原文
The very next evening Matthew betook himself to Carmody to buy the
dress, determined to get the worst over and have done with it. It would
be, he felt assured, no trifling ordeal. There were some things Matthew
could buy and prove himself no mean bargainer; but he knew he would be
at the mercy of shopkeepers when it came to buying a girl's dress.
語彙など
- betake oneself to:〜へ行く
- get over:打ち勝つ,済ませてしまう
- have done with:〜を済ます
- trifling:わずかな,微々たる
- ordeal:試練
- mean:けちな
- bargainer:安く買う人
- at the mercy of:〜の言いなりになって
- when it comes to:〜ということになれば