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L. As far as I know, Tanya loves him very much. She is all for helping him in everything, isn't she? N. She is, to be sure. Oh, Lily, it's ten to twelve. I'm sorry to have kept you so long, but I couldn't help it, you know. L. No need to apologize, Nina. I'd love to see you tomorrow. When can you come, or shall I drop in at your place? N. Come any time you like, dear. I'll be at home all day. L. See you tomorrow, then. Good night. N. Good night. VOCABULARY NOTES (1) out of the blue (out of a clear sky) — a sudden surprise, something quite unexpected 1. A life, they say, may be considered as a point of light which suddenly appears from nowhere, out of the blue. (R. Aldington) 2. We were sitting at the supper-table on Carey's last day, when, out of the blue, she spoke. "How would you like to live in London, Jane?" (J. Walsh) 3. "Well, there's one happily married couple, any way," I used to say, "so congenial, and with that nice apartment, and all. And then, right out of a clear sky, they go and separate." (D. Parker) 8
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