WhenGertrudewasnotoutdoors, herheadwasalwaysburiedin a book.
ガートルードは屋外に出ないときは、いつも本に頭を埋めていた。
Herpassionforlearningexpresseditselffrequentlyinthequestionssheaskedherfathersuchaswhydoesthetidecomein, orwhyistheskybluetowhichherfatheralwaysendeavoredtoprovide a suitableandscientificanswer.
Itisobviousthatifyourmethodofcallingyourfellowman's attentiontothemistogivehim a slapinthefaceatthesametime, youwillprobablynotsucceedinenlistinghiskindlyinterestinyourfutureachievements.
I don't rememberwhenmymotherofferedmethisadvice, hadshehadtheopportunity, when I wasyounger, itwouldhavebeendaily, althoughthevalueofeducationto a girlofherclasswasconsideredtobeunnecessarybysome, anddownrightdangerousbyothers, sirHugh, and I decidedsheshouldgotoschoolatQueen's CollegeinHarleyStreet.
Outof a littlecoldwaterspringsup a garden, such a gardentrees, fountains, tanksofroses, and a houseinlaidwithtinyslabsoflookingglassin a lovelypattern, blue, tiled, carpeted, echoingwiththesoundofrunningwaterandfountainsinPersia.
Standingon a MesopotamianHilltopin 1911, sheponderedthewholeworldshonelike a jewelgreencropsandbluewaters, andfarawaythegleaningsnowsofthemountainsthatboundMesopotamiatothenorth.
I foundworkeventuallyintheRedcrossofficeofthewoundedandmissing, tryingtopenetratethefogofwar, todiscoverthefatesofsoldierswhosefamiliesnolongerhadnewsofthem.
Inaprilof 1917 I movedtoBaghdadand I foundaccommodationin a summerhousewith a beautifulgarden, thickwithpinkroses I plantedirisverbenachrysanthemumsandviolenceinpots.