原文
"Don't be foolish, Anne. Mrs. Barry will think better of it when she
finds you're not to blame. I suppose she thinks you've done it for a
silly joke or something of that sort. You'd best go up this evening and
tell her how it was."
"My courage fails me at the thought of facing Diana's injured mother," sighed Anne. "I wish you'd go, Marilla. You're so much more dignified than I am. Likely she'd listen to you quicker than to me."
"Well, I will," said Marilla, reflecting that it would probably be the wiser course. "Don't cry any more, Anne. It will be all right."
語彙など
- think better of:〜を考え直す
- be to blame:責任がある
- silly joke:ばかげたジョーク
- one's courage fails one:勇気がでない
- at the thought of:〜を思い
- injured:傷ついた
- dignified:品位のある,威厳のある
- reflect:思案する