; but Mr. Riddle expected his daughter to marry a richer man, and that meant that Jim was going to have a hard struggle for his happiness.

Jim had a friend called Pilkins who worked as a night-clerk at a chemist's. One day Jim came to the chemist's, looking very excited, and told him that he and Rosy had decided to run away and get married that night. "That is," he added, "if she doesn't change her mind. One day she says she will, and the same evening she says she won't because she's afraid. But you can help me, can't you? " Jim asked, finishing his story.

"I don't see how?" said Pilkins.

"I say, Pilkins, isn't there a drug that'll make a girl like you better if you give it to her? I think that if I have a real stuff like this to give Rosy . when I see her at supper tonight, she won't be afraid any longer. I don't mind if I have to pay for it even if it costs all the money I have."

"When is all this supposed to take place?" asked Pilkins.

"At nine o'clock. Supper's at seven, at eight Rosy goes to bed, pretending to have a headache, at nine I go under her window and ... Make up the powder, Pilkins, will you? And I'll look after everything else myself."

"I'll do my best," said Pilkins.

He gave Jim a powder and received his heartiest thanks.

"This," Pilkins said to himself, "will make Rosy sleep for several hours without any danger to her."

When Jim had gone, Pilkins, who was in love with Rosy too, immediately went to Mr. Riddle and told the old man that Jim and Rosy were going to run away that night.

"Can I do anything for you, sir?" he asked politely. "Shall I call the police?"

"No, thank you," said Mr. Riddle. "My room's just above Rosy's. Fll go up myself after supper and take my gun and wait. If he comes under Rosy's window, he'll want a doctor, not a policeman, you can be sure of that."

Pilkins went home. All night he waited for news of the tragedy, but none came. At eight o'clock in the morning when it was the day-clerk's turn to start work, Pilkins went hurriedly to Mr. Riddle's. As he was crossing the street, he was surprised to see Jim, who cried out: "Rosy and I were married at 9.30 last night. She's up at the flat making lunch - Lord! I am the luckiest man. You must come and have dinner with us some day."

"And the ... powder?" Pilkins said in a weak voice.

"Oh, that stuff you gave me? Well, it was this way. I sat down next to the old man at supper last night. I looked at Rosy and said to myself, 'Don't play any tricks on that girl. She loves you, that's clear enough.' Then I looked at her father and thought 'There's the man you should take care of.' So I watched for my chance and put the powder in old Riddle's coffee - see?"

EXERCISES

I Learn and practise the pronunciation of the following vocabulary.

1. a car-driver - šoferis - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ųīōåš}}$

2. a boarder - pansionārs - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļąķńčīķåš}}$

3. to be in love with - mīlēt kādu - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ėžįčņü źīćī-ņī}}$

4. to get married - apprecēties - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļīęåķčņüń˙}}$

5. to mean (meant) - nozīmēt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{īēķą÷ąņü}}$

6. a hard struggle - grūta cīņa - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ņ˙ęåėą˙ įīšüįą}}$

7. a chemist's (shop) - aptieka - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ąļņåźą}}$

8. to look excited - izskatīties satrauktam - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{āūćė˙äåņü āēāīėķīāąķķūģ}}$

9. to run away - aizskriet - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{óįåęąņü}}$

10. to add - pievienot - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{äīįąāčņü}}$

11. to change one's mind - pārdomāt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļåšåäóģąņü}}$

12. to be afraid - baidīties - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{įī˙ņüń˙}}$

13. a drug - zāles - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ėåźąšńņāī}}$

14. to make smb do smth - likt kādam darīt kaut ko - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ēąńņąāčņü źīćī-ņī ńäåėąņü ÷ņī-ņī}}$

15. the love drug - mīlas dzēriens - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ėžįīāķūé ķąļčņīź}}$

16. a chemist - aptiekārs - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ąļņåźąšü}}$

17. a powder - pulveris - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļīšīųīź}}$

18. real - īsts, patiess - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ķąńņī˙łčé}}$

19. stuff - viela - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{āåłåńņāī}}$

20. 1 don't mind - es neesmu pretī - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{˙ ķå ļšīņčā}}$

21. even if - pat ja - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{äąęå åńėč}}$

22. to cost - maksāt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ńņīčņü}}$

23. to suppose - pieņemt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļšåäļīėąćąņü}}$

24. to take place - notikt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļšīčńõīäčņü}}$

25. to pretend - izlikties - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{äåėąņü āčä}}$

26. to look after - rūpēties - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ēąįīņčņüń˙}}$

27. to do one's best - darīt visu iespējamo - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ńäåėąņü āńå āīēģīęķīå }}$

28. to receive - saņemt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļīėó÷ąņü}}$

29. the heartiest thanks - vissirsnīgākais paldies - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ńąģą˙ ńåšäå÷ķą˙ įėąćīäąšķīńņü }}$

30. danger - briesmas - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{īļąńķīńņü}}$

31. to be going to do smth - nolemt kaut ko darīt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ńīįčšąņüń˙ äåėąņü ÷ņī-ņī}}$

32. politely - pieklājīgi - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{āåęėčāī}}$

33. a gun - ierocis - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{šóęüå}}$

34. to wait - gaidīt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ęäąņü}}$

35. to be sure of smth - būt pārliecinātam par kaut ko - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{įūņü óāåšåķķūģ ā ÷åģ-ņī}}$

36. a turn - kārta - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ī÷åšåäü}}$

37. hurriedly - steidzīgi - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļīńļåųķī}}$

38. to be surprised - būt pārsteigtam - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{įūņü óäčāėåķķūģ}}$

39. to cry out - iekliegties - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{āīńźėčźķóņü}}$

40. to play tricks on - izspēlēt joku ar - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ńūćšąņü ųóņźó ń}}$

41. to watch for a chance - nogaidīt - $\text{\selectlanguage{russian}\inputencoding{cp1251}{ļīäīįšąņü ńėó÷ąé}}$

II Answer the questions.

1. Whom did Jim love?

2. What was Jim?

3. Why didn't Mr. Riddle want his daughter to marry Jim?

4. What was Pilkins?

5. What drug did Jim want?

6. Why did he need a love drug?

7. When did he want to give the drug to his girl?

8. What drug did Pilkins make?

9. Why did Pilkins go to see Mr. Riddle?

10. What plan did Mr. Riddle make?

11. What did Pilkins wait for the whole night?

12. Where did Pilkins meet Jim in the morning?

13. What news did Jim tell Pilkins?

14. Whom did Jim give Pilkin's drug?

15. When did he do it?

III Read and reproduce the dialogues.

1.

J. Hi, Pilkins!

P. Hi, Jim! How are you?

J. Can't be worse! I'm so uncertain. You know, we decided to run away with Rosy, and get married today.

P. Grand. Why are you so sad then?

J. Because we'll get married, if she doesn't change her mind. One day she says she will, and the same evening she says she won't because she's afraid.

P. May be she doesn't love you strong enough.

J. That's what I think. But you can help me, can't you?

P. I don't see how.

J. I say, Pilkins, isn't there a drug that'll make a girl like you better if you give it to her?

P. You think that if you have a real stuff like that to give Rosy, she won't be afraid any longer.

J. Sure, and I don't mind if I have to pay for it even if it costs all the money I have.

2.

J. Morning, Pilkins!

P. Morning, Jim, why ... how, where are going?

J. Rosy and I were married at 9.30 last night.

P. Were married? But how could you? I wanted to say ... . where is she?

J. She's up at the flat making lunch ... . Lord! I am the luckiest man.

P. My congratulations!

J. You must come and have dinner with us some day.

P. And the ... powder?

J. Oh, that stuff you gave me? Well it was this way. I sat down next to the old man at supper last night.

P. Did you give it to Mr. Riddle?

J. You are very clever. I looked at Rosy and said to myself, "Don't play any tricks on that girl. She loves you, that's clear enough."

P. And you decided to make her father love you too?

J. Oh, but he slept fast after that, and we ran away. Thank you, my friend. Everything is O.K.

IY Make up and act out dialogues, using the following vocabulary.

1. How are you?, can't be worse, uncertain, to run away, to get married, sad, to change one's mind, to be afraid, a drug, to make love better, sure, I don't mind, to cost.

2. To be married, last night, to make lunch, Lord, the luckiest man, my congratulations, to have dinner, to be clever, to play tricks on somebody, that's clear enough, to make somebody do something, to sleep fast, to run away.

Y Prove it by the facts from the story.

1. Jim loved Rosy dearly.

2. Jim and Pilkins were friends.

3. Pilkins was a chemist.

4. Jim was not sure in his girl.

5. Pilkins decided to make a trick on Jim,

6. Pilkins loved Rosy too.

7. Pilkins wasn't an honest man.

8. Pilkins couldn't make a love drug.

9. Mr. Riddle was a decisive person.

10. Jim and Rosy got married.

11. Jim gave the drug to Mr. Riddle.

12. Jim was the luckiest man in the world.

YI Retell the story according to the given plan.

1. Jim, a young car-driver was in love with Rosy.

2. He asked his friend Pilkins to make a love drug for him.

3. Pilkins loved Rosy too.

4. Pilkins told Mr. Riddle about everything.

5. Jim didn't give the drug to Rosy, but to her father.

6. Jim and Rosy could get married happily.

7. Pilkins was very surprised.

YII Topics for discussion.

1. Does any love drug exist?

2. Can a person be made to love?

3. Does it often take place, when parents don't allow their children to marry people they don't like themselves?

4. Can life be happy without love?

5. Can people marry without love?

6. What is the role of love in life?

7. Do you believe in friendship?

8. Was Pilkins a true friend?

9. Do friends mean much in your life?

10. What do you like your friend for?

11. How do you spend tune with your friend?

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