비밀의 화원 - 3

"Oh! Did she die?" asked Mary, interested.
"Yes, she did. And now he doesn't care about anybody. If he's at home, he stays in his room and see nobody. He won't want to see you, so you must stay out of his way and do what you're told."
Mary stared out of the train window at the grey sky and the rain. She was not looking forward to life at her uncle's house.
The train journey lasted all day, and it was dark when they arrived at the station. Then there was a long drive to get to the house. It was a cold, windy night, and it was raining heavily. After a while Mary began to hear a strange, wild noise. She looked out of the window, but could see nothing except the darkness.

<but>은 1. 접속사로써 <그러나>, 2, 강조부사로써 <단지>라는 <only>, 3. 전치사로써 <~을 제외하고>의 <except, other than, save>, 4, 유사 관계 대명사로 쓰입니다. <nothing but>과 <anything but>은 바로 <but>의 전치사적 용법에서 파생된 숙어입니다.