Chapter 6: MOVING IN
move in (引っ越す) [動] take up residence in a new place
第6章: 引っ越し

 “The walls are up,” Pa was saying to Ma in the morning.
be up (できる) [動] be finished; be ready
「壁ができた」とパパは朝ママに言っていた。
“We’d better move in and get along as best we can without a floor or other fixings.
fixing (備品) [名] an object that is fixed in position
「床や他の備品がなくても、引っ越して、できるだけうまくやっていくべきだ。
I must build the stable as fast as I can, so Pet and Patty can be inside walls, too.
as fast as I can (できるだけ早く) [副] as quickly as possible
できるだけ早く馬小屋を建てなければ、ペットとパティも壁の中にいれられる。
Last night I could hear wolves howling from every direction, seemed like, and close, too.”
last night (昨夜) [名] the night before the present day
could hear (聞こえた) [動] be able to perceive with the ear
every direction (あらゆる方向) [名] all possible directions
昨夜は、狼があらゆる方向から遠吠えしているのが聞こえた、近くにいるようだった。」

 “Well, you have your gun, so I’ll not worry,” said Ma.
worry (心配する) [動] feel or show concern or anxiety
「まあ、あなたは銃を持っているから、心配しないよ」とママは言った。

 “Yes, and there’s Jack.
「そうね、それにジャックがいるよ。
But I’ll feel easier in my mind when you and the girls have good solid walls around you.”
feel easier (安心できる) [動] feel more relaxed or at ease
mind (気持ち) [名] the state of a person's thoughts and feelings
でも、あなたと娘たちが頑丈な壁に囲まれていると、安心できるよ。」

 “Why do you suppose we haven’t seen any Indians?” Ma asked.
suppose (思う) [動] think or assume that something is true or probable
「どうしてインディアンを全く見かけないと思う?」とママは尋ねた。

 “Oh, I don’t know,” Pa replied, carelessly.
oh (ああ) [間] an expression of surprise, disappointment, or disgust
don't know (わからない) [動] be not aware of
carelessly (気楽に) [副] without care or concern
「ああ、わからないな」とパパは気楽に答えた。
“I’ve seen their camping-places among the bluffs.
camping-place (キャンプの場所) [名] a place where people camp
bluff (崖) [名] a high steep bank
「崖の間に彼らのキャンプの場所を見かけたことがある。
They’re away on a hunting-trip now, I guess.”
be away (出かけている) [動] be absent from a place
hunting-trip (狩り) [名] an excursion for the purpose of hunting
彼らは今、狩りに出かけているんだと思う。」

 Then Ma called: “Girls! The sun’s up!”
be up (昇る) [動] to have risen
するとママが呼んだ。「お嬢さんたち! 日が昇ったよ!」
and Laura and Mary scrambled out of bed and into their clothes.
scramble (飛び起きる) [動] move or climb quickly and awkwardly
ローラとメアリーはベッドから飛び起きて服を着た。

 “Eat your breakfasts quickly,” Ma said, putting the last of the rabbit stew on their tin plates.
last (残り) [名] the final part of something
「朝食を急いで食べなさい」とママは言い、ウサギのシチューの残りを彼女たちのブリキの皿に盛った。
“We’re moving into the house today, and all the chips must be out.”
move into (入る) [動] start living in a new place
「今日は家に入るから、木くずは全部取り除かなくてはいけない。」

 So they ate quickly, and hurried to carry all the chips out of the house.
だから彼女たちは急いで食べ、急いで木くずを全部家から運び出した。
They ran back and forth as fast as they could, gathering their skirts full of chips and dumping them in a pile near the fire.
run back and forth (行き来する) [動] move from one place to another and back again
fast (速く) [副] at high speed
gather (集める) [動] come together or cause to come together
skirt (スカート) [名] a woman's garment that hangs from the waist
dump (捨てる) [動] get rid of something
彼女たちはできるだけ速く行き来し、スカートいっぱいに木くずを集めて火のそばの山に捨てた。
But there were still chips on the ground inside the house when Ma began to sweep it with her willow-bough broom.
sweep (掃く) [動] clean with a broom
willow (柳) [名] a tree or shrub of the genus Salix
broom (箒) [名] a long-handled brush of bristles or twigs for sweeping
しかし、ママが柳の枝の箒で掃き始めた時、家の中の床にはまだ木くずがあった。

 Ma limped, though her sprained ankle was beginning to get well.
limp (足を引きずる) [動] walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or injured leg or foot
ママは足首の捻挫が治り始めていたが、足を引きずっていた。
But she soon swept the earthen floor, and then Mary and Laura began to help her carry things into the house.
しかし、彼女はすぐに土の床を掃き、それからメアリーとローラは彼女が物を家の中に運ぶのを手伝い始めた。

 Pa was on top of the walls, stretching the canvas wagon-top over the skeleton roof of saplings.
sapling (若木) [名] a young tree
パパは壁の上にいて、若木の骨組みの屋根の上に幌馬車の屋根を張っていた。
The canvas billowed in the wind, Pa’s beard blew wildly and his hair stood up from his head as if it were trying to pull itself out.
billow (膨らむ) [動] swell out or bulge
wildly (激しく) [副] in a wild manner
帆布は風に膨らみ、パパの髭は激しく吹き、髪の毛は頭から抜け出そうとするかのように逆立っていた。
He held onto the canvas and fought it.
hold onto (つかむ) [動] grasp or grip something firmly
fight (戦う) [動] take part in a violent confrontation
彼は帆布をつかんで戦った。
Once it jerked so hard that Laura thought he must let go or sail into the air like a bird.
so hard (とても激しく) [副] to a great extent or degree
一度それはとても激しく揺れたので、ローラは彼が手を離すか、鳥のように空を飛ぶに違いないと思った。
But he held tight to the wall with his legs, and tight to the canvas with his hands, and he tied it down.
しかし、彼は足で壁をしっかりとつかみ、手で帆布をしっかりとつかみ、それを縛り付けた。

 “There!” he said to it.
there (ほら) [間] used to express satisfaction or approval
「ほら!」と彼は言った。
“Stay where you are, and be——”
be (——) [動] exist or live
「そこにいろ、そして——」

 “Charles!” Ma said.
「チャールズ!」とママは言った。
She stood with her arms full of quilts and looked up at him reprovingly.
quilt (キルト) [名] a padded bed covering
look up (見上げる) [動] direct one's gaze upward
reprovingly (非難するように) [副] in a manner that expresses disapproval
彼女は腕いっぱいにキルトを抱えて立ち、非難するように彼を見上げた。

 “—and be good,” Pa said to the canvas.
be good (いい子にしろ) [動] behave well
「——そしていい子にしろ」とパパは帆布に向かって言った。
“Why, Caroline, what did you think I was going to say?”
「おい、キャロライン、私が何を言おうとしたと思う?」

 “Oh, Charles!” Ma said.
「ああ、チャールズ!」とママは言った。
“You scalawag!”
scalawag (悪党) [名] a person who is dishonest or immoral
「この悪党め!」

 Pa came right down the corner of the house.
パパは家の角から降りてきた。
The ends of the logs stuck out, and he used them for a ladder.
丸太の端が突き出ていて、パパはそれを梯子代わりに使った。
He ran his hand through his hair so that it stood up even more wildly, and Ma burst out laughing.
run one's hand through (手を通す) [動] move one's hand through
burst out laughing (爆笑する) [動] suddenly start laughing
パパは髪に手を通して、髪がさらに乱れたので、ママは爆笑した。
Then he hugged her, quilts and all.
all (もろとも) [副] completely; totally
それからパパはママをキルトもろとも抱きしめた。

 Then they looked at the house and Pa said, “How’s that for a snug house!”
それから二人は家を見て、パパは「居心地の良い家になっただろう!」と言った。

 “I’ll be thankful to get into it,” said Ma.
be thankful (ありがたい) [動] grateful
get into (中に入る) [動] enter
「中に入れたらありがたいよ」とママは言った。

 There was no door and there were no windows.
ドアも窓もなかった。
There was no floor except the ground and no roof except the canvas.
地面以外に床はなく、帆布以外に屋根はなかった。
But that house had good stout walls, and it would stay where it was.
stout (頑丈な) [形] strong and thick
しかし、その家には頑丈な壁があり、そのままの場所にとどまっていた。
It was not like the wagon, that every morning went on to some other place.
wagon (幌馬車) [名] a horse-drawn vehicle with four wheels
every morning (毎朝) [副] each morning
some other place (どこか別の場所) [名] a different place
毎朝どこか別の場所に移動する幌馬車とは違っていた。

 “We’re going to do well here, Caroline,” Pa said.
do well (うまくやる) [動] be successful
「ここでうまくやっていくよ、キャロライン」とパパは言った。
“This is a great country.
This (ここ) [代] the place that is near you or that you are talking about
「ここは素晴らしい国だ。
This is a country I’ll be contented to stay in the rest of my life.”
rest of (残り) [名] the remaining part of something
life (人生) [名] the period of time during which a person is alive
ここは私の残りの人生を過ごすのに満足できる国だ。」

 “Even when it’s settled up?” Ma asked.
even (でも) [副] in spite of the fact that
settle (開拓する) [動] establish oneself in a place
up (進む) [副] to a higher level or position
「開拓が進んでも?」とママは尋ねた。

 “Even when it’s settled up.
settle up (開拓が進む) [動] to pay off a debt or obligation
「開拓が進んでも。
No matter how thick and close the neighbors get, this country’ll never feel crowded.
no matter how (どんなに) [副] to whatever extent or degree
thick (密集した) [形] having a large number of things or people in a small space
close (近い) [形] having a small distance between two things
どんなに隣人が密集しても、この国は決して混雑したようには感じられない。
Look at that sky!”
あの空を見ろ!」

 Laura knew what he meant.
ローラは彼が何を意味しているか分かった。
She liked this place, too.
彼女もこの場所が好きだった。
She liked the enormous sky and the winds, and the land that you couldn’t see to the end of.
彼女は広大な空と風、そして果てしなく続く大地が好きだった。
Everything was so fresh and clean and big and splendid.
splendid (素晴らしい) [形] impressive in quality or appearance
全てがとても新鮮で清潔で大きくて素晴らしかった。

 By dinner time the house was in order.
by (までに) [前] not later than
in order (整頓されている) [形] arranged in a neat, tidy, or systematic way
夕食の時間までには家は整頓されていた。
The beds were neatly made on the floor.
make (作られる) [動] create or produce something
ベッドは床にきちんと作られていた。
The wagon-seat and two ends of logs were brought in for chairs.
two ends (両端) [名] the two ends of something
馬車の座席と丸太の両端が椅子として運び込まれた。
Pa’s gun lay on its pegs above the doorway.
peg (釘) [名] a short piece of wood, metal, or plastic with a pointed end
doorway (出入り口) [名] an entrance to a room or building
パパの銃は出入り口の上の釘に掛けられていた。
Boxes and bundles were neat against the walls.
neat (きちんとした) [形] tidy, organized, or smart
箱や包みは壁にきちんと立てかけてあった。
It was a pleasant house.
それは快適な家だった。
A soft light came through the canvas roof, wind and sunshine came through the window holes, and every crack in the four walls glowed a little because the sun was overhead.
glow (光る) [動] to shine brightly and steadily
柔らかい光が帆布の屋根から差し込み、風と日差しが窓の穴から差し込み、太陽が真上にあったため、四方の壁のすべてのひびが少し光っていた。

 Only the camp fire stayed where it had been.
キャンプファイヤーだけが元の場所にあった。
Pa said he would build a fireplace in the house as soon as he could.
as soon as (できるだけ早く) [副] at the earliest possible time
build (作る) [動] construct or make
パパはできるだけ早く家に暖炉を作ると言った。
He would hew out slabs to make a solid roof, too, before winter came.
彼はまた、冬が来る前に、頑丈な屋根を作るために厚板を切り出すつもりだった。
He would lay a puncheon floor, and make beds and tables and chairs.
puncheon (厚板) [名] a short, upright piece of timber
彼は厚板の床を張り、ベッドやテーブルや椅子を作るつもりだった。
But all that work must wait until he had helped Mr. Edwards and had built a stable for Pet and Patty.
しかし、そのすべての仕事は、彼がエドワーズさんを助け、ペットとパティのために馬小屋を建てるまで待たなければならない。

 “When that’s all done,” said Ma, “I want a clothes-line.”
be done (終わる) [動] be finished
clothes-line (物干し竿) [名] a rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry
「それが全部終わったら」とママは言った、「物干し竿が欲しいよ」

 Pa laughed.
パパは笑った。
“Yes, and I want a well.”
well (井戸) [名] a hole dug in the ground to obtain water
「そうだな、井戸も欲しいな」

 After dinner he hitched Pet and Patty to the wagon and he hauled a tubful of water from the creek, so that Ma could do the washing.
after dinner (夕食後) [副] after the evening meal
tubful (桶一杯) [名] the amount that a tub will hold
夕食後、彼はペットとパティを荷車につなぎ、ママが洗濯できるように、小川から桶一杯の水を運んだ。
“You could wash clothes in the creek,” he told her.
「小川で洗濯できるよ」と彼は彼女に言った。
“Indian women do.”
woman (女性) [名] an adult human female
「インディアンの女性はそうしている」

 “If we wanted to live like Indians, you could make a hole in the roof to let the smoke out, and we’d have the fire on the floor inside the house,” said Ma.
live (暮らす) [動] be alive
let out (逃がす) [動] allow to go out
「もし私たちがインディアンのように暮らしたいのなら、屋根に穴を開けて煙を逃がし、家の中の床に火を起こせばいいよ」とママは言った。
“Indians do.”
「インディアンはそうしている」

 That afternoon she washed the clothes in the tub and spread them on the grass to dry.
that afternoon (その日の午後) [名] the afternoon of the day being discussed
clothes (洗濯物) [名] things that are worn on the body
その日の午後、彼女は桶で洗濯をし、草の上に広げて乾かした。

 After supper they sat for a while by the camp fire.
夕食後、彼らはしばらくキャンプファイヤーのそばに座っていた。
That night they would sleep in the house;
その夜は家で寝る。
they would never sleep beside a camp fire again.
彼らは二度とキャンプファイヤーのそばで寝ることはないだろう。
Pa and Ma talked about the folks in Wisconsin, and Ma wished she could send them a letter.
talk about (話す) [動] discuss or speak about
send (送る) [動] cause to go or be taken to a destination; arrange for the delivery of
パパとママはウィスコンシンの人々について話し、ママは彼らに手紙を送りたいと思った。
But Independence was forty miles away, and no letter could go until Pa made the long trip to the post-office there.
forty miles (40マイル) [名] a unit of length equal to 1.609344 kilometers
long trip (長い旅) [名] a journey of great distance
post office (郵便局) [名] a public department or corporation responsible for postal services and in some countries telecommunications
しかし、インディペンデンスは40マイルも離れており、パパがそこの郵便局まで長い旅をするまでは手紙を送ることはできなかった。

 Back in the Big Woods so far away, Grandpa and Grandma and the aunts and uncles and cousins did not know where Pa and Ma and Laura and Mary and Baby Carrie were.
back (遠く離れた) [副] at a distance in space or time
Big Woods (ビッグウッズ) [名] a large wooded area
遠く離れたビッグウッズでは、おじいちゃん、おばあちゃん、おばさん、おじさん、いとこたちは、パパ、ママ、ローラ、メアリー、赤ちゃんキャリーがどこにいるか知らなかった。
And sitting there by the camp fire, no one knew what might have happened in the Big Woods.
そして、キャンプファイヤーのそばに座っている誰も、ビッグウッズで何が起こったのか知らなかった。
There was no way to find out.
find out (知る) [動] discover or notice something
知る方法はなかった。

 “Well, it’s bedtime,” Ma said.
「さて、寝る時間だ」とママは言った。
Baby Carrie was already asleep.
already (すでに) [副] before or by now or the time in question
asleep (眠っている) [形] in or into a state of sleep
赤ちゃんキャリーはすでに眠っていた。
Ma carried her into the house and undressed her, while Mary unbuttoned Laura’s dress and petticoat waist down the back, and Pa hung a quilt over the door hole.
waist (腰) [名] the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips
ママは彼女を家の中に運び、服を脱がせ、メアリーはローラのドレスとペチコートの腰のボタンを後ろで外し、パパはドアの穴にキルトを掛けた。
The quilt would be better than no door.
be better than (ましだろう) [動] be more desirable or preferable than
キルトはドアがないよりはましだろう。
Then Pa went out to bring Pet and Patty close to the house.
それからパパはペットとパティを家の近くに連れてくるために出かけた。

 He called back, softly, “Come out here, Caroline, and look at the moon.”
call back (呼び返す) [動] return a phone call
彼はそっと「キャロライン、ここに来て月を見てごらん」と呼び返した。

 Mary and Laura lay in their little bed on the ground inside the new house, and watched the sky through the window hole to the east.
メアリーとローラは新しい家の中の地面に置かれた小さなベッドに横たわり、東の窓の穴から空を眺めた。
The edge of the big, bright moon glittered at the bottom of the window space, and Laura sat up.
大きくて明るい月の端が窓の下の部分で輝き、ローラは起き上がった。
She looked at the great moon, sailing silently higher in the clear sky.
silently (静かに) [副] in a quiet manner
彼女は澄んだ空に静かに高く浮かぶ大きな月を見た。

 Its light made silvery lines in all the cracks on that side of the house.
silvery (銀色の) [形] having a color or luster like that of silver
その光は家のその側のすべての割れ目に銀色の線を作った。
The light poured through the window hole and made a square of soft radiance on the floor.
光は窓の穴から注ぎ込み、床に柔らかな輝きの四角形を作った。
It was so bright that Laura saw Ma plainly when she lifted the quilt at the door and came in.
so bright (とても明るい) [形] very bright
see plainly (はっきりと見る) [動] see clearly
come in (入ってくる) [動] enter
とても明るかったので、ローラはママがドアのキルトを持ち上げて入ってきたとき、はっきりとママを見た。

 Then Laura very quickly lay down, before Ma saw her naughtily sitting up in bed.
very quickly (とても素早く) [副] at a high speed
naughtily (いたずらに) [副] in a mischievous manner
それからローラは、ママが彼女がベッドにいたずらに座っているのを見る前に、とても素早く横になった。

 She heard Pet and Patty whinnying softly to Pa.
whinny (いななく) [動] (of a horse) make a gentle, high-pitched sound
softly (優しく) [副] gently or quietly
彼女はペットとパティがパパに優しくいなないているのを聞いた。
Then the faint thuds of their feet came into her ear from the floor.
come into (入ってくる) [動] enter
それから、彼らの足のかすかな音が床から彼女の耳に入ってきた。
Pet and Patty and Pa were coming toward the house, and Laura heard Pa singing.
come toward (向かって来る) [動] move in the direction of
ペットとパティとパパが家に向かって来ていて、ローラはパパが歌っているのを聞いた。

 “Sail on, silver moon!
sail on (進み続けよ) [動] continue sailing
silver (銀の) [形] of the color silver
「銀の月よ、進み続けよ!
Shed your radiance o’er the sky——”
shed (放つ) [動] to let fall
radiance (輝き) [名] brightness or warmth
空に輝きを放て」

 His voice was like a part of the night and the moonlight and the stillness of the prairie.
彼の声は夜と月明かりと大草原の静けさの一部のようだった。
He came to the doorway, singing,
彼は歌いながら戸口に来た。

 “By the pale, silver light of the moon——”
「月のかすかな銀色の光の下で」

 Softly Ma said, “Hush, Charles. You’ll wake the children.”
hush (静かに) [動] be quiet
ママはそっと「静かに、チャールズ。子供達を起こしてしまうよ」と言った。

 So Pa came in without a sound.
come in (中に入る) [動] enter a place
without (なしに) [前] not having or not accompanied by
それでパパは音を立てずに中に入った。
Jack followed at his heels and lay down across the doorway.
heel (踵) [名] the end of a foot
ジャックはパパの踵の後に続き、出入り口を横切って横になった。
Now they were all inside the stout walls of their new home, and they were snug and safe.
今や彼らは皆、新しい家の頑丈な壁の中にいて、心地よく安全だった。
Drowsily Laura heard a long wolf-howl rising from far away on the prairie, but only a little shiver went up her backbone and she fell asleep.
drowsily (眠たげに) [副] in a sleepy way
shiver (震え) [名] an act of shivering
fall asleep (眠り込む) [動] go to sleep
ローラは眠たげに、遠く大草原から聞こえてくる長い狼の遠吠えを聞いたが、背筋に少し震えが走っただけで、眠り込んでしまった。