原文
"I don't know what 'squadrons' means nor 'Midian,' either, but it sounds
SO tragical. I can hardly wait until next Sunday to recite it.
I'll practice it all the week. After Sunday school I asked Miss
Rogerson--because Mrs. Lynde was too far away--to show me your pew.
I sat just as still as I could and the text was Revelations, third
chapter, second and third verses. It was a very long text. If I was a
minister I'd pick the short, snappy ones. The sermon was awfully long,
too. I suppose the minister had to match it to the text. I didn't think
he was a bit interesting. The trouble with him seems to be that he
hasn't enough imagination. I didn't listen to him very much. I just let
my thoughts run and I thought of the most surprising things."
語彙など
- squadron:戦隊
- Midian:ミディアン(Abrahamの息子の一人）
- tragical:悲惨な
- recite:暗唱する
- pew:信者席
- Revelation:《新約聖書》ヨハネの黙示録
- verse:詩の節
- minister:牧師
- snappy:てきぱきした,かっこいい
- sermon:説教