原文
"Anne Shirley!" she exclaimed, "what on earth did you put into that
cake?"
"Nothing but what the recipe said, Marilla," cried Anne with a look of anguish. "Oh, isn't it all right?"
"All right! It's simply horrible. Mr. Allan, don't try to eat it. Anne, taste it yourself. What flavoring did you use?"
"Vanilla," said Anne, her face scarlet with mortification after tasting the cake. "Only vanilla. Oh, Marilla, it must have been the baking powder. I had my suspicions of that bak--"
語彙など
- exclaim:叫ぶ
- on earth:一体全体
- nothing but:〜だけ,ただ〜のみ
- recipe:調理法
- anguish:苦悶
- horrible:ひどい
- flavoring:味付け,人工香味料
- vanilla:バニラ
- scarlet:緋色
- mortification:屈辱
- baking powder:ベーキングパウダー,ふくらし粉
- suspicion of:〜の疑い