The Enchanted April | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1

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Chapter1
ItbeganinaWoman’sClubinLondononaFebruaryafternoon—anuncomfortableclub,
ja
and
amiserableafternoon—whenMrs.Wilkins,
joka
who
hadcomedownfromHampsteadtoshop
ja
and
hadlunchedatherclub,
otti
took
upTheTimesfromthetableinthesmoking-room,
ja
and
runningherlistlesseyedowntheAgonyColumn
näki
saw
this:.
ToThosewhoAppreciateWistaria
ja
and
Sunshine.
SmallmediaevalItalianCastleontheshoresoftheMediterraneantobe
On
Let
FurnishedforthemonthofApril.
Necessaryservantsremain.
Z,Box1000,TheTimes.
Thatwasitsconception;
mutta
yet
,asinthecaseofmanyanother,theconceiverwasunawareofitatthemoment.
SoentirelyunawarewasMrs.Wilkins
että
that
herAprilforthat
vuoden
year
hadthenandtherebeensettledforher
että
that
shedroppedthenewspaperwithagesture
että
that
wasbothirritatedandresigned,
ja
and
wentovertothewindow
ja
and
stareddrearilyoutatthedrippingstreet.
Notforherweremediaevalcastles,
edes
even
thosethatarespeciallydescribedassmall.
NotforhertheshoresinApriloftheMediterranean,andthewistariaandsunshine.
Suchdelightswere
vain
only
fortherich.
Yettheadvertisement
oli
had
beenaddressedtopersonswhoappreciate
näitä
these
things,sothatit
oli
had
been,anyhow,addressedtooto
hänelle
her
,forshecertainlyappreciated
niitä
them
;
morethananybodyknew;
enemmän
more
thanshehadever
kertonut
told
.
Butshewaspoor.
Inthe
koko
whole
worldshepossessedofherveryown
vain
only
ninetypounds,savedfromyeartoyear,putbycarefullypoundbypound,outofherdressallowance.
She
oli
had
scrapedthissumtogetheratthesuggestionofherhusbandasashieldandrefuge
vastaan
against
arainyday.
Herdressallowance,givenherbyher
isänsä
father
,was£100ayear,so
että
that
Mrs.Wilkins’sclotheswerewhather
miehensä
husband
,urginghertosave,
kutsui
called
modestandbecoming,andheracquaintancetoeachother,
kun
when
theyspokeofheratall,whichwasseldomforshewas
hyvin
very
negligible,calledaperfectsight.
Mr.
Wilkins,asolicitor,encouragedthrift,except
että
that
branchofitwhich
sai
got
intohisfood.
Hedidnotcallthatthrift,hecalleditbadhousekeeping.
Mutta
But
forthethriftwhich,
kuin
like
moth,penetratedintoMrs.Wilkins’sclothes
ja
and
spoiltthem,hehad
paljon
much
praise.
“Youneverknow,”he
sanoi
said
,“whentherewillbearainy
päivä
day
,andyoumaybe
hyvin
very
gladtofindyouhaveanest-egg.
Indeedwe
molemmat
both
may.”
LookingoutoftheclubwindowintoShaftesburyAvenue—herswasaneconomicalclub,
mutta
but
convenientforHampstead,whereshelived,andforShoolbred’s,
jossa
where
sheshopped—Mrs.
Wilkins,having
seisoi
stood
theresometimeverydrearily,hermind’seyeon
sitä
the
MediterraneaninApril,and
sitä
the
wistaria,andtheenviableopportunitiesof
sitä
the
rich,whileherbodilyeye
katselivat
watched
thereallyextremelyhorriblesootyrainfallingsteadilyon
sitä
the
hurryingumbrellasandsplashingomnibuses,suddenlywonderedwhether
ehkä
perhaps
thiswasnottherainy
päivä
day
Mellersh—MellershwasMr.Wilkins—hadsooftenencouragedhertopreparefor,andwhethertogetoutof
niin
such
aclimateandinto
sitä
the
smallmediaevalcastlewasn’t
ehkä
perhaps
whatProvidencehadallalongintendedherto
tehdä
do
withhersavings.
Partofhersavings,of
tietenkin
course
;
perhapsquiteasmall
osa
part
.
Thecastle,beingmediaeval,
saattoi
might
alsobedilapidated,anddilapidationsweresurelycheap.
Shewouldn’tintheleastmindafewofthem,
koska
because
youdidn’tpayfordilapidationswhichwere
jo
already
there;
onthecontrary—byreducingthepriceyouhadto
maksaa
pay
theyreallypaidyou.
Mutta
But
whatnonsensetothinkofit...
Sheturnedawayfromthewindowwiththesamegestureofmingledirritationandresignationwithwhichshe
oli
had
laiddownTheTimes,andcrossedtheroomtowardsthedoorwiththeintentionofgettinghermackintoshandumbrellaand
taistella
fighting
herwayintooneoftheovercrowdedomnibusesand
mennä
going
toShoolbred’sonherwayhomeand
ostamaan
buying
somesolesforMellersh’sdinner—Mellershwasdifficultwithfishand
piti
liked
onlysoles,exceptsalmon—whenshebeheldMrs.Arbuthnot,a
naisen
woman
sheknewbysightas
myös
also
livinginHampsteadandbelongingtotheclub,sittingatthetableinthemiddleoftheroomonwhichthenewspapersandmagazineswere
piti
kept
,absorbed,inherturn,inthefirstpageofTheTimes.
Mrs.
Wilkins
ollut
had
neveryetspokentoMrs.Arbuthnot,
joka
who
belongedtooneofthevariouschurchsets,and
joka
who
analysed,classified,dividedandregisteredthepoor;
whereassheandMellersh,whentheydidgoout,wenttothepartiesofimpressionistpainters,ofwhominHampsteadthereweremany.
Mellersh
oli
had
asisterwhohadmarriedoneofthemandlivedupontheHeath,andbecauseof
tämän
this
allianceMrs.Wilkinswasdrawnintoacirclewhichwashighlyunnaturalto
hänelle
her
,andshehadlearnedtodreadpictures.
Shehadto
sanoa
say
thingsaboutthem,andshedidn’t
tiennyt
know
whattosay.
Sheusedtomurmur,“Marvellous,”
ja
and
feelthatitwasnotenough.
Mutta
But
nobodyminded.
Nobodylistened.
Kukaan
Nobody
tookanynoticeofMrs.Wilkins.
Shewasthe
sellainen
kind
ofpersonwhoisnotnoticedatparties.
Herclothes,infestedbythrift,
tekivät
made
herpracticallyinvisible;
herfacewasnon-arresting;
herconversationwasreluctant;
shewasshy.
And
jos
if
one’sclothesandfaceandconversationare
kaikki
all
negligible,thoughtMrs.Wilkins,
joka
who
recognisedherdisabilities,what,atparties,isthereleftofone?
Myös
Also
shewasalwayswithWilkins,thatclean-shaven,fine-looking
miehen
man
,whogaveaparty,merelybycomingtoit,agreatair.
Wilkinswas
hyvin
very
respectable.
Hewasknowntobehighlythoughtofbyhisseniorpartners.
Hissister’scircleadmired
häntä
him
.
Hepronouncedadequatelyintelligentjudgmentsonart
ja
and
artists.
Hewaspithy;
hewasprudent;
he
koskaan
never
saidawordtoomuch,nor,ontheotherhand,didheever
sanonut
say
awordtoolittle.
Heproducedtheimpressionofkeepingcopiesofeverythinghe
sanoi
said
;
andhewassoobviouslyreliable
että
that
itoftenhappenedthat
ihmiset
people
whomethimattheseparties
tulivat
became
discontentedwiththeirownsolicitors,and
jälkeen
after
aperiodofrestlessnessextricatedthemselvesand
menivät
went
toWilkins.
NaturallyMrs.Wilkinswasblottedout.
“She,”
sanoi
said
hissister,withsomethingherselfofthejudicial,thedigested,andthefinalinhermanner,“should
jäädä
stay
athome.”
ButWilkins
voinut
could
notleavehiswifeat
kotiin
home
.
Hewasafamilysolicitor,
ja
and
allsuchhavewives
ja
and
showthem.
Withhisintheweekhewenttoparties,
ja
and
withhisonSundayshewenttochurch.
Beingstillfairlyyoung—hewasthirty-nine—andambitiousof
vanhoja
old
ladies,ofwhomhehadnotyetacquiredinhispracticeasufficientnumber,hecouldnotaffordtomisschurch,anditwas
siellä
there
thatMrs.Wilkinsbecamefamiliar,though
koskaan
never
throughwords,withMrs.Arbuthnot.
She
näki
saw
hermarshallingthechildrenofthe
köyhien
poor
intopews.
ShewouldcomeinattheheadoftheprocessionfromtheSundaySchoolexactly
viisi
five
minutesbeforethechoir,andgetherboysandgirlsneatlyfittedintotheirallottedseats,anddownontheirlittlekneesintheirpreliminaryprayer,andup
taas
again
ontheirfeetjustas,totheswellingorgan,thevestry
ovi
door
opened,andthechoirandclergy,bigwiththelitaniesandcommandmentstheywerepresentlytorollout,emerged.
She
oli
had
asadface,yetshewasevidentlyefficient.
Thecombinationusedto
tekee
make
Mrs.Wilkinswonder,forshehadbeentoldbyMellersh,ondayswhenshehad
vain
only
beenabletogetplaice,
että
that
ifonewereefficientonewouldn’tbedepressed,
ja
and
thatifonedoesone’sjob
hyvin
well
onebecomesautomaticallybright
ja
and
brisk.
AboutMrs.Arbuthnottherewas
mitään
nothing
brightandbrisk,though
paljon
much
inherwaywiththeSundaySchool
lasten
children
thatwasautomatic;
but
kun
when
Mrs.Wilkins,turningfromthewindow,caughtsightofherintheclubshewasnotbeingautomaticatall,butwaslookingfixedlyatoneportionofthefirstpageofTheTimes,
pitäen
holding
thepaperquitestill,hereyesnot
liikkumatta
moving
.
Shewasjuststaring;
andher
kasvot
face
,asusual,wasthe
kasvot
face
ofapatientanddisappointedMadonna.
Obeyinganimpulseshewonderedatevenwhileobeyingit,Mrs.Wilkins,theshyandthereluctant,insteadofproceedingasshehadintendedtothecloakroomandfromthencetoSchoolbred’sinsearchofMellersh’sfish,
pysähtyi
stopped
atthetableand
istui
sat
downexactlyoppositeMrs.Arbuthnot,towhomshehad
koskaan
never
yetspokeninherlife.
Itwasoneofthose
pitkä
long
,narrowrefectorytables,so
että
that
theywerequiteclosetoeachother.
Mrs.
Arbuthnot,however,didnot
katsonut
look
up.
Shecontinuedtogaze,witheyesthatseemedtobedreaming,atonespot
vain
only
ofTheTimes.
Mrs.
Wilkins
katseli
watched
heraminute,tryingtoscrewupcourageto
puhua
speak
toher.
Shewantedto
kysyä
ask
herifshehad
nähnyt
seen
theadvertisement.
Shedidnot
tiennyt
know
whyshewantedto
kysyä
ask
herthis,butshe
halusi
wanted
to.
Howstupidnottobe
voi
able
tospeaktoher.
She
näytti
looked
sokind.
Shelookedsounhappy.
Miksi
Why
couldn’ttwounhappypeoplerefresheachotherontheirway
läpi
through
thisdustybusinessof
elämän
life
byalittletalk—real,naturaltalk,
siitä
about
whattheyfelt,whattheywould
olisivat
have
liked,whattheystill
yrittivät
tried
tohope?
Andshe
voinut
could
nothelpthinkingthatMrs.Arbuthnot,too,was
luki
reading
thatverysameadvertisement.
Hereyeswereonthe
hyvin
very
partofthepaper.
Wasshe,too,picturingwhatitwouldbelike—thecolour,thefragrance,the
valo
light
,thesoftlappingoftheseaamong
pikku
little
hotrocks?
Colour,fragrance,
valo
light
,sea;
insteadofShaftesburyAvenue,andthewetomnibuses,andthefishdepartmentatShoolbred’s,andtheTubetoHampstead,and
illallinen
dinner
,andto-morrowthesameandthedayafterthe
sama
same
andalwaysthesame...
SuddenlyMrs.Wilkins
löysi
found
herselfleaningacrossthetable.
“Areyoureadingaboutthemediaevalcastle
ja
and
thewistaria?”
sheheardherselfasking.
NaturallyMrs.Arbuthnotwassurprised;
mutta
but
shewasnothalfsomuchsurprisedasMrs.Wilkinswasatherselfforasking.
Mrs.
Arbuthnot
ollut
had
notyettoherknowledgeseteyesontheshabby,lank,loosely-put-togetherfiguresittingoppositeher,withits
pieni
small
freckledfaceandbiggreyeyes
melkein
almost
disappearingunderasmashed-downwet-weatherhat,
ja
and
shegazedatheramomentwithout
vastaamatta
answering
.
Shewasreadingaboutthemediaevalcastleandthewistaria,
tai
or
ratherhadreadaboutit
kymmenen
ten
minutesbefore,andsincethen
oli
had
beenlostindreams—oflight,ofcolour,offragrance,ofthesoftlappingoftheseaamonglittlehotrocks...
“Whydoyou
kysyt
ask
methat?”
shesaidinhergravevoice,forhertrainingofandbythe
köyhien
poor
hadmadehergraveandpatient.
Mrs.
Wilkinsflushed
ja
and
lookedexcessivelyshyandfrightened.
“Oh,
vain
only
becauseIsawittoo,
ja
and
Ithoughtperhaps—Ithoughtsomehow—”
shestammered.
WhereuponMrs.Arbuthnot,hermindbeingusedtogetting
ihmiset
people
intolistsanddivisions,fromhabitconsidered,asshegazedthoughtfullyatMrs.Wilkins,underwhatheading,supposingshe
oli
had
toclassifyher,she
voitaisiin
could
mostproperlybeput.
“AndI
tunnen
know
youbysight,”wentonMrs.Wilkins,
joka
who
,likealltheshy,
kun
once
shewasstartedplungedon,frighteningherselfto
enemmän
more
andmorespeechbythesheersoundofwhatshe
oli
had
saidlastinherears.
“EverySunday—I
näen
see
youeverySundayinchurch—”.
“Inchurch?”
echoedMrs.Arbuthnot.
“And
tämä
this
seemssuchawonderfulthing—thisadvertisementaboutthewistaria—and—”.
Mrs.
Wilkins,
joka
who
musthavebeenat
ainakin
least
thirty,brokeoffandwriggledinherchairwiththemovementofanawkwardandembarrassedschoolgirl.
“Itseemssowonderful,”shewentoninakindofburst,“and—itis
niin
such
amiserableday...”
Andthenshe
istui
sat
lookingatMrs.Arbuthnotwiththeeyesofanimprisoneddog.
“Thispoorthing,”
ajatteli
thought
Mrs.Arbuthnot,whoselifewasspentin
auttamaan
helping
andalleviating,“needsadvice.”
Sheaccordinglypreparedherselfpatientlyto
antamaan
give
it.
“Ifyouseemeinchurch,”she
sanoi
said
,kindlyandattentively,“IsupposeyouliveinHampsteadtoo?”
“Ohyes,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Wilkins.
Andsherepeated,her
päänsä
head
onitslongthinneckdroopingalittleasiftherecollectionofHampsteadbowedher,“Ohyes.”
“Where?”
kysyi
asked
Mrs.Arbuthnot,who,whenadvicewas
tarvittiin
needed
,naturallyfirstproceededtocollectthefacts.
Mutta
But
Mrs.Wilkins,layingherhandsoftlyandcaressinglyonthepartofTheTimes
jossa
where
theadvertisementwas,asthoughthemereprintedwordsofitwereprecious,
vain
only
said,“Perhapsthat’swhy
tämä
this
seemssowonderful.”
“No—Ithinkthat’swonderfulanyhow,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Arbuthnot,forgettingfacts
ja
and
faintlysighing.
“Thenyouwere
luit
reading
it?”
“Yes,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,hereyesgoingdreamy
taas
again
.
“Wouldn’titbewonderful?”
murmuredMrs.Wilkins.
“Wonderful,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Arbuthnot.
Herface,
joka
which
hadlitup,fadedintopatience
taas
again
.
“Verywonderful,”shesaid.
“Butit’s
ei
no
usewastingone’stimethinkingofsuchthings.”
“Oh,
mutta
but
itis,”wasMrs.Wilkins’squick,surprisingreply;
surprising
koska
because
itwassomuchunliketherestofher—thecharacterlesscoatandskirt,thecrumpledhat,theundecidedwispofhairstraggling
ulos
out
.
“Andjusttheconsideringofthemisworthwhileinitself—sucha
muutos
change
fromHampstead—andsometimesIbelieve—I
todella
really
dobelieve—ifoneconsiders
kovasti
hard
enoughonegetsthings.”
Mrs.
Arbuthnotobservedherpatiently.
Inwhatcategorywould
hän
she
,supposingshehadto,
laittaisi
put
her?
“Perhaps,”shesaid,leaningforwardalittle,“youwill
sanoi
tell
meyourname.
Ifwearetobefriends”—shesmiledhergravesmile—“asI
toivon
hope
weare,wehadbetterbeginatthebeginning.”
“Ohyes—howkindofyou.
I’mMrs.Wilkins,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Wilkins.
“Idon’texpect,”sheadded,flushing,asMrs.Arbuthnot
sanonut
said
nothing,“thatitconveysanythingtoyou.
Joskus
Sometimes
it—itdoesn’tseemtoconvey
mitään
anything
tomeeither.
But”—she
katsoi
looked
roundwithamovementofseekinghelp—“IamMrs.Wilkins.”
Shedidnot
pitänyt
like
hername.
Itwasamean,
pieni
small
name,withakindoffacetioustwist,she
ajatteli
thought
,aboutitsendliketheupwardcurveofapugdog’stail.
Siellä
There
itwas,however.
Therewas
ei
no
doinganythingwithit.
Wilkinsshewas
ja
and
Wilkinsshewouldremain;
and
vaikka
though
herhusbandencouragedhertogiveitonalloccasionsasMrs.Mellersh-Wilkinsshe
vain
only
didthatwhenhewaswithinearshot,forshethoughtMellersh
teki
made
Wilkinsworse,emphasisingitinthe
tavalla
way
Chatsworthonthegate-postsofavillaemphasisesthevilla.
WhenfirsthesuggestedsheshouldaddMellershshehadobjectedfortheabove
syystä
reason
,andafterapause—Mellershwasmuch
liian
too
prudenttospeakexcept
jälkeen
after
apause,duringwhichpresumablyhewas
otti
taking
acarefulmentalcopyofhiscomingobservation—he
sanoi
said
,muchdispleased,“ButIamnotavilla,”andlookedatherashelookswho
toivoo
hopes
,forperhapsthehundredth
kertaa
time
,thathemaynothave
naimisissa
married
afool.
Ofcoursehewasnotavilla,Mrs.Wilkinsassured
hänelle
him
;
shehadneversupposedhewas;
she
ollut
had
notdreamedofmeaning...
shewasonlyjust
ajatteli
thinking
...
The
enemmän
more
sheexplainedthemoreearnest
tuli
became
Mellersh’shope,familiartohimbythistime,forhehadthenbeena
aviomies
husband
fortwoyears,thathemightnotbyany
sattumalta
chance
havemarriedafool;
ja
and
theyhadaprolongedquarrel,
jos
if
thatcanbecalledaquarrel
joka
which
isconductedwithdignifiedsilenceononeside
ja
and
earnestapologyontheother,astowhetherornoMrs.Wilkins
oli
had
intendedtosuggestthatMr.Wilkinswasavilla.
“Ibelieve,”shehadthought
kun
when
itwasatlastover—it
kesti
took
alongwhile—“thatanybodywouldquarrelaboutanything
kun
when
they’venotleftoffbeing
yhdessä
together
forasingledayfor
kahteen
two
wholeyears.
Whatwe
molemmat
both
needisaholiday.”
“Myhusband,”wentonMrs.WilkinstoMrs.Arbuthnot,
yrittäen
trying
tothrowsomelightonherself,“isasolicitor.
He—”
Shecast
noin
about
forsomethingshecould
sanoa
say
elucidatoryofMellersh,and
löysi
found
:
“He’sveryhandsome.”
“Well,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Arbuthnotkindly,“that
on
must
beagreatpleasuretoyou.”
“Why?”
kysyi
asked
Mrs.Wilkins.
“Because,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,alittletakenaback,forconstantintercourse
kanssa
with
thepoorhadaccustomedhertohaveherpronouncementsacceptedwithoutquestion,“becausebeauty—handsomeness—isagift
kuten
like
anyother,andifitisproperlyused—”.
Shetrailedoffintosilence.
Mrs.Wilkins’sgreatgreyeyeswerefixedon
hänen
her
,anditseemedsuddenlytoMrs.Arbuthnot
että
that
perhapsshewasbecomingcrystallisedintoahabitofexposition,andofexpositionafterthemannerofnursemaids,throughhavinganaudience
että
that
couldn’tbutagree,that
tahtoi
would
beafraid,ifitwished,tointerrupt,
että
that
didn’tknow,thatwas,in
itse asiassa
fact
,athermercy.
ButMrs.Wilkinswasnot
kuunnellut
listening
;
forjustthen,absurdasitseemed,apicture
oli
had
flashedacrossherbrain,andtherewere
kaksi
two
figuresinitsitting
yhdessä
together
underagreattrailingwistariathatstretchedacrossthebranchesofatreeshedidn’t
tuntenut
know
,anditwasherselfandMrs.Arbuthnot—shesawthem—shesawthem.
Ja
And
behindthem,brightinsunshine,wereoldgreywalls—themediaevalcastle—she
näki
saw
it—theywerethere...
ShethereforestaredatMrs.Arbuthnotanddidnot
kuullut
hear
awordshesaid.
AndMrs.Arbuthnotstared
myös
too
atMrs.Wilkins,arrestedbytheexpressiononherface,whichwassweptbytheexcitementofwhatshe
näki
saw
,andwasasluminousandtremulousunderitas
vesi
water
insunlightwhenitisruffledbyagustofwind.
At
tällä
this
moment,ifshehadbeenataparty,Mrs.Wilkinswouldhavebeenlookedatwithinterest.
Theystaredateachother;
Mrs.Arbuthnotsurprised,inquiringly,Mrs.Wilkinswiththeeyesofsomeone
joka
who
hashadarevelation.
Of
tietenkin
course
.
Thatwashowit
voitiin
could
bedone.
Sheherself,shebyherself,couldn’taffordit,andwouldn’tbeable,evenifshecouldaffordit,to
menemään
go
thereallalone;
butshe
ja
and
Mrs.Arbuthnottogether...
Sheleanedacrossthetable.
“Whydon’twe
yritä
try
andgetit?”
shewhispered.
Mrs.
Arbuthnotbecameevenmorewide-eyed.
“Getit?”
sherepeated.
“Yes,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Wilkins,stillasthoughshewereafraidofbeingoverheard.
“Not
vain
just
sithereandsayHowwonderful,
ja
and
thengohometoHampstead
ilman
without
havingputoutafinger—go
kotiin
home
justasusualand
katsoa
see
aboutthedinnerandthefish
vain
just
aswe’vebeendoingforyears
ja
and
yearsandwillgoon
olemme tehneet
doing
foryearsandyears.
Infact,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Wilkins,flushingtotherootsofherhair,forthe
ääni
sound
ofwhatshewas
sanoi
saying
,ofwhatwascomingpouringout,frightened
häntä
her
,andyetshecouldn’tstop,“Isee
ei
no
endtoit.
Thereisnoendtoit.
Sothatthereoughttobeabreak,thereoughttobeintervals—ineverybody’sinterests.
Why,itwould
todella
really
bebeingunselfishtogo
pois
away
andbehappyforalittle,
sillä
because
wewouldcomebackso
paljon
much
nicer.
Yousee,afterabit
kaikki
everybody
needsaholiday.”
“But—howdoyou
tarkoitat
mean
,getit?”
askedMrs.Arbuthnot.
“Takeit,”
sanoi
said
Mrs.Wilkins.
“Takeit?”