原文
"Anne Shirley, when I ask you a question I want to be answered. Sit
right up this very minute and tell me what you are crying about."
Anne sat up, tragedy personified.
"Mrs. Lynde was up to see Mrs. Barry today and Mrs. Barry was in an awful state," she wailed. "She says that I set Diana DRUNK Saturday and sent her home in a disgraceful condition. And she says I must be a thoroughly bad, wicked little girl and she's never, never going to let Diana play with me again. Oh, Marilla, I'm just overcome with woe."
Marilla stared in blank amazement.
"Set Diana drunk!" she said when she found her voice. "Anne are you or Mrs. Barry crazy? What on earth did you give her?"
語彙など
- sit up:きちんと座る
- tragedy:悲劇
- personified:〜の権化[化身･象徴･典型]
- wail:声を上げて泣く
- disgraceful:恥ずかしい
- wicked:性格の悪い
- be overcome with:〜に圧倒される
- woe:悲哀,苦悩
- stare:見つめる
- blank:ポカンとした,ぼーっとした
- amazement:驚き
- on earth:一体全体