原文
That night Anne, who had wound up the delightful evening with a serious
little talk with Mrs. Allan at the manse, knelt sweetly by her open
window in a great sheen of moonshine and murmured a prayer of gratitude
and aspiration that came straight from her heart. There was in it
thankfulness for the past and reverent petition for the future; and when
she slept on her white pillow her dreams were as fair and bright and
beautiful as maidenhood might desire.
語彙など
- wind up:最後に〜になって終わる,〜を終える
- manse:牧師館
- kneel:ひざまずく
- sweetly:快く,優しく
- sheen:光沢,輝き
- murmur a prayer:小声で祈る
- gratitude:感謝
- aspiration:強い願望,抱負
- thankfulness:感謝
- reverent:敬虔な
- petition:嘆願
- pillow:枕
- fair:美しい,魅力的な
- maidenhood:娘時代