『The Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit 』(David Eddings)

The Belgariad (Vol 1): Volume One: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit

The Belgariad (Vol 1): Volume One: Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit

ボストンで売っていたので買ってきた。あらすじは知っているのでわかんないところがあっても跳ばして読める。

Chapter Oneでこんな文章がでてくる。

"Always do the very best job you can," he said on another occasion as he put a last few finishing touches with a file on the metal part of wagon tongue he was repairing.
"But that piece goes underneath," Garion said. "No one will ever see it."
"But I know it's there," Durnik said, still smoothing the metal. "If it isn't done as well as I can do it, I'll be ashamed every time I see this wagon go by---and I'll see the wagon every day."

And so it went. Without even intending to, Durnik instructed the small boy in those solid Sendarian virtues of work, thrift, sobriety, good manners, and practicality which formed the backbone of the society.

何故、私がこういうのを面白がるかわかりますか?