《[HP]Thirty-Five Owls》言茗

4、12.11.1951

　　盖勒特：

　　是阿不福思。他将阿利安娜的死亡归咎于我，而我也无法放任自己去接骨。
　　我并未怀疑你的记忆力或者是你的理智。我们曾经亲密无间，没错，我也没有要否认这一点，虽然我基本上是把它当做一个秘密了。那时的我们是夏日里意乱情迷被冲昏了头脑的少年，而我是个傻瓜，自以为是地玩弄着我并不了解的力量。在此之外，我还能说什么呢，盖勒特？
　　随信附上一本我喜欢的书，希望这一次不会让你联想起那些你所失去的。

　　致以歉意，
　　阿不思·邓布利多

　　[附：《海浪》,弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙]

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　　[原文]

　　November 12th, 1951

　　Gellert,

　　It was Aberforth. He blamed me for Ariana's death. I could not bring myself to set the bone.

　　I do not question either your memory or your sanity. We touched, yes; I do not deny it to you, though I keep it a secret from most. We were boys drunk on summer, and I was a fool, playing with power I did not comprehend. What else can I say, Gellert？

　　I enclose another book I've been enjoying, with hopes that it will not remind you overmuch of what you've lost.

　　With apologies,
　　AD

　　[enclosure: The Waves, Virginia Woolf]