原文
"Diana," said Anne with dignity, "you are my bosom friend, but I cannot
allow even you to speak to me of that person. Are you ready for bed?
Let's run a race and see who'll get to the bed first."
The suggestion appealed to Diana. The two little white-clad figures flew down the long room, through the spare-room door, and bounded on the bed at the same moment. And then--something--moved beneath them, there was a gasp and a cry--and somebody said in muffled accents:
"Merciful goodness!"
語彙など
- with dignity:もったいぶって
- bosom friend:親友
- appeal to:〜にとって魅力がある
- clad:〜を着た
- bound:飛び上がる
- gasp:あえぎ,ハッと息をのむこと
- muffled:音を殺した
- merciful:幸運な