Hilary was very happy when he was able to move into the house. He felt like a sailor who has just reached port. He had only about sixpence in his pocket at the time. One thing was immediately clear: his aunt was seriously ill. She tried not to show it, but she was dying slowly . Hilary had a private talk with her doctor which frightened him greatly. The doctor told him that nothing could cure the old woman. She might live for a little long, but the end was certain. Hilary was very annoyed. Chance had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it. Once again he would have to live alone in the hard world. There was only one thing that he could do. He chose an evening when his aunt was feeling better than usual. Then, very gently, he asked for details of her will. When she heard the word 'will', his aunt laughed loudly. "Have I made a will?" she said. "Yes, of course. I left all my money to a religious group in China. Or was it in Polynesia? I can't remember. I was very religious when I was a girl."
Уильям Кэкстон Уильям Кэкстон - первый английский книгопечатник. Он родился в Кенте в 1422 году. Его отец был фермером, но Уильям не захотел стать фермером, как его отец. Поэтому отец отправил его в Лондон, где он работал в офисе. Уильям увлекался чтением новых книг, которые были напечатаны в Европе. Когда Уильяму Кэкстону было тридцать, после смерти своего хозяина, он начал свой собственный бизнес в Бельгии. В 1471 году он оставил свой бизнес и стал переводить французские книги на английский язык. Он заинтересовался печатью и, наконец, он изучил это дело. Уильям хотел иметь свою собственную типографию и он сделал это. В 1476 году он привез свою типографию в Лондон. Печать была чем-то новым в то время и большинство людей думали, что это была работа дьявола. Некоторые люди хотели уничтожить его типографию. Кэкстон напечатал свою первую книгу в 1477 году. Это была первая книга, напечатанная на английском языке. Книга была переводом Кэкстона французской “Истории Трои”. Уильям Кэкстон напечатал около восьмидесяти книг. Кроме того, он перевел тридцать одну книгу с французского. Уильям Кэкстон умер в 1491 году.
Hilary was very happy when he was able to move into the house. He felt like a sailor who has just reached port. He had only about sixpence in his pocket at the time. One thing was immediately clear: his aunt was seriously ill. She tried not to show it, but she was dying slowly . Hilary had a private talk with her doctor which frightened him greatly. The doctor told him that nothing could cure the old woman. She might live for a little long, but the end was certain. Hilary was very annoyed. Chance had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it. Once again he would have to live alone in the hard world. There was only one thing that he could do. He chose an evening when his aunt was feeling better than usual. Then, very gently, he asked for details of her will. When she heard the word 'will', his aunt laughed loudly. "Have I made a will?" she said. "Yes, of course. I left all my money to a religious group in China. Or was it in Polynesia? I can't remember. I was very religious when I was a girl."