原文
Matthew was there, having been inveigled into the party only goodness
and Anne knew how. He had been in such a state of shyness and
nervousness that Marilla had given him up in despair, but Anne took him
in hand so successfully that he now sat at the table in his best clothes
and white collar and talked to the minister not uninterestingly.
He never said a word to Mrs. Allan, but that perhaps was not to be
expected.
All went merry as a marriage bell until Anne's layer cake was passed. Mrs. Allan, having already been helped to a bewildering variety, declined it. But Marilla, seeing the disappointment on Anne's face, said smilingly:
語彙など
- inveigle:おびき寄せる,だまし込む
- goodness knows that 〜:確かに〜である
- shyness:臆病,内気
- in despair:絶望して
- uninterestingly:面白くなく
- merry:陽気な
- marriage bell:結婚式の鐘
- layer cake:レイヤー･ケーキ(クリーム・ジャムなどをはさんで何層にも重ねたスポンジケーキ)
- bewildering:当惑するような
- variety:多様さ
- decline:辞退する