原文
Marilla had changed her mind about it being all right by the time she
got back from Orchard Slope. Anne was watching for her coming and flew
to the porch door to meet her.
"Oh, Marilla, I know by your face that it's been no use," she said sorrowfully. "Mrs. Barry won't forgive me?"
"Mrs. Barry indeed!" snapped Marilla. "Of all the unreasonable women I ever saw she's the worst. I told her it was all a mistake and you weren't to blame, but she just simply didn't believe me. And she rubbed it well in about my currant wine and how I'd always said it couldn't have the least effect on anybody. I just told her plainly that currant wine wasn't meant to be drunk three tumblerfuls at a time and that if a child I had to do with was so greedy I'd sober her up with a right good spanking."
語彙など
- change one's mind:気が変わる,決心を変える
- It's no use:無意味である
- sorrowfully:悲しそうに
- snap:ピシャリと言う
- unreasonable:訳の分からないことを言う,理不尽な
- be to blame:責任がある
- rub in:(人の失敗･欠点･誤りを)繰り返し言う
- currant:小粒の干しブドウ
- have an effect on:〜に影響する
- plainly:はっきりと
- tumblerful:大コップ1杯
- greedy:貪欲な
- sober:酔いを覚ます,冷静にさせる
- spanking:(罰として尻を)ピシャリと打つこと