原文
He pulled away with swift defiant strokes, and Anne went up the steep,
ferny little path under the maples. She held her head very high, but
she was conscious of an odd feeling of regret. She almost wished she had
answered Gilbert differently. Of course, he had insulted her terribly,
but still--! Altogether, Anne rather thought it would be a relief to
sit down and have a good cry. She was really quite unstrung, for the
reaction from her fright and cramped clinging was making itself felt.
語彙など
- swift:迅速な
- defiant:挑戦的な,大胆な
- ferny:シダの茂った
- maple:メイプル,カエデ
- conscious:意識する
- odd feeling:奇妙な気分
- regret:後悔
- insult:侮辱する
- relief:安堵
- unstrung:弱って,落ち着きを失って
- fright:恐怖
- cramped:痙攣を起こした
- cling:しがみつく