原文
But Matthew was gone, scared at his own success. He fled hastily to the
remotest corner of the horse pasture lest Marilla should suspect what
he had been up to. Marilla herself, upon her return to the house, was
agreeably surprised to hear a plaintive voice calling, "Marilla" over
the banisters.
"Well?" she said, going into the hall.
"I'm sorry I lost my temper and said rude things, and I'm willing to go and tell Mrs. Lynde so."
"Very well." Marilla's crispness gave no sign of her relief. She had been wondering what under the canopy she should do if Anne did not give in. "I'll take you down after milking."
語彙など
- scared:おびえた,怖がって
- flee:逃げる
- hastily:急いで
- lest:〜するといけないから
- pasture:牧草地
- up to:〜をもくろんで
- upon:〜するとすぐに
- agreeably:快く,楽しく
- plaintive:悲しげな
- banister:手すり
- lose one's temper:腹を立てる
- crispness:歯切れのいい言葉
- relief:安堵
- wonder:あれこれ思いを巡らす
- under the canopy:一体全体
- give in:降参する