The Wind in the Willows-버드나무 숲에 이는 바람 -4

  There's Toad going past now," said the Rat. "Look at him! He'll turn that boat over in a minute."

  "Of course he will," laughed the Otter. Toad had now disappeared up river, and the Otter went on, "Did I ever tell you that story about Toad and the ..."

  There was a sudden movement in the water near the bank. Something silvery shone for a second, then it was gone. And so was the Otter. The Mole looked down. The Otter's voice was still in his ears, but the Otter had disappeared.

  There was just a long line of bubbles in the river.

  The Rat sang a little song to himself, and the Mole remembered that it was not at all polite, in the animal world, to say anything if your friends disappeared at any moment, for any reason.

 

번역이란 어떤 면에선 탐정 놀음입니다. 단서를 찾아야 합니다. 그 말이 무엇을 뜻하는 것인지 알면 그 다음부턴 문제가 술술 풀리는 거죠. 이 문장도 마찬가지입니다. 쉽지 않지만, 조각조각 단편적인 단서들이 있습니다.