原文
"Marilla!" Anne sat down on Marilla's gingham lap, took Marilla's lined
face between her hands, and looked gravely and tenderly into Marilla's
eyes. "I'm not a bit changed--not really. I'm only just pruned down and
branched out. The real ME--back here--is just the same. It won't make a
bit of difference where I go or how much I change outwardly; at heart I
shall always be your little Anne, who will love you and Matthew and dear
Green Gables more and better every day of her life."
語彙など
- gingham:ギンガム(チェックまたはストライプの平織り洋服地)
- lap:膝
- lined face:しわのある顔
- gravely:いかめしく
- tenderly:やさしく
- prune:(不要なもの･余分なものを)取り除く
- branch out:枝を広げる
- outwardly:外面的に
- at heart:心底は