原文
"You've been working too hard today, Matthew," she said reproachfully.
"Why won't you take things easier?"
"Well now, I can't seem to," said Matthew, as he opened the yard gate to let the cows through. "It's only that I'm getting old, Anne, and keep forgetting it. Well, well, I've always worked pretty hard and I'd rather drop in harness."
語彙など
- reproachfully:とがめるように
- take it easy:のんびりする,ゆっくりする
- pretty hard:かなり厳しく
- die in harness:死ぬまで働く
- harness:馬車馬の引き具