原文
"Brown sugar!" exclaimed Marilla. "Whatever possessed you to get so
much? You know I never use it except for the hired man's porridge or
black fruit cake. Jerry's gone and I've made my cake long ago. It's not
good sugar, either--it's coarse and dark--William Blair doesn't usually
keep sugar like that."
"I--I thought it might come in handy sometime," said Matthew, making good his escape.
語彙など
- brown sugar:ざらめ,黒砂糖
- exclaim:叫ぶ
- possess:悪霊などが〜に取り付く
- except for:〜以外に
- porridge:オートミール,水または牛乳でオートミールなどを煮た粥状のもの
- fruit cake:フルーツ･ケーキ
- coarse:粗悪な,ザラザラした
- come in handy:役に立つ
- make one's escape:首尾よく逃げる