原文
"I'll imagine that I like them," said Anne soberly.
"I don't want you to imagine it," said Marilla, offended. "Oh, I can see you don't like the dresses! What is the matter with them? Aren't they neat and clean and new?"
"Yes."
"Then why don't you like them?"
"They're--they're not--pretty," said Anne reluctantly.
"Pretty!" Marilla sniffed. "I didn't trouble my head about getting pretty dresses for you. I don't believe in pampering vanity, Anne, I'll tell you that right off. Those dresses are good, sensible, serviceable dresses, without any frills or furbelows about them, and they're all you'll get this summer. The brown gingham and the blue print will do you for school when you begin to go. The sateen is for church and Sunday school. I'll expect you to keep them neat and clean and not to tear them. I should think you'd be grateful to get most anything after those skimpy wincey things you've been wearing."
語彙など
- soberly:まじめに,冷静に
- offended:感情を害した
- what is the matter with:〜がどうしたのか？
- neat and clean:こざっぱりした,清楚な
- reluctantly:しぶしぶ
- sniff:鼻であしらう
- pamper:甘やかす
- vanity:虚栄心
- right off:すぐに
- serviceable:丈夫で長持ちする
- frill:フリル
- furbelow:けばけばしい装飾,へり飾り
- gingham:ギンガム
- will do:〜に役に立つ
- sateen:サティーン,綿繻子
- tear:〜を引き裂く
- skimpy:貧弱な,小さ過ぎる
- wincey:ウィンシー織