原文
"I thought Marilla Cuthbert was an old fool when I heard she'd adopted
a girl out of an orphan asylum," she said to herself, "but I guess she
didn't make much of a mistake after all. If I'd a child like Anne in the
house all the time I'd be a better and happier woman."
語彙など
- fool:愚か者
- adopt:〜を養女にする
- orphan asylum:孤児院
- make a mistake:誤りを犯す