The Enchanted April | Gradually Hardening Korean A1-B2

The Enchanted April | Gradually Hardening Korean A1-B2

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Chapter1
ItbeganinaWoman’sClubinLondononaFebruaryafternoon—anuncomfortableclub,
그리고
and
amiserableafternoon—whenMrs.Wilkins,whohadcome
아래로
down
fromHampsteadtoshop
그리고
and
hadlunchedatherclub,tookupTheTimesfromthetableinthesmoking-room,
그리고
and
runningherlistlesseye
아래로
down
theAgonyColumnsawthis:.
ToThosewhoAppreciateWistariaandSunshine.
작은
Small
mediaevalItalianCastleontheshoresofthe
지중해
Mediterranean
tobeLetFurnishedforthemonthofApril.
필요한
Necessary
servantsremain.
Z,Box1000,TheTimes.
Thatwasitsconception;
그러나
yet
,asinthecaseof
많은
many
another,theconceiverwasunawareofitatthe
순간
moment
.
SoentirelyunawarewasMrs.Wilkins
that
herAprilforthatyearhadthenandtherebeensettledforher
that
shedroppedthenewspaperwithagesture
that
wasbothirritatedandresigned,andwentovertothewindowandstareddrearilyoutatthedrippingstreet.
Notforherweremediaevalcastles,
심지어
even
thosethatarespeciallydescribedas
작은
small
.
NotforhertheshoresinAprilofthe
지중해
Mediterranean
,andthewistariaandsunshine.
그런
Such
delightswereonlyfortherich.
그러나
Yet
theadvertisementhadbeenaddressedtopersonswhoappreciate
이러한
these
things,sothatithadbeen,anyhow,addressedtootoher,forshe
확실히
certainly
appreciatedthem;
morethan
아무도
anybody
knew;
morethanshehadevertold.
하지만
But
shewaspoor.
Inthe
whole
worldshepossessedofherveryown
단지
only
ninetypounds,savedfromyeartoyear,
넣어
put
bycarefullypoundbypound,outofher
드레스
dress
allowance.
Shehadscraped
this
sumtogetheratthesuggestionofherhusbandasashieldandrefugeagainstarainyday.
Herdressallowance,givenherbyherfather,was£100ayear,sothatMrs.Wilkins’s
clothes
werewhatherhusband,urginghertosave,calledmodestandbecoming,andheracquaintancetoeachother,
when
theyspokeofheratall,whichwasseldomforshewas
매우
very
negligible,calledaperfectsight.
Mr.
Wilkins,asolicitor,encouragedthrift,except
that
branchofitwhichgotintohisfood.
Hedidnotcallthatthrift,hecalledit
나쁜
bad
housekeeping.
Butforthethriftwhich,likemoth,penetratedintoMrs.Wilkins’sclothesandspoiltthem,hehad
많은
much
praise.
“Youneverknow,”hesaid,“whentherewillbearainyday,
그리고
and
youmaybeverygladtofindyou
가지고
have
anest-egg.
Indeedwe
둘 다
both
may.”
Lookingoutofthe
클럽
club
windowintoShaftesburyAvenue—herswasaneconomical
클럽
club
,butconvenientforHampstead,whereshelived,andforShoolbred’s,wheresheshopped—Mrs.
Wilkins,havingstoodtheresometimeverydrearily,hermind’seyeontheMediterraneaninApril,
그리고
and
thewistaria,andtheenviableopportunitiesoftherich,
동안
while
herbodilyeyewatchedthereallyextremely
끔찍한
horrible
sootyrainfallingsteadilyonthehurryingumbrellas
그리고
and
splashingomnibuses,suddenlywonderedwhether
아마도
perhaps
thiswasnottherainydayMellersh—MellershwasMr.Wilkins—hadsooftenencouragedhertopreparefor,
그리고
and
whethertogetoutofsuchaclimate
그리고
and
intothesmallmediaevalcastlewasn’t
아마도
perhaps
whatProvidencehadallalongintendedhertodowithhersavings.
일부
Part
ofhersavings,of
물론
course
;
perhapsquiteasmallpart.
Thecastle,beingmediaeval,mightalsobedilapidated,anddilapidationswere
확실히
surely
cheap.
Shewouldn’tintheleastminda
few
ofthem,becauseyoudidn’tpayfordilapidations
있는
which
werealreadythere;
onthecontrary—byreducingthepriceyouhadtopaytheyreallypaidyou.
그러나
But
whatnonsensetothinkofit...
Sheturnedawayfromthewindowwiththe
똑같은
same
gestureofmingledirritationandresignationwithwhichshehadlaiddownTheTimes,andcrossedthe
방을
room
towardsthedoorwiththeintentionofgettinghermackintoshandumbrellaandfightingher
길을
way
intooneoftheovercrowdedomnibusesandgoingtoShoolbred’sonher
길을
way
homeandbuyingsomesolesforMellersh’sdinner—Mellershwasdifficultwithfishandlikedonlysoles,exceptsalmon—whenshebeheldMrs.Arbuthnot,awomansheknewbysightasalsolivinginHampsteadandbelongingtotheclub,sittingatthetableinthemiddleofthe
방을
room
onwhichthenewspapersandmagazineswerekept,absorbed,inherturn,inthefirstpageofTheTimes.
Mrs.
Wilkinshadnever
아직
yet
spokentoMrs.Arbuthnot,whobelongedto
one
ofthevariouschurchsets,andwhoanalysed,classified,dividedandregisteredthe
가난한
poor
;
whereassheandMellersh,
when
theydidgoout,wenttothepartiesofimpressionistpainters,ofwhominHampsteadtherewere
많은
many
.
Mellershhadasisterwhohadmarried
one
ofthemandliveduponthe
히스
Heath
,andbecauseofthisallianceMrs.Wilkinswasdrawnintoacirclewhichwas
매우
highly
unnaturaltoher,andshehadlearnedtodreadpictures.
Shehadtosaythings
대해
about
them,andshedidn’tknowwhattosay.
Sheusedtomurmur,“Marvellous,”andfeelthatitwasnotenough.
하지만
But
nobodyminded.
Nobodylistened.
아무도
Nobody
tookanynoticeofMrs.Wilkins.
Shewasthekindofpersonwhoisnotnoticedatparties.
Herclothes,infestedbythrift,madeher
실질적으로
practically
invisible;
herfacewasnon-arresting;
herconversationwasreluctant;
shewasshy.
Andifone’sclothesandfaceandconversationare
모두
all
negligible,thoughtMrs.Wilkins,whorecognisedherdisabilities,what,atparties,isthereleftofone?
또한
Also
shewasalwayswithWilkins,
that
clean-shaven,fine-lookingman,whogaveaparty,
단지
merely
bycomingtoit,a
great
air.
Wilkinswasveryrespectable.
Hewasknowntobehighlythoughtofbyhis
고위
senior
partners.
Hissister’scircleadmiredhim.
Hepronouncedadequatelyintelligentjudgmentsonartandartists.
Hewaspithy;
hewasprudent;
heneversaidaword
너무
too
much,nor,onthe
다른
other
hand,didheeversayaword
너무
too
little.
Heproducedthe
인상을
impression
ofkeepingcopiesof
모든
everything
hesaid;
andhewassoobviouslyreliablethatitoftenhappenedthatpeoplewhomethimat
이러한
these
partiesbecamediscontentedwiththeirownsolicitors,
그리고
and
afteraperiodofrestlessnessextricatedthemselves
그리고
and
wenttoWilkins.
NaturallyMrs.Wilkinswasblottedout.
“She,”saidhissister,
함께
with
somethingherselfofthejudicial,thedigested,
그리고
and
thefinalinher
방식으로
manner
,“shouldstayathome.”
하지만
But
Wilkinscouldnotleavehiswifeathome.
Hewasa
가족
family
solicitor,andallsuch
가지고
have
wivesandshowthem.
Withhisinthe
일주일
week
hewenttoparties,andwithhisonSundayshewenttochurch.
Being
아직도
still
fairlyyoung—hewasthirty-nine—andambitiousofoldladies,ofwhomhehadnotyetacquiredinhispracticeasufficientnumber,hecouldnotaffordtomisschurch,anditwas
거기서
there
thatMrs.Wilkinsbecamefamiliar,thoughneverthroughwords,withMrs.Arbuthnot.
Shesawhermarshallingthechildrenofthe
가난한
poor
intopews.
Shewouldcomeinattheheadoftheprocessionfromthe
일요일
Sunday
Schoolexactlyfiveminutes
전에
before
thechoir,andgetherboys
and
girlsneatlyfittedintotheirallottedseats,
and
downontheirlittlekneesintheir
예비
preliminary
prayer,andupagainontheirfeetjustas,totheswellingorgan,thevestry
문이
door
opened,andthechoir
and
clergy,bigwiththelitanies
and
commandmentstheywerepresentlytorollout,emerged.
Shehada
슬픈
sad
face,yetshewas
분명히
evidently
efficient.
ThecombinationusedtomakeMrs.Wilkinswonder,forshehadbeentoldbyMellersh,ondayswhenshehad
only
beenabletogetplaice,
that
ifonewereefficientonewouldn’tbedepressed,and
that
ifonedoesone’sjobwellonebecomesautomatically
밝고
bright
andbrisk.
AboutMrs.Arbuthnottherewas
아무것도
nothing
brightandbrisk,though
많은
much
inherwaywiththe
일요일
Sunday
Schoolchildrenthatwasautomatic;
하지만
but
whenMrs.Wilkins,turningfromthewindow,caughtsightofherintheclubshewasnotbeingautomaticatall,
하지만
but
waslookingfixedlyat
one
portionofthefirstpageofTheTimes,holdingthepaperquitestill,hereyesnotmoving.
Shewas
그냥
just
staring;
andherface,asusual,wasthefaceofa
참을성
patient
anddisappointedMadonna.
Obeyinganimpulseshewonderedatevenwhileobeyingit,Mrs.Wilkins,theshy
그리고
and
thereluctant,insteadofproceedingasshehadintendedtothecloakroom
그리고
and
fromthencetoSchoolbred’sinsearchofMellersh’sfish,stoppedatthetable
그리고
and
satdownexactlyoppositeMrs.Arbuthnot,towhomshehadneveryetspokeninherlife.
Itwasoneofthoselong,narrowrefectorytables,sothattheywerequiteclosetoeachother.
Mrs.
Arbuthnot,
그러나
however
,didnotlookup.
Shecontinuedtogaze,witheyesthatseemedtobedreaming,at
one
spotonlyofTheTimes.
Mrs.
Wilkinswatchedhera
minute
,tryingtoscrewupcouragetospeaktoher.
Shewantedtoaskherifshehadseentheadvertisement.
Shedidnotknow
why
shewantedtoaskherthis,butshewantedto.
얼마나
How
stupidnottobe
able
tospeaktoher.
Shelookedsokind.
Shelookedsounhappy.
Why
couldn’ttwounhappypeople
상쾌하게
refresh
eachotherontheirway
통해
through
thisdustybusinessoflifebyalittletalk—real,naturaltalk,
대해
about
whattheyfelt,whattheywouldhaveliked,whatthey
여전히
still
triedtohope?
AndshecouldnothelpthinkingthatMrs.Arbuthnot,too,wasreadingthatvery
똑같은
same
advertisement.
Hereyeswereonthe
아주
very
partofthepaper.
Wasshe,too,picturingwhatitwouldbelike—the
colour
,thefragrance,thelight,
the
softlappingoftheseaamong
작은
little
hotrocks?
Colour,fragrance,
light
,sea;
insteadofShaftesbury
애비뉴
Avenue
,andthewetomnibuses,
그리고
and
thefishdepartmentatShoolbred’s,
그리고
and
theTubetoHampstead,
그리고
and
dinner,andto-morrowthesame
그리고
and
thedayafterthesame
그리고
and
alwaysthesame...
갑자기
Suddenly
Mrs.Wilkinsfoundherselfleaning
가로질러
across
thetable.
“Areyoureading
대해
about
themediaevalcastleandthewistaria?”
sheheardherselfasking.
당연히
Naturally
Mrs.Arbuthnotwassurprised;
하지만
but
shewasnothalfsomuchsurprisedasMrs.Wilkinswasatherselfforasking.
Mrs.
Arbuthnothadnot
아직
yet
toherknowledgeseteyesontheshabby,lank,loosely-put-togetherfiguresittingoppositeher,withits
작은
small
freckledfaceandbig
회색
grey
eyesalmostdisappearingunderasmashed-downwet-weather
모자
hat
,andshegazedatheramomentwithoutanswering.
Shewasreading
대해
about
themediaevalcastleand
the
wistaria,orratherhadread
대해
about
ittenminutesbefore,and
이후로
since
thenhadbeenlostindreams—of
light
,ofcolour,offragrance,of
the
softlappingoftheseaamong
작은
little
hotrocks...
“Whydoyouaskmethat?”
shesaidinhergravevoice,forhertrainingofandbythepoorhadmadehergraveand
참을성
patient
.
Mrs.
Wilkinsflushedandlookedexcessivelyshyandfrightened.
“Oh,onlybecauseIsawittoo,
그리고
and
Ithoughtperhaps—Ithoughtsomehow—”
shestammered.
WhereuponMrs.Arbuthnot,hermindbeingusedtogettingpeopleintolistsanddivisions,fromhabitconsidered,asshegazedthoughtfullyatMrs.Wilkins,underwhatheading,supposingshehadtoclassifyher,shecould
가장
most
properlybeput.
“AndI
알고
know
youbysight,”wentonMrs.Wilkins,who,like
모든
all
theshy,onceshewasstartedplungedon,frighteningherselftomoreandmorespeechbythesheersoundofwhatshehadsaidlastinherears.
“EverySunday—Iseeyouevery
일요일
Sunday
inchurch—”.
“Inchurch?”
echoedMrs.Arbuthnot.
“Andthisseemssucha
멋진
wonderful
thing—thisadvertisementaboutthewistaria—and—”.
Mrs.
Wilkins,whomusthavebeenat
적어도
least
thirty,brokeoffandwriggledinherchairwiththemovementofanawkwardandembarrassedschoolgirl.
“Itseemssowonderful,”shewentoninakindofburst,“and—itissuchamiserableday...”
그리고
And
thenshesatlookingatMrs.Arbuthnotwiththeeyesofanimprisoneddog.
“Thispoorthing,”thoughtMrs.Arbuthnot,
누구의
whose
lifewasspentinhelpingandalleviating,“needsadvice.”
Sheaccordinglypreparedherselfpatientlytogiveit.
“Ifyouseemeinchurch,”shesaid,kindlyandattentively,“Isupposeyou
살고
live
inHampsteadtoo?”
“Ohyes,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
그리고
And
sherepeated,herheadonits
long
thinneckdroopinga
약간
little
asiftherecollectionofHampsteadbowedher,“Ohyes.”
“Where?”
askedMrs.Arbuthnot,who,
when
advicewasneeded,naturally
먼저
first
proceededtocollectthefacts.
ButMrs.Wilkins,layingher
손을
hand
softlyandcaressinglyonthepartofTheTimeswheretheadvertisementwas,asthoughthemereprintedwordsofitwere
귀중한
precious
,onlysaid,“Perhapsthat’swhythisseemssowonderful.”
“No—Ithinkthat’swonderfulanyhow,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,forgettingfactsandfaintlysighing.
“Thenyouwerereadingit?”
“Yes,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,hereyesgoingdreamy
다시
again
.
“Wouldn’titbewonderful?”
murmuredMrs.Wilkins.
“Wonderful,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot.
Herface,whichhadlitup,fadedintopatience
다시
again
.
“Verywonderful,”shesaid.
“Butit’s
없습니다
no
usewastingone’stimethinkingof
그런
such
things.”
“Oh,butitis,”wasMrs.Wilkins’s
빠른
quick
,surprisingreply;
surprisingbecauseitwassomuchunliketherestofher—thecharacterlesscoatand
치마
skirt
,thecrumpledhat,theundecidedwispofhairstragglingout.
“Andjusttheconsideringofthemis
가치가
worth
whileinitself—suchachangefromHampstead—and
때때로
sometimes
Ibelieve—Ireallydobelieve—if
one
considershardenoughonegetsthings.”
Mrs.
Arbuthnotobservedherpatiently.
Inwhatcategorywouldshe,supposingshehadto,
넣을
put
her?
“Perhaps,”shesaid,leaningforwarda
조금
little
,“youwilltellmeyourname.
Ifwearetobefriends”—shesmiledhergravesmile—“asIhopeweare,wehad
better
beginatthebeginning.”
“Ohyes—howkindofyou.
I’mMrs.Wilkins,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
“Idon’texpect,”sheadded,flushing,asMrs.Arbuthnotsaidnothing,“thatitconveysanythingtoyou.
Sometimesit—itdoesn’tseemtoconvey
아무것도
anything
tomeeither.
But”—shelookedroundwithamovementofseekinghelp—“IamMrs.Wilkins.”
Shedidnotlikehername.
Itwasamean,
작은
small
name,withakindoffacetioustwist,shethought,aboutitsendlikethe
상승
upward
curveofapugdog’stail.
Thereitwas,
그러나
however
.
Therewasnodoing
아무것도
anything
withit.
WilkinsshewasandWilkinsshewouldremain;
andthoughherhusbandencouragedhertogiveiton
모든
all
occasionsasMrs.Mellersh-Wilkinssheonlydidthatwhenhewaswithinearshot,forshethoughtMellershmadeWilkinsworse,emphasisingitinthe
방식으로
way
Chatsworthonthegate-postsofavillaemphasisesthevilla.
When
firsthesuggestedsheshouldaddMellershshehadobjectedforthe
위의
above
reason,andafterapause—Mellershwasmuch
너무
too
prudenttospeakexcept
after
apause,duringwhichpresumablyhewastakingacarefulmentalcopyofhiscomingobservation—hesaid,muchdispleased,“ButIamnotavilla,”
그리고
and
lookedatherashelookswhohopes,forperhapsthehundredthtime,thathemaynothavemarriedafool.
Of
물론
course
hewasnotavilla,Mrs.Wilkinsassuredhim;
shehad
결코
never
supposedhewas;
shehadnotdreamedofmeaning...
shewasonly
그냥
just
thinking...
The
more
sheexplainedthemoreearnestbecameMellersh’shope,familiartohimby
this
time,forhehadthenbeenahusbandfor
two
years,thathemightnotbyanychancehavemarriedafool;
and
theyhadaprolongedquarrel,ifthat
can
becalledaquarrel
있는
which
isconductedwithdignifiedsilenceononeside
and
earnestapologyonthe
다른
other
,astowhetherornoMrs.WilkinshadintendedtosuggestthatMr.Wilkinswasavilla.
“Ibelieve,”shehadthought
when
itwasatlastover—ittooka
오랜
long
while—“thatanybodywouldquarrel
대해
about
anythingwhenthey’venotleftoffbeingtogetherforasingle
day
fortwowholeyears.
Whatwe
둘 다
both
needisaholiday.”
“Myhusband,”wentonMrs.WilkinstoMrs.Arbuthnot,tryingtothrowsomelightonherself,“isasolicitor.
He—”
Shecastaboutforsomethingshecould
말할
say
elucidatoryofMellersh,andfound:
“He’s
매우
very
handsome.”
“Well,”saidMrs.Arbuthnotkindly,“thatmustbea
great
pleasuretoyou.”
“Why?”
askedMrs.Wilkins.
“Because,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,a
약간
little
takenaback,forconstantintercoursewiththepoorhadaccustomedhertohaveherpronouncementsacceptedwithoutquestion,“becausebeauty—handsomeness—isagift
같은
like
anyother,andifitisproperlyused—”.
Shetrailedoffintosilence.
Mrs.Wilkins’s
great
greyeyeswerefixedonher,anditseemed
갑자기
suddenly
toMrs.Arbuthnotthat
아마도
perhaps
shewasbecomingcrystallisedintoahabitofexposition,andofexpositionafterthe
방식으로
manner
ofnursemaids,throughhavinganaudiencethatcouldn’tbutagree,thatwouldbe
두려워
afraid
,ifitwished,tointerrupt,thatdidn’tknow,thatwas,in
사실
fact
,athermercy.
ButMrs.Wilkinswasnotlistening;
forjustthen,
터무니없는
absurd
asitseemed,apicturehadflashed
가로질러
across
herbrain,andtherewere
two
figuresinitsitting
함께
together
underagreattrailingwistaria
that
stretchedacrossthebranchesofatreeshedidn’tknow,anditwasherselfandMrs.Arbuthnot—shesawthem—shesawthem.
그리고
And
behindthem,brightinsunshine,were
오래된
old
greywalls—themediaevalcastle—shesawit—theywere
거기
there
...
She
따라서
therefore
staredatMrs.Arbuthnotanddidnothearawordshesaid.
그리고
And
Mrs.ArbuthnotstaredtooatMrs.Wilkins,arrestedbytheexpressiononherface,
있는
which
wassweptbytheexcitementofwhatshesaw,
그리고
and
wasasluminousandtremulousunderitaswaterinsunlight
when
itisruffledbyagustofwind.
At
this
moment,ifshehadbeenataparty,Mrs.Wilkinswouldhavebeenlookedatwithinterest.
Theystaredateachother;
Mrs.Arbuthnotsurprised,inquiringly,Mrs.Wilkinswiththeeyesofsomeonewhohashadarevelation.
Ofcourse.
Thatwashowitcouldbedone.
Sheherself,shebyherself,couldn’t
감당할
afford
it,andwouldn’tbeable,evenifshecould
감당할
afford
it,togothereall
혼자
alone
;
butsheandMrs.Arbuthnot
함께
together
...
Sheleaned
가로질러
across
thetable.
“Whydon’twetryandgetit?”
shewhispered.
Mrs.
Arbuthnotbecameeven
more
wide-eyed.
“Getit?”
sherepeated.
“Yes,”saidMrs.Wilkins,
여전히
still
asthoughshewereafraidofbeingoverheard.
“Notjustsit
여기
here
andsayHowwonderful,
그리고
and
thengohometoHampstead
않고
without
havingputoutafinger—gohomejustasusual
그리고
and
seeaboutthedinner
그리고
and
thefishjustaswe’vebeendoingforyears
그리고
and
yearsandwillgoondoingforyears
그리고
and
years.
Infact,”saidMrs.Wilkins,flushingtotherootsofherhair,forthe
소리
sound
ofwhatshewassaying,ofwhatwascomingpouringout,frightenedher,andyetshecouldn’t
멈출
stop
,“Iseenoendtoit.
Thereisnoendtoit.
Sothatthereoughttobeabreak,thereoughttobeintervals—ineverybody’sinterests.
Why
,itwouldreallybebeingunselfishtogo
멀리
away
andbehappyfora
조금
little
,becausewewouldcomebackso
훨씬
much
nicer.
Yousee,afterabiteverybodyneedsaholiday.”
“But—howdoyoumean,getit?”
askedMrs.Arbuthnot.
“Takeit,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
“Takeit?”