영어로 읽는 고전 _ 엘리너 H. 포터의 빌리 양의 결정
"빌리 양의 결정"은 엘리너 H. 포터가 아마도 20세기 초에 쓴 소설입니다. 이 작품은 예술가 버트람 헨쇼와 약혼한 빌리 닐슨의 삶과, 사랑과 우정의 장난스러운 농담과 복잡함 속에서 그녀가 헤쳐나가는 다양한 관계와 상호작용을 탐구합니다.
이야기의 시작에서, 독자들은 칼더웰과 그의 친구 M. J. 아크라이트, 두 남자가 그들의 삶과 지인들에 대해 논의하는 장면을 만납니다. 칼더웰은 아크라이트의 이니셜의 수수께끼에 유머러스하게 매료되어 있으며, 결국 M. J.가 "메리 제인"이라는 이름에도 불구하고 실제로는 남자라는 것이 밝혀질 때 즐거운 반전으로 이어집니다.
한편, 빌리는 장난스러운 순진함과 매력을 보이며 약혼 사실을 발표할 준비를 하고 있습니다. 그녀가 한나 이모에게 그들과 함께할 새로운 소녀, 메리 제인에 대해 이야기하면서, 플롯은 정체성과 기대가 등장인물들의 매력적이고 상호 연결된 삶 속에서 뒤바뀔 때 앞으로 다가올 즐거운 복잡함을 암시합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Miss Billy’s Decision by Eleanor H. Porter
"Miss Billy's Decision" by Eleanor H. Porter is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. It explores the life of Billy Neilson, who is engaged to the artist Bertram Henshaw, and the various relationships and interactions she navigates amid the playful banter and complexities of love and friendship.
At the start of the story, readers are introduced to Calderwell and his friend M. J. Arkwright, two men discussing their lives and acquaintances. Calderwell is humorously enthralled by the mystery of Arkwright's initials, culminating in a delightful twist when it's revealed that M. J. is indeed a man despite the name "Mary Jane."
Meanwhile, Billy is preparing to announce her engagement while exhibiting playful innocence and charm. As she communicates with Aunt Hannah about a new girl, Mary Jane, who will be joining them, the plot hints at delightful complications ahead when identity and expectations are turned upside down in the charming and interconnected lives of the characters.
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Calderwell had met Mr. M. J. Arkwright in London through a common friend; since then they had tramped half over Europe together in a comradeship that was as delightful as it was unusual. As Calderwell put it in a letter to his sister, Belle:
“We smoke the same cigar and drink the same tea (he's just as much of an old woman on that subject as I am!), and we agree beautifully on all necessary points of living, from tipping to late sleeping in the morning; while as for politics and religion?we disagree in those just enough to lend spice to an otherwise tame existence.”
Farther along in this same letter Calderwell touched upon his new friend again.
“I admit, however, I would like to know his name. To find out what that mysterious 'M. J.' stands for has got to be pretty nearly an obsession with me.
