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As Paddy heard him say that, a hot flush ran up her spine.
Cuando Paddy lo oyó decir eso, un sofoco caliente le recorrió el espinazo.
Both kept their composure in their own particular way: Sophie disguised her hot flushes with displays of aloofness, while Hans repressed his desire with theoretical expositions and literary quotations.
Ambos mantenían la compostura al modo que le era propio: Sophie disimulaba sus sofocos con ademanes de oportuna altivez, mientras él combatía la ansiedad con disertaciones abstractas y citas librescas.
And with Lily herself, on the subject of Gloria and her indisposition, Keith had the mindless luxury of being rebuked for his incuriosity (and self-centredness): Gloria’s Sunday—hadn’t he even noticed?—was a continuous stop-start of dizzy spells, hot flushes, and woeful hastenings to the bathroom.
Y con la propia Lily, a propósito de Gloria y su indisposición, Keith experimentó el lujo absurdo de que lo reprendiese por su indiferencia (y egocentrismo): el domingo de Gloria —¿es que no lo había notado?— había sido una continua serie de vahídos, sofocos y visitas precipitadas y penosas al cuarto de baño.
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