shout [Saut], iron ['aIqn], waist [weIst]

But at last the meaning of what Mrs. Butterfield was shouting came home to her and she dropped her iron to the floor with a crash. "Me Dior dress!" she cried, and the next moment she had seized her stout friend about the waist and the two of them were dancing like children about the kitchen.

Then, lest there be a mistake (затем, чтобы не было ошибки; lest — чтобы не, как бы не), they had to sit down (им пришлось сесть), and minutely (и подробно), score by score (счет за счетом), figure by figure (цифра за цифрой) (for, of course, they kept duplicates of their selections (потому что, конечно, они сохраняли дубликаты своих выборов = записей)), she and Mrs. Butterfield pored over the results of that Saturday's contests (она и миссис Баттерфилд изучали результаты соревнований этой субботы; to pore — сосредоточенно изучать, обдумывать /on, over, upon/). It was true (это было верно). But for two games (за исключением двух игр), Mrs. Harris had tallied a perfect score (миссис Харрис подсчитала отличный счет = правильно указала результаты).

minutely ['mInItlI], duplicate ['djHplIkIt], pore [pL]

Then, lest there be a mistake, they had to sit down, and minutely, score by score, figure by figure (for, of course, they kept duplicates of their selections), she and Mrs. Butterfield pored over the results of that Saturday's contests. It was true. But for two games, Mrs. Harris had tallied a perfect score.

There would be a prize (ведь будет приз), a rich one, certainly (большой: «богатый», несомненно), perhaps even the jackpot (возможно даже джек-пот /самый крупный выигрыш всей суммы ставок/), depending upon whether anyone else had surpassed or matched Mrs. Harris' effort (в зависимости от того, превзошел ли кто-то еще или показал ли кто-то еще такой же результат, как у миссис Харрис: to match — состязаться на равных; подходить, соответствовать).

One thing, seemed certain, however (одно казалось несомненным, как бы то ни было), the Dior dress, or at least the money for it, was assured (платье от Диора, или, по крайней мере, деньги на него, было гарантировано), for neither could conceive that the prize for achieving twenty-eight out of thirty games could be less (потому что никто /из женщин/ не мог и подумать, что приз за достижение = угадывание двадцати восьми из тридцати игр может быть меньше). But there was one great trial yet to be undergone by both (но было еще одно большое испытание, которому они обе должны были подвергнуться). They would have to wait until Wednesday (они должны были ждать до среды) before they would be advised by telegram of the amount of Mrs. Harris' swag (прежде чем им будет сообщено телеграммой о сумме, которую миссис Харрис отхватила; swag — качание, колебание; награбленное добро; добыча /деньги и ценности, добытые незаконным путем/; большое количество чего-л.).

assured [q'Suqd], conceive [kqn'sJv], trial ['traIql]

There would be a prize, a rich one, certainly, perhaps even the jackpot, depending upon whether anyone else had surpassed or matched Mrs. Harris' effort.

One thing, seemed certain, however, the Dior dress, or at least the money for it, was assured, for neither could conceive that the prize for achieving twenty-eight out of thirty games could be less. But there was one great trial yet to be undergone by both. They would have to wait until Wednesday before they would be advised by telegram of the amount of Mrs.