サウンドオブミュージック（３６９） ———————————【３６９】———————————————— My hands were shaking still as I put all my things backinto the drawers again. I was utterly and thoroughly bewil-dered. Wasn't it already like Schiller and Shakespea…

サウンド オブ ミュージック（３６８） ———————————【３６８】———————————————— Tonelessly I repeated : “ I promise I shall stay, but only until the thirtieth of June, on which day I shall be received into the Benedictine Abbey of Nonnberg.” . …

サウンド オブ ミュージック（３６７） ———————————【３６７】———————————————— The old priest took my hand again and said : “ Now promise me that you will stay here until the Baron and the Princess have been wed.” ———————————— （訳）——————————…

サウンド オブ ミュージック（３６６） ———————————【３６６】———————————————— Happily the Princess said : " You see, Father, I told you she is quite a sensible girl. " ————————————— （訳）————————————————— 幸いにも、王女様が言いました。 「ね…

サウンド オブ ミュージック（３６５） ———————————【３６５】———————————————— “Father, this I cannot do, ” I interrupted and looked at him imploringly. “ But my dear child, this is the Will of God, ” the kind old voice stated. Now I was corne…

サウンドオブミュージック（３６４） ———————————【３６４】———————————————— The elderly Father came over to me and, taking my hand,led me towards the table, and very kindly started to explain. “ You must understand, my dear child, that there …

サウンドオブミュージック（３６３） ————————————【３６３】———————————————— Then I opened the door of the library. There was the Princess* and a strange priest in a brown habit with a long grey beard. I hesitated at the door. “This is Father…

サウンドオブミュージック（３６２） ————————————【３６２】———————————————— Late in the afternoon I was called down to the library.From the garden I could hear the happy laughter of thechildren with their father. It cut my heart, and quite h…

サウンドオブミュージック（３６１） ————————————【３６１】———————————————— Up went the eyebrows again. “ My goodness, did you think I was marrying the children ? What a queer little person you are !” This decided me. I knew instinctively th…

サウンドオブミュージック（３６０） ————————————【３６０】———————————————— And she shook her head, amused. Then she went on. “The wedding will be in the summer, and when we return from our honeymoon, it will be time for school again. I have…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５９） ————————————【３５９】———————————————— I swallowed dryly, " Won't they be at the wedding ?" " Oh, certainly not, " she laughet lightly. " Just think, what a commotion ! " ————————————— （訳）—————————————…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５８） ————————————【３５８】———————————————— But nothing she said impressed me any more. I was scared stiff. " But how does everything go on from now on ? "I wanted to know. " Why ——exactly as before. In a few …

サウンドオブミュージック（３５７） ————————————【３５７】———————————————— Now it was her turn to look startled. " But why, for heaven's sake ? That's no reason to run away. It's all been explained. Of course, he isn't really in love, not m…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５６） ————————————【３５６】———————————————— I tried to compose myself and say, as matter-of-factly as possible, the only thing I could think of : " Then I am leaving this afternoon for my convent. Will you kin…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５５） ————————————【３５５】———————————————— With weak knee I sank down on my chair. So far, no onehad been in love with me, nor had I ever been in love. Thisextraordinary happening I had met only in books, in …

サウンドオブミュージック（３５４） ————————————【３５４】———————————————— ”But——Princess——! " Quietly and quite unemotionally she replied : " But he told me so himself. " ————————————— （訳）————————————————— 「でも——王女様——！」 静かに、…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５３） ————————————【３５３】———————————————— She looked at me for a moment, not at all unkindly. " My dear child, I have to talk to you. " Expectant silence, and then the blow fell : " Do you realise that the C…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５２） ————————————【３５２】———————————————— There were no lessons this afternoon, everybody being busy withthe regal guest. Sitting at my desk, I tried to keep my thoughts on to-morrow's school work, telling m…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５１） ————————————【３５１】———————————————— Seven young heads turned to me, looking for support ; but when I realised that what I was about to say might also notfit into the picture of a respectable young lady…

サウンドオブミュージック（３５０） ————————————【３５０】——————————————— With lifted eyebrows the Princess answered, genuinely surprised : " But, my dear, a respectable young lady doesn't wear trousers. " —————————————(訳)—————————————————…

サウンドオブミュージック（３４９） ————————————【３４９】——————————————— During lunch the children chatted about the happenings of the last weeks. Finally, Hedwig broke out : " And do you know, Auntie, what I like most of all my Christmas …

サウンドオブミュージック（３４８） ———————————【３４８】——————————————— Then I heard the Captain's voice : " Yvonne, may I introduce——" and I looked into cool, but not unfriendly eyes. " Well, well—the wonder girl of whom I have heard so m…

サウンドオブミュージック（３４７） ———————————【３４７】——————————————— Oh, had she missed the train ? Because the lady who entered nowtogether with the Captain from the library couldn't possibly——but loand behold、the girls were curtsying…

サウンドオブミュージック（３４６） ———————————【３４６】——————————————— How slowly the time dragged during the lessons of the next morning ! Finally, the gong sounded for lunch, and in solemn expectation I entered the big drawing-room, whe…