サウンドオブミュージック（２６７） ———————————【２６７】——————————————————— This very thing had troubled me all these weeks : that the family met only at meal-times. Otherwise, the children were not supposed to be together.The boys had to …

サウンドオブミュージック（２６６） ——————————【２６６】———————————————————— That was meant for me, I knew. Wheather it was only teasing or wheather he took my remark about the living-room for criticism, I could not make out. ———————————（…

サウンドオブミュージック（２６５） ——————————【２６５】———————————————————— I had to laugh. " Maybe a few. " " All right then, " and the Captain grasped the remaining nails and the hammer. " Let's meet to-night after supper under the Adven…

サウンドオブミュージック（２６４） ————————————【２６４】————————————————— " How do you know about it ? " " Oh, it is just an old custom——one of many. " " One of many——have you more in store for us ? —————————————（訳）————————————————————…

サウンドオブミュージック（２６３） ———————————【２６３】—————————————————————— " Well, to-night the family will gather under the Avent wreath, your father will read the Gospel of the first Sunday in Avent. Then he will light one candle, an…

サウンドオブミュージック（２６２） ————————— 【２６２】—————————————————— The Captain finished and came down. We all stepped back and admired thebeautiful big wreath with the four candles. It gave the whole room a festive look and a festiv…

サウンドオブミュージック（２６１） ————————— 【２６１】—————————————————— " How about the big drawing-room, the little drawing-room, the library, and the music-room ? " " No, " I insisted. " that is not the same. Father, Mother, and childr…

サウンドオブミュージック（２６０） —————————【２６０】——————————————— Suddenly he stopped between two hammer strokes and, looked down on me, he frowned. " What do you mean, this house has no living-room ? " No, "I said. " it hasn't. " ————…

サウンドオブミュージック（２５９） —————————【２５９】——————————————— Armed with hammer and nails, the Captain climed up on the table.We all held the wreath as he fastened it to the ceiling. ——————————（訳）——————————————— 釘と金槌で武装し…

サウンドオブミュージック（２５８） —————————【２５８】——————————————— " What can I do for you now ? " the Captain said. I was a little uncertain. " It should be hung from the ceiling in the middle of the living-room, but as this house does…

サウンドオブミュージック（２５７） —————————【２５７】——————————————— Now the candles were put on the spikes, the ribbon was cut into four equal parts, which were fastened to the wreath so that it could be sus-pended from the ceiling. Our …

サウンドオブミュージック（２５６） —————————【２５６】——————————————— Four long spikes had to be put through the wheel at equal distances to be used as candle holders. When we had just finished and were starting to clean up the mess we had…

サウンドオブミュージック（２５５） —————————【２５５】——————————————— Then we went to work. The children picked the fir twigs out of the basket and passed them to me, and I wound them around the wheel,fastening them with thread. It took qu…

サウンドオブミュージック（２５４） —————————【２５４】——————————————— " What els ? " " A spool of thread, four wax candles, and eight yards of silk ribbon. " The Captain offered to fetch those from town.Everybody was excited grtting the Ad…

サウンドオブミュージック（２５３） —————————【２５３】——————————————— " Oh, you don't buy Advent wreath. We could easily make one ourselves, " I interrupted, and then explained to the Captain that we would need abouttwobasketful of fir twi…

サウンドオブミュージック（２５２） —————————【２５２】——————————————— " Oh, how nice ! Couldn't we have one this year ? Papa please buy a large Advent wreath for us. " ——————————（訳）———————————————— 「わあ、すてきだわ！ 今年は、それがほ…