Tales of Mystery and Imagination( EDGAR ALLAN POE) - 11

  He told me why he had wanted to see me, and how he hoped to feel better now that I was with him. He had, he explained, a strange illness which had been in his family for a long time. It was a nervous illness which made him feel everything much more strongly than other people. He had to choose his clothes very carefully because most of them hurt his skin. He could not have flowers in his room because their smell was too strong for him. Light hurt his eyes, and most sounds hurt his ears - except the soft sound of guitars.

 

신경이 극도로 예민한 사람이 있죠. 절대음감을 가진 사람들도 있고요. 쥐스킨트의 소설 중에 향수란 제목의 소설이 있는데, 후각이 아주 뛰어난 사람을 주인공으로 하는 소설도 있답니다. 포우도 아마 그런 사람이었을 것이고요. 만약 여러분이 그런 감각을 가지고 있다면, 어떨까요?