原文
For Anne the real excitement began with the dismissal of school and
increased therefrom in crescendo until it reached to a crash of positive
ecstasy in the concert itself. They had a "perfectly elegant tea;" and
then came the delicious occupation of dressing in Diana's little room
upstairs. Diana did Anne's front hair in the new pompadour style and
Anne tied Diana's bows with the especial knack she possessed; and they
experimented with at least half a dozen different ways of arranging
their back hair. At last they were ready, cheeks scarlet and eyes
glowing with excitement.
True, Anne could not help a little pang when she contrasted her plain black tam and shapeless, tight-sleeved, homemade gray-cloth coat with Diana's jaunty fur cap and smart little jacket. But she remembered in time that she had an imagination and could use it.
語彙など
- dismissal:退去
- therefrom:それから
- crescendo:最高潮
- crash:崩壊
- ecstasy:恍惚
- occupation:仕事,従事
- pompadour:ポンパドール(女性の場合は前髪を上に持ち上げる髪形)
- bow:蝶形リボン
- knack:才覚,要領
- pang:心の痛み
- contrast:対照させる
- tam:タモシャンター(てっぺんに毛糸の玉房がついたウール製の大きなベレー帽)
- shapeless:不格好な
- jaunty:ハイカラな
- in time:やがて