原文
"I do truly wish I could have had the headache in your place, Marilla. I
would have endured it joyfully for your sake."
"I guess you did your part in attending to the work and letting me rest," said Marilla. "You seem to have got on fairly well and made fewer mistakes than usual. Of course it wasn't exactly necessary to starch Matthew's handkerchiefs! And most people when they put a pie in the oven to warm up for dinner take it out and eat it when it gets hot instead of leaving it to be burned to a crisp. But that doesn't seem to be your way evidently."
Headaches always left Marilla somewhat sarcastic.
語彙など
- headache:頭痛
- in one's place and stead:〜の代わりに
- endure:耐える
- joyfully:喜んで
- for one's sake:〜のために
- do one's part:務めを果たす
- attend:精を出す
- get on well:うまくやっていく
- fairly:かなり
- than usual:普段より
- starch:のりをつける
- oven:オーブン
- instead of:〜するのではなくて
- crisp:パリパリしたもの
- somewhat:少し,多少
- sarcastic:皮肉な