原文
"Oh, Anne!" Diana looked as if she were ready to cry. "I do think you're
mean. What shall I do? Mr. Phillips will make me sit with that horrid
Gertie Pye--I know he will because she is sitting alone. Do come back,
Anne."
"I'd do almost anything in the world for you, Diana," said Anne sadly. "I'd let myself be torn limb from limb if it would do you any good. But I can't do this, so please don't ask it. You harrow up my very soul."
"Just think of all the fun you will miss," mourned Diana. "We are going to build the loveliest new house down by the brook; and we'll be playing ball next week and you've never played ball, Anne. It's tremendously exciting. And we're going to learn a new song--Jane Andrews is practicing it up now; and Alice Andrews is going to bring a new Pansy book next week and we're all going to read it out loud, chapter about, down by the brook. And you know you are so fond of reading out loud, Anne."
語彙など
- mean:意地悪な
- horrid:ひどく嫌な
- tear:〜を引き裂く
- limb from limb:バラバラに
- do someone good:(人)に善いことをする,役に立つ
- harrow:人の心をかき乱す
- mourn:嘆く
- play ball:ボール投げをする,球技をする
- tremendously:大いに
- Pansy:このサイト参照
- about:順番に