Editing Talk:Spice & Wolf:Volume1 Chapter 01 (section)

= Chapter 1, Page 27 =

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ロレンスは各地を飛び回る行商人だから教会の教えを頭から信じてはいないが
Lawrence, having gone to places as a Traveling Merchant, did not place his beliefs in the preachings of the Church.

迷信深さや ぽ弓，ら〈 信心深さはこの農夫逮以上だ
But when it came to superstitions, his beliefs in them could be above those of a farming peasant.

苦労して山を越えて町にたどり着いたら商品が暴落していた、 さはんじ なんてことは日常茶飯事だ。迷信深くも信心深くもなるというものだ。 
You could not exactly blame him for it, when you consider that many times, after he had put in a great amount of effort in transporting goods over mountains into the next town, only to find that the good were being devalued.

だから、熱心な信徒や教会関係者が見たら目をむくようなそんな儀式もロレンス仁は気にな らない。
In turn, Lawrence did not care for the ways and rituals which the fanatics or those from the church deemed of importance.

ただ、ヤレイがホロになってしまったのには少し困った。
But, he did find it a bit of a bother that Yarei had been chosen as Horo.

こうなるとヤレイは祭りが終わる ζ〈もっちそう まで穀物庫にご馳走と共に一週間近く閉じ込められ、話ができなくなるからだ。 
As that would mean that for an entire week of the ritual, Yarei would be locked up in a Cellar with provisions, and he will have no chance of speaking to him.

「仕方ない:::」
"This can't be helped."

ロレンスはため息をついて荷馬車に戻ると、馬を村長宅のほうに向けた。 
Lawrence signed and returned to his carriage and turned the Horse to the director of the Village Elder's home.

昼間の修道院での話を報告しがてら、ヤレイと久しぶりに酒でも酌み交わしたかったのだが、 荷台に積んである毛皮をきっきt換金しないt別の地方で買った商品の代金支払日が迫ってい る。
Lawrence had wanted to make small takes with Yarei about what had happened at the monastry during the day over a drink. But if he did not hasten to turn the furs on his carriage into monetary values, he would not have enough cash to pay even the taxation on the goods he was carrying after he reached the other places.

それに、山奥の村から持ってきた麦も早〈売り込みに行きたかったから祭りが終わるまで 待つこ'とはできなかった。 
On top of that, he had long wished to sell those Wheats he had obtained from the Village in the mountains. And thus he could not wait until the Festival ended.

ロレンスは祭りの準備を指揮していた村長に手短に昼間のことを伝えるt、泊まっていりと とじ いう誘いを固辞して村をあとにした。 
Lawrence spoke brifely to the Village Elders, who were directing the preparation of the festival, regarding what had happend during the day and left the Village, turning down the Elder's offer for him to stay the night.

ロレンスは昔、まだこの領地に今の伯爵が来る前、重税が課されているせいで値段が高くな 
りあまり市場で人気のなかったここの麦を買い、地道に薄利で売っていたことがあった。
In the past, before the current Baron takes charge of this fief, taxation had caused the value of wheat to rise beyond what the market deemed favourable. Lawrence had bought someof the wheat to make a meagre living during those times.

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