<span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">80년대 중후반 쯤이었어, 여름 방학 마치고 2학기가 되니 수업시간에 복학한 선배들이 몇 보였어. 아, 참... 얘기하기 전에 부탁 하나, 여성 분들겐 조금 불쾌할 수 있는 얘기야. 예전엔 그랬구나 정도로 생각해주면 고맙겠다.</span> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">난, 이 복학한 선배들과 친하게 지냈어. 하루가 멀다하고 술 마시러 다녔지. 그 중 만수 형이란 분이 있었어. 그래 오늘 얘기의 주인공이야.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">이 형에겐 00은행에 다니는 여친이 있었는데, 회사마치면 한 번씩 학교로 만수 형을 보러 오곤 했었어. 그때마다 형은 광식이와 나를 여친과 함께하는 저녁식사 자리에 데려 갔었지. </span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">희한한 게, 이 형은 여친에게 꼭 존댓말을 쓰더라는 거야.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"오시느라 수고 많으셨소."</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"뭘 드시겠소."</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"이 집은 닭똥집 튀김이 맛있소. 드셔보시겠소."</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">나중에 알게 된 건데, 만수 형은 종손가의 장손이었고, 가풍 때문인지 여성들에게 꼭 존대를 한다더군. 아무튼, 이 형은 후배든, 동기든 가리지 않고 여성에겐 늘 존칭을 썼어.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">어느 날이었어. 점심 먹으러 학교 앞 식당을 갔는데, 거기서 만수 형과 광식이가 심각한 표정으로 대낮부터 막걸리를 마시고 있는 거야.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">자연스레 합석했지. 두 사람 대화 내용을 가만 들어보니, 광식이가 사귀는 여친과 대판 싸운 모양이었고, 그 광경을 또 만수 형이 본 거라. 그래서 식이를 달래려 낮술을 마시는 거였어.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">막걸리가 몇 순배 돌자 만수 형이 광식를 보며 근엄한 소리로 말하는 거라.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"광식아, 니 이 세상에서 제일 못난 남자가 누군지 아나?"</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">고개를 푹 숙인 광식이 암 말 없자 내가 대뜸 물었지.</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"누군데요?"</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">그러니 선배가 담배를 한 대 빼 물고 불을 탁 붙이며 말하는 거야.</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"여자와 싸우는 넘이야"</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">형은 담배 한 대를 다 피울 때까지 여자와 싸우는 남자들이 얼마나 멍청한지, 얼간이 중 상 얼간인지, 천하에 못난 놈인지 열변을 토했지. 묵묵히 듣고 있던 광식이가 억울하다는 표정으로 대뜸 묻는 거야.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"그라믄 우짜면 되는데예, 남자가 무조건 참으란 말입니까. 화가 나도..."</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">아... 담배를 재떨이에 비벼 끄고는 막걸리 한 사발을 단숨에 마신 후 만수 형이 말한 그 여덟자가 아직도 생생해.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">"점/잖/게/타/일/러/야/지"</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">시박, 점잖게 타일러야지...라니, 말인즉슨, 여자가 잘 못하면 조용히 타이르면 되지, 사내자식이 면 끄슬리게 바보같이 여자와 싸우냐는 거였어. 여자와 싸우는 짓은 쌍것들이나 하는 행동이지 뼈대 있는 가문의 남자가 할 짓거리가 아니라는 거야.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">그러면서 광식이와 성이 같은 선배는, 파가 어디냐, 몇 대손이냐며 족보를 따졌고 그럼 양반가문의 자손인데 백주대낮에 여자와 싸워 가문에 누를 끼쳐서야 되겠느냐며 일장 훈계를 늘어놓았지.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">분명 말도 안되는 얘긴데 광식이와 난 묘하게 빠져들고 있었어. 선배의 얘기를 계속 듣다보니 정말이지 여자와 싸우는 사내는 죄다 찌질하게 생각되는 거였어. 하지만 현실은 정반대였지, 만수 형 말 듣고 점잖게 타이르다 그야말로 호미로 막을 걸 가래로 막았던 적이 많았으니. </span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">암튼, 난 1학년을 마치고 군엘 갔어.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">내가 상병 달았을 때 만수 형은 사립학교 사회과 교사가 되었고 막 병장을 달았을 때 사귀던 여친이랑 결혼했다는 소식을 들었어.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">말년휴가 때였어. 만수 형은 나와 광식이, 후배 몇몇을 불러 술을 사줬어. 엄청 마셨지. 닭집에 소주로 시작해서 2차 맥주집 3차 감자탕에 다시 소주... 원없이 달렸지.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">11시가 넘어가자 후배들은 집에 가고, 갈 곳이라곤 냄새나는 자취방밖에 없는 광식이와 나만 남았지.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">소주 몇잔 더하고 자리를 파하려는데, 아 글쎄 선배가 기어이 자기 집에 가서 한잔 더하자는 거야. 말도 안 되는 소리였지. 아직 신혼이고 게다가 자정을 넘어가는 시간인데 가긴 어딜가.</span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">택시를 타고 선배 집으로 갔어. 도착하니 자정이 넘더라고. 이제 형수가 된 이전의 선배 여친은 미안할 정도로 우릴 반겼어, 방 두 개 딸린, 좁은 거실 겸 부엌이 있는 아주 조그만 아파트였어.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">거실 한 가운데 앉아마자 선배가 형수를 보며 그러더군.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">“국수 끼리소”</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">국수 끼리소. 아~~~ 난 정말 살아오면서, 선배로부터 들은 두 개의 문장이 상남자가 내뱉을 수 있는 최고의 말이라 생각해.</span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">‘점잖게 타일러야지’ ‘국수 끼리소’ </span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">대한민국 남자 중에 아내와 싸우지 않고 점잖게 타이를 수 있는 사람이 몇 있으며 자정 넘은 시간에 후배들 데려가 아내보고 국수 끓이라 말할 수 있는 사람이 어디 있겠어.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">주방은 분주해지기 시작했어. 형수는 싫은 내색이라곤 일절 없이, 늦은 시간 찾아 온 불청객들을 위해 국수를 끓이기 시작했어.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">대충하는 게 아니었어. 멸치 육수 내고 계란 지단 부치고, 정구지 데치고... 광식이와 난 안절부절 했지. 있는 술에 대충 먹고 나오려 했는데, 일이 점점 커지는 거야. 이 야밤에 국수를 끓이다니. </span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">소주 두어 병을 비우자, 형형색색 고명이 얹어진, 보기만 해도 먹음직스런 국수가 하얀 김을 내뿜으며 조그만 식탁에 올라오는 거야. 휘휘 저어 한 젓가락 가득 국수를 집어 삼키는데 갑자기 선배가 머리를 식탁에 쳐 박더니 뒤로 벌러덩 나자빠지는 거야. 뻗은 거였지. 나와 광식이는 당황했어. 안그래도 불편한 자리, 선배 성화에 못이겨 민폐를 끼치는데. 그 주역이 뻗어버렸으니.</span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><br></span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">광식이와 난 허급지급 국수를 다 먹고 신혼집을 도망치듯 빠져나왔지. 그런 우릴 보고 형수는 사람 좋은 표정으로 택시비까지 챙겨 줬었어. 광식이와 난 자취방 가는 택시 안에서 두 가지를 다짐했었지. 형을 닮자, 형수 같은 아내를 얻자. 는 개뿔... </span></div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">  </span> </div> <div style="text-align:justify;line-height:120%;text-indent:0px;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:'굴림';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><span style="text-align:justify;line-height:16px;font-family:'굴림';letter-spacing:0px;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span> </div>