原文
"I went down to see the other girls this evening. On my way I met Moody
Spurgeon wandering distractedly around. He said he knew he had failed in
history and he was born to be a disappointment to his parents and he
was going home on the morning train; and it would be easier to be a
carpenter than a minister, anyhow. I cheered him up and persuaded him to
stay to the end because it would be unfair to Miss Stacy if he didn't.
Sometimes I have wished I was born a boy, but when I see Moody Spurgeon
I'm always glad I'm a girl and not his sister.
語彙など
- distractedly:心ここにあらずという様子で,ぼんやりと
- disappointment:失望
- carpenter:大工
- minister:牧師
- anyhow:いずれにせよ
- cheer:元気づける
- persuade:説得する
- unfair:不公平な