原文
"But he wasn't talking to me," protested Anne. "He was talking to God
and he didn't seem to be very much inter-ested in it, either. I think
he thought God was too far off though. There was a long row of white
birches hanging over the lake and the sunshine fell down through
them, 'way, 'way down, deep into the water. Oh, Marilla, it was like a
beautiful dream! It gave me a thrill and I just said, 'Thank you for it,
God,' two or three times."
"Not out loud, I hope," said Marilla anxiously.
語彙など
- protest:〜に抗議する
- row:列
- birch:カバノキ
- hang over:〜の上に張り出す
- anxiously:心配そうに