原文
"Yes, I have two. The matron of the asylum made them for me. They're
fearfully skimpy. There is never enough to go around in an asylum, so
things are always skimpy--at least in a poor asylum like ours. I hate
skimpy night-dresses. But one can dream just as well in them as
in lovely trailing ones, with frills around the neck, that's one
consolation."
"Well, undress as quick as you can and go to bed. I'll come back in a few minutes for the candle. I daren't trust you to put it out yourself. You'd likely set the place on fire."
語彙など
- matron:寮母,女性監督者
- asylum:孤児院
- skimpy:貧弱な
- trail:(すそが地表･床を)ひきずる
- frill:フリル,ヘリ飾り
- consolation:慰め
- undress:衣服を脱ぐ
- trust:信用する
- put out:消す
- would likely:〜だろう
- set on fire:火を付ける