㐃㍕ծॖƱ૨‫ ܖ‬Ü ᛖǓƷžɠ‫ݗ‬ſǛǊƙƬƯ➨㸰㸮ᅇࡩࡓࡘࡢෙ፧ⴿ⚍ᑠㄝ̿࢜ࢥࢼ࣮࡜ࢺࣦࣞ࢓࣮ୗ㜿㒊බᙪ
Abe Masahiko㞳፧ᘧࡢ࣮ࣝࣝ䛂ⰼ㍯ࠖ࡜ẚ㍑ࡍࡿ࡜ࠊࢺࣦࣞ࢓࣮ࡢࠕ➨୕⪅ࠖࡣࡣࡿ࠿࡟ወጁ࡞タᐃࢆ࡜ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࡀࠊ᰿ᮏࡢᵓ㐀ࡣࡓ࠸࡬ࢇࡼࡃఝ࡚࠸ࡿࠋࢲࣈࣜࣥࡢ࣍ࢸࣝࡢࣃࣈ࡛஧ேࡢ⏨ࡀᚅࡕྜࢃࡏࡿࠋึᑐ
㠃࡛࠶ࡿࠋᖺࡣ㏆࠸ࡀࠊ⫼᱁ዲࡣᑐ↷ⓗࠋ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣ⫼ࡀ㧗ࡃኴࡾẼ࿡࡛ࠊࡼࡃ᪥࡟↝ࡅࡓ㢦࡟ⓑ㧥஺ࡌࡾࡢࢡࢭࡢᙉ࠸㧥࡞ࡢ࡟ᑐࡋࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡣ࡝ࡕࡽ࠿࡜࠸࠺࡜ᑠ᯶࡛⑭ࡏࠊ║㙾ࢆ࠿ࡅ࡚࠸ࡿࠋὒ᭹ࡶࡇࡊࡗࡥࡾ࡜╔ࡇ࡞ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࠋึᑐ㠃࡜࠸࠺ࡇ࡜ࡶ࠶ࡿࡢ࠿ࠊ஧ேࡢែᗘࡣ࡝ࡇ࠿◳࠸ࠋ⮬ศࡢࠕసἲࠖ࡟ࡶ⣽ᚰࡢὀពࢆྥࡅ࡚࠸ࡿࠋ࡞ࡿ࡭ࡃᆺ࡝࠾ࡾࡸࢁ࠺࡜ࡍࡿ఍ヰࡣ࠿࠼ࡗ࡚ࡂࡇࡕ࡞ࡃࠊ୙⮬↛ࡔࠋ⣠ษࡾᆺࡢ఍ヰࡀ⥆ࡅࡤ⥆ࡃ࡯࡝ࠊࡑࡢࢃࡊ࡜ࡽࡋࡉࢆ㏻ࡋ࡚ጁ࡞⥭ᙇឤࡀ⏕ࡲࢀ࡚ࡃࡿࠋ䛂࡯࠺ࠊ࠾ࡓࡀ࠸᫬㛫࡟㐜ࢀࡎ࡟఍࠼ࡲࡋࡓ࡞࣮ࠖ࣎ࣛࣥ
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䛂ࣇ࢓࣮࢞ࢫ࣭࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻ࡛ࡍࠋࡸ࠶࡝࠺ࡶࠖ
ࡩࡓࡾࡣᥱᡭࢆ஺ࢃࡋࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡀ㈈ᕸࢆฟࡋࡓࠋࠕ⚾ࡣࢪ࢙࣒ࢯࣥ࡟ࡋࡲࡍࡀࠊ࠾ࡓࡃࡣ㸽ࠖ䛂⚾ࡣ࣑ࢿ࢛࣮ࣛࣝ࢘ࢱ࣮࡛ࠋࡲࡔࡇࢇ࡞᫬㛫࡛ࡍ࠿ࡽࠊࣇ࢓࣮࢞ࢫࠋ࠸ࡸࠊࡑࢀࡌࡷࣞࣔࢿ࣮ࢻ࡟ࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠖ
䛂ࢪ࢙࣒ࢯࣥࡦ࡜ࡘ࡜ࣞࣔࢿ࣮ࢻࡦ࡜ࡘ࣮ࠖ࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡀὀ
ᩥࡋࡓࠋ 69㻙70‘Well, we’re neither of us late,’ Boland said in greeting,the more nervous of the two. ‘Fergus Boland. How areyou ?’They shook hands. Boland pulled out his wallet. ‘I’ll
have a Jameson myself. What’ll I get you ?’‘Oh , only a meneral . This time of day , Fergus . Alemonade.’‘A Jameson and a lemonade,’ Boland ordered. 254ࡸࡀ࡚஧ேࡢ◳ࡉ࡟ࢃࡅࡀ࠶ࡾࡑ࠺࡞ࡇ࡜ࡀ௎ࡵ࠿ࡉࢀࡿࠋࡔ࠿ࡽࡇࡑࠊ஧ேࡢែᗘࡣࡼࡾ୎ᑀ࡟࡞ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࡽࡋ࠸ࠋࡑࡋ
࡚ࠊ௨ୗࡢᘬ⏝㒊ࡢ᭱ᚋ࡛ࠊ࠸ࡼ࠸ࡼࡑࡢࠕࢃࡅࠖࡀ♧ࡉࢀࡿࠋ䛂ᮏᙜ࡟⏦ࡋヂ࡞࠿ࡗࡓ࡜ᛮࡗ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠖ࡜ࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥ
ࡀ⥆ࡅࡓࠋࠕ࠶ࢇ࡞ࡇ࡜ࢆࡋ࡚ࡋࡲࡗ࡚ࠖ䛂ᖾ㐠࡟࣮ࠖ࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡀࢢࣛࢫࢆᣲࡆࡓࠋ஧ಸࡢỈ࡛ⷧࡵࡓࡢ࡛ࠊ࢘࢖ࢫ࣮࢟ࡢⰍࡀࡔ࠸ࡪⷧࡃ࡞ࡗ࡚࠸ࡓࠋࠕ࠾ࡓࡃ
ࡢሙྜࡣ᫨๓࡟㣧ࡴ࡞ࢇ࡚ࡇ࡜ࡣࠊỴࡋ࡚࡞ࡉࡽ࡞࠸ࢇ࡛ࡋ
ࡻ࠺࡞࠶ࠖ࡬ࢇ࡟୎ᑀ࡞ࡇ࡜ࡤ࡙࠿࠸࡛ࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡀゝࡗࡓࠋࠕࡑࡾࡷ࠶ࡶࡕࢁࢇ㈼࠸㑅ᢥࡔࠋศูࡢ࠶ࡿே㛫࡞ࡽㄡ
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࠺࡜ᛮࡗࡓࢇ࡛ࡍࠖ
䛂ࡇࡗࡕࡣ୍ᮼࡦࡗ࠿ࡅ࡞ࡃࡕࡷ࠾ࡓࡃ࡟㠃࡜ྥ࠿࠼࡞࠸
ࡗ࡚ᛮࡗࡓࢇ࡛ࡍࡼࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࠖ
䛂ࡍࡳࡲࡏࢇࠊᮏᙜ࡟ࠖ
䛂࡞࡟ࡋࢁࠊ࠺ࡕࡢዪᡣࢆ࠿ࡗࡉࡽࢃࢀࡓࢇࡔ࠿ࡽࠋẖ᪥㉳ࡇࡿࡇ࡜ࡌࡷ࡞࠸ࢃࡅ࡛ࡍࠋࡑ࠺࡛ࡋࡻ࠺㸽ࠖ䛂ࡍࡳࡲࡏࢇ͐͐ࠖ 70㻙71‘I mean I’m really sorry,’ Lairdman went on, ‘doing thisto anyone.’‘Good luck.’ Boland raised his glass. He had softened thecolour of the whiskey by adding twice as much water. ‘You
never drink this early in the day, I suppose ?’ he said,constrainedly polite. ‘Well, very wise. That’s very sensible:
I always say it.’‘I thought it mightn’t be a drinking occasion.’‘I couldn’t face you without a drink in, Lairdman.’‘I’m sorry about that.’‘You’ve lifted my wife off me. That isn’t an everyday
occurrence, you know.’‘I’m sorry ̿ ’ 255࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢጔࢆࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀዣࡗࡓ࡜࠸࠺ࠋ࠶ࡿព࿡࡛
ࡣᑠㄝ࡟࠾࡞ࡌࡳࡢ୕ゅ㛵ಀ࡟ࡶぢ࠼ࡿࡢࡔࡀࠊࡇࡢసရࢆ⊂≉࡟ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࡢࡣࠊࠕጔࡢᘬࡁΏࡋࠖࢆࡵࡄࡿ஺΅ࡢᒣሙࡀࡇࡢ᫬Ⅼ࡛࠶ࡿ⛬ᗘ⤊஢ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࡽࡋ࠸ࡇ࡜࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡩࡘ࠺࡞ࡽᑠㄝࡢ኱ࡁ࡞ㄞࡳ࡝ࡇࢁ࡟࡞ࡿࡣࡎࡢሙ㠃ࡀࡶ࠺⤊ࢃࡗ࡚࠸
18 Web ⱥㄒ㟷ᖺ January, 2013ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬18ࡿࠋࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡣࡶࡕࢁࢇࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢ᪉ࡶ⮬ศ࡜࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡢ㞳፧ࡀᡂ❧ࡋࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥ࡜࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡀ↓஦⤖ࡤࢀࡿࡇ࡜ࢆ㢪ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࠋࡔ࠿ࡽࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻ࡜ࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡢ఍ぢࡣࠊࡍ࡛࡟ጇ⤖ࡋࡓ஺΅ࡢᚋࡢࠊ൤ᘧⓗ࡞ㄪ༳ᘧࡢࡼ࠺࡞ᵝ┦ࢆ࿊ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࠋࡓࡔࠊ⯙ྎࡣ࢝ࢺࣜࢵࢡࡢᨭ㓄ࡍࡿ࢔࢖ࣝࣛࣥࢻඹ࿴ᅜ࡛࠶ࡿࠋለ⫾ࡀἲᚊ࡛⚗ࡌࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࡼ࠺࡞ᅜ࡛࠶ࡿࠋ㞳፧ࡶᐜ࡛᫆ࡣ࡞࠸ࠋࡔ࠿ࡽࠊᡭ⥆ࡁࢆ㎿㏿࡟㐍ࡵࡿࡓࡵ࡟ࡣኵ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢ༠ຊࡀᚲせ࡜࡞ࡿࠋࡑࡢࡇ࡜ࢆ࠶ࡽࡓࡵ࡚ࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡣ☜ㄆࡍࡿࠋ䛂᭶୪ࡳ࡞ヰ࡛ࡍࡀࠖ࡜ࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀ࠾ࡔࡸ࠿࡟⥆ࡅࡓࠋࠕᏊ౪ࡣḧࡋ࠸ࢇ࡛ࡍࠖ䛂ࡑࡾࡷ࠶ࡶࡕࢁࢇࡑ࠺ࡔࢁ࠺ࠖ䛂ࡑࡕࡽ࠾ࡩࡓࡾࡣࡑࡢ᪉㠃࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡣ࠸ࡲࡦ࡜ࡘ࡜ࡢࡇ࡜࡛ࠊṧᛕ࡛ࡍࡡࠖ
䛂⚾⮬㌟ࡶṧᛕࡔ࡜ᛮࡗ࡚ࡿࢇࡔࠖ䛂ࣇ࢓࣮࢞ࢫࠊ༢ย┤ධ࡟࠾ࡓࡎࡡࡋࡲࡍࡀࠊ㞳፧࡟ࡣྠពࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࡲࡍ࠿㸽ࠖ䛂⚾࡟⨥ࢆ࠿ࡪࢀࡗ࡚ゝࡗ࡚ࡿࢇࡔࡡ㸽ࠖ䛂ࡌࡗࡉ࠸ࠊ㏆㡭ࡣࡑ࠺࠸࠺ࡢࡀὶ⾜ࡾࡔࡑ࠺࡛ࡍ࠿ࡽࠖ䛂ὶ⾜ࡾ㸽ࠖ䛂ࡶࡋࡑ࠺࠸࠺ࡢࡀ࠾Ẽ࡟ྊࡉ࡞࠸ࡼ࠺࡞ࡽ̿ࠖ䛂࠸ࡸࠊࡑࢇ࡞ࡇ࡜ࡣ࡞࠸ࡼࠋ඲↛࡞࠸ࠋ⨥ࢆ࠿ࡪࡗ࡚ㄪ೵ࡢᖍ࡟❧ࡕࡲࡍࡼࠋࡑࡇ࠿ࡽᡭ⥆ࡁࢆࡣࡌࡵࡿࡇ࡜࡟ࡋࡼ࠺ࠖ䛂ࡉࡍࡀࡈ❧ὴ࡛ࡍࠋࣇ࢓࣮࢞ࢫࠖ 80‘Naturally,’ Lairdman blandly continued, ‘we’d like tohave a family.’
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‘You would of course.’‘I’m sorry that side of things didn’t go right for you.’‘I was sorry myself.’‘The thing is, Fergus, is it OK about the divorce ?’‘Are you saying I should agree to be the guilty party ?’‘It’s the done thing, as a matter of fact.’‘The done thing ?’‘If you find it distasteful ̿ ’‘Not at all, of course not. I’ll agree to be the guilty party
and we’ll work it out from there.’‘You’re being great, Fergus.’ 259

ࡣࡇࡢ⧞ࡾ㏉ࡋ࡜࡞ࡿࠋ࡜ࡇࢁࡀࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡣࡇࢀࢆᛰࡿࠋ
࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣ஧ᮼ┠ࡢศࡶ⮬ศ࡛ᡶ࠸ࡘࡘࠊᚰࡢ୰࡛ࠕࡇ࠸ࡘ
ࡣࢣࢳࡔ࡞ࠖ࡜ᛮࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࠋ

࡝࠺ࡸࡽ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻ࡟ࠊ㞳፧ࡢ㈐௵ࢆㄆࡵ࡚ࡶࡽ࠸ࡓ࠸࡜࠸
࠺ࡇ࡜ࡽࡋ࠸ࠋࡑࢀ࡟ࡋ࡚ࡶࠊࡇࡢ㒊ศࡢ఍ヰࡢ୎ᑀ࡞ᅇࡾࡃ
࡝ࡉࡣ࡝࠺ࡔࢁ࠺ࠋ⃭ࡋ࠸ཱྀㄽ࡟࡞ࡗ࡚ࡶ࠾࠿ࡋࡃ࡞࠸࡜ࡇ
ࢁࠊࡇࡢ஧ேࡢ⏨ࡣᐇ࡟⤀ኈⓗ࡟஦ࢆ㐠ࡰ࠺࡜ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࠋ఍ヰࡢ࣮ࣝࣝ࡟ᛅᐇ࡟࠸ࡕ࠸ࡕ ‘I’m sorry’ ࡞࡝࡜పጼໃࢆ♧ࡋ࡞ࡀࡽࠊ‘The thing is . . . ’, ‘Are you saying . . . ?’, ‘If you findit distasteful ̿ ’ ࡞࡝࡜ࠊ࠾஫࠸࡟୎ᑀ࡞఍ヰ࡟ࡘࡁࡶࡢࡢ㌋㌉ࡸ௎ࡵ࠿ࡋࡢࢪ࢙ࢫࢳ࣮ࣕࢆࡩࢇࡔࢇ࡟౑ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࠋ
‘you’re being great’ ࡞࡝ࡶࠊ඾ᆺⓗ࡞࠾ឡ᝿ゝⴥ࡜ゝ࠼ࡿࡔࢁ࠺ࠋࡇ࠺ࡋ࡚⾲ྥࡁࠊࡇࡢ㞳፧ᘧࡵ࠸ࡓ൤ᘧࡣ⁫ࡾ࡞ࡃ㐍ࢇ࡛࠸ࡃ࠿࡟ぢ࠼ࡿࠋࡋ࠿ࡋࠊ஧ேࡀసἲ࡟ᛅᐇ࡟࡞ࢁ࠺࡜ࡍࢀࡤࡍࡿ࡯࡝ࠊ⓶⫗࡟ࡶ࠿࠼ࡗ࡚⣽࠿࠸ࡇ࡜ࡀ┠࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡃࡿࠋ኱ࡁ࠸ヰ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡣதⅬࡣ࡞࠸࡟ࡶ࠿࠿ࢃࡽࡎࠊᚤጁ࡞ᦶ᧿ࡀ⏕ࡌ࡚࠸ࡿࡢ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡓ࡜࠼ࡤ஧ே࡛㓇ࢆ㣧ࡴ࡜ࡁࡢࣂ࣮࡛ࡢసἲࠋࡲࡎࠊ∦᪉ࡀ஧ேศࡢ຺ᐃࢆᣢࡘࠋḟࡣࡶ࠺୍᪉ࡀ஧ேศࢆᡶ࠺ࠋࡩࡘ࠺

‘Thanks,’ Boland said to the barman, paying him moremoney.
‘That was my turn,’ Lairdman protested, just a little late.
She wouldn’t care for meanness, Boland thought. She’dnotice when it began to impinge on her, which in time itwould: these things never mattered at first. 256
ࡇࡢ ‘just a little late’ ࡀᐇ࡟ຠ࠸࡚࠸ࡿࠋ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣ஧㸬㸬㸬㸬ᮼ┠ࡢ຺ᐃࢆࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀᡶ࠸ᦆࡡࡓࡢࡀពᅗⓗ࡞ࡋࡃࡌࡾࡔ࡜ぢ࡚࠸ࡿࠋࡋ࠿ࡶࠊࢃࡊࢃࡊࡕࡻࡗ࡜㐜ࢀࡓࢱ࢖࣑ࣥࢢ࡛䛂௒ᗘࡣ⚾ࡢ␒ࡔࡗࡓࡢ࡟ࠖ࡞࡝࡜ゝ࠺࡜ࡇࢁࡀ࠸ࡸࡽࡋ࠸ࠋࡉ࡚ࠋ࡯ࢇ࡜࠺࡟ពᅗⓗ࡞ࡢ࠿࡝࠺࠿ࠊࡑࢀࡣࢃ࠿ࡽ࡞࠸ࠋࡴࡋࢁࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡢྪႧࡼࡾࡶࠊࡑࢇ࡞ࡇ࡜ࢆẼ࡟ࡍࡿ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢ⣽࠿ࡉࡢ᪉ࡀᾋࡁ᙮ࡾ࡟࡞ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࡢ࠿ࡶࡋࢀ࡞࠸ࠋᑡ࡞ࡃ࡜ࡶࠕ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡣࡇ࠺࠸࠺ࢣࢳࡉࡀ᎘࡟࡞ࡿ࡟㐪࠸࡞࠸͐͐ࠖ࡜࠸࠺࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢ᝿ᛕ࠿ࡽㄞࡳྲྀࢀࡿࡢࡣࠊ⾲ྥࡁࡍ࡭࡚ゎỴ῭ࡳࡢࡣࡎࡢ஧ேࡢ൤ᘧⓗ࡞఍ぢ࡟ࠊࡍ࡛࡟ட⿣ࡀ⏕20 Web ⱥㄒ㟷ᖺ January, 201321 Web ⱥㄒ㟷ᖺ January , 2013ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬20䛂࠶ࡾࡀ࡜࠺࣮ࠖ࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣࣂ࣮࣐ࣥ࡟ࡑ࠺ゝࡗ࡚ࠊ௦㔠ࢆΏࡋࡓࠋ䛂௒ᗘࡣ⚾ࡢ␒ࡔࡗࡓࡢ࡟ࠖࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀࡑ࠺ゝ࠸ᙇࡗࡓࡀࠊኌࢆฟࡍࡢࡀ㐜ࡍࡂࡓࠋ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡣࢣࢳ࡞ࡸࡘࡣ᎘࠸ࡔࠊ࡜࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣᛮࡗࡓࠋࢣࢳ࡞ࢇ࡚ࡶࡢࡣ᭱ึࡢ࠺ࡕࡇࡑẼ࡟࡞ࡽ࡞࠸ࡀࠊࡔࢇࡔࢇ
㰯࡟ࡘࡃࡼ࠺࡟࡞ࡿࠋ 73ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬21ࡲࢀࡣࡌࡵ࡚࠸ࡿ࡜࠸࠺ࡇ࡜࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡸࡣࡾ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣ஦ࡢ㐍ᒎࡀẼ࡟ࡃࢃ࡞࠸ࡢ࡛ࡣ࡞࠸࠿ࠋ᱌ࡢᐃࠊ୎ᑀ࡛൤ᘧⓗ࡞ࡸࡾྲྀࡾࡢ࣓ࢵ࢟ࡀᑡࡋࡎࡘ๝ࡆࡣࡌࡵࡿࠋ⣽࠿࠸సἲࡢ࢔ࣛࢆࡁࡗ࠿ࡅ࡟ࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣ⮬ศ࡜ࡣᑐ↷ⓗ࡟㒔఍㢼ࡢࢫ࣐࣮ࢺࡉࢆ㌟࡟ࡘࡅࡓࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥ࡟ⱔ❧ࡕࢆぬ࠼ࡎ࡟ࡣ࠸ࡽࢀ࡞ࡃ࡞ࡿࠋ࠿ࡘ࡚Ꮫᰯ᫬௦࡟ࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀ࠸ࡌࡵࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡓࡇ࡜࡟ࢃࡊࢃࡊゝཬࡍࡿࠋࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀࡋࡽࡤࡃࢀ࡚ࡶࠊᇳᣉ࡟ࡑࡢヰ㢟࡟ᡠࢁ࠺࡜ࡍࡿࠋࡇࡢ࠶ࡓࡾࡲ࡛ࡃࡿ࡜ࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢ⢓╔ⓗ࡞ᛶ᱁ࡀ࠿࡞ࡾ┠❧ࡘࠋࡋ࠿ࡶࠊ⢓╔ⓗ࡛࠶ࡿ࡜ぢࡽࢀࡿࡇ࡜࡟ࡣே୍ಸὀពࡋ࡚࠸
ࡿࠋ஧㔜ࡢព࿡࡛ࡢࡇࡔࢃࡾ࡞ࡢ࡛࠶ࡿࠋ࠸ࡌࡲࡋ࠸ࡲ࡛ࡢᣊἾ࡛࠶ࡿࠋ
సἲࡢ௬㠃ࡢ⿬ഃ࡟ࡣࠊ࠿ࡃࡶぢⱞࡋ࠸ᇳ╔ࡀ㞃ࢀ࡚࠸ࡓࠋ࠶ࡿព࿡࡛ࡣࠊࡇࢀࡣෙ፧ⴿ⚍ᑠㄝ࡟ࡘࡁࡶࡢࡢᒎ㛤ࡔ࡜ゝ࠼ࡿࡔࢁ࠺ࠋෙ፧ⴿ⚍ࡢሙ㠃࡛ࡣࠊ᪥ᖖ⏕ά࡜ࡣࡦ࡜࿡㐪࠺ࡼ࠺࡞ࡼࡾὀព῝࠸సἲព㆑ࡀᚲせ࡜࡞ࡿࡀࠊ࠿࠼ࡗ࡚ࡑࡢ࠾࠿ࡆ
࡛ࠊࡩࡔࢇࡣ┠࡟ぢ࠼࡞࠸ࡑࡢேࡢᛶ᱁ࡸᬯ㒊ࡀ⾲Ἃử࡟࡞㸬㸬㸬㸬㸬㸬ࡿࠋᙧᘧⓗ࡞సἲࡢᣊ᮰ࡀ࠶ࢀࡤࡇࡑࠊேࡣࡼࡾࡑࡢேࡽࡋࡃ
࡞ࡿࠋෙ፧ⴿ⚍ᑠㄝࡣࠊࡲࡉ࡟ࡑ࠺ࡋࡓ▐㛫ࢆ࡜ࡽ࠼ࡿࡢ࡛࠶
ࡿࠋ࢜ࢥࢼ࣮ࡢࠕⰼ㍯ࠖࡶࡑ࠺࠸࠺సရࡔࡗࡓࠋࠕ➨୕⪅ࠖࡣࡑࡇ࡟ࡉࡽ࡟ࡦࡡࡾࢆຍ࠼࡚࠸ࡿࠋࡩࡘ࠺࡞ࡽෙ፧ⴿ⚍࡟ࡣ࠾ࡉࡲࡽ࡞࠸ࡼ࠺࡞㞳፧࡜࠸࠺≧ἣࢆࠊࡴࡋࢁ൤ᘧ࡜ࡋ࡚ᥥࡃࠋ
୍✀ࡢ㞳፧ᘧ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡇࡢ⌋ࡋ࠸タᐃࢆ㏻ࡋࠊసἲࡢྥࡇ࠺࡟
㞃ࢀࡓࠕே㛫ࠖࢆᇉ㛫ぢࡉࡏࡿ࡜࠸࠺ᒎ㛤࡞ࡢ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡸࡀ࡚࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢ㞃ࢀࡓ㒊ศࡀࡉࡽ࡟⾲࡟ฟ࡚ࡃࡿࠋูࢀ
ࡿ㛫㝿ࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥ࡟ᑐࡍࡿᙜ࡚ࡘࡅ࠿ࡽࠊᙼࡣࡘ࠸࡟ゝ࠺࡭ࡁ࡛࡞࠸ࡇ࡜ࢆࠊඖࠎཱྀ࡟ࡋ࡞࠸ࡘࡶࡾ࡛࠸ࡓࡇ࡜ࢆゝⴥ࡟ࡋ࡚ࡋࡲ࠺ࠋ

22 Web ⱥㄒ㟷ᖺ January, 201323 Web ⱥㄒ㟷ᖺ January , 2013ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬22䛂࠾ࡓࡃࡢᏊ౪ࢆ࠶ࡢᏛᰯ࡬ୖࡆࡿࡗ࡚࠸࠺ヰࡔࡅ࡝࣮ࠖ࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢཱྀࡀ຾ᡭ࡟ࡋࡷ࡭ࡾࡔࡋ࡚࠸ࡓࠋࠕᏊ౪ࡓࡕࡗ࡚࠸࠺ࡢࡣ࠾ࡓࡃ࡜࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡢ㛫࡟⏕ࡲࢀࡿᏊ౪ࡓࡕࡗ࡚࠸࠺ព࿡࠿ࡡ࠼㸽ࠖࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡣࠊࡲࡿ࡛ṇẼࢆኻࡗࡓே㛫࡛ࡶぢࡿࡼ࠺࡟┦ᡭࢆぢࡘࡵࡓࠋᙼࡢⷧ࠸၁ࡣ㦫ࡁࡢ࠶ࡲࡾࠊ࠶ࢇࡄࡾ࡜㛤࠿ࢀ࡚࠸ࡓࠋࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀᚤ➗ࡶ࠺࡜ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࡢ࠿ࠊࡑࢀ࡜ࡶ㢦ࢆᘬࡁࡘࡽࡏ࡚࠸ࡿࡔࡅ࡞ࡢ࠿ࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻ࡟ࡣุ᩿ࡀࡘ࠿࡞࠿ࡗࡓࠋ䛂ࡑࢀ௨እ࡟Ꮚ౪ࡓࡕࡣ࠸࡞࠸࡛ࡋࡻ࠺㸽ࠖヰࡀゎࡏ࡞࠸࡜ゝ࠸ࡓࡆ࡟ࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡀ㤳ࢆᶓ࡟᣺ࡗࡓࠋࡑࡋ࡚ࠊูࢀࡢᥱᡭࢆࡋࡼ࠺࡜ᡭࢆᕪࡋఙ࡭ࡓࡀࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣࡑࡢᡭࢆྲྀࡽ࡞࠿ࡗࡓࠋ䛂ࡸࡣࡾࡑ࠺࠿࡞࡜ᛮࡗ࡚ࡣ࠸ࡓࢇࡔࡀࡡࠖ࡜ᙼࡀゝࡗࡓࠋ䛂ఱࡢヰࢆࡋ࡚࠾ࡽࢀࡿࡢ࠿ࠊ㐨➽ࡀ㣧ࡳ㎸ࡵࡲࡏࢇࡀࠖ䛂࠶࠸ࡘࡣᏊ౪ࢆ⏘ࡵ࡞࠸ࡗ࡚ゝࡗ࡚ࡿࢇࡔࡼࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࠖ䛂ࡑࢇ࡞ࠋ࠸࠸࠿ࡆࢇ࡟ࡋ࡚ࡃࡔࡉ࠸̿ࠖ䛂་Ꮫⓗ஦ᐇࢆゝࡗ࡚ࡿࡔࡅࡔࡼࠋ࠿ࢃ࠸ࡑ࠺ࡔࡀࠊ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡣዷፎ࡛ࡁ࡞࠸య࡞ࢇࡔࠖ䛂࠶࡞ࡓ㓉ࡗ࡚ࡲࡍࡼࠋࢢࣛࢫࢆ㔜ࡡࡍࡂࡲࡋࡓࡡࠋᏛᰯ᫬௦ࡢࡇ࡜࡟࠼ࡽࡃࡇࡔࢃࡗ࡚࠾ࡽࢀࡓࡢ࡛ࠊᑡࡋ㣧ࡳ㐣ࡂࡔ࡞࡜ࢃ࠿ࡾࡲࡋࡓࠋࡑ࠺࠸࠺ഴྥ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡣࠊ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛ࠿ࡽᑡࡋ⪺࠸࡚࠸ࡲࡋࡓࡢ࡛ࡡࠖ 89‘I’m interested in what you say about sending yourchildren there,’ was what he heard himself saying. ‘Wouldthese be your and Annabella’s children you have in mind ?’ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬23

Lairdman looked at him as if he’d gone out of his senses.
His narrow mouth gaped in bewilderment. Boland didn’tknow if he was trying to smile or if some kind of rictus had
set in.
‘What other children are there ?’ Lairdman shook hishead, still perplexed. He held his hand out, but Boland did
not take it.
‘I thought those might be the children you had in mind,’he said.
‘I don’t follow what you’re saying.’‘She can’t have children, Lairdman.’‘Ah now, look here ̿ ’‘That’s a medical fact. The unfortunate woman isincapable of mothering children.’‘I think you’re drunk. One after another you’ve had. Ithought it a moment ago when you got maudlin about yourschooldays. Annabella’s told me a thing or two, you know.’263ᘬ⏝⟠ᡤෑ㢌ࡢࠕ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢཱྀࡀ຾ᡭ࡟ࡋࡷ࡭ࡾࡔࡋ࡚࠸
ࡓࠖ . . . was what he heard himself saying ࡜࠸࠺୍⠇࠿ࡽࡶࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡀࡶࡣࡸ⮬ศࡢ͆ෆ㒊͇ࢆࢥࣥࢺ࣮࡛ࣟࣝࡁ࡚࠸࡞࠸ࡇ࡜ࡀࢃ࠿ࡿࠋࡑࡢࢥࣥࢺ࣮࡛ࣟࣝࡁ࡞࠸ෆ㒊ࡀࠊࡇࢀࡲ࡛సἲ࡛Ᏺࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡓእ㒊ࢆᾐ㣗ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࠋ
ࡋ࠿ࡋࠊࡑࢀ࡟ࡋ࡚ࡶ That’s a medical fact. ࡜࠸࠺࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢゝⴥ࡜ࠊࡑࢀ࡟ᑐࡍࡿࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡢゝⴥࡀ࠾ࡼࡑ࠿ࡳ
ྜࡗ࡚࠸࡞࠸࡜ࡇࢁࡀ࠾ࡶࡋࢁ࠸ࠋࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡢ᪉ࡣࠊ I
think you’re drunk. ࡟ࡋ࡚ࡶࠊAnnabella’s told me a thing ortwo, you know. ࡟ࡋ࡚ࡶࠊᑡࡋࡎࡘ㜵⾨ⓗ࡞ែᗘ࡟࡞ࡾࡘࡘ
24 Web ⱥㄒ㟷ᖺ January, 2013ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬24࠶ࡿ࡜ࡣ࠸࠼ࠊ࠶ࡃࡲ࡛୎ᑀ࡛࠶ࡾసἲ࡟๎ࡗࡓࡼ࠺࡞ࢡ࣮ࣜࢩ࢙࡛ㄒࢁ࠺࡜ࡍࡿࠋ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣࡑࡢ௬㠃ࢆ◚ࢁ࠺࡜ࡍࡿࠋ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡀ࠸࠿࡟ჴࡘࡁ࠿ࠊ࠸࠿࡟࡯ࢇ࡜࠺ࡢࡇ࡜ࢆゝࡗ࡚࠸࡞࠸࠿ࢆ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣࡇࢀ࡛ࡶ࠿࡜ࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥ࡟✺ࡁࡘࡅࡿࠋ䛂⪺࠸࡚࠸࡞࠸ࡔࢁ࠺ࡀࠊ࠶࠸ࡘࡣ஧༉ࡢ⊧ࡶ୍⥴࡟࠾ࡲ࠼ࡢᚚẊ࡟࠾㍿ධࢀࡍࡿࡘࡶࡾ࡞ࢇࡔࠋ࠶࠸ࡘࡀ୙ዷ⑕ࡔࡗ
࡚ࡇ࡜ࡶ⪺࠸࡚࠸࡞࠸ࡔࢁࠋ࠶࠸ࡘࡣ㏥ᒅࡍࡿ࡜࠿ࢇࡋࡷࡃࡀฟ࡚ࠊ㢦ࡀ┿ࡗⓑ࡟࡞ࡿࢇࡔࡒࠋ⪺࠸࡚࡞࠸ࡔࢁࠋࡑ࠺࠸
࠺࡜ࡁ࡟ࡣ㏆ᐤࡽ࡞࠸࡯࠺ࡀ࠸࠸ࡒࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࠋ⚾ࡢᛅ࿌ࢆᚰ࡟␃ࡵ࡚࠾ࡃࡀ࠸࠸ࠖ䛂࠶࡞ࡓࡀࡋࡽࡩ࡛࠸ࡽࢀ࡞࠸ࡇ࡜ࡣࠊ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛ࠿ࡽ⪺࠸࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋࡑࢀ࠿ࡽࠊ࠶࡞ࡓࢆ࢔࢖ࣝࣛࣥࢻ୰ࡢ➇㤿ሙ࠿ࡽ㐲ࡊࡅ࡚࠾࠿࡞ࡃࡕࡷ࠸ࡅ࡞࠸࡜࠸࠺ヰࡶࠖ䛂⚾ࡣ➇㤿࡟࡞ࢇ࠿⾜ࡁࡸࡋ࡞࠸ࡒࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࠋࡑࢀ࡟ࠊࡇ࠺࠸࠺࡜ࡁ࡛ࡶ࡞࠸࠿ࡂࡾࠊ࡯࡜ࢇ࡝㓇ࡶ㣧ࡲࢇࠋ኱㓇㣧ࡳࡣ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡢ࡯࠺ࡔࠋㄋࡗ࡚ࡶ࠸࠸ࠖ䛂࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡀዷፎ࡛ࡁ࡞࠿ࡗࡓࡢࡣ࠶࡞ࡓࡀཎᅉࡔࠋᙼዪࡣ࠶࡞ࡓࡢࡇ࡜ࢆẼࡢẘ࡟ᛮࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࡅ࡝ࠊ㈐ࡵࡿࡘࡶࡾࡣ࡞࠸࡜ゝࡗ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠖ䛂࠶࠸ࡘࡣ⏕ࡲࢀ࡚ࡇࡢ࠿ࡓࠊㄡࡢࡇ࡜ࡶẼࡢẘ࡟ᛮࡗࡓࡇ࡜࡞ࢇ࠿࡞࠸ࠖ 89‘She hasn’t told you about the cats she’s going to springon you. She hasn’t told you she can’t give birth. She hasn’t
told you she gets so bored her face turns white with fury.
It’s best not to be around then, Lairdman. Take my tip onthat.’
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࡟ࠊ஧ேࡢど⥺ࡀ஧➼㎶୕ゅᙧࢆࡘࡃࡾ࡞ࡀࡽ୍ேࡢே≀ࢆᑐ㇟࡜ࡍࡿࠋ࡜ࡾ࠶࠼ࡎ⚾ࡓࡕㄞ⪅ࡣ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢど⥺࠿ࡽ≀ㄒࢆࡓ࡝ࡿࢃࡅࡔࡀࠊ୙ዷࡢࡇ࡜࡟ࡏࡼࠊࡑࡢ௚ࡢ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛ࡜࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢ⏕άࡢࡇ࡜࡟ࡏࡼࠊ࠶ࡿ࠸ࡣࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡢ᣺ࡿ⯙࠸࡟ࡏࡼࠊᯝࡓࡋ࡚࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢゝ࠺ࡇ࡜ࡀṇࡋ࠸ࡢ࠿࡝࠺
࠿ࠋᑡ࡞ࡃ࡜ࡶࠊㄒࡾࡣ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢෆ㠃ࡢኌ࡟᏶඲࡟୍ඖ໬
ࡉࢀࡿࡇ࡜ࡣ࡞࠸ࠋࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥࡢཤࡗࡓᚋࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡣࡼࡅ࠸࡞ࡇ࡜ࢆゝࡗࡓࡇ࡜ࢆᚋ᜼ࡋࡘࡘࠊ࠶ࡽࡓࡵ࡚࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛ࡟ᛮ࠸ࢆࡣࡏࡿࠋᙼࡣ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛ࡟ᮍ⦎ࡢ࠶ࡿ⮬ศࡢẼᣢࡕࢆᢚᅽࡋ࡚ࡁࡓࡀࠊḟ➨࡟ࡑࢀࡀ㞴ࡋࡃ࡞ࡾࠊ㐣ཤࡢሙ㠃ࡸゝⴥࢆḟࠎ࡟᝿㉳ࡍࡿࠋࡋ࠿ࡋࠊ᭱ᚋࡲ࡛ᙼࡣࠊ⮬ศࡀ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛࡢ୙ዷࢆᭀ࠸ࡓࡓࡵ࡟ࠊࣞ࢔࣮ࢻ࣐ࣥ࡜ࡢ௰ࡣ◚⥢ࡍࡿ࡟㐪࠸࡞࠸࡜ࡶᛮࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࠋᯝࡓࡋ࡚࡝࠺࡞ࡢ࠿ࠋ
ᯝࡓࡋ࡚࡝࠺࡞ࡢ࠿ࠊ࡜ᛮࢃࡏࡿࡢࡣࠊ࣮࣎ࣛࣥࢻࡢど⥺ࡀ஧➼㎶୕ゅᙧࡢ୍㎶ࢆᙧᡂࡍࡿ࡟ࡍࡂ࡞࠸࠿ࡽ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡶ࠺୍㎶ࡀ᫂ࡽ࠿࡟࡞ࡽ࡞ࡅࢀࡤ୕ゅᙧࡣ᏶ᡂࡋ࡞࠸ࠋࡑࡇࡀ࢜ࢥࢼ
࣮ࡢࠕⰼ㍯ࠖ࡜ࡢ㐪࠸ࡔࠋࡋ࠿ࡋࠊ஦ᐇ㛵ಀࡣ᭱ᚋࡲ࡛᫂░࡛ࡣ࡞࠸࡜ࡣ࠸࠼ࠊ஧ேࡢㄒࡾࡀ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛ࡜࠸࠺୍ேࡢᑐ㇟ࢆㄒࡿࠊ࠸ࡸࠊㄒࡿࡔࡅ࡛࡞ࡃࠊ࡯࡜ࢇ࡝ゝ⚃ࡄࠊ࡜࠸࠺Ⅼࡣྠࡌ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡇࡢࡼ࠺࡞஧➼㎶୕ゅᙧࡢㄒࡾࡀ͆൤ᘧ͇ࡢせ⣲ࢆྵࡳࡸࡍ࠸࡜࠸࠺Ⅼ࡟ࡣ࠶ࡽࡓࡵ࡚ὀ┠ࡋ࡚࠾ࡁࡓ࠸ࠋࠕⰼ㍯ࠖ࡟ࡶࠊ༢࡟ⴿ൤ࡀᥥ࠿ࢀࡿ࡜࠸࠺௨ୖࡢ൤ᘧⓗ࡞せ⣲ࡀᙉࡃ࠶ࡗࡓࠋࢺࣦࣞ࢓࣮ࡢࠕ➨୕⪅ࠖ࡜ྜࢃࡏ࡚ㄞࡴࡇ࡜࡛ぢ࠼࡚ࡃࡿࡢࡣࠊ஧ேࡢே㛫ࡀࡑࡢሙ࡟࠸࡞࠸୍ேࡢே㛫࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ㄒࡿ࡜࠸࠺≧ἣࡀࠊࡁࢃࡵ࡚⥭ᙇឤ࡟ᐩࢇࡔᵝᘧᛶࢆ⏕ࡳฟࡍዎᶵ࡜࡞ࡾ࠺ࡿ࡜࠸࠺ࡇ࡜࡛࠶ࡿࠋㄒࡿ୺య࡜ࡑࡢᑐ㇟ࠊࡑࡋ࡚⪺ࡁᡭࠊ࡜࠸࠺㏻ᖖࡢࢼࣛࢸ࢕ࣦࡢࣔࢹࣝ࡜ࡣࡦ࡜࿡㐪࠺ㄒࡾࡢሙࡀࡑࡇ࡟ࡣᙧᡂࡉࢀࡿࡢ࡛࠶ࡿࠋㄒࡾࡢ⌧ሙ࡟ࠕࡶ࠺୍ேࡢㄒࡾᡭࠖࡀ࠸ࡿࠋࡇࡢㄒࡾᡭࡀࠊᚤጁ࡟⪺ࡁᡭࡢᙺࢆࡶᢸ࠸ࡘࡘࠊ୰ᚰ࡜࡞ࡿㄒࡾᡭ࡜➇ྜࡍࡿ࠿ࡢࡼ࠺࡟ࠊᑐ㇟ࢆࡵࡄࡗ࡚⊂⮬ࡢㄒࡾࢆᒎ㛤ࡍࡿࡢࡔࡀࠊࡑࡢ࡜ࡁ࡟ࠊ஧ேࡢㄒࡾᡭࡣ࠾஫࠸ࢆࡓ࠸࡬ࢇẼ࡟ࡍࡿࡢ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡔ࠿ࡽ࣮࢞ࢻࢆᅛࡵࡿ࠿ࡢࡼ࠺࡟సἲࢆព㆑ࡋࠊゝ࠺࡭ࡁ࡛࡞࠸ࡇ࡜ࡣゝࢃࡎࠊゝ࠺࡭ࡁࡇ࡜ࡔࡅゝ࠾࠺࡜ࡋࡓࡾࡍࡿࠋ1ࡇࡇࡀࡲࡉ࡟ᑠㄝⓗ࡞㒊ศࡔ࡜ࡶゝ࠼ࡿࠋ๓࡟ࣟࣞࣥࢫࢆᢅࡗࡓ࡜ࡁ࡟ࡶゐࢀࡓࡼ࠺࡟ࠊᑠㄝ࡟ࡣ୍᪉࡛అࡏࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡓࡇ࡜ࢆ㛤♧ࡍࡿ࡜࠸࠺ᶵ⬟ࡀ࠶ࡿࡀࠊྠ᫬࡟ࡑࢀࡣゝࢃࡎ࡟࠾ࡃ

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‘She’s told me you can’t stay sober. She’s told me you’vebeen warned off every racecourse in Ireland.’‘I don’t go racing, Lairdman, and apart from occasions
like this I hardly drink at all. A lot less than our mutualfriend, I can promise you that.’‘You have been unable to give Annabella children. She’ssorry for you, she doesn’t blame you.’‘Annabella was never sorry for anyone in her life.’ 264ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬26ծॖƱ૨‫ܖ‬27࡭ࡁࡇ࡜ࡣゝࢃࡎ࡟࠾ࡇ࠺࡜ࡍࡿ⾪ື࡜ࡘࡡ࡟ᣕᢠࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࡢ
࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡔ࠿ࡽࡇࡑࠕⰼ㍯࡛ࠖࡶࠊ┦ᡭࡢฟ᪉ḟ➨࡛ࡣ௒ࡲ࡛㯲ࡗ࡚࠸ࡓ⮬ศࡢ͆ዪᛶၥ㢟͇ࡢࡇ࡜ࢆ࿌ⓑࡋࡣࡌࡵࡓࡾࠊ䛂➨୕⪅࡛ࠖゝ࠼ࡤࠊᙜึヰ㢟࡟ࡋ࡞࠸ࡘࡶࡾࡔࡗࡓ࢔ࢼ࣋ࣛ
ࡢ୙ዷ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ㄒࡾࡣࡌࡵࡓࡾࡍࡿࠋ1ࣔࢲࢽࢬ࣒ᮇ࡟ࡼࡃぢࡽࢀࡓࡼ࠺࡟ࠊㄒࡾᡭࢆ」ᩘ໬ࡍࡿ
࡜࠸࠺ᐇ㦂ࡣ 20 ୡ⣖௨㝆ࡢᩥᏛసရ࡛㢖⦾࡟⾜ࢃࢀ࡚ࡁࡓࠋ
ࡑࡇ࡟ࡣ࣑ࢫࢸ࣮ࣜࡢせ⣲ࡀ࠿ࡽࢇࡔࡾࠊ 20 ୡ⣖ⓗ࡞᠜␲୺⩏࣭Ỵᐃ୙⬟ᛶࡢᛮ᝿ࡀ࠿ࡽࢇ࡛࠸ࡓࡾࡶࡍࡿࠋࡋ࠿ࡋࠊ࢜ࢥࢼ࣮࡟ࡏࡼࠊࢺࣦࣞ࢓࣮࡟ࡏࡼࠊᑠㄝᙧᘧࡢ㌿そࢆࡶࡃࢁࢇࡔࢃࡅ࡛ࡣ࡞࠸ࠋࡴࡋࢁᙼࡽࡢసရࡣᚭᗏⓗ࡟͆ᑠㄝⓗ࡞ࡶࡢ͇࡟࡜࡝ࡲࢁ࠺࡜ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࠋࡇࡢࡇ࡜ࡀ♧ࡍࡢࡣࠊᚑ᮶ࡢఏ⤫ⓗ࡞ᑠㄝᙧᘧࡢ୰࡟ࠊ஧➼㎶୕ゅᙧࡢᙧࢆ࡜ࡿ➇ྜⓗ࡞ㄒࡾࡢࣔࢹࣝࡀෆᅾࡋ࡚࠸ࡓ࡜࠸࠺ࡇ࡜࠿ࡶࡋࢀ࡞࠸ࠋ
ᑐ㇟ࡢ୙ᅾࢆ๓ᥦ࡜ࡋࡀࡕ࡞஧➼㎶୕ゅᙧࡢㄒࡾࡣࠊᑐ㇟࡟ᑐࡍࡿㄒࡾࡢ࣮ࣔࢻ࡬ࡢ⮬ព㆑ࢆせㄳࡍࡿࠋࡑࡶࡑࡶෙ፧ⴿ⚍ࡢ൤ᘧᛶࡢ᰾ᚰࢆ࡞ࡍࡢࡣࠊࡑࡢ⚍ࡾ࡛⚃ࢃࢀࡿே≀࡟ᑐࡍࡿᩗព࡛࠶ࡾࠊឡ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡋ࠿ࡋࠊࡑࡢឡࡣࠊ༢⣧࡟┿ࡈࡇࢁ࠿1 ࡇࡇ࡛ࡲࡎ᝿㉳ࡉࢀࡿࡢࡣࣇࣟ࢖ࢺ⌮ㄽࢆඖ࡟ࡋࡓࢪ࣮ࣛࣝࡢ䛂ḧᮃࡢ୕ゅᙧࠖࡢࣔࢹࣝࡔࢁ࠺ࠋࢪ࣮ࣛࣝࡣࠊ≀ㄒ࡟࠾ࡅࡿᑐ㇟࡬ࡢḧᮃࡀࡋࡤࡋࡤࠕࣛ࢖ࣂࣝࠖ࡜ࡢத࠸࠿ࡽᘬࡁ㉳ࡇࡉࢀࡿ୕ゅ㛵ಀ࡟ືᶵ࡙ࡅࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࡇ࡜ࢆᙉㄪࡋࡓࠋࡲࡓࠊ࠶ࢃࡏ࡚⯆࿡῝࠸ࡢࡣ᭱㏆ὀ┠ࢆ㞟ࡵࡘࡘ࠶ࡿࠕඹどࠖࡢࣔࢹ࡛ࣝ࠶ࡿࠋẕぶࡀᏊ౪ࡢど⥺ࢆᑟࡃᙧ࡛ࠕඹ࡟ぢࡿࠖࡇ࡜ࡀ᝟᧯ⓗ࡟኱ࡁ࡞ព࿡ࢆᣢࡘࠊ࡜࠸࠺ࡇ࡜࡟ὀ┠ࡋࡓ◊✲ࡣᏛ㝿ⓗ࡞ᙧ࡛㐍ࢇ࡛࠸ࡿࠋ໭ᒣಟ⦅ࠗඹどㄽ ̿ẕᏊീࡢᚰ⌮Ꮫ࠘ཧ↷ࠋᣋⴭࠗᩥᏛࢆࠑจどࡍࡿ ࠒ࠘➨ 14 ❶࡛ࡶࡇࡢၥ㢟ࢆᢅࡗࡓࠋ

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Julian Barnes London: Penguin, 2005 ; William Trevor,
William Trevor: The Collected Stories London: Penguin,
1993 ࡟ᇶ࡙ࡁࠊ௨ୗࡢ∧࡟ࡼࡿ᪥ᮏㄒヂࢆ௜ࡋࡓࠋࣇࣛࣥ
ࢡ࣭࢜ࢥࢼ࣮ࠊ㜿㒊බᙪヂࠗࣇࣛࣥࢡ࣭࢜ࢥࢼ࣮▷⠍㞟࠘ ᒾἼ᭩ᗑ 2008 ࠊ࢘࢕ࣜ࢔࣒࣭ࢺࣦࣞ࢓࣮ࠊᰳᮌఙ᫂ヂࠗ࢔࢖ࣝࣛࣥࢻ࣭ࢫࢺ࣮࣮ࣜࢬ࠘ ᅜ᭩ห⾜఍ 2010 ࠋࡑࡢ௚ࡢᩥ⊩ࡣ௨ୗࡢ࡜࠾ࡾࠋ㜿㒊බᙪࠗᩥᏛࢆࠑจどࡍࡿࠒ࠘ ᒾἼ᭩ᗑ 2012໭ᒣ ಟ⦅ࠗ ඹどㄽ ̿ẕ Ꮚീࡢ ᚰ⌮Ꮫ࠘ ㅮ ㄯ♫㑅 ᭩࣓ࢳ ࢚2005ࣝࢿ࣭ࢪ࣮ࣛࣝࠊྂ⏣ᖾ⏨ヂࠗḧᮃࡢ⌧㇟Ꮫ࠘ ἲᨻ኱Ꮫฟ∧ᒁ 2010ᮾி኱Ꮫ෸ᩍᤵ
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