Chopin. In your tiled kitchen, you'd have a refrigerator filled with Coca-Cola. I thought you'd be a housewife in a house like that. When I'd visit, you'd meet me on a covered porch, wearing a white sweater, with a terrier in tow, and you'd greet me over a picket fence, "Hello, how are you?" Not at all. I couldn't imagine otherwise. Akita is farm country. Will you wear farmer's clothes? Sure, I will. "Well, howdy. How's it goin', missus? Right nice day, ain't it? Nice weather we been havin'." Can you speak like that? Well, shucks, I reckon. It ain't so hard. Well, I'm plumb surprised. Ya come up here from the big city, and already ya talk our dialect. Ya don't look it, but ya talk like the locals. I figure to live in Akita when me and my man get hitched. I reckon I better learn me the dialect! You speak it well! There was a girl from Akita in our school, remember? That's right! Do you remember... before your brother left for the front, we went hiking with him and his friend. Is he the man? I don't remember whether he was with us. Did you already love him then? No, I had no particular feeling for him. When did it start? I don't know. It happened gradually. Really? I had no idea. Of course not. I never imagined myself marrying him. So what happened? - Nothing really. - Nothing? Well, that's not entirely true. How can I explain it? It's like when you look for something all over the place, and then you find it was right in front of you all along. Mother's always looking for her glasses when they're right on her nose. - That's how it was. - How so? He was so close at hand, I didn't realize he was the one. So you did love him. No, it wasn't like I was in love with him. I'd known him well since childhood, and I knew I could trust him. That means you love him. No, I just feel I can trust him with all my heart and be happy. Don't you understand? If that's not being in love, what is? - No, it's not. - Yes, it is. You're in love. You've fallen in love with him. Have I? Yes, you have. Don't make me hit you! - You better not. I know how you hit. - Here I come. - Grab her, Mother! - What's going on here? Aya, where is that thing? The thing I brought up the other day. About this big, and yellow. I was sure I left it here somewhere. - Madam, you're wanted. - Oh, all right. What was she looking for? I don't know. She's always like that. She'll be back, anyway. I wonder if she's getting senile. I can't leave home to get married with her like that. Wouldn't your husband live here with you? Out of the question. No real man would live with his wife's family. See? And she usually comes back once more. I'm happy for you. You're lucky you found a man you love. But I'm sure our new life together won't be easy. There will be a lot of difficulties and inconvenience to deal with. I'll have to scrimp and work really hard. What about your boss's plan? I declined this morning. What did he say? He laughed and said I was old-fashioned for a modern girl. That's funny. He's upstairs right now. With Mr. Manabe. Why not look at him? Take a peek from the next room. No, thanks. Come on, it'll be fun. He's quite good-looking. No, thanks. Come on. Why not? It'll be all right. No, I'd rather not. I don't need any more husbands. Don't worry. Come on. I may marry whoever's left. Let's go. - We shouldn't. - It'll be fine. - Let's not. - Come on. I wonder if we should give her our permission. She's impossible. I just don't know. I feel sorry for her. Let's talk to her again and make sure she knows what she's doing. Maybe we should. She said she's decided, but she might have changed her mind. I'm home. Sorry I'm late. I was with Aya. Have you eaten? Not yet. I'll fix myself something. Don't bother. I'll help myself. - There are some leftover croquettes. Good. Excuse me. Are you worried because I'm marrying a man ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Четыре на английском - текст Братья Блюз на английском - текст Просто кровь на английском - текст Величайшее шоу мира на английском - текст Весь этот джаз на английском |