Audiobook Dictation: “Where might he find them again…”

Where might he find them again? Were they yet to be had for the seeking in the old valley?

Dove avrebbe potuto ritrovarli? Bastava ancora cercarli nella vecchia valle?

With the thought came a great yearning for home.

Con quel pensiero giunse un grande struggimento per la casa.

He had had many habitations, but he realized now that he had never thought of any of these places as home.

Aveva avuto molte dimore, ma ora si rendeva conto di non aver mai considerato nessuno di quei luoghi come casa.

That name had all unconsciously been kept sacred to the long, green, seaward-looking glen where he had been born.

Quel nome era stato, del tutto inconsapevolmente, serbato sacro per la lunga, verde valletta affacciata sul mare dove era nato.

So he had come back to it, drawn by a longing not to be resisted.

Così vi era tornato, attirato da una nostalgia irresistibile.

But at the last he felt afraid.

Ma all'ultimo ebbe paura.

There had been many changes, of that he felt sure.

Ci dovevano essere stati molti cambiamenti, ne era certo.

Would it still be home?

Sarebbe stata ancora casa?

And if not, would not the loss be most irreparable and bitter?

E se no, la perdita non sarebbe forse irreparabile e amarissima?