原文
"Oh, Diana," cried Anne, clasping her hands, "do you LOVE me?"
"Why, of course I do. Didn't you know that?"
"No." Anne drew a long breath. "I thought you LIKED me of course but I never hoped you LOVED me. Why, Diana, I didn't think anybody could love me. Nobody ever has loved me since I can remember. Oh, this is wonderful! It's a ray of light which will forever shine on the darkness of a path severed from thee, Diana. Oh, just say it once again."
"I love you devotedly, Anne," said Diana stanchly, "and I always will, you may be sure of that."
語彙など
- clasp:握りしめる
- draw a long breath:深く息を吸う
- ray of light:一筋の光明
- forever:永遠に
- shine on:〜を照らす
- path:道
- sever:分断する
- thee:youの古語
- devotedly:忠実に
- stanchly:stanch(staunch)の副詞,忠実に,断固として