原文
Josie Pye never scrupled to ask questions; in this instance the rest of
the class felt grateful to her; none of them would have dared to ask
it of Miss Stacy, but all wanted to, for there had been alarming rumors
running at large through the school for some time that Miss Stacy was
not coming back the next year--that she had been offered a position
in the grade school of her own home district and meant to accept. The
Queen's class listened in breathless suspense for her answer.
語彙など
- scruple:ためらう
- in this instance:今回は
- alarming:憂慮すべき
- rumor:うわさ
- at large:広く
- district:地区
- accept:受け入れる
- breathless:息もつけない
- suspense:不安な気持ち