原文
"I can just imagine myself sitting down at the head of the table and
pouring out the tea," said Anne, shutting her eyes ecstatically. "And
asking Diana if she takes sugar! I know she doesn't but of course I'll
ask her just as if I didn't know. And then pressing her to take another
piece of fruit cake and another helping of preserves. Oh, Marilla, it's
a wonderful sensation just to think of it. Can I take her into the spare
room to lay off her hat when she comes? And then into the parlor to
sit?"
"No. The sitting room will do for you and your company. But there's a bottle half full of raspberry cordial that was left over from the church social the other night. It's on the second shelf of the sitting-room closet and you and Diana can have it if you like, and a cooky to eat with it along in the afternoon, for I daresay Matthew'll be late coming in to tea since he's hauling potatoes to the vessel."
語彙など
- pour out:〜に注ぎ出す
- ecstatically:有頂天になって
- helping:(食べ物の)一盛り
- preserve:果物の砂糖煮
- sensation:気持ち
- lay off:脱ぐ
- parlor:応接間
- will do:用が足りる
- company:訪問者,来客
- raspberry:ラズベリー
- cordial:コーディアル(幼児や子供向けの果汁シロップを水で薄めた甘い飲み物)
- cooky:クッキー,= cookie
- daresay:たぶん〜だと思う
- haul:運ぶ
- vessel:容器