II.Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of your own: be introduced to smb., elderly people, do smb. a good turn, be wounded,
burst into tears (laughter), it is obvious, connect smth. with smth./smb.,
play a game of, an agreeable person, a handsome chap, fall into the
company naturally.
III. Questions on the text. 1. Describe Mrs. Cartwright and her husband.
2. Why did they come to Malaya?
3. Who was Mrs. Cartwright's first husband and where did Gaze get
acquainted with him?
4. How did he characterize Bronson?
5. Why did Bronson invite Cartwright to come and stay at their place?
6. What kind of a person was Cartwright? Did his traits help him to get
along with the local society?
7. Why were Bronson and Cartwright absent at club on the night of
the murder?
8. Who found Bronson's body?
9. How did Mrs. Bronson take the news?
10. What did Gaze and the others see at the scene of the accident?
11. Can you prove that Bronson was killed by some whom he knew
well?
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12. What were Cartwright's actions after Bronson death?
13. Was the crime disclosed?