Lucyは他の兄弟姉妹と共に再びNarnia国に出かけ、初めてNarnia国に行った時に会ったMr. Tumnusの家に行きますが、家の中は荒されていてMr. Tumnusはいません。
"Here is my token." With these words it held up to them a little white object. They all looked at it in surprise, till suddenly Lucy said, "Oh, of course It's my handkerchief - the one I gave to poor Mr. Tumnus."
"That's right," said the Beaver. "Poor fellow, he got wind of the arrest before it atually happened and handed this over to me.
"got wind of" は多分、ここでは感づいた、あるいは情報を得たと言うような意味の慣用句でしょう。辞書で確認します。
・Wiktionary: (idiomatic, transitive) and catch wind of something: To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.: The secret was still a secret, except that you had got wind of it.
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: Fig. to learn of something; to hear about something. The police got wind of the illegal drug deal. John caught wind of the gossip being spread about him.
"Here is my token." With these words it held up to them a little white object. They all looked at it in surprise, till suddenly Lucy said, "Oh, of course It's my handkerchief - the one I gave to poor Mr. Tumnus."
"That's right," said the Beaver. "Poor fellow, he got wind of the arrest before it atually happened and handed this over to me.
"got wind of" は多分、ここでは感づいた、あるいは情報を得たと言うような意味の慣用句でしょう。辞書で確認します。
・Wiktionary: (idiomatic, transitive) and catch wind of something: To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.: The secret was still a secret, except that you had got wind of it.
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: Fig. to learn of something; to hear about something. The police got wind of the illegal drug deal. John caught wind of the gossip being spread about him.
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