Harper Leeの 'To Kill a Mockingbird' を読んでいます。
The boy stood up. He was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark grey, the backs of his hands were rusty, ahd his fingernails were black deep into the quick.
"the quick" は文章からして、爪が指の皮膚と離れる個所ですね。 以前(6/26/2014)に "wound to the quick" を取り上げたことを思い出しました。 この "the quick" に会うのはそれ以来です。
The boy stood up. He was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark grey, the backs of his hands were rusty, ahd his fingernails were black deep into the quick.
"the quick" は文章からして、爪が指の皮膚と離れる個所ですね。 以前(6/26/2014)に "wound to the quick" を取り上げたことを思い出しました。 この "the quick" に会うのはそれ以来です。