原文
When Marilla had eaten her lunch Anne persuaded her to go to bed. Then
Anne went herself to the east gable and sat down by her window in the
darkness alone with her tears and her heaviness of heart. How sadly
things had changed since she had sat there the night after coming home!
Then she had been full of hope and joy and the future had looked rosy
with promise. Anne felt as if she had lived years since then, but before
she went to bed there was a smile on her lips and peace in her heart.
She had looked her duty courageously in the face and found it a
friend--as duty ever is when we meet it frankly.
語彙など
- persuade:説得する,促して〜させる
- heaviness:重さ,憂鬱
- promise:見込み,有望
- lip:唇
- duty:義務,務め
- courageously:勇敢に
- frankly:率直に,ありのままに