영어로 읽는 고전 _ 에델 M. 델의 위대한 마음
"위대한 마음"은 에델 M. 델이 20세기 초에 쓴 소설입니다. 이 이야기는 알프스의 겨울 천국에서 펼쳐지며, 엄격한 하녀 비디 말로니와 그녀의 배려심 많은 여주인 이사벨, 그리고 이사벨의 온화한 오빠인 스콧 스터들리와 같은 인물들을 소개합니다. 이야기는 이들 인물들의 상호작용을 통해 사랑, 갈망, 사회적 압력의 주제를 암시하며, 특히 이사벨의 감정적 혼란과 그들의 관계에 깔린 역학 관계를 강조합니다.
"위대한 마음"의 시작 부분은 고요한 알프스 환경을 생생하게 묘사하는 동시에 등장인물들 간의 복잡한 관계로 들어갑니다. 이사벨을 맹렬히 보호하는 비디 말로니는 다른 이들, 특히 그레이스 드 비네 부인에게서 보이는 피상성을 못마땅하게 여깁니다. 이사벨이 자신의 생일에 깨어나면서, 그녀의 산만한 생각들은 베이즐이라는 인물과 관련된 깊은 감정적 갈등을 드러내며, 그녀의 가정 생활 내의 긴장을 나타냅니다. 그녀의 오빠 스콧은 양육적인 존재감을 보이며, 바깥의 쾌활한 분위기로 이사벨을 끌어들이려 시도하지만, 권위적인 오빠 유스타스 경과의 긴장 관계를 포함한 그녀의 내적 혼란의 징후들은 겨울 축제를 배경으로 그들의 삶에서 펼쳐지는 더 깊은 갈등을 예고합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Greatheart by Ethel M. Dell
"Greatheart" is a novel written by Ethel M. Dell in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a winter paradise in the Alps, introducing characters such as the stern maid Biddy Maloney, her caring mistress Isabel, and Isabel's gentle brother Scott Studley. The narrative hints at themes of love, longing, and societal pressures through the interactions of these characters, particularly highlighting Isabel's emotional turmoil and the underlying dynamics in their relationships.
The opening of "Greatheart" sets the stage with a vivid depiction of a serene Alpine setting while diving into the complex relationships among its characters. Biddy Maloney, fiercely protective of Isabel, disapproves of the superficiality she sees in others, primarily targeting Lady Grace de Vigne. As Isabel wakes on her birthday, her scattered thoughts reveal a deep emotional struggle related to a figure named Basil, indicating tensions within her domestic life. Scott, her brother, demonstrates a nurturing presence, attempting to engage Isabel with the cheerful atmosphere outside, yet signs of her inner turmoil, including the tension with their authoritative brother, Sir Eustace, foreshadow a deeper conflict that unfolds in their lives against the backdrop of winter festivities.
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Biddy Maloney stood at the window of her mistress's bedroom, and surveyed the world with eyes of stern disapproval. There was nothing of the smart lady's maid about Biddy. She abominated smart lady's maids. A flyaway French cap and an apron barely reaching to the knees were to her the very essence of flighty impropriety. There was just such a creature in attendance upon Lady Grace de Vigne who occupied the best suite of rooms in the hotel, and Biddy very strongly resented her existence. In her own mind she despised her as a shameless hussy wholly devoid of all ideas of "dacency." Her resentment was partly due to the fact that the indecent one belonged to the party in possession of the best suite, which they had occupied some three weeks before Biddy and her party had appeared on the scene.
It was all Master Scott's fault, of course. He ought to have written to engage rooms sooner, but then to be sure the decision to migrate to this winter paradise in the Alps had been a sudden one. That had been Sir Eustace's fault. He was always so sudden in his ways.
