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Para. 31 The Duchess said, “You know so much…I suppose it doesn’t matter. My husband has a habit of making notes while he is telephoning. Afterward he often forgets to destroy them.” You already know so much, I might as well tell you this ,it won’t make much difference Paraphrase The Duchess replied, “As you have known so much, I suppose it doesn’t matter to let you know a little more. My husband has a habit of making notes while he is telephoning. And after that he often forgets to destroy them.” Para. 32 34. The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly. “A little careless habit like that, Duke — look at the mess it gets you in. well, here’s what I figure about the rest. You an’ your wife took off home, you drivin’, though the way things turned out it might have been better if she’d have drove.” : cluck r. : to make a short low sound with your tongue to show that you feel sorry or that you disapproval of something(人用舌发咯咯声表示 反对或同情) Figure of Speech Onomatopoeia : In “The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly” the “cluck” is the imitation of the sound of a hen makes when brooding, which shows Ogilvie is no other than a queer man with the affected manner. Paraphrase The house detective made a clucking sound with his tongue as a blame for the Duke. “Just because of your small careless habit like that, Duke — look at what trouble you have got in. Well, what followed, as I guess, is perhaps in this way — You and your wife went home. You drove. Considering the result you later came up with, it would have been better if she had driven.” Para. 33 34 35. “My wife doesn’t drive.” Ogilvie nodded understandingly. “Explains that one. anyway, I reckon you were lickered up, but good…” Explains that one: the fact explains why you were driving when you were drunk lickered up slang. : (liquored up) to make drunk with alcoholic liquor. but good…: but still be able to. Paraphrase Ogilvie accepted it with nods and said, “it is an explanation