原文
"Yesterday you wanted to be a sea gull," sniffed Marilla. "I think you
are very fickle minded. I told you to learn that prayer and not talk.
But it seems impossible for you to stop talking if you've got anybody
that will listen to you. So go up to your room and learn it."
"Oh, I know it pretty nearly all now--all but just the last line."
"Well, never mind, do as I tell you. Go to your room and finish learning it well, and stay there until I call you down to help me get tea."
"Can I take the apple blossoms with me for company?" pleaded Anne.
語彙など
- sea gull:カモメ
- sniff:鼻であしらう
- fickle-minded:気紛れな,浮気な
- prayer:祈り
- all but:ほとんど,〜以外のすべて
- line:一節
- company:同伴
- plead:訴える