<p align="left"><b><font size="7" face="맑은 고딕">      민족혼의 블랙홀</font></b></p> <p><font size="6">  </font><img src="" alt="" class="se-image-resource"></p> <p><font size="6">  </font><img src="" alt="" class="se-image-resource"></p> <p><font size="6">  </font><br></p> <p><font size="6" face="맑은 고딕">제<span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">22</span>화 남장여자</font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">판서 대감</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">!”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">병조판서가 뒤를 돌아보았다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">대관절 제가 엿보고 있음을 어찌 아셨습니까</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">병조판서가 픽 웃었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">옆방에다 구멍을 뚫고 훔쳐보는 방식은</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, 200</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">년 전 환국</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">換局</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">; </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">숙종이 인현왕후와 장희빈의 일을 빌미로 서인과 남인을 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">3</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">번에 걸쳐 대대적 숙청</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">이 극에 달하였을 때</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">세도가에 알음알음 퍼졌다네</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">당연히 우리 집에도</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">숙부 댁에도 개량한 장치가 있지</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그리고 아까 상을 내어 올 때</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">문 밖에서 들리는 치맛자락 스치는 소리로</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">엿보는 자가 여인이라는 사실을 알아낼 수 있었네</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">순전히 혈연만으로 젊은 나이에 병조판서 직에 오른 것은 아닌 듯</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">정치질로 노회</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">老獪</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">; </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">교활하고 다져진 경험</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">한 눈에서 빛이 순간 번뜩였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">참말로 재희</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">在熙</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">; </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남이의 본명</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">를 데려가실 작정으로 납신 것입니까</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">나는 적대적인 태도로 병조판서를 째려보았다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그래</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">몰락한 종</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">4</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">품 첨정 댁의 더부살이보다는</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">잘나가는 정</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">2</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">품 병조판서 댁 사위가 훨씬 낫지 않겠는가</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">병조판서가 얄밉게 웃었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그러더니 내 머리를 쓰다듬으려는지 손을 뻗었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">나는 잽싸게 피했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그래</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">민첩하기도 하지</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">과연 민씨 집안 처자야</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">허허허</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">재빠를 민</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">敏</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">과 여흥 민</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">閔</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">씨 성을 소재로 농을 던졌으나 하나도 재미있지 않았다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그러나 적개심을 대놓고 표현하는 것은 한 번으로 족하다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">나는 속마음을 감추었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">하</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">하</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">하</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">늦은 시간에 납시어</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">이토록 과분한 칭찬을 해 주시다니요</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">! </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">이미 날이 어두웠고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">곧 새벽이 됩니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">재희가 거절하였으니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">다음에 정식으로 매파를 보내 청혼을 넣으심이 어떠합니까</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">."</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">'</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">다음은 없어</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.'</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">나는 속으로 생각했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">매파의 매자만 보여도</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">집사를 시켜 문간에 발도 못 들이게 하겠노라고 마음먹었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그리고 오밤중에 아픈 아버지 있는 남의 집에 마음대로 쳐들어온 것에 대한 불쾌함을 에둘러 말했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">엄친께서 병환 위중하신지라</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">배웅하지 못하는 것을 양해해 주십시오</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">깊은 밤중이라</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">달이 구름에 가려 사위가 캄캄한 나머지 돌부리에 걸릴까 저어됩니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">조심히 가십시오</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">."</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">'</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">돌부리에 걸려 코나 깨져라</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.'</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">라고 생각하며 미소를 지었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">가마를 타고 왔거든</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">가마꾼 네 놈 중 한 놈이 넘어지더라도 세 놈은 버티겠지</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">."</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">내 미소를 본 병조판서의 웃음이 한층 짙어졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">웃음이 불길했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">가마를 타고 왔다면</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">대체 변복은 왜 하고 왔는가</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">내가 그 웃음에 불길함을 느낄 새도 없이</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">저 멀리에서 집사를 제치고 건장하게 생긴 장정 네 명이 가마를 메고 왔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">본래 가마는 대문 앞에서 타고 내리는 것이 법도일진대</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">대단히 무례한 짓이었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">또 보세나</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">!"</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">병조판서는 함박웃음을 지으며 나와 성남이를 번갈아 보고는 가마에 올랐다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">가마가 문지방을 넘었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">어둠 속으로 사라졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">저 멀리 호롱을 들고 가는 하인의 뒷모습이 점점 작아졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남아</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">......"</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">내가 말을 시작하려고 했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">절대 안 갑니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">! </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아씨를 두고 제가 어딜 갑니까</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">!"</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남이가 소리쳤다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아까 받은 제안을 생각하는 것인지</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">우뚝한 콧날 양쪽으로 뻗은 짙은 눈썹이 분노로 일그러졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그런데</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">어찌하여 너를 일컬어 도둑이라 했느냐</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">궁금해서 물어봤다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">다음 순간</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남이는 내 눈치를 보더니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">분노에 찬 표정이 허물어지며</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">내 앞에 털썩</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">무릎을 꿇었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아씨</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">! </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">어디까지 들으셨습니까</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">? </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">전부 오해입니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">제가 다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">~</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아 설명할 수 있습니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">!"</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남이가 열심히 변명했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">귀 끝이 붉어졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">"</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">뭐가</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?"</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">내가 물었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;"></span></font></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★</span></font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;"></span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span lang="en-us"> </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">밥상을 치우던 소년이</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">병조판서가 밥을 하나도 남기지 않고 다 먹어 치운 것을 보고 매우 서운한 표정을 지었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">지난 번</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남이와 시장을 지나던 중 산 찹쌀떡은 집안의 모든 식솔들에게 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">1</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">개씩 나누어 주었었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그 때 덤으로 받았던 메밀묵을 가을이라 바람이 잘 통하는 장소에 놓아 보관해 두었었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그 메밀묵 중 한 모를 내밀었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">먹으렴</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">고맙습니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">!”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">소년은 반색을 하며</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">메밀묵을 한 입에 해치웠다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">먹는 모습을 자세히 보니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">선이 가늘고 고왔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아직 우리 통성명도 안 했구나</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">이름이 뭐니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">꺽다리 아저씨의 아들이라고만 알고 있었지</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">한 번도 이름을 불러본 적이 없었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그것이</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">... </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">추</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">추</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">추동이라 합니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">나는 의아해졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">응</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">? </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">생김새가 이리 고운데 어째서 추동</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">외모가 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">‘</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">추</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">’</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">한 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">‘</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">동</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">’</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">자로 알아들음</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">이라 부를까</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">?”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">소년이 해명했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그게 아니라</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">가을 추</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">秋</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">자입니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">‘</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아하</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">춘하추동</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">春夏秋冬</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">; </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">봄 여름 가을 겨울</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">에서 뒤 두 글자를 땄구나</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.’</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">나는 내 멋대로 생각하고 더 이상 파고드는 걸 그만 두었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">밤늦게까지 술상</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">차상</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">밥상을 내어 가느라 수고했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">노고를 치하했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아닙니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아씨</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">한양에 있으니 매일 아침 소를 몰고 풀 먹이러 나갈 일이 없는걸요</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">추동이가 말했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">찬겸 부정자</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">중국</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">일본과 교류하는 홍문관에서 실무를 맡아 보는 말단 관리</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">는 같은 마을 사람들이 도적 떼로 변신한 것에서 느낀 바가 있었는지</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">한양까지 올라가는 데 사용한 서원 재산인 소</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">나귀</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">노새를 팔아 그 돈을 우리 집에 맡겼다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">언젠가 형식적으로 썼던 노비문서를 태우고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">우리 집에 머물렀던 마을 사람들이 독립할 때가 오면 살림밑천으로 지급해 달라면서</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">세 마리의 동물들을 한 번에 먹이고 입힐 여물</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">장소와 인원이 절대적으로 부족하기도 했을 뿐더러</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">동물 세 마리를 한 번에 몰아 서원으로 돌아갈 사람도 없었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★</span></font></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">며칠이 지났다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아버지는 여전히 차도가 없으셨고</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">어머니는 아버지를 간호하느라 내가 쓰러졌었다는 사실도 모른 채 넘어가셨다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">내가 실질적인 안살림을 담당하게 되었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남이는 내년 봄에 있을 복시</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">覆試</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">; </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">과거 </span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">2</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">차 시험</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">를 준비하느라</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">병법서 탐독</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">耽讀</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">; </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">집중해서 책 읽음</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">에 매진하고 있었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">간간히 찬겸 부정자도 들러 병법서 읽는 것을 지도해 주었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span lang="en-us"> </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그러나 성남이의 안색은 점점 나빠져만 갔다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">햇볕에 그을린 피부였는데도</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">눈 아래에 그림자가 짙게 그늘졌다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">보다 못한 내가 물었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남아</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">병조판서가 그리 너를 핍박했느냐</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">지금이라도 현부인께 가서 내 말씀을 드려보마</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">상소를 올리는 것이 어떻겠느냐</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">성남이는 필사적으로 고개를 저었다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아니</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아닙니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">. </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">부디 현부인께만은 가지 마십시오</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">! </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">제가 아씨 면전에서 더욱 비참해집니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">그 때였다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">집사가 손님이 당도함을 고했다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.</span></font></p> <p><font size="6">   </font></p> <p><font size="6"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">“</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">아씨</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">, </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">첨정 나으리의 조카 뻘 되는 민희호</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">閔羲鎬</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">) </span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">선달</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">(</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';letter-spacing:0pt;">先達</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">)</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">이 오셨습니다</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">.”</span></font><br></p> <p><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us"><br></span></p> <p><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us"><br></span></p> <p><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">-23</span><span style="font-family:'나눔명조';">화에서 계속</span><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us">-</span></p> <p><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us"><br></span></p> <p><br><span style="letter-spacing:0pt;" lang="en-us"><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%82%BC%EA%B0%81%EA%B4%80%EA%B3%84" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#삼각관계</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%84%B8%EB%8F%84%EC%A0%95%EC%B9%98" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#세도정치</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EA%B6%8C%EC%84%B8%EA%B0%80%EC%9D%98%EC%A7%91" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#권세가의집</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%8F%84%EC%B2%AD%EC%9E%A5%EC%B9%98" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#도청장치</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%9D%B8%EC%9E%AC%EC%8A%A4%EC%B9%B4%EC%9A%B0%ED%8A%B8" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#인재스카우트</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EA%B0%80%EC%A1%B1%EC%9D%B4%EA%B8%B0%EC%A3%BC%EC%9D%98" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#가족이기주의</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%ED%98%88%EC%97%B0%EC%A4%91%EC%8B%AC%EC%A3%BC%EC%9D%98" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#혈연중심주의</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%AF%BC%EC%A1%B1%ED%98%BC%EC%9D%98%EB%B8%94%EB%9E%99%ED%99%80" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#민족혼의블랙홀</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=22%ED%99%94" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#22화</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%97%AD%EC%82%AC%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%A7%80" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#역사판타지</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%A1%9C%ED%8C%90" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#로판</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%A1%9C%EC%8D%B0" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#로썰</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%97%B0%EC%9E%AC%EC%86%8C%EC%84%A4" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#연재소설</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%AC%B4%EB%A3%8C%EC%86%8C%EC%84%A4" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#무료소설</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EA%B3%B5%EB%AC%B4%EC%9B%90%EC%A4%91%EC%8B%AC%EC%82%AC%ED%9A%8C" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#공무원중심사회</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%ED%8C%A9%ED%8F%AD" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#팩폭</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%AA%85%EC%84%B1%ED%99%A9%ED%9B%84" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#명성황후</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%96%B4%EB%A6%B0%EC%8B%9C%EC%A0%88" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#어린시절</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EA%B3%BC%EA%B1%B0%ED%9A%8C%EC%83%81" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#과거회상</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%82%AC%ED%9B%84%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#사후세계</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%B6%9C%EC%83%9D%EC%9D%98%EB%B9%84%EB%B0%80" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#출생의비밀</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%8B%9C%EB%8C%80%EB%B9%84%EA%B7%B9" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#시대비극</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%9D%B4%EB%A3%A8%EC%A7%80%EB%AA%BB%ED%95%9C%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#이루지못한사랑</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%B1%85%EC%9E%84" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#책임</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%B0%B0%EC%8B%A0" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#배신</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%A2%8C%EC%A0%88" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#좌절</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EC%B2%99%EC%A1%B1" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#척족</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%82%B4%EC%9E%90%EC%8B%9D%EC%9D%80%EC%86%8C%EC%A4%91%ED%95%98%EB%8B%88%EA%B9%8C" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#내자식은소중하니까</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%AF%BC%EB%B9%84" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#민비</span></a><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.naver.com/PostListByTagName.nhn?blogId=dankebitte&logType=mylog&tagName=%EB%B6%88%EA%B8%B8%ED%95%9C%EC%98%88%EC%96%B8" class="item pcol2 itemTagfont _setTop" target="_blank"><span class="ell">#불길한예언</span></a></span></p>