原文
"Well, since you've asked my advice, Marilla," said Mrs. Lynde
amiably--Mrs. Lynde dearly loved to be asked for advice--"I'd just
humor her a little at first, that's what I'd do. It's my belief that
Mr. Phillips was in the wrong. Of course, it doesn't do to say so to the
children, you know. And of course he did right to punish her yesterday
for giving way to temper. But today it was different. The others who
were late should have been punished as well as Anne, that's what. And I
don't believe in making the girls sit with the boys for punishment. It
isn't modest. Tillie Boulter was real indignant. She took Anne's part
right through and said all the scholars did too. Anne seems real popular
among them, somehow. I never thought she'd take with them so well."
"Then you really think I'd better let her stay home," said Marilla in amazement.
語彙など
- amiably:感じ良く,好意的に
- dearly:心から
- humor:調子を合わせる
- give way to:〜に取って代わられる
- temper:気分
- punishment:罰
- modest:慎み深い
- indignant:怒った
- take one's part:（人）に味方する
- right through:始めから終わりまで
- scholar:生徒
- take:人気を博す
- in amazement:びっくりして