After Grandpa died, most of the money was lost, and after the Great War and inflation there was nothing left at all.
Up until the war there were still quite a few rich relatives.
So Father was extremely well-bred, and he had to laugh yesterday
because for the first time in his fifty-five years, he scraped out the frying pan at the table.
Mother's family wasn't as wealthy, but still fairly well-off,
and we've listened openmouthed to stories of private balls, dinners and engagement parties with 250 guests.
We're far from rich now, but I've pinned all my hopes on after the war.
I can assure you, I'm not so set on a bourgeois life as Mother and Margot.
I'd like to spend a year in Paris and London learning the languages and studying art history.
Compare that with Margot, who wants to nurse newborns in Palestine.
I still have visions of gorgeous dresses and fascinating people.
As I've told you many times before, I want to see the world and do all kinds of exciting things, and a little money won't hurt!
전체재생
다음페이지
문장검색