<div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">인연 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">/ </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">피천득</span></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;"></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">수십 년 전</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">내가 열일곱 되던 봄</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">나는 처음 도쿄에 간 일이 있다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">어떤 분의 소개로 사회 교육가 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">M </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">선생 댁에 유숙을 하게 되었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">시바쿠에 있는 그 집에는 주인 내외와 어린 딸</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">세 식구가 살고 있었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">하녀도 서생도 없었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">눈이 예쁘고 웃는 얼굴을 한 아사코는 처음부터 나를 오빠같이 따랐다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아침에 낳았다고 아사코라는 이름을 지어 주었다고 하였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 집 뜰에는 큰 나무들이 있었고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">일년초 꽃도 많았다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">내가 간 이튿날 아침</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코는 스위트 피</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">콩과에 속하는 일년초</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">나비 모양의 꽃</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">를 따다가</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">화병에 담아</span></span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">내가 쓰게 된 책상 위에 놓아 주었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">스위트 피는 아사코 같이 어리고 귀여운 꽃이라고 생각하였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">성심여학원 소학교 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">1</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">학년인 아사코는 어느 토요일 오후</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">나와 같이 저희 학교에까지 산보를 갔었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">유치원부터 학부까지 있는 가톨릭 교육 기관으로 유명한 이 여학원은</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">시내에 있으면서 큰 목장까지 가지고 있었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코는 자기 신장을 열고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">교실에서 신는 하얀 운동화를 보여 주었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">내가 도쿄를 떠나던 날 아침</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코는 내 목을 안고 내 뺨에 입을 맞추고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">제가 쓰던 작은 손수건과 제가 끼던 작은 반지를 이별의 선물로 주었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 후</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">십 년이 지나고 삼사 년이 더 지났다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 동안 나는</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">국민학교 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">1</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">학년 같은</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">예쁜 여자 아이를 보면 아사코 생각을 하였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">내가 두 번째 도쿄에 갔던 것은 사월이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">도쿄 역 가까운 데 여관을 정하고 즉시 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">M</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">선생 댁을 찾아갔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">아사코는 어느덧 청순하고 세련되어 보이는 영양</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">(</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">남의 집 딸에 대한 높임말</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">영애라고도 함</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">)</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">이 되어 있었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 집 마당에 피어 있는 목련꽃과도 같이</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">그 때 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">그는 성심여학원 영문과 </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">3</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">학년이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">나는 좀 서먹서먹하였으나</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코는 나와의 재회를 기뻐하는 것 같았다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아버지</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">어머니가 가끔 내 말을 해서 나의 존재를 기억하고 있었나 보다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 날도 토요일이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">저녁 먹기 전에 같이 산보를 나갔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그리고 계획하지 않은 발걸음은 성심여학원 쪽으로 옮겨져 갔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">캠퍼스를 두루 거닐다가 돌아올 무렵</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">나는 아사코 신장은 어디 있느냐고 물어 보았다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그는 무슨 말인가 하고 나를 쳐다보다가</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">교실에는 구두를 벗지 않고 그냥 들어간다고 하였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그리고는 갑자기 뛰어가서 그 날 잊어버리고 교실에 두고 온 우산을 가지고 왔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">지금도 나는 여자 우산을 볼 때면</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">연두색이 고왔던 그 우산을 연상한다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">'</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">셀부르의 우산</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">'</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">이라는 영화를 내가 그렇게 좋아한 것도 아사코의 우산 때문인가 한다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코와 나는 밤 늦게까지 문학 이야기를 하다가 가벼운 악수를 하고 헤어졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">새로 출판된 버지니아 울프의 소설 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;"><</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">세월</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">에 대해서도 이야기한 것 같다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 후</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">또 십여 년이 지났다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 동안 제 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">2</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">차 세계 대전이 있었고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">우리나라가 해방이 되고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">또 한국전쟁이 있었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">나는 어쩌다 아사코 생각을 하곤 했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">결혼은 하였을 것이요</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">전쟁 통에 어찌되지나 않았나</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">남편이 전사하지는 않았나 하고 별별 생각을 다 하였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">1954</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">년</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">처음 미국 가던 길에 나는 도쿄에 들러 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">M</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">선생 댁을 찾아갔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">뜻밖에 그 동네가 고스란히 그대로 남아 있었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">선생 내외분은 흥분된 얼굴로 나를 맞이하였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그리고 한국이 독립이 되어서 무엇보다도 잘됐다고 치하하였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코는 전쟁이 끝난 후</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">맥아더 사령부에서 번역일을 하고 있다가</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">거기서 만난 일본인 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">2</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">세와 결혼을 하고 따로 나가서 산다는 것이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코가 전쟁미망인이 되지 않은 것은 다행이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그러나 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">2</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">세와 결혼하였다는 것이 마음에 걸렸다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">만나고 싶다고 그랬더니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">어머니가 아사코의 집으로 안내해 주었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">뾰족 지붕에 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">뽀족 창문들이 있는 작은 집이었다</span></span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">이십여 년 전 내가 아사코에게 준 동화책 겉장에 있는 집도 이런 집이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">"</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">이쁜 집</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">! </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">우리</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">이 담에 이런 집에서 같이 살아요</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">"</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코의 어린 목소리가 지금도 들린다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">십 년쯤 미리 전쟁이 나고 그만큼 일찍 한국이 독립되었더라면</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코의 말대로 우리는 같은 집에서 살 수 있게 되었을지도 모른다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">뾰족 지붕에 뾰족 창문들이 있는 집이 아니라도</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">이런 부질없는 생각이 스치고 지나갔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그 집에 들어서자 마주친 것은 백합같이 시들어 가는 아사코의 얼굴이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;"><</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">세월</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">이란 소설 이야기를 한 지 십 년이 더 지났었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그러나 그는 아직 싱싱하여야 할 젊은 나이다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">남편은 내가 상상한 것과 같이 일본 사람도 아니고 미국 사람도 아닌</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그리고 진주군 장교라는 것을 뽐내는 것 같은 사나이였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코와 나는 절을 몇 번씩 하고 악수도 없이 헤어졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">그리워하는데도 한 번 만나고는 못 만나게 되기도 하고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">,</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">일생을 못 잊으면서도 아니 만나고 살기도 한다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">아사코와 나는 세 번 만났다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">세 번째는 아니 만났어야 좋았을 것이다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">오는 주말에는 춘천에 갔다 오려 한다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;color:#444444;font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:#e9e9e9;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">소양강 가을 경치가 아름다울 것이다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;">.</span></strong></p> <div class="autosourcing-stub-extra" style="font-family:'굴림', gulim, tahoma, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#444444;background-color:#e9e9e9;"> <p style="margin:11px 0px 7px;padding:0px;text-align:center;font-family:Dotum;"></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><img width="400" class="txc-image" src="" border="0" vspace="1" hspace="1" style="max-width:700px;clear:none;float:none;" alt=""></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">어리석은 사람은</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">인연을 만나도 몰라보고,</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">보통사람은</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">인연인 줄 알면서도 놓치고,</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">현명한 사람은</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">스쳐도 인연을 살려낸다.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">그리워 하는데도</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">한번 만나고는 못만나게 되기도 하고,</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">일생을 못</span><span style="font-size:12pt;">잊으면서도</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">아니 만나고 살기도 한다.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;"></strong> </p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">인생은 작은 인연들로 아름답다..</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong style="letter-spacing:0px;">.</strong></span></p> <p 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