A small boy of seven was invited to go and stay in the country. ..... I should be a happier man if, as I climb to my room in Bouverie Street, I could still take pleasure in numbering the stairs, whispering those evercharming words, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven," and so on, with rounded lips, till I reached the top.
――熊本県立大学 前期日程/文学部(2月25日実施)――2004年