原文
"Oh, Mrs. Lynde!" Anne drew a long breath as she rose to her feet. "You
have given me a hope. I shall always feel that you are a benefactor. Oh,
I could endure anything if I only thought my hair would be a handsome
auburn when I grew up. It would be so much easier to be good if one's
hair was a handsome auburn, don't you think? And now may I go out into
your garden and sit on that bench under the apple-trees while you and
Marilla are talking? There is so much more scope for imagination out
there."
"Laws, yes, run along, child. And you can pick a bouquet of them white June lilies over in the corner if you like."
As the door closed behind Anne Mrs. Lynde got briskly up to light a lamp.
語彙など
- draw a breath:息をつく
- rise to one's feet:立ち上がる
- benefactor:力になってくれる人,恩人
- endure:耐える
- auburn:金褐色,赤褐色
- scope:余地
- law:おやっ《驚きを表わす発声》
- bouquet:花束
- briskly:元気よく