Audiobook Dictation: “It's not worth much, but I…”

It's not worth much, but I love it.

Tidak seberapa nilainya, tapi aku menyukainya.

I've managed to save something every year, and that with helping my three sisters now and then, and tiding poor Cousin Mike over bad seasons.

Aku berhasil menabung sedikit setiap tahun, padahal sesekali membantu ketiga adik perempuanku, dan menolong sepupuku Mike yang malang melewati musim-musim sepi.

He's that gifted, you know, but he will drink and loses more good engagements than other fellows ever get.

Ia sangat berbakat, kau tahu, tetapi ia suka minum dan kehilangan lebih banyak kontrak bagus daripada yang pernah didapat orang lain.

And I've traveled a bit, too."

Dan aku juga sudah sedikit bepergian.”

Marie opened the door and smilingly announced that dinner was served.

Marie membuka pintu dan sambil tersenyum mengumumkan bahwa makan malam sudah siap.

"My dining-room," Hilda explained, as she led the way, "is the tiniest place you have ever seen."

“Ruang makanku,” Hilda menjelaskan sambil berjalan di depan, “adalah tempat paling mungil yang pernah kau lihat.”

It was a tiny room, hung all round with French prints, above which ran a shelf full of china.

Ruangan itu memang mungil, dindingnya digantungi cetakan gambar Prancis, dan di atasnya membentang rak penuh porselen.

Hilda saw Alexander look up at it.

Hilda melihat Alexander mendongak memandanginya.

"It's not particularly rare," she said, "but some of it was my mother's.

“Tidak terlalu langka,” katanya, “tetapi sebagian milik ibuku.

Heaven knows how she managed to keep it whole, through all our wanderings, or in what baskets and bundles and theatre trunks it hasn't been stowed away.

Entah bagaimana ia berhasil menjaganya tetap utuh selama kami berkelana ke mana-mana, atau di keranjang, buntelan, dan peti teater mana saja barang-barang itu pernah disimpan.