第37部分(第2/8 頁)

e　winding　of　the　road　down　the　mountain…side　and　the　terraced　vineyards　on　the　side　of　the　lower　mountain；　the　vines　all　dead　now　for　the　winter　and　the　fields　divided　by　stone　walls；　and　below　the　vineyards　the　houses　of　the　town　on　the　narrow　plain　along　the　lake　shore。　There　was　an　island　with　two　trees　on　the　lake　and　the　trees　looked　like　the　double　sails　of　a　fishing…boat。　The　mountains　were　sharp　and　steep　on　the　other　side　of　the　lake　and　down　at　the　end　of　the　lake　was　the　plain　of　the　Rhone　Valley　flat　between　the　two　ranges　of　mountains；　and　up　the　valley　where　the　mountains　cut　it　off　was　the　Dent　du　Midi。　It　was　a　high　snowy　mountain　and　it　dominated　the　valley　but　it　was　so　far　away　that　it　did　not　make　a　shadow。

When　the　sun　was　bright　we　ate　lunch　on　the　porch　but　the　rest　of　the　time　we　ate　upstairs　in　a　small　room　with　plain　wooden　walls　and　a　big　stove　in　the　corner。　We　bought　books　and　magazines　in　the　town　and　a　copy　of　〃Hoyle〃　and　learned　many　two…handed　card　games。　The　small　room　with　the　stove　was　our　living…room。　There　were　two　fortable　chairs　and　a　table　for　books　and　magazines　and　we　played　cards　on　the　dining…table　when　it　was　cleared　away。　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Guttingen　lived　downstairs　and　we　would　hear　them　talking　sometimes　in　the　evening　and　they　were　very　happy　together　too。　He　had　been　a　headwaiter　and　she　had　worked　as　maid　in　the　same　hotel　and　they　had　saved　their　money　to　buy　this　place。　They　had　a　son　who　was　studying　to　be　a　headwaiter。