In time the attachment became so strong that, unless I was left with no choice, I hadn't cared to move away. When I first came to this cottage, I entertained no extravagant hope for it, considering it merely a shelter from the elements. Having now lived in the cottage for more than two months, in my usual way I have come to be attached to it.
這「雅舍」，我初來時僅求其能蔽風雨，並不敢存奢望，現在住了兩個多月。