原文
"I think perhaps I will if you will come over and talk to me
occasionally," said Miss Barry.
That evening Miss Barry gave Diana a silver bangle bracelet and told the senior members of the household that she had unpacked her valise.
"I've made up my mind to stay simply for the sake of getting better acquainted with that Anne-girl," she said frankly. "She amuses me, and at my time of life an amusing person is a rarity."
語彙など
- occasionally:時折
- bangle:飾り輪,腕輪
- bracelet:ブレスレット,腕輪
- senior:年上の
- household:世帯,家族
- unpack:中身を出す,〜の梱包を解く
- valise:旅行かばん
- make up one's mind:決心する
- for the sake of:〜のために
- get acquainted with:〜と知り合いになる
- frankly:正直に言うと,実のところ
- amuse:面白がらせる
- at my time of life:私ぐらいの年になると
- rarity:珍しいこと