2019年6月13日
A Dosage of Medicine(7) by Akihisa Ogino, translated by J.Kageyama
"And, luckily, we found just the right girl. Though she’s run back home, right now. I mean, her face, her body---I knew she was the one. I can say, there's no other girl like her in the village, Yeap, that’s for sure.
"You might know of her? The daughter of Fujishiro at Toyohashi.”
“The clothing store owner?” I found my mood mellowing out, being taken in by his drawling speech.
“So I got my son a great girl, you know. And, since then, even when I got my old lady in my arms, I imagine it’s that eighteen year old girl. Closing my eyes, that this hand is her hand； this, her foot. Like this." Like a puppeteer putting his dolls to sleep, he took a hibachi chopstick sideways and caressed it fondly with his other hand, closing his eyes.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes. “Oops, Doctor. I shouldn't talk this way; huh? Doctor? If it's going to make you angry.
'Cuz, believe me, I do respect you, Doctor. That’s why I can’t tell all this to anyone but you. That’s how I figure. So if you brush me away, where else do I go? Of course you saved my son’s life, Doctor, but, tonight, I want you to listen to me."
