#177 森鷗外『渋江抽斎』
わたくしは少い時から多読の癖があって、随分多く書を買う。わたくしの俸銭の大部分は内地の書肆と、ベルリン、パリイの書估との手に入ってしまう。
Vocabulary:
森鷗外 もりおうがい Mori Ogai (author, 1862-1922)
多読 たどく extensive reading
俸銭 ほうせん salary
書肆 しょし bookstore
書估 しょこ book dealer
Translation:
From an early age I had a tendency to read a lot, and so I buy quite a few books. The majority of my salary is spent at bookstores at home or ends up in the hands of book dealers in Berlin and Paris.
Link for the text I used:
しぶえs 【澁渋 || 江】
しぶ is a good friend in names.
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肆 this is the complicated kanji for 4 in banking, and also means shop!
店屋…肆