赤毛のアン 第三十六章

CHAPTER XXXVI The Glory and the Dream(21)

原文
"I think he has only been its nominal head for many years," said Anne. "He is a very old man; his nephews are really at the head of the institution."

"Well, when Rachel told us that, I wanted Matthew to draw our money right out and he said he'd think of it. But Mr. Russell told him yesterday that the bank was all right."

語彙など
  • nominal:名目上の
  • nephew:甥
  • institution:団体,協会
  • right out:すっかり