"ingratiate" - 1 õppematerjal

Blandings Castle

" "Absolutely, guv'nor, but the fact is ­" "And why anybody but an imbecile should want to come to London when he could be at Blandings ­" "I know, guv'nor, but the fact is ­" 2) "It's Aggie. My wife, you know." "Well?" "She's left me." "Left you!" "Absolutely flat." 3) "Hullo, guv'nor!" said Freddie. "Well, Frederick?" said Lord Emsworth. 4) "Freddie, there's something in this." "You bet there's something in it." "But how can I ingratiate myself with your father?" "Perfectly easy. Cluster round him. Hang on his every word. Help him out of chairs." 5) "Hullo, guv'nor" "Well, Frederick?" "How are you feeling?" "Extremely ill." "Might have been worse, you know." "Bah!" "Watery grave and all that." "Tchah!" 6) "Union? What are you talking about?" "Gertrude and old Beefers." "Who the devil is old Beefers?" "Oh, I forgot to tell you about that. This bird Popjoy's name isn't Popjoy. It's Bingham