原文
"And I will always love thee, Diana," said Anne, solemnly extending her
hand. "In the years to come thy memory will shine like a star over my
lonely life, as that last story we read together says. Diana, wilt
thou give me a lock of thy jet-black tresses in parting to treasure
forevermore?"
"Have you got anything to cut it with?" queried Diana, wiping away the tears which Anne's affecting accents had caused to flow afresh, and returning to practicalities.
語彙など
- thee:youの古語
- solemnly:おごそかに
- extend:伸ばす
- in the years to come:この先何年も,将来
- thy:yourの古語,そなたの
- wilt:willの古語
- thou:youの古語,そなた
- lock:髪の房
- jet black:漆黒
- tresses:ふさふさした頭髪
- part:別れる
- treasure:大切に保存する
- forevermore:今後永久に
- query:尋ねる
- wipe away:〜をふき取る
- affecting:心を打つ
- accent:口調
- afresh:新たに,再び
- practicality:実用主義