原文
Mrs. Spencer whisked away, after pulling up the blinds. Anne sitting
mutely on the ottoman, with her hands clasped tightly in her lap, stared
at Mrs Blewett as one fascinated. Was she to be given into the keeping
of this sharp-faced, sharp-eyed woman? She felt a lump coming up in her
throat and her eyes smarted painfully. She was beginning to be afraid
she couldn't keep the tears back when Mrs. Spencer returned, flushed
and beaming, quite capable of taking any and every difficulty, physical,
mental or spiritual, into consideration and settling it out of hand.
語彙など
- whisk away:サッと立ち去る
- pull up:引き上げる
- blind:ブラインド,日除け
- mutely:黙って
- ottoman:足台
- clasp:〜をしっかり握る
- tightly:しっかりと,きちんと
- lap:膝
- stare at:〜をじっと見る
- be to:予定,運命
- keeping:扶養
- lump:塊
- throat:喉
- smart:うずく,ズキズキ痛む
- painfully:痛いほどに,大変,ひどく
- flushed:意気揚々として
- beaming:喜びに満ちた,陽気な
- physical:肉体の,身体的な
- mental:心の
- spiritual:精神の
- take A into consideration:Aを考慮する
- settle:解決する
- out of hand:即座に